Celebrity Biographies
Megan Follows Biography
Date of Birth: | 1968, May 14 |
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Years: | 52 years |
Nation of birth: | Canada |
Height: | 5 feet 3 inches |
Name | Megan follows |
birth name | Megan Elizabeth Laura Diana Follow |
Dad | ted follows |
Mother | Dawn Greenhalgh |
Nationality | Canadian |
Place of birth / city | Toronto |
ethnicity | white ethnicity |
Profession | Acress |
eye color | Blue |
Hair color | Net |
face color | White |
weight in kg | 62 KILOGRAMS |
Famous for | Actress |
Married | Yes |
Married to | Christopher Porter (d. 1991) |
Divorce | Christopher Porter (d. 1996) |
Awards | Gemini Awards |
online presence | Facebook, Twitter, Lifestyle, Instagram |
Films | HDD |
tv show | Reign |
Megan Elizabeth Laura Diana Follows, a Canadian actress, is known for her roles as Anne Shirley in the 1985 Canadian television series Anne of Green Gables and its sequels.
In 2017, he appeared in the television series. Murdoch Mysteries alongside Yannick Bisson , Thomas Craig, Helene Joy and Jonny Harris .
From 2013 to 2017, she acted as Queen Catherine de Medici in the television series. reign . The Kingdom Featured Adelaide Kane, Celina Sinden, Torrance Coombs, Craig Parker and other stars.
Follow Megan’s early life and upbringing
Megan Follows was born as Megan Elizabeth Laura Diana Follows in Ontario, Canada. The 49-year-old actress was born the youngest of four children to father Ted Follow and mother Dawn Greenhalgh .
They were theater artists. Growing up with her siblings – Samantha follows, Edwina follows, Laurence follows – she was influenced by acting both by her parents and her own involvement in it.
At the age of 11, her parents separated and she began to live with her mother and older sister in the United States. Born and raised in a religious family, Megan is also a Christian just like the rest of her family. She is Canadian by birth, but also holds an American nationality and is of White-Canadian ethnicity.
He studied the first half of his childhood in Toronto at the High Chapel Grams , where he already used to perform. Learning to dance growing up, she also participated in many talent searches and beauty shows and was a popular kid in her hometown.
After her parents’ divorce, she moved to California and joined a local public school as well as a community theater where she explored much of her acting. A hard-working girl in her class, she was also very good at sports and used to be her later school’s chess champion.
Megan Follow’s career
After graduating, Follows spent her time landing roles in theaters and community plays, after which she was cast in a few small television shows. In the early part of her life, she had already appeared on Canadian shows like Matt and Jenny, The Baxters, and The Littlest Hobo.
Her first major role was in the Canadian series Anne of Green Gables , where she played the role of Anne Shirley. She won the role over thousands of contestants and competitors and earned a reputation for her part in it.
It was so popular that it went on to become the highest earning television series in Canada, and Megan became one of the most successful young actresses of that era.
Megan Follows Net Worth and Awards
Megan’s current net worth is $2 million. She earns a large amount of money from her acting career. She has a salary of 37 thousand dollars for each episode of the television series Reign. The average salary of the actor is around 50 thousand dollars and she could also be earning her salary in the same range.
She also won Gemini Awards twice for Best Actress in a Mini-Series and continued with the series of Our Seasons, before leaving the show and the final season. Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning , she was shot with actress Barbara Hershey.
Megan Follows personal life
Follows is a divorcee. She was previously married to Christopher David Porter, a Canadian expert and photographer. She met him on the set of Deep Sleep and they married in 1991.
The couple welcomed two children together: Anne Porter (born 1991) and Russell Porter (born 1994). Unfortunately, they divorced in 1996. After divorcing him, she began dating actor Stuart Hughes.
The duo lived together for over a decade and broke up in 2010. Currently, at least (publicly) they are not dating anyone.
Age, body measurements and other facts
- Age: As of 2019, Megan Follows is 51 years old.
- Birth sign: Pisces
- Height: He stands 5 feet 4 inches (1.6 m) tall.
- Weight: His body weight is around 62 kg.