Mercedes McNab

Mercedes McNab
Mercedes McNab in 2011
Born	Mercedes Alicia McNab March 14, 1980 (1980-03-14) (age 31) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1991 – present

Mercedes Alicia McNab (born March 14, 1980) is a Canadian-born actress perhaps best known for playing Harmony Kendall on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spinoff Angel. She is also well known for her role as Misty in the horror films Hatchet and Hatchet 2.

Early life

An only child, McNab was born in Vancouver, British Columbia; her father is former English football player Bob McNab.^[1]

Career

Before her television work, McNab played a Girl Scout selling cookies in the 1991 film The Addams Family. She enjoyed a more prominent role as a stuck-up summer camp resident in its 1993 sequel, Addams Family Values. In 1997, McNab won the role of Harmony Kendall in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. She appeared in 16 episodes over four years, and portrayed the same character in the spin off show Angel for 17 episodes. Other TV appearances include episodes for Supernatural, Reaper and Criminal Minds. In 2007, McNab starred in the slasher film Hatchet and later had a cameo in the sequel Hatchet 2. She also had roles in the horror movies Dark Reel, XII and Thirst which co-starred Lacey Chabert.^[2] McNab appeared in the TV movies Medium Raw: Night of the Wolf and Vipers alongside Tara Reid. Due to her many roles in the horror genre, McNab is considered a modern day Scream Queen.^[3]

In the media

She posed nude for, and was on the cover of, the November 2006 issue of Playboy magazine. McNab also appeared in the January 2004 issue of FHM magazine.

Television

List of acting performances in Television

Title	Year	Role	Notes
Harry and the Hendersons	1992	Lisa	TV Episode: "The Genius"
Adventures of Brisco County, Jr., TheThe Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.	1994	Shannon Trahern	TV Episode: "Brooklyn Dodgers"
Diagnosis: Murder	1995	Christy	TV Episode: "My Baby Is Out of this World"
Buffy the Vampire Slayer	(1997–2001; occasional)	Harmony Kendall	16 Episodes
Smart Guy	1997	Toukie	TV Episode: "Big Picture"
USA High	1998	Denise Miller	TV Episode: "Date Auction"
Touched by an Angel	1998	Jill	TV Episode: "Last Dance"
Walker, Texas Ranger	2001	Heather Preston	TV Episode: "6 Hours"
Dawson's Creek	2002	Grace	TV Episode: "Downtown Crossing"
Boston Public	2002	Mickey Tanner	TV Episode: "Chapter Thirty-Eight"
Run of the House	2004	Katie	TV Episode: "Undercover Brother"
Angel	2001, 2003–2004; regular	Harmony Kendall	17 Episodes
Crossing Jordan	2007	Natalie	TV Episode: "In Sickness & in Health "
Supernatural	2007	Lucy	TV Episode: "Fresh Blood"
Reaper	2007	Holly	TV Episode: "Love, Bullets and Blacktop"
Psych	2009	Viki	TV Episode: "Daredevils!"
Criminal Minds	2009	Brooke	TV Episode: "Cold Comfort"

List of acting performances in films

Title	Year	Role	Notes
Addams Family, TheThe Addams Family	1991	The Girl Scout
Addams Family Values	1993	Amanda Buckman
Fantastic Four, TheThe Fantastic Four	1994	Young Sue Storm	Unreleased
Savage Land	1994	Hanna Morgan
Escape To Atlantis	1997	Claudia Spencer	TV Movie
White Wolves III: Cry of the White Wolf	2000	Pamela
Beer Money	2001	Echo Olvera	TV Movie
Miles From Home	2006	Ginger
Hatchet	2007	Misty
Pink Conspiracy, TheThe Pink Conspiracy	2007	Jamie	Direct-To-DVD
Dark Reel	2008	Tara Leslie	Direct-To-DVD
Vipers	2008	Georgie	TV Movie
XII	2008	Vicki	Direct-To-DVD
Thirst	2010	Arethia	Direct-to-DVD
Medium Raw: Night of the Wolf	2010	Gillian Garvey	Direct-To-DVD
Hatchet 2	2010	Misty	Cameo
Glass Heels	2011	Carla	TV movie

References

1. ^ "Harmony in Huddersfield". BBC. 20 January 2003. http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/news/buffy/2003/01/20/1668.shtml. 
2. ^ http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/20430
3. ^ http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2007-04-26-scream-queens_N.htm#?POE=click-refer

External links

• Mercedes McNab at the Internet Movie Database
• Mercedes McNab at AllRovi

Persondata
Name	McNab, Mercedes
Alternative names
Short description	Actor
Date of birth	March 14, 1980
Place of birth	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Date of death
Place of death