Amybeth McNulty Biography – Amybeth McNulty Wiki
Amybeth McNulty is an Irish actress known for her starring role as Anne Shirley in the CBC/Netflix drama series Anne with an E (2017–2019), based on the 1908 novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery. Her stage experience started with ballet and amateur performances at An Grianan Theatre and musicals by the writer and composer Paul Boyd. In 2014, she co-starred in the RTÉ One series Clean Break as inquisitive child Jenny Rane. In 2015, she featured in Agatha Raisin as the younger version of the titular character and guest-starred in CBBC’s The Sparticle Mystery. She made her film debut in sci-fi thriller Morgan, portraying the 10-year old iteration of the titular character. The film received mixed reviews.
From 2017 to 2019, she starred as Anne Shirley in the CBC and Netflix drama series Anne with an E, an adaptation of the 1908 novel series Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery. McNulty was cast from a selection of 1800 girls “for her ability to deliver dialogue which is “incredibly thick and dynamic and beautiful”; her audition consisted of talking to trees, chatting with flowers, and building thrones out of twigs.” She received critical acclaim for her portrayal; Gwen Inhat of The A.V. Club lauded her “absolute possession” of Anne as well as her ability to make “fanciful language sing”, while Neil Genzlinger from The New York Times wrote McNulty’s performance was “wonderfully ebullient and eminently likable”. Her portrayal earned her the Canadian Screen Award for Best Television Actress and the ACTRA Award for Best Performance – Female.
She portrayed the lead role in Maternal, the feature directorial debut of actress Megan Follows, which was released in Canada on May 9, 2020. She also starred in Black Medicine (2020), in which McNulty portrays an alcoholic and drug-addicted Irish teenager. In December 2020, she was cast in director Michael McGowan’s film adaptation of All My Puny Sorrows, a novel by Canadian author Miriam Toews. In June 2021, she was cast in season four of the Netflix drama Stranger Things, portraying Vickie, a “cool, fast-talking band nerd”.
Amybeth McNulty Age
She was born on November 7, 2001 in Letterkenny, Ireland.
Amybeth McNulty Family
She was born in Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland, where she was raised. Her father is Irish and her mother is Canadian.
Amybeth McNulty Boyfriend
She is in a relationship and has been dating Louis Hynes for a year. He is an actor from London best known for his role as Klaus Baudelaire on the television series A Series of Unfortunate Events between 2017 and 2019. In June 2020, she came out as bisexual.
Amybeth McNulty Height
She has a listed height of 5 feet 3 inches (1.63 m) tall.
Amybeth McNulty Instagram
She is on Instagram as @amybethmcnulty.
