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Madison McLaughlin
McLaughlin in 2017
Born
Madison Blaine McLaughlin
(1995-11-05) November 5, 1995 (age 29)
Nationality
American
Occupation
Actress
Years active
2009–present
Madison Blaine McLaughlin (born November 5, 1995) is an American actress. She is known for playing Evelyn Sharp/Artemis on the CW superhero television series Arrow.[1]
Early life
Madison Blaine McLaughlin was born on November 5, 1995,[2] the eldest of four daughters.[3][4] She lived in Louisiana before relocating to Los Angeles with her family at age 11.[5]
Career
McLaughlin's first notable role was as a guest star on the TV show Supernatural. She has had multiple appearances on the show.[6] In 2013, she also starred in Season 3 of Teen Wolf as Paige Krasikeva.
In 2016, McLaughlin was cast in the superhero TV series Arrow to play the role of Evelyn Sharp, her biggest role to date.[8][9]
In 2020, McLaughlin starred in Lifetime Network's teen thriller Most Likely to Murder and also appeared in a guest role on CW's Roswell, New Mexico.[10]
In 2022, McLaughlin made her directorial debut with the short film "Reaching Athena" for the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge.[11] Her sisters Marissa and Mahrynn starred in the film along with their friend Naomi Rubin, who played the titular role of Athena.
The next year, McLaughlin directed another Easterseals Disability Film Challenge short called "Leap of Love".[12] It was this film that won Best Awareness Campaign.[13][14]
Activism
McLaughlin serves as the vice president[15] of the MacPac Foundation, a non-profit that raises awareness, funds, and support for research and families affected by hypomyelination with brainstem and spinal cord involvement and leg spasticity (HBSL), a rare genetic leukodystrophy.[16]
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