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Meredith Hagner

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Meredith Hagner
Hagner at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival
Born
Meredith Kathleen Hagner

(1987-05-31) May 31, 1987 (age 37)
New York City, U.S.
EducationBoston Conservatory
OccupationActress
Years active2008–present
Spouse
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(m. 2019)​
Children2

Meredith Kathleen Hagner (born May 31, 1987) is an American actress. She began her career portraying Liberty Ciccone on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns (2008–2010), which earned her a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series in 2009. Following her departure from As the World Turns, she appeared as a series regular on the FX drama Lights Out (2011) and the TBS sitcom Men at Work (2012–2014).

Hagner gained further prominence for her role as Portia Davenport in the TBS and HBO Max dark comedy series Search Party (2016–2022), receiving critical praise for her performance.[1][2] She also appeared as a series regular on the Facebook Watch comedy-drama Strangers (2017–2018) and the Quibi comedy Dummy (2020). Hagner's film roles include Hits (2014), Folk Hero & Funny Guy (2016), The Oath (2018), Brightburn (2019), and Palm Springs (2020).

Early life

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Hagner was born in New York City and grew up in Houston, Texas, and Chapel Hill, North Carolina.[3] She attended Chapel Hill High School, graduating in 2005. She attended the Boston Conservatory for a year, but moved to New York after being offered acting opportunities.[4] While in New York, she was cast in television and radio advertisements for 3M, Acuvue, JCPenney, Levi's, Radio Shack, Subway, and Truth.

Career

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Hagner made her screen debut in the CBS daytime soap opera As the World Turns in 2008, as Liberty Ciccone, the illegitimate daughter of Brad Snyder and Janet Ciccone. She was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series in 2009.[4] Hagner ended her two-year run as the character in March 2010,[5] for a career on primetime television and feature film.[6]

Hagner starred in the FX short-lived 2011 drama series Lights Out. She later was cast as lead on The CW pilot Awakening, but it was not picked up to become a series.[7] Hagner also appeared in a recurring role in the medical comedy Royal Pains on USA Network as Libby, a teenager with an extreme case of cyberchondria from 2009 to 2011, and guest-starred on In Plain Sight, CSI: Miami, and The Following.[8] In 2012, Hagner began starring as Amy Jordan in the TBS comedy series Men at Work. The series was canceled after three seasons in 2014.[9]

In 2016, Hagner returned to network television in TBS dark comedy Search Party. Hagner stars in all five seasons as the accidentally investigative sidekick, Portia Davenport. Her portrayal of the shallow hipster actress was named by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the "20 Best TV Characters In 2016".[10]

In 2024, Hagner had a main cast role in the AppleTV+ series Bad Monkey.

Personal life

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Hagner began a relationship with actor Wyatt Russell after meeting on the set of the film Folk Hero & Funny Guy in 2015. They became engaged in December 2018 and married in 2019.[11][12] In November 2020, the couple announced they were expecting their first child.[13] Their first son Buddy Prine Russell was born in March 2021.[14] Their second son Boone Joseph Russell was born in February 2024.[15]

Filmography

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Key
† Denotes projects that have not yet been released

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2010 Going the Distance Tanning Salon Employee
2011 Damsels in Distress Alice
2012 Art Machine Alexia
2014 Hits Katelyn Stuben
We'll Never Have Paris Leah
2015 Creative Control Becky
Irrational Man Sandy
2016 Club Policy Kelly Short film
Folk Hero & Funny Guy Bryn
Urge Club Girl #2
Dream Girl Lena Short film
2017 Ingrid Goes West Charlotte Buckwald
2018 Set It Up Becca
The Oath Abbie Bunton
2019 Brightburn Merilee McNichol
2020 Palm Springs Misty
Horse Girl Heather
2021 Vacation Friends Kyla
2022 The Hater Greta
Baby Ruby Shelly
2023 Joy Ride Jess
Vacation Friends 2 Kyla
2025 You're Cordially Invited † TBA Post-production

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2008–2010 As the World Turns Liberty Ciccone 164 episodes
2009–2016 Royal Pains Libby 7 episodes
2011 Lights Out Ava Leary 13 episodes
In Plain Sight Beth Harris Episode: "Meet the Shannons"
CSI: Miami Jan Gramercy Episode: "Crowned"
2012–2014 Men at Work Amy Jordan 22 episodes
2013 The Following Aimee Episode: "The End Is Near"
2014 Louie Alison Episode: "In the Woods: Part 2"
2015 Benders Tanya Episode: "Nice Day for a Boat Ride"
A Gift Wrapped Christmas Gwen Television film
2016 Veep Debralee 2 episodes
My Christmas Love Cynthia Television film
2016–2022 Search Party Portia Davenport 50 episodes
2017 Younger Montana 5 episodes
Odd Mom Out Berkley Episode: "Children in the Corn Pudding"
2017–2018 Strangers Cam 17 episodes
2020 Dummy Barbara (voice) 10 episodes
Bob's Burgers Madison (voice) Episode: "A Fish Called Tina"
2021 Robot Chicken Helga Pataki / Blonde Acapella Singer (voice) Episode: "May Cause One Year of Orange Poop"
2021–2022 Disenchantment Mora the Mermaid / Mop Girl (voice) 6 episodes, recurring role
2024 Bad Monkey Eve Main role[16]

Music video

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Year Title Artist Role
2017 "Rich White Girls" Mansionz Rich White Girl

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2009 Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series As the World Turns Nominated [17]

References

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  1. ^ "'Search Party's Meredith Hagner on Playing TV's Most Lovable Millennial Narcissist". Marie Claire. 2016-11-16. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-06-25.
  2. ^ "20 Best TV Characters of 2016". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
  3. ^ "MEREDITH HAGNER". ISSUE Magazine. Archived from the original on July 20, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2019. BIRTH DATE: 05/31/87 BIRTH PLACE: New York" "Where are you from? Houston, Texas and Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  4. ^ a b "Meredith Hagner Biography". Tvguide.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  5. ^ "Meredith Hagner Out at As The World Turns". Daytime Confidential. Archived from the original on 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  6. ^ "Hagner leaving daytime for primetime | As The World Turns". SoapCentral. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2012-05-18.
  7. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (8 March 2011). "Emily VanCamp Set As The Lead In ABC's 'Revenge' & Other Pilot Castings". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 2013-10-02. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  8. ^ Roots, Kimberly (April 22, 2013). "'The Following' Season 1 Recap — Jacob Dies". TVLine. Archived from the original on 2013-08-05. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  9. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (May 11, 2014). "'Men at Work' Canceled by TBS After Three Seasons". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
  10. ^ "20 Best TV Characters of 2016". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
  11. ^ Sands, Nicole (December 28, 2018). "Wyatt Russell Is Engaged to Meredith Hagner: See the Ring". People. Archived from the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  12. ^ Morin, Alyssa (September 2, 2019). "Wyatt Russell Marries His Longtime Love Meredith Hagner". E! Online. Archived from the original on January 13, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  13. ^ Mizoguchi, Karen (November 15, 2020). "Wyatt Russell, Meredith Hagner Expecting Their First Child". People. Archived from the original on December 17, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  14. ^ Instagram post by Meredith Hagner Archived 2022-07-22 at the Wayback Machine (March 11, 2021)
  15. ^ "Wyatt Russell and Wife Meredith Hagner Announce Birth of Baby No. 2". Entertainment Tonight. 18 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  16. ^ Petski, Denise (December 2, 2021). "Bad Monkey: Michelle Monaghan, Jodie Turner-Smith & Meredith Hagner Join Vince Vaughn In Bill Lawrence's Apple TV+ Series". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 2, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  17. ^ "The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announces the 36th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award nominations" (PDF). The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. 14 May 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
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