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The actress who beat out over 1800 others to play 'Anne' tells us how a musical changed her life

In anticipation of this week's 'Anne' premiere, we visited Amybeth McNulty on set to hear about how 'Billy Elliot' inspired her as a young actress.

For Amybeth McNulty, it's all about 'Billy Elliot'

Mercedes Grundy · CBC Arts ·

The actress who beat out over 1800 others to play 'Anne' tells us how a musical changed her life

8 years ago
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We visited Amybeth McNulty on the set of 'Anne' to hear about how 'Billy Elliot' inspired her as an actress.

After a worldwide casting call that saw over 1,800 young women try out for the title role of Anne Shirley in the new television series, Anne with an E, Irish-Canadian actress Amybeth McNulty landed the part of Lucy Maud Montgomery's spirited redhead. So naturally, before Anne premieres this Sunday, we wanted to find out more about the 15-year-old poised to become the Anne of a new generation.

In this video filmed on the set of Anne's bedroom in Green Gables, Amybeth McNulty tells us how the experience of seeing Billy Elliot the Musical inspired her as a young actress, and shares the one song that explains how she feels when she performs.

Anne premieres Sunday, March 19 at 8/8:30NT on CBC.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Mercedes Grundy

Mercedes Grundy is a producer for CBC's Unscripted division. She has played an integral role in the creation of series like Exhibitionists, The Filmmakers and Canada's a Drag as well as special projects like Superqueeroes and The 2010s: The Decade Canadian Artists Stopped Saying Sorry. Collectively, these projects have won Grundy 5 Canadian Screen Awards. She has an educational background in photography, and produces film and theatre when not busy here at the CBC.

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