Hayley McFarland: Difference between revisions

{{short description|American actress (b. 1991)}}

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'''Hayley McFarland''' (born March 29, 1991) is an American actress. She is best known for portraying Emily Lightman in the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] crime drama series ''[[Lie to Me|Lie To Me]]''. In the [[supernatural horror film]] ''[[The Conjuring]]'', McFarland portrayed Nancy Perron.

Hayley McFarland was born on March 29, 1991,<ref>{{Cite instagram |last=McFarland |first=Hayley |user=hayleymcfarland |postid=01p6fOtNIs |title=24 |date=29 March 29, 2015 |access-date=17 September 17, 2021}}<!-- Birthday cited via Instagram per WP:DOB --></ref> in [[Edmond, Oklahoma]].<ref name=":0" /> She began performing in summer musicals at Oklahoma City's [[Lyric Theatre (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)|Lyric Theatre]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name="outlookoklahoma">{{Cite news|last=Whelchel|first=Lindsay|date=January 2011|title=Hayley McfarlandMcFarland|work=The Edmond Outlook|url=https://www.edmondoutlook.com/hayley-mcfarland/|access-date=September 17, 2021-09-17}}</ref> She began performing in summer musicals at Oklahoma City’s [[Lyric Theatre (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)|Lyric Theatre]].<ref name="outlookoklahoma" /><ref name=":0" /> While living in Oklahoma, she studied at Michelle De Long's ACTS Acting Academy, which notes fellow alumni such as [[Ryan Merriman]] of ''[[Pretty Little Liars]]'' fame. Michelle De Long is credited with sending a tape of the young actor to a manager in [[Los Angeles]]. Despite only being interested in musical theater, after being introduced to the manager, McFarland transitioned into acting.<ref name=":0" /> In her teens, McFarland had an role in an [[Federal Aviation Administration]] training video, and made regular trips to audition in Los Angeles.<ref name="outlookoklahoma" /> She and her family moved to Los Angeles permanently in 2008.<ref name="outlookoklahoma" /><ref name=":0" />

Her first major role came in the form of an independent film, ''[[An American Crime]]'', starring [[Elliot Page]]{{efn|Credited as Ellen Page, the name the actor used at the time}}<!-- Per WP:GENDERID --> and [[Catherine Keener]].<ref name=":1" /> She has appeared in isolated episodes on various TV series, including ''[[Gilmore Girls]]'', ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'', and ''[[Criminal Minds]].'', and ''[[Law and Order: SVU]]''. She was in thea main castcharacter of the crime drama series ''[[Lie to Me]]'' on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]], portraryingportraying Emily Lightman for itsall entirethree runtimeseasons from 20072009 to 2011.<ref name=":0" /> InMcFarland anotheralso crimehad drama,a ''[[Sonsrecurring role in the final two seasons of Anarchy]]'' on [[FX (TV channel)|FX]]'','' McFarlandcrime featureddrama as''[[Sons Brookeof PutnerAnarchy]]''.<ref name=":2" /> McFarland has starred in several horror films, including ''[[The Conjuring]]'' and ''[[Agnes (film)|Agnes]]''.

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