Anne Murphy Wiki, Age, Biography, Height, Husband, Family, Images, And More

Canadian actress Anne Frances Murphy was born on December 19, 1986. She is most recognized for her leading performances as Allison McRoberts in the AMC dark comedy series Kevin Can F**k Himself (2021–2022) and Alexis Rose in the CBC sitcom Schitt's Creek (2015–2020). She received praise for her portrayal in the previous series, earning nominations for four Canadian Screen Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Critics' Choice Television Awards, and a Golden Globe Award, as well as winning a Primetime Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

Early Life

Murphy was born on December 19, 1986, in Ottawa, Ontario. Her parents were both educators. She participated in theatre performances while attending Elmwood School in Ottawa for her high school education.

Murphy attended Queen's University for a year before moving to Concordia University, where he earned a degree in theater performance. At the Actors' Conservatory at the Canadian Film Centre, she later received training.

At the age of 22, she relocated to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting.

Career

In the 2007 criminal thriller television movie Lethal Obsession, Murphy made her acting debut. In numerous subsequent Canadian movies, including Story of Jen (2008), Lick (2010), and A Windigo Tale (2010), she continues to play modest and supporting parts. She additionally made appearances in a number of Canadian television shows, such as Rookie Blue (2012) and Good God (2012). She has said that at the time she was a "struggling actress" who "was begging to go in for comedies" but who had only experience in drama.

Additionally, she made appearances in a number of American television series, such as Beauty & the Beast (2012), Blue Mountain State (2010), Against the Wall (2011), and The Beautiful Life: TBL (2009).

When Murphy went on the CBC sitcom Schitt's Creek's Schitt's Creek in 2013, she was considering giving up acting as a vocation. "My house had just burned down, I had about $3 in my bank account, and I hadn't worked in nearly two years," she recounted in 2020. And I had just failed my very first screen exam, like, three times in a row. The cosmos told me to stop crying in the Pacific Ocean after I did a particularly snotty cry. You should not use this! But then, two days later, I received the Schitt's Creek audition call. She performed the role throughout the whole six-season duration of the show, which lasted from January 2015 to April 2020.

Murphy spent six years in Montreal before relocating to Toronto, where she co-created and starred in the 2015 online comedy The Plateaus, which was about four obnoxious musicians. She was nominated for Best Performance in a Program or Series Produced for Digital Media at the 2016 Canadian Screen Awards for her work on the show. For her work in Schitt's Creek, Murphy received a nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy Series at the same ceremony. In 2018, 2019, and 2020, she received the same nomination for this performance. She was nominated for Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series at the 2019 Screen Actors Guild Awards, Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series at the 2019 Critics' Choice Television Awards, and Best Actress in a Breakthrough Role at the 2019 Gracie Awards, the latter of which she won. For her work in Schitt's Creek's last season, she took home the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in September 2020.

She was chosen to play the main character in the dark comedy Kevin Can F**k Himself on AMC in February 2020. The COVID-19 epidemic caused a production delay of several months, but it started up again in September 2020.

Murphy and Schitt's Creek co-star Catherine O'Hara starred in a holiday ad campaign for Hudson's Bay department shops in 2020. She also starred in a number of commercials for the meal-kit provider HelloFresh, including the web series Hungry Hearts, which had a soap opera-like aesthetic. She made an appearance in a Nintendo Switch advertisement in January 2021, sharing a scene with her mother. She participated in an advertisement in September 2021 for the Phexxi hormone-free contraception, which had received FDA approval.

She played a young Ruth in the Netflix series Russian Doll in the year 2022.

Advocacy and activism

Murphy represents Care Canada, a global humanitarian organization. She traveled to Jordan in 2019 to learn about Care's initiatives to support the region's women and girls. In January 2021, she gave the Encampment Support Network, a charity that aids Toronto's homeless, the money she received from the auction of her first red carpet gown.

Private life

In August 2011, Murphy wed lead singer of the bands Hollerado and Anyway Gang, Menno Versteeg, a singer and musician. The two were unharmed but lost most of their possessions when their house caught fire in 2013.

James Stewart's "heartbreaking, sweet, and funny" performance in Harvey is one of Murphy's influences; she has a tattoo of his silhouette on her wrist.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Story of Jen	Ana
2010	Lick	Jennifer
2010	A Windigo Tale	Friend in Art Gallery
2012	Overwatch	Clare	Short film
2014	Saturday Night Special	Charlotte	Short film
2023	Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken	Chelsea (voice)	Post-production
TBA	Fingernails		Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Lethal Obsession	Sarah	Television film
2007	The Business	Lawyer	Episode: "Lance-A-Lot"
2008	Picture This	Kid on Phone	Television film
2009	The Beautiful Life: TBL	Sarah	Episode: "Pilot"
2010	Blue Mountain State	Jill	2 episodes
2011	Against the Wall	Tanya	Episode: "Memories We Fear"
2012	Beauty & the Beast	Amy	Episode: "Saturn Returns"
2012	Flashpoint	Daycare Worker #2	Episode: "Keep the Peace (Part 1)"
2012	Good God	Tara	Episode: "The Naked Truth"
2012	Rookie Blue	Angela Kehoe	Episode: "Girls' Night Out"
2015	The Plateaus	Morgan	10 episodes
2015–2020	Schitt's Creek	Alexis Rose	80 episodes
2021	Crank Yankers	Herself (voice)	2 episodes
2021	American Dad!	Klaus' Date (voice)	Episode: "Flush After Reading"
2021	Robot Chicken	(voice)	Episode: "May Cause Immaculate Conception"
2021–2022	Kevin Can F**k Himself	Allison McRoberts	16 episodes
2022	Murderville	Herself	Episode: "Murder by Soup"
2022	Russian Doll	Ruth Brenner	5 episodes
2023	Praise Petey	Petey (voice)	Lead role
2023	Black Mirror	TBA	Season 6 episode TBA

Music videos

Year	Title	Role	Artist
2011	"Good Day at the Races"	Woman	Hollerado
2014	"Desire 126"	Woman 1	Hollerado
2018	"I Really Like You"	Tom	Little Junior
2020	"The Shining But Tropical"	Woman	Wild Pink

Discography

Singles

Title	Year	Peak positions	Album
Title	Year	US Dance Dig.	Album
"Yng Luv" (as part of The Plateaus)	2014	—	Non-album single
"A Little Bit Alexis"	2019	21	Non-album single

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Work	Result
2014	Juno Awards	Recording Package of the Year	White Paint	Nominated
2016	Canadian Screen Awards	Best Performance in a Program or Series Produced for Digital Media	The Plateaus	Nominated
2016	Canadian Screen Awards	Best Actress in a Comedy Series	Schitt's Creek	Nominated
2018	Canadian Screen Awards			Nominated
2019	Canadian Screen Awards			Nominated
	Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series		Nominated
	Gracie Awards	Best Actress in a Breakthrough Role		Won
	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series		Nominated
2020	Canadian Screen Awards	Best Actress in a Comedy Series		Nominated
	Dorian Awards	TV Musical Performance of the Year ("A Little Bit Alexis")		Nominated
	Dorian Awards	Best TV Performance - Supporting Actress		Won
	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series		Won
2021	Canadian Screen Awards	Best Actress in a Comedy Series		Nominated
	Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series		Nominated
	Golden Globe Awards	Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film		Nominated
	MTV Movie & TV Awards	Best Comedic Performance		Nominated
	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series		Nominated
	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series		Won

Quick Bio

Gender	Female
Age	36 years old (in 2023)
Date of Birth	December 19, 1986
Full Name	Anne Frances Murphy
Profession	Actress
Nationality	Canadian
Birthplace	Ottawa, Canada
Religion	Not Known
Zodiac Sign	Sagittarius
Qualification	Degree in Theater Performance
School	Elmwood School
College	Queen’s University, Concordia University.
Actress	Actress
USD $3 million approx.	USD $3 million approx.

Family & Relatives

Father	Not known
Mother	Not known
Marital Status	Married
Husband	Menno Versteeg (m. 2011)
No. of Children	None

Annie Murphy Favorites

Hobbies	Dancing and Singing.
Favorite Food	Sushi
Favorite Color	Blue, Green.
Favorite Pets	Dog

Facts

She is a Sagittarius by birth sign.
Once, their home caught fire.
She participated in a marketing campaign for Phexxi, the first and only hormone-free contraception approved by the FDA, in September 2021.
She made her television debut in 2007 with the TV show.
Her family's only child is Annie Murphy.
At the age of 22, Murphy relocated to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.
On Instagram, the actress has 1.7 million followers.