Martha MacIsaac

Martha MacIsaac (born October 11, 1984) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role of Becca in the 2007 teen comedy Superbad.

 Early life 
MacIsaac was born and raised in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, the youngest of three girls; her mother Irene was one of twelve.

 Career 
MacIsaac started her career playing Emily Byrd Starr in the Emily of New Moon television series, based on the books by Lucy Maud Montgomery.

She has appeared in several plays including the 2006 play The Wild Duck in which she played Hedwig and was nominated for a Dora Mavor Moore Award for "Outstanding Performance by a Female in a Principal Role - Play". In 2009, she played Paige in a remake of the Wes Craven film The Last House on the Left. She also performed in three consecutive productions of Soulpepper Theatre Company's Our Town as Emily, beginning in 2006.

In a 2007 Entertainment Weekly article, she stated she has been inspired by Julia Roberts from the age of four and was self-described as "obsessed". She also stated she would like to perform alongside her in a film, particularly "a female version of Twins".

In late 2012, MacIsaac began a main role on the NBC comedy 1600 Penn as the president's eldest daughter, Becca. Brittany Snow was originally cast as Becca but because she did not physically resemble and fit in well with the other family members, Martha MacIsaac was cast. In a 2012 interview with the CBC Radio series Island Morning, she revealed that 1600 Penn was her last audition before she considered returning to Canada.

 Personal life 
She was married to film producer, director, and writer Torre Catalano from 2010 to 2015. She lives in Los Angeles, California as of 2017.

She is represented by the Agency for the Performing Arts.

 Filmography 
+Film Year Title Role Notes2003This Time AroundYoung Gabby CastellaniFilm Debut2004Suburban MadnessVivian Leigh Bacha2005Ice PrincessMean Party Girl2005I Do, They Don'tMoira Lewellyn2006Night of TerrorOlivia Dunne2007SuperbadBecca2007In God's CountryCharlotte2009Paige2009Evelyn2010Faith, Fraud & Minimum WageCasey McCullen2012For a Good Time, Call...Inmate2012Dead Before DawnCharlotte Baker 2013 Seasick Sailor The Girl Short film 2017 Battle of the Sexes Jane Bartkowicz 2017 Unicorn Store Sabrina 2018 What Keeps You Alive Sarah

+Television Year Title Role Notes1998–2000Emily of New MoonEmily Byrd Starr46 episodes2000EckhartBridgid (voice)2006This Is WonderlandKristy Hausman2006–2008Di-Gata DefendersMelosa (voice)52 episodes2007–2008Magi-NationEdyn (voice)26 episodes2008Friends and HeroesSarah (voice)13 episodes2010–2011GreekDana Stockwell9 episodes2011MarcyMarthaEpisode: "Marcy Does an Acting Class"Episode: "Marcy Does a Pool Party"2012SpyburbiaCissy (voice)Episode: "Pilot"2012Family GuyPatty (voice)Episode: "Friends Without Benefits"2012–20131600 PennBecca Gilchrist2014–2015The PinkertonsKate WarneMain cast

 References 

Other websites

 About Martha on CBC webpage

Category:1984 births
Category:Canadian voice actors
Category:Living people