Adelaide Kane

Adelaide Kane

Born 9 August 1990
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Occupation Actress
Years active 2007–present

Adelaide Kane (born 9 August 1990) is an Australian actress. She is known for her roles as Lolly Allen in the Australian soap opera Neighbours and Mary, Queen of Scots in the CW period drama series Reign.

Early life

Kane was born on 9 August 1990 in Claremont, a suburb in Perth. Her father is Scottish (from Glasgow) and her mother has Scottish, Irish, and French ancestry.[1] She grew up in Perth, Western Australia, and attended St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls. When she joined the cast of Neighbours, she and her family moved to Melbourne, Victoria.

Career

Kane was picked to join the cast of Neighbours as Lolly Allen after she entered a competition run by Dolly magazine in 2006.[2] She was given a three-month contract with the show,[2] and left her class at St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls to move to Melbourne, where Neighbours is produced. In December 2006, Kane announced that she would be leaving the show after her contract was not renewed.[3][4] At the time of the announcement, Kane had not yet appeared as Lolly.[5]

From March to December 2009, Kane portrayed Tenaya 7 on Power Rangers RPM, part of the long-running Power Rangers franchise. In April 2010, Kane starred in the television film Secrets of the Mountain on NBC.[6] Also in 2010, Kane starred in the Hulu series Pretty Tough. In November 2012, it was announced that Kane had joined the cast of Teen Wolf as Cora.[7] In February 2013, Kane was cast as Mary, Queen of Scots, in the CW period drama series Reign.[8] Kane starred 2015 in Scott Speer's short thriller film Realm,[9] which is set to become a full-length film, with a release date in 2016.[10]

Filmography

Kane at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con International
Film
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Secrets of the Mountain Jade Ann James Television film
2012 Goats Aubrey
2012 Donner Pass Nicole
2013 Purge, TheThe Purge Zoe Sandin
2013 Louder Than Words Stephanie Fareri
2013 Blood Punch Nabiki
2013 Letter Home, AA Letter Home Emily Feldman Short film
2014 The Devil's Hand Ruth
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2007 Neighbours Lolly Allen 42 episodes
2009 Power Rangers RPM Tenaya 7 Main cast; 29 episodes
2010 Pretty Tough Charlie Main cast; 20 episodes
2013 Teen Wolf Cora Hale 11 episodes
2013–present Reign Mary, Queen of Scots Main cast

References

  1. http://parade.com/200474/jasonlynch/reigns-adelaide-kane-takes-on-mary-queen-of-scots-its-fun-not-the-history-channel/
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Dolly Magazine Announces New Neighbours Stars". Life. 4 August 2006. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  3. Kilkelly, Daniel (24 December 2006). "Report: Six 'Neighbours' stars to go". Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi UK. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  4. "Neighbours launches quest for new teen talent". The Courier-Mail (Queensland Newspapers). 9 June 2008. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  5. "More stars to exit Neighbours?". What's on TV. IPC Media. 11 January 2007. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  6. Vranica, Suzanne; Byron, Ellen (11 February 2010). "Giants Ally on Film in Bid to Promote Family TV". The Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones & Company. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  7. Andreeva, Nellie (28 November 2012). "Charlie & Max Carver Among New Cast Additions On MTV's 'Teen Wolf'". Deadline.com. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  8. Andreeva, Nellie (9 February 2013). "The CW Casts Its Mary Queen Of Scots". Deadline.com. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  9. Teenage Exorcists Speed Toward the Realm
  10. Exorcism Short ‘Realm’ Sparks Relativity Spec Deal; Scott Speer Helming

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