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{{Infobox Actor |
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| name = Melissa McIntyre |
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| image = MelissaMcIntyreJune07.jpg |
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| caption = McIntyre in June 2007 |
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| birthdate = {{birth date and age|1986|5|31}} |
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| birthplace = [[Port Colborne, Ontario|Port Colborne]], [[Ontario]] |
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| birthname = Melissa Adaleigh McIntyre |
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'''Melissa Adaleigh McIntyre''' (born May 31, 1986) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[actor|actress]]. She is best known for her role as [[Ashley Kerwin]] on the television series ''[[Degrassi: The Next Generation]]''.<ref>Menon, Vinay (March 20, 2006). "Teen drama Degrassi hits 100", ''[[Toronto Star]]'', p. E1.</ref> |
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==Career== |
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McIntyre had relatively humble beginnings in [[acting]], as she was a participant of many community theatre plays as a small girl. Among the plays that she participated in were ''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz|The Wizard of Oz]]'' and ''[[The Secret Garden]]''.<ref>http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20061127/Degrassi_bio_MelissaMcIntyre061127/20061127/?s_name=degrassi2006&no_ads=</ref> |
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McIntyre made her television debut at age eleven in the 1997 series, ''Timesweep'', where she got to play an [[extraterrestrial life|extraterrestrial being]]. In 1998, she was cast for another television show, this one named ''Real Kids, Real Adventures'' <ref>http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20061127/Degrassi_bio_MelissaMcIntyre061127/20061127/?s_name=degrassi2006&no_ads=</ref>. |
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McIntyre is also one of the now-rare [[radio]] actresses, as she played the lead character in ''Disco Does Not Suck'' <ref>http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20061127/Degrassi_bio_MelissaMcIntyre061127/20061127/?s_name=degrassi2006&no_ads=</ref>, a show that had a relatively long stay on the airwaves. She took some time off during 1999 to participate mainly in theatre, but in 2000 the thirteen-year-old actress returned to television, doing a [[voice-over]] in the cartoon series ''Mattimeo: A Tale of Redwall'', as the character "Cornflower".<ref>http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20061127/Degrassi_bio_MelissaMcIntyre061127/20061127/?s_name=degrassi2006&no_ads=</ref> |
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It wasn't until 2001 that McIntyre reached national fame in Canada, when ''[[Degrassi: The Next Generation]]'', began filming there. A sequel to the popular mid-1980s series ''[[Degrassi High]]'', ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' proved extremely popular among Canadian teenagers, and, by being cast as [[Ashley Kerwin]], McIntyre was given one of the leading characters of the series. McIntyre is a member of a high school music band in the show, and appears sporting both long and short hair in the series. |
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For Degrassi, she was credited as a lead regular through season's 1-4 (2001–2005). During the fifth season, McIntyre was written off and said that her character moved to England to succeed in her music career. However, she returns to Degrassi in the season five finale and appears through season 6 and half of season 7, but only as a supporting character. Despite being a recurring character through season's 6-7, she still played a major role in the show. In the middle of season 7, McIntyre's character was permanently written off Degrassi, when her character Ashley and her on/off on screen boyfriend Craig moved away to go on tour in their music careers. |
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McIntyre's fame did not immediately cross over to the [[United States]]. However, in 2002, the show's rights were bought by [[Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon]], which began to transmit it on [[The N]], a channel geared towards teenagers; the show then also became a hit in the U.S. |
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She, with the rest of the [[Degrassi: The Next Generation]] cast, was nominated in 2003 and 2006 for the [[Young Artist Award]] Best Young Ensemble Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama). They also won the award in 2002.<ref>http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20061127/Degrassi_bio_MelissaMcIntyre061127/20061127/?s_name=degrassi2006&no_ads= CTV. October 18, 2007. Retrieved July 30, 2010.</ref><ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0570794/awards</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*{{imdb|id=0570794|name=Melissa McIntyre}} |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:1986 births]] |
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[[Category:Canadian television actors]] |
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[[Category:Canadian child actors]] |
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[[Category:Canadian stage actors]] |
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[[Category:Canadian voice actors]] |
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[[Category:People from Port Colborne]] |
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[[Category:Young Artist Awards winners]] |
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