Amber McDonald

American actress
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroAmerican actress
PlacesUnited States of America
isActor Television actor
Work fieldFilm, TV, Stage & Radio
Gender
Female
BirthKey West, Monroe County, Florida, U.S.A.
The details

Biography

Amber McDonald is an actress from Key West, Florida. McDonald graduated from Boston University's School of Theatre with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree after also studying at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

Career

McDonald began her career in independent films such as You Tell Me, and then played significant roles in the DC Comics Universe as Aquaman's boss and girlfriend Eva in the Smallville spinoff series Aquaman, and as a Gaia-influenced villain, Gloria, in the Smallville episode 'Wither'. McDonald also guest starred on Conviction and Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. In 2009, McDonald portrayed Thunderstorm in the sequel to Without a Paddle, Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling, directed by New Zealand filmmaker Ellory Elkayem, and costarring Madison Riley, Kristopher Turner, Jerry Rice, and Oliver James.

In 2014, McDonald performed in the 2012 Tony and 2011 Pulitzer Prize winning play Clybourne Park at the Red Barn Theatre in Key West, and in 2015 performed at the Red Barn Theatre in Outside Mullingar, one of the finalists for a 2014 Tony award.

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNote
2006You Tell MeAbby
2009Without a Paddle: Nature's CallingThunderstormDirect-To-DVD
Television
YearTitleRoleNote
2005Law & Order: Special Victims UnitCandaceEpisode: "Strain"
2003Law & Order: Special Victims UnitJena StarlingEpisode: Soulless
2006ConvictionSamanthaEpisode: Deliverance
2006SmallvilleGloriaEpisode: Wither
2006AquamanEvaPilot Episode

Theatre

Theatre
YearTitleRoleNotes
2013Time Stands StillMandyKey West
2014Clybourne ParkBetsyKey West
2015Outside MullingarRosemaryKey West
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