Meg Donnelly

Meg Elizabeth Donnelly[2] (born July 25, 2000[3]) is an American actress. She portrayed Ash in the Netflix comedy series Team Toon, Taylor Otto in the ABC sitcom American Housewife, and Addison in the 2018 Disney Channel Original Movie Zombies and its 2020 sequel, Zombies 2.

Meg Donnelly
Donnelly in 2018
Born
Meg Elizabeth Donnelly

(2000-07-25) July 25, 2000
New York City, New York, U.S.[1]
OccupationActress
Years active2013–present
Websitemegdonnelly.com

Early life

Donnelly was born in New York City and grew up in Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey.[1][4] She is an only child.[5] She began training in voice, dance and acting at the Annie’s Playhouse School of Performing Arts in Far Hills, New Jersey at the age of six. She has appeared as a featured vocalist in several Kids of the Arts, Broadway Kids and Time To Shine productions in New York City.[6]

Career

Donnelly co-starred as Ash in the 2013 Netflix series Team Toon.[1] She was the American face of Clean and Clear's 2015 Awkward to Awesome campaign,[1] and was the understudy for the role of Louisa von Trapp in the NBC television special The Sound of Music Live!.[7] Donnelly also appeared in the feature film The Broken Ones that premiered at the 2017 SOHO International Film Festival.[8][9]

Donnelly has played the starring role of Taylor Otto in the ABC sitcom American Housewife since 2016.[10] On August 5, 2018, Donnelly released her first single, "Smile".[11][12] On March 1, 2019, Donnelly released her second single, "Digital Love".[13]

She stars as Addison in the Disney Channel Original Movie musical Zombies that premiered on February 16, 2018.[14][15] In February 2019, it was announced that Donnelly would be reprising her role as Addison for a Zombies sequel, Zombies 2,[16] which premiered on Disney Channel on February 14, 2020.

Filmography
Television and film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2013 Celebrity Ghost Stories Young Jacklyn 1 episode
2013 Team Toon Ash Main role
2015 Future Shock Annie Unsold television pilot (Nickelodeon)[17]
2015–2016 What Would You Do? Various 3 episodes
2016–present American Housewife Taylor Otto Main role
2017 The Broken Ones Lilly Kelly Film
2018 Zombies Addison Disney Channel Original Movie
2020 Zombies 2 Addison Disney Channel Original Movie
2020 Spider-Man Scream Voice role; episode: "Maximum Venom"

References
  1. "Taylor Otto – Played by Meg Donnelly". ABC. Archived from the original on October 7, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  2. "All the Fun Facts You Need to Know About Zombies Star Meg Donnelly". Sweety High. Archived from the original on May 5, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  3. Meg Donnelly [@immegdonnelly] (July 25, 2017). "In da Club by 50 Cent on repeat todAY. nothing but love & thanks for the birthday wishes y'all. 17 is gonna be a dope year pic.twitter.com/Pqgt29ddol" (Tweet). Retrieved January 6, 2019 – via Twitter.
  4. Todd, Samantha. "Former Peapack-Gladstone teen lands lead in Disney movie", The Bernardsville News, June 14, 2017. Accessed January 13, 2021. "Zombies, high school, cheerleading and falling in love sum up what a normal day is like is for 16-year-old actress Meg Donnelly."
  5. Samantha Simon (May 16, 2017). "American Housewife Star Meg Donnelly on Sitcoms, Singing, and (a Lack of) Siblings". InStyle. Archived from the original on June 12, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  6. "Meg Donnelly's Biography". megdonnelly.com. Archived from the original on February 15, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  7. "Von Trapp Children from The Sound of Music Live! Reunite for One-Night-Only NYC Concert". Playbill. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  8. Sam Swantek (October 26, 2016). "Meg Donnelly Lands Breakout Role in American Housewife". Parade magazine. Archived from the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  9. "Conversations: Meg Donnelly". localwolves.com. November 16, 2016. Archived from the original on December 13, 2016.
  10. Denise Petski (July 27, 2016). "Meg Donnelly Added To New ABC Comedy In Recasting". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 28, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  11. "Smile - Single by Meg Donnelly", iTunes, August 5, 2018, archived from the original on April 3, 2019, retrieved February 11, 2019
  12. "iPlay America Presents Meg Donnelly". New Jersey Stage. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  13. "Digital Love by Meg Donnelly is Conor's Next Big Thing this week!". Fun Kids. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  14. Greg Evans (May 11, 2017). "Production Begins On Disney Channel's 'Zombies' For 2018 Premiere". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 12, 2017. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  15. Kirsten Chuba (January 5, 2018). "TV News Roundup: Disney Sets Premiere Date for 'Zombies' Original Movie". Variety. Archived from the original on January 6, 2018. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  16. Bruce Haring (February 11, 2019). "Disney's 'Zombies 2' Sequel Heads Into Production With Returning Stars, Director, Writers". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 11, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  17. "Nickelodeon Greenlights Two New Live-Action Comedy Pilots "The Dunes Club" and "Future Shock"". The Futon Critic. November 18, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
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