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MacKenzie Porter
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
MacKenzie Porter was raised on a cattle and bison ranch near Medicine Hat, Alberta. She began studying piano, violin and voice at age four. Growing up, she toured in a family band…
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MacKenzie Porter was raised on a cattle and bison ranch near Medicine Hat, Alberta. She began studying piano, violin and voice at age four. Growing up, she toured in a family band with her brother, 2004 Canadian Idol winner Kalan Porter. Porter has appeared in numerous films and television productions, including the TV series Dinosapien in 2007. She earned a Best Actress in Alberta award for her role in the TV movie The Other Woman. She was also named as one of the Top 11 Hottest Vancouver Actors to Watch for 2011 by BC Living magazine. After moving to Vancouver to pursue acting, Porter teamed up with musician and actor Andrew Jenkins to form the band The Black Boots. In 2010, she launched a solo career. Porter was the winner of the 2011 Nashville North Star competition. She has opened for Kenny Chesney, Doc Walker and Trooper, among others, and has performed for Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Gene Simmons. In October 2012, Porter released her debut single, "I Wish I'd Known". Her second single, "Never Gonna Let You", was co-written and produced by Carolyn Dawn Johnson. Porter was chosen as one of six acts for the inaugural Canadian Country Music Association Discovery Program in 2013. She is also nominated for the Rising Star Award at the 2013 Canadian Country Music Association Awards. Her debut album will be released in 2014.
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2025
9-1-1: Nashville
TV show Samantha Hart
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2025
The Runarounds
TV show Phoebe
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2024
Murder in a Small Town
TV show Gracie Westing
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2023
The Movie Star and the Cowboy
Movie Isabella
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2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV show Self
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2018
Darrow & Darrow: In The Key Of Murder
Movie Phoebe
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2016
Travelers
TV show Marcy Warton
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2015
The Unauthorized Full House Story
Movie Jarnie Olsen
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2014
Barbie: The Pearl Princess
Movie Cora (voice)
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2013
Guess Who's Coming to Christmas
Movie Kelly Harding
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2013
Emma's Wings: A Bella Sara Tale
Movie Emma (voice)
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2013
Leap 4 Your Life
Movie Brooke
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2013
Tom, Dick and Harriet
Movie Kelly Burns
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2012
The Horses of McBride
Movie Nicki Davidson
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2012
A Killer Among Us
Movie Marissa Drake
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2012
Seattle Superstorm
Movie Chloe Peterson
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2011
Hell on Wheels
TV show Naomi Bohannon
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2011
Finding a Family
Movie Jen Bante
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2010
Ice Quake
Movie Girl
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2010
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
TV show Alexa
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2008
45 R.P.M.
Movie Debbie Baxter
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2008
The Other Woman
Movie Lauren
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2007
Christmas in Wonderland
Movie Shane
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2005
Supernatural
TV show Kim
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Inn Deep
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