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Queen Catherine de' Medici / Catherine / Queen Catherine

Reign (2013-2016)
as Queen Catherine de' Medici / Catherine / Queen Cat

Anne Shirley

Anne of Green Gables (1985)
as Anne Shirley

Anne Shirley

Anne of Avonlea (1987)
as Anne Shirley

Anne Shirley

Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story (2000)
as Anne Shirley

Short Info

Net Worth$2 million
Date Of BirthMarch 14, 1968
SpouseChristopher Porter
FactEngaged to Stuart Hughes (1996-2010).
PaymentsEarned $37,000 per episode from Reign (2013)


Megan Follows is a Canadian actress. She is known for her role as Anne Shirley in the 1985 Canadian television miniseries Anne of Green Gables and its two sequels, as well as for her roles in the films Ruby and The Rowdyman.

Follows was born on March 14, 1968, in Toronto, Ontario, the daughter of Ted Follows, an actor, and Dawn Greenhalgh, a writer and actress. She has two sisters, Samantha and Edwina. Follows began her acting career at the age of five, appearing in a number of commercials and television series including The Littlest Hobo and Mr. Dressup.

In 1985, she was cast as Anne Shirley in the Canadian television miniseries Anne of Green Gables. The role earned her a Gemini Award for Best Actress and made her a household name in Canada. She reprised the role in the sequels Anne of Avonlea (1987) and Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story (2000).

Follows has also appeared in a number of films, including Ruby (1992), The Rowdyman (1972), and Lost and Delirious (2001). She has also guest-starred on such television series as Street Legal, due South, and Heartland.

In addition to her acting career, Follows is also a director and producer. She made her directorial debut with the short film When Night Is Falling (1995), which won the Genie Award for Best Live Action Short Drama. She has also directed episodes of the television series Murdoch Mysteries and Saving Hope.

Follows is married to actor Christopher Porter. They have two daughters, Lyla and Zoe.

Megan Follows has a net worth of $5 million.

General Info

Full NameMegan Follows
Net Worth$2 million
Date Of BirthMarch 14, 1968
Height1.6 m
ProfessionTV Personality, Actor

Family

SpouseChristopher Porter
ChildrenLyla Anne Porter, Russell Porter
ParentsTed Follows, Dawn Greenhalgh
SiblingsSamantha Follows, Edwina Follows, Laurence Follows

Accomplishments

NominationsCanadian Screen Awards - Shaw Media Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role, Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series, Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
MoviesAnne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea, Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story, Silver Bullet, Termini Station, Hockey Night, Under the Piano, Two Brothers and a Bride, Breakfast with Scot, The Nutcracker Prince, Booky and the Secret Santa, Booky Makes Her Mark, Booky's Crush, Where Are the Dolls...
TV ShowsRobson Arms, Second Chances, The Baxters, Matt and Jenny, Reign, Domestic Life

Social profile links

Instagramhttp://www.instagram.com/meg_follows
IMDBhttp://imdb.com/name/nm0001227

Salary

TitleSalary
Reign (2013)$37,000 per episode

Quotes

#Quote
1[remembering her "Anne Of Green Gables" co-star and friend Jonathan Crombie] Truly I just remember at times just laughing so hard that you'd just be crying. He was so playful and silly and as I said really bright, so his humor was always informed with that, which made him even funnier. He had that beautiful face. He was a lot of fun, he was very open so you just felt he was someone who really wanted to play and it really was a new experience for him. We were all just in it to do the best that we could and we had a lot of fun.
2[on the title role in 'Anne of Green Gables'] It was not an easy character. She's iconic, so people think they know what she is, but she was multifaceted. She was not the appendage of a male character; she was number one. She had a lot of character defects that were fantastic to play. She had an uncontrollable temper; she was a compulsive talker; she had a rich fantasy life - all of which were products of the fact she was an orphan and raised in undesirable circumstances. And it is her intellect, her wit which turns that around and turns the community around. I think that is why that is why that story has had lasting power.
3I do experience more scrutiny because of [Anne of Green Gables], but I have come to the conclusion, for my own sanity, that I can only choose things according to my own barometer of what I'm trying to achieve or how I'm stretching and reaching. That's all I really have in my control. - MF, 2005 interview
4You see the allure of theatre. You see the jealousy. You see the frustration. All of it. My parents lived, breathed, ate and slept theatre. Emotions were right on the surface. Growing up, the unreal had as much importance as the real. - MF, 2005 interview

Facts

#Fact
1Engaged to Stuart Hughes (1996-2010).
2Born on Thursday.
3Lately has been appearing with the Soulpepper Theatre Company in Canada in such productions as "Fool for Love" (alongside previously real-life partner Stuart Hughes, who is a founding member of the Company), "The Real Thing," "Top Girls," "'night, Mother" (opposite real-life mother Dawn Greenhalgh), and "Cloud 9".
4Sister-in-law of Sean O'Bryan.
5Aunt of Mckayla and Rowan O'Bryan.
6Has two children with ex-husband Christopher Porter: Lyla Anne (born December 1991) aka Lyla Porter-Follows and Russel Porter-Follows (b. 13 July 1994).
7Her mother Dawn Greenhalgh starred with her in Anne of Green Gables (1985) as Mrs. Cadbury, the stern headmistress of the orphanage where Anne is brought to at the beginning of the film.
8Has dual Canadian/American citizenship.
9Only had three weeks to prepare for her role in Under the Piano (1996).
10Met future ex-husband Christopher Porter of Chester, Nova Scotia, on the set of Deep Sleep (1990), where he worked as a a gaffer.
11Became a U.S. citizen.

Pictures

Megan Follows, Adelaide Kane
Megan Follows
Megan Follows, Adelaide Kane
Megan Follows
Megan Follows, Craig Parker
Megan Follows, Toby Regbo, Adelaide Kane
Megan Follows
Megan Follows, Toby Regbo, Adelaide Kane
Megan Follows, Rossif Sutherland, Ben Mark
Megan Follows, Adelaide Kane

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Movies

Actress

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Romeo & Juliet1993TV MovieJuliet
When Pigs Fly1993Kathleen
The Hidden Room1993TV SeriesDeanna Matthews
Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann1991TV MoviePeggy Ann Bradnick
The Chase1991TV MovieGloria Whipple
The Nutcracker Prince1990Clara (voice)
Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn1990TV MovieBecky
Deep Sleep1990Shelley
Termini Station1989Micheline Dushane
The Ray Bradbury Theater1989TV SeriesAimee
Champagne Charlie1989TV MovieLouise Heidsick
Exposed1989Short
A Time of Destiny1988Irene
Inherit the Wind1988TV MovieRachel Brown
ABC Afterschool Specials1987TV SeriesDana Sherman
American Playhouse1987TV SeriesAnna Mae Morgan
Anne of Avonlea1987TV Mini-SeriesAnne Shirley
Shattered If Your Kid's on Drugs1986TV MovieKim Wilson
Comedy Factory1986TV SeriesTina Jackson
Sin of Innocence1986TV MovieJenny Colleran
Silver Bullet1985Jane Coslaw
Anne of Green Gables1985TV Mini-SeriesAnne Shirley
Hockey Night1984TV MovieCathy Yarrow
Domestic Life1984TV SeriesDidi Crane
Sons and Daughters1984TV SeriesMargaret
Boys and Girls1983ShortMargaret
Jen's Place1982Jennifer
The Littlest Hobo1981-1982TV SeriesMarti Kendall / Rose
Hangin' In1982TV SeriesCassie
The Facts of Life1982TV SeriesTerry Largo
The Olden Days Coat1981ShortSal
The Mating Season1980TV MovieLaura McLain
Clare's Wish1980Short
Matt and Jenny1979-1980TV SeriesJenny Tanner
The Great Detective1980TV SeriesCharity
The Baxters1979TV SeriesLucy Baxter (1980-1981)
A Gift to Last1978TV Series 1978-1979 uncredited
Pirate's Passage2015TV MovieMeg O'Leary (voice)
Republic of Doyle2014TV SeriesWarden Barton
Hard Drive2014/IBarbara
Bar None2013/IShortTess Lavoir
World Without End2012TV Mini-SeriesMaud
Hollywood Heights2012TV SeriesBeth
Where Are the Dolls2012ShortElizabeth / Narrator
Longmire2012TV SeriesAlice Stewart
Heartland2009-2012TV SeriesLily Borden
House M.D.2011TV SeriesJennifer Williams
I Am Number Four2011Supermarket Cashier (uncredited)
Pooka2010ShortRosey
Raising the Bar2009TV SeriesReanne Chrisman
Brothers & Sisters2009TV SeriesMaggie Stephens
Lie to Me2009TV SeriesLorraine Burch
Booky's Crush2009TV MovieFrancie Thomson
The Border2008TV SeriesMoira Davis
Booky & the Secret Santa2007TV MovieFrancie Thomson
Royal Canadian Air Farce2007TV Series
Breakfast with Scot2007Barbara Warren
The Great Polar Bear Adventure2006TV MovieNarrator / Cassie (voice)
Booky Makes Her Mark2006TV MovieFrancie Thomson
Crossing Jordan2006TV SeriesBeth
Cold Case2005TV SeriesMaura - 2005
Shania: A Life in Eight Albums2005TV MovieSharon Twain
Robson Arms2005TV SeriesJanice Keneally
CSI: Miami2005TV SeriesChloe Grand
Christmas Child2004Meg Davenport
Open Heart2004TV MovieSherry Cardinal
Plainsong2004TV MovieElla Guthrie
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2004TV SeriesBeth Darian
Threat Matrix2003TV SeriesDenise
A Foreign Affair2003Lena
Someone Was Watching2002VideoKate
Live to Air2002TV MovieNarrator
Strong Medicine2002TV SeriesDana's Doctor
The Stork Derby2002TV MovieKate Harrington
That's Life2002TV SeriesStella
Mentors2001TV SeriesAnnie Oakley
The Division2001TV SeriesScience Teacher
The X-Files2001TV SeriesKath McCready
ER2001TV SeriesChristy Larkin
Family Law2000TV SeriesNancy Quinn
The Fugitive2000TV SeriesPaula Bennett
The Industry2000TV SeriesMandy Forward / Adele of Beaver Creek
Law & Order2000TV SeriesMegan Parnell
Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story2000TV MovieAnne Shirley
Big Wolf on Campus1999TV SeriesViolet Thorne
What Katy Did1999TV MovieCousin Helen
Reluctant Angel1998Lisa / Cheryl
Major Crime1997TV MovieJoanie Wells
Under the Piano1996TV MovieRosetta Basilio
Murder, She Wrote1995TV SeriesLila Nolan
The Outer Limits1995TV SeriesKaren Ross
Second Chances1993-1994TV SeriesKate Benedict

Director

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Reign2016TV Series 2 episodes

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Nutcracker Prince1990performer: "Save This Dance"

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Jeopardy!2014TV SeriesHerself - Video Clue Presenter
Flight of the Butterflies2012DocumentaryNarrator
The Hour2012TV SeriesHerself
Girls on Top2010DocumentaryHerself
2008 Gemini Awards2008TV SpecialHerself
Small Voices: The Stories of Cambodia's Children2008DocumentaryNarrator
Kevin Sullivan's Classic2006Video documentaryHerself - Anne Shirley
2004 Gemini Awards2004TV SpecialHerself
Dove Days: Journeys with Pakistan's Insan Street Theatre2003Documentary shortNarrator
Odd Job Jack2003TV SeriesHerself
Ice Girls2002TV Movie documentaryNarrator
American Prophet: The Story of Joseph Smith1999DocumentaryEmma Smith (voice)
Life and Times1996-1999TV Series documentaryHerself
The 9th Annual CableACE Awards1988TV SpecialHerself
Going Great1982TV SeriesCo host (season 3 only)

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
La tele de tu vida2007TV SeriesAnne Shirley
L.M. Montgomery's Island2006Video documentary shortAnne Shirley

Awards

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1989TV PrizeAftonbladet TV Prize, SwedenBest Foreign TV Personality - Female (Bästa utländska kvinna)
1988GeminiGemini AwardsBest Performance by a Lead Actress in a Dramatic Program or Mini-SeriesAnne of Green Gables: The Sequel (1987)
1986GeminiGemini AwardsBest Performance by a Lead Actress in a Single Dramatic Program or Mini-SeriesAnne of Green Gables (1985)

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2016Canadian Screen AwardCanadian Screen Awards, CABest Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic RoleReign (2013)
2015Canadian Screen AwardCanadian Screen Awards, CABest Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic RoleReign (2013)
2008GeminiGemini AwardsBest Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-SeriesBooky & the Secret Santa (2007)
2007GeminiGemini AwardsBest Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-SeriesBooky Makes Her Mark (2006)
2006GeminiGemini AwardsBest Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-SeriesShania: A Life in Eight Albums (2005)
2004GeminiGemini AwardsBest Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-SeriesOpen Heart (2004)
2000GeminiGemini AwardsBest Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-SeriesAnne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story (2000)
1990GenieGenie AwardsBest Performance by an Actress in a Leading RoleTermini Station (1989)
1988ACECableACE AwardsActress in a Movie or MiniseriesAnne of Green Gables: The Sequel (1987)

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia

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