As torontonka notes, Megan Follows managed to become a famous Canadian actress and director. She first appeared on the screens in 1985.

The period of 2013-2017 became truly “royal” for Megan, as she was involved in the filming of the TV series Reign, where she got the role of Catherine de’ Medici.

However, few people know that despite her great love for cinema, Megan was quite clearly indifferent to the theatre.

In this article, we will tell you the details of her creative path, referring to imdb.com.

Childhood

Megan Follows was born in Toronto. Her father, Ted Follows, was known as a successful theatre actor and director. Megan’s mother was a professional actress too.

Megan started her acting career at the age of nine when she appeared in a commercial. 

Megan’s success story

The actress gained real success after her role in Anne of Green Gables in 1985.

Megan had to bypass three thousand other applicants to get that role.

As a result, the series brought stunning success not only to the actress but also to the entire crew of its creators. It held leading positions in various ratings. Therefore, that project took a special and honourable place in the history of Canadian TV series.

Other projects

Since 1989, Megan has taken part in other projects, which, later, turned out to be the actress’s creative achievements.

For example, she appeared in the film Cry in the Wild, which was based on real events. It was about the kidnapping of a girl by a former prisoner and a mentally ill man that happened in 1966. In 1995, Megan starred in the movie Hockey Night. She got the role of a girl who was a player on the men’s hockey team.

After that, Megan had a lot of episodic and supporting roles.

However, in 2013, the actress was offered a role that certainly became one of the most iconic. It was a historical drama series called Reign, where the actress brilliantly coped with the Catherine de’ Medici role.

Megan’s dislike of a theatre

Despite the fact that her parents were drama actors, Megan didn’t participate in almost any play until the 2000s.

Although she perfectly coped with the role of Juliet in 1992 and other episodic roles in the theatre, the stage didn’t attract the actress. She preferred the movie industry.

However, later, she changed her mind about drama roles and, in the end, it significantly affected her acting career. Thus, in 2005, she got the leading role in the play Fool for Love and, in 2006, she played in the performance The real thing.

2007 was marked for the actress with a role in the play Top Girls.

Charity

It is very important that Megan Follows is not only involved in acting but also is an active philanthropist.

The actress visited many African countries due to her cooperation with the World Vision Canada organisation. 

In 2005, Meghan took part in a charity concert. It was organised in support of Asian countries that survived the 2004 tsunami and earthquake.

2007 was marked with her trip to Cambodia. There, Megan was filming a documentary film about the terrible living conditions of local children.

In addition, it is also important to note that Megan actively advocates the fight against all forms of racism. In addition, her acting success and popularity help her attract as much attention as possible to this extremely important and relevant social problem.

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