Megan Charpentier

Megan Charpentier
Born	(2001-05-26) May 26, 2001 (age 23) New Westminster, British Columbia
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2004–present

Megan Charpentier (born May 26, 2001) is a Canadian actress, best known for her roles as the feral child Victoria in the horror film Mama (2013), as the Red Queen in Resident Evil: Retribution (2012), and for her role as Gretta Keene in It (2017) and the sequel It Chapter Two (2019).

Early life

Charpentier has two younger sisters, Madison and Genea Charpentier.[1] Her parents are Anne and Maurice Charpentier.

Career

Charpentier began her acting career as a three-year-old[1] appearing in a Hasbro commercial after being offered to audition.^[citation needed] Since then she has made several guest appearances in several TV shows most notably in Supernatural as Tess McAnn and she has also been in several TV movies. She is often associated with Amanda Seyfried and has played the younger version of the actress' character twice, once in Jennifer's Body[2] and again in Red Riding Hood.[3] Charpentier appeared in Resident Evil: Retribution as the Red Queen[4] and in Mama as Victoria.[5][6]

She was nominated for Best Newcomer at the UBCP/ACTRA Awards for her role in Mama.[7]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Jennifer's Body	Young Needy
2010	Kid's Court	Lawyer Annie	Short Film
2010	Frankie & Alice	Young Paige
2011	Red Riding Hood	Young Valerie
2012	Resident Evil: Retribution	Red Queen
2013	The Old Woman in the Woods	Older Sister	Short Film
2013	Mama	Victoria	[8]
2012	Never Ever	Melanie	Short Film
2014	The Games Maker	Anunciacion
2014	Rattlesnake	The Little Girl	Short Film
2014	Pinocchio Project	Brittany Anderson
2017	The Shack	Kate Philips
2017	It	Gretta Keene	[9]
2017	The Cannon	Izzy	[10]
2017	The Philosophy of Phil	Molly McGuire
2018	Violentia	Brittany Anderson
2019	Phil	Molly
2019	It Chapter Two	Young Gretta Keene (flashbacks)	[11][12]

Television

Year	Series	Role	Notes
2007	Painkiller Jane	Little Girl	Episode: "Thanks for the Memories"
2007	Aliens in America	Young Anita	Episode: "The Metamorphosis"
2008	The Christmas Clause	Anna	TV movie
2009	Storm Seekers	Young Leah	TV movie
2009	The Guard	Ellie Vanderlee	Episode: "He Is Heavy, He's My Brother"
2009	Fringe	Little Girl	Episode: "Earthling"
2010	Life Unexpected	Young Lux Cassidy	Episode: "Storm Weathered"
2010	Hiccups	Little Bus Girl	Episode: "Autograph Hound"
2010	The Haunting Hour: The Series	Julia	2 episodes
2010	Psych	Little Sister	Episode: "Yang 3 in 2D"
2010	A Trace of Danger	Emily Arnold	TV movie
2011	He Loves Me	Emily	TV movie
2012	Supernatural	Tess McAnn	Episode: "Party On, Garth"
2013	Profile for Murder	Amber	TV movie
2014	Motive	Jackie Robinson	Episode: "Deception"
2014	Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever	Chrystal	TV movie
2015	Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth Be Told	Phoebe Amidon	TV movie
2015	Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream	Phoebe Amidon	TV movie
2016	Operation Christmas	Danielle Roberts	TV movie
2019	See	Fethin	Episode: "Fresh Blood"
2020	Close Up	Abby	TV movie
2023	Creepshow	Dawn	Episode: "George Romero in 3-D!"

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2014	Young Artist Award	Best Leading Young Actress in a Feature Film	Mama	Nominated	[13]

References

1. "BT Vancouver_ Megan Charpentier talks "Mama"". The First Post. 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
2. "Jennifer's Body". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on August 3, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
3. Dargis, Manohla (March 10, 2011). "The Girl Who Sighed Wolf". The New York Times. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
4. Harrison, Margot (September 19, 2012). "Resident Evil: Retribution". Seven Days. Archived from the original on November 8, 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2013. (subscription required)
5. O'Sullivan, Michael (January 18, 2013). "Don't Mess with This Ma Grisly". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 8, 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2013. (subscription required)
6. Moore, Roger (January 18, 2013). "'Mama' Is a Chilling Ghost Story That's Done Right". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on November 8, 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2013. (subscription required)
7. Leiren-Young, Mark (October 3, 2013). "Vancouver actor's dreams come true with Package Deal". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
8. "How Child Actor Megan Charpentier Got Scary for 'Mama'". www.backstage.com.
9. "It Cast: The Losers' Club, The Town Of Derry, And Pennywise". www.giantfreakinrobot.com.
10. "#TheCannon is playing @riotheatre tomorrow night at 6:30 pm! Grab your tickets and come check it out! 💓 @thecannonfilm @flixpremiere @1stweekendclub". instagram.com.
11. "Had such a wonderful evening with everyone who attended the IT CHAPTER 2 premiere. A bittersweet end to a wonderful era 🎈 (also- happy birthday to one of the kindest and most talented people I've had the pleasure of working with💓 @andy_muschietti )". instagram.com.
12. "#ITChapter2 is in theatres NOW!!! Time to float, Losers. 🎈". instagram.com.
13. "35th Annual Young Artist Awards". Young Artist Awards. Archived from the original on July 20, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2014.

External links

• Megan Charpentier at IMDb