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Meghan Ory is the Canadian actress who portrays Red Riding Hood and Ruby on ABC's Once Upon a Time.

Biography

Meghan Ory was born on August 20, 1982^[1] in Victoria, British Columbia^[2] to Bonnie and Nathan Ory. She has one brother, Jesse.^[1] Meghan is of Scottish descent.^[3] Her first taste of acting was at age five in a French play.^[4] Growing up, Meghan tried out everything from highland fling and horseback riding to singing and gymnastics.^[2] She attended Royal Oak Middle School and Claremont Secondary School.^[5] After receiving the Fine Arts Award for Acting in 1996, she began pursuing a career in acting.^[4]

Her first professional acting gig as an actress was in a Fox Family television movie called The Darklings. Meghan's talent led her to be cast into many other television series roles; a starring role in the series Higher Ground followed by the MTV series 2gether. From there, she became a cast member of the Canadian television series Vampire High. Other television show appearances include The Outer Limits, Dark Angel, and Smallville. In 2006, Meghan had a recurring role in the short-lived UPN television series South Beach.

Meghan met Nova Scotican actor John Reardon in 2006 while they were filming the mini-series Merlin's Apprentice.^[6] They married in 2008.^[7]

She has expressed interest in filmmaking as a producer, writer or director had her career choice not been acting. Her hobbies include yoga, painting renovating the house, and writing.^[4]

Trivia

Her height is 5'7".^[8]
Favorite book is Anna Karenina.^[9]
In 2011, it was reported that she had been actively working in the last few years towards finishing her first novel as a series of teen books with the expectant title The Chronicles of Girl Wars. She stated the series would be about issues that most girls face in high school such as bullying, and friends turning into enemies.^[4] She planned to publish under the name Meghan Reardon.^[9]
Participated in a fashion show as a runaway model in April 2013 at the New York-based From Scotland With Love Fashion Show that featured a designer fusion of Scottish and Asian clothing influence as a fundraiser for the Wounded Warrior Project and the McConnell International Foundation.^[10] She modeled one of designer Vivenne Westwood's dresses.^[11]
Speaks French.^[12]
After the announcement that the seventh season would be the final season of the series, she wrote the following on Instagram:

Thank you #onceuponatime & #oncers for a wonderful adventure. Man will I miss that cape and Ruby’s wild hair! #littlereds i sadly won’t be in the finale because of scheduling conflicts but I wish I could have been there. Can’t wait to see what magic is spun #fairytales #littleredridinghood^[13]

Filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	John Tucker Must Die	Jill	Movie
2007	Blonde and Blonder	Kit	Movie
2009	Dark House	Claire	Movie
2010	Winner: Best Short Film		Short film

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	The Darklings	Jessie Everett	TV movie
1999	The Crow: Stairway to Heaven	Alice Romano	1 episode
1999	Hayley Wagner, Star	Caitlin Curren	TV movie
2000	Higher Ground	Juliette Waybourne	22 episodes
2000	2gether: The Series	Heather	1 episode
2001	The Outer Limits	Danielle Hobson	1 episode
2002	Dark Angel	Rachel Berrisford	1 episode
2002	Glory Days	Ann Palmer / Jade LaFayette	1 episode
2001-2002	Maybe It's Me	Lauren	3 episodes
2001-2002	Vampire High	Sherry Woods	26 episodes
2002	Just Cause	Tracey	1 episode
2003	Lucky 7	Janey	TV movie
2003	Thanksgiving Family Reunion	Allison Snider	TV movie
2004	Smallville	Megan Calder	1 episode
2004	Life As We Know It	Greta	1 episode
2004-2005	The Collector	Cora / Katie / Shannon Conrad	2 episodes
2006	South Beach	Maggie	8 episodes
2006	Merlin's Apprentice	Brianna	TV miniseries
2006	Her Sister's Keeper	Melissa Brennan	TV movie
2007	Nightmare	Carla	TV movie
2007	Painkiller Jane	Wanda	1 episode
2007	The Haunting of Sorority Row	Amanda	TV movie
2007	Viva Laughlin	2007	1 episode
2008	Flash Gordon	Sarre	1 episode
2009	Knight Rider	Dr. Megan Connelly	1 episode
2009	Sanctuary	Laura S.	1 episode
2010	Psych	Josie	1 episode
2010-2011	True Justice	Juliet Saunders	13 episodes
2012	Supernatural	Sally	1 episode
2011–Present	Once Upon a Time	Red Riding Hood / Ruby	Guest starring
2014	Intelligence	Riley O'Neil	Main Role
2016	Chesapeake Shores	Abby O'Brien-Winters	Main Role

Appearances

Once Upon a Time: Season One
"Pilot":	"The Thing You Love Most":	"Snow Falls":	"The Price of Gold":	"That Still Small Voice":	"The Shepherd":	"The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter":	"Desperate Souls":	"True North":	"7:15 A.M.":	"Fruit of the Poisonous Tree":
Appears	Appears	Appears	Appears	Appears	Absent	Appears	Appears	Absent	Appears	Absent
"Skin Deep":	"What Happened to Frederick":	"Dreamy":	"Red-Handed":	"Heart of Darkness":	"Hat Trick":	"The Stable Boy":	"The Return":	"The Stranger":	"An Apple Red as Blood":	"A Land Without Magic":
Appears	Appears	Appears	Appears	Appears	Absent	Appears	Appears	Archive	Appears	Appears

Once Upon a Time: Season Two
"Broken":	"We Are Both":	"Lady of the Lake":	"The Crocodile":	"The Doctor":	"Tallahassee":	"Child of the Moon":	"Into the Deep":	"Queen of Hearts":	"The Cricket Game":	"The Outsider":
Appears	Appears	Appears	Appears	Credit Only	Credit Only	Appears	Credit Only	Appears	Appears	Appears
"In the Name of the Brother":	"Tiny":	"Manhattan":	"The Queen Is Dead":	"The Miller's Daughter":	"Welcome to Storybrooke":	"Selfless, Brave and True":	"Lacey":	"The Evil Queen":	"Second Star to the Right":	"And Straight On 'Til Morning":
Appears	Appears	Credit Only	Credit Only	Appears	Appears	Credit Only	Credit Only	Credit Only	Credit Only	Credit Only

Once Upon a Time: Season Three
"The Heart of the Truest Believer":	"Lost Girl":	"Quite a Common Fairy":	"Nasty Habits":	"Good Form":	"Ariel":	"Dark Hollow":	"Think Lovely Thoughts":	"Save Henry":	"The New Neverland":	"Going Home":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent
"New York City Serenade":	"Witch Hunt":	"The Tower":	"Quiet Minds":	"It's Not Easy Being Green":	"The Jolly Roger":	"Bleeding Through":	"A Curious Thing":	"Kansas":	"Snow Drifts":	"There's No Place Like Home":
Appears	Appears	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Appears	Appears

Once Upon a Time: Season Five
"The Dark Swan":	"The Price":	"Siege Perilous":	"The Broken Kingdom":	"Dreamcatcher":	"The Bear and the Bow":	"Nimue":	"Birth":	"The Bear King":	"Broken Heart":	"Swan Song":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Appears	Absent	Absent
"Souls of the Departed":	"Labor of Love":	"Devil's Due":	"The Brothers Jones":	"Our Decay":	"Her Handsome Hero":	"Ruby Slippers":	"Sisters":	"Firebird":	"Last Rites":	"Only You":	"An Untold Story":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Appears	Appears	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent

Once Upon a Time: Season Seven
"Hyperion Heights":	"A Pirate's Life":	"The Garden of Forking Paths":	"Beauty":	"Greenbacks":	"Wake Up Call":	"Eloise Gardener":	"Pretty in Blue":	"One Little Tear":	"The Eighth Witch":	"Secret Garden":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent
"A Taste of the Heights":	"Knightfall":	"The Girl in the Tower":	"Sisterhood":	"Breadcrumbs":	"Chosen":	"The Guardian":	"Flower Child":	"Is This Henry Mills?":	"Homecoming":	"Leaving Storybrooke":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Archive

Once Upon a Time: Specials
"Magic is Coming":	"The Price of Magic":	"Journey to Neverland":	"Wicked is Coming":	"Storybrooke Has Frozen Over":
Archive	Archive	Archive	Archive	Archive
"Secrets of Storybrooke":	"Dark Swan Rises":	"Evil Reigns Once More":	"The Final Battle Begins":
Archive	Absent	Archive	Archive

Note: "Archive" denotes archive footage.

External links

Meghan Ory on Internet Movie Database
@officialmeghanory (Meghan Ory) on Instagram
@meghanrory (Meghan Ory) on X, formerly Twitter
Meghan Ory on Wikipedia

References

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[5] ttp://www2.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/entertainment/story.html?id=93190327-027a-4e54-b683-f36caa4bdf01

[6] ttp://live.haligonia.ca/halifax-ns-news/columns/citizen-at-large/752-citizen-at-large-may-18-2013.html

[7] ttp://archive.is/CBdVW

[meghan-8] ttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0651441/bio

[poptimal-9] 9.0 ^9.1 http://archive.vn/TAxbo

[10] ttp://www.theupcoming.co.uk/2013/04/12/from-scotland-with-love-the-scottish-lion-meets-the-asian-dragon/

[11] ttp://blog.asianinny.com/fashion-and-decor/the-scottish-lion-meets-the-asian-dragon-fashion-show/

[12] ttps://twitter.com/OnceUponAFan/status/612228434325032960

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+Meghan Ory was born on August 20, 1982<ref name="birthday">http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/meghan-ory/bio/198744</ref> in [[wikipedia:Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria, British Columbia]]<ref name="hydrogen">http://hydrogen-mag.com/archives/4821</ref> to Bonnie and Nathan Ory. She has one brother, Jesse.<ref name="birthday"/> Meghan is of Scottish descent.<ref>http://archive.vn/JTQ0N</ref> Her first taste of acting was at age five in a French play.<ref name="everbe">http://archive.vn/EZPP</ref> Growing up, Meghan tried out everything from [[wikipedia:Highland Fling|highland fling]] and horseback riding to singing and gymnastics.<ref name="hydrogen"/> She attended Royal Oak Middle School and Claremont Secondary School.<ref>http://www2.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/entertainment/story.html?id=93190327-027a-4e54-b683-f36caa4bdf01</ref> After receiving the Fine Arts Award for Acting in 1996, she began pursuing a career in acting.<ref name="everbe"/>
 Her first professional acting gig as an actress was in a [[wikipedia:Fox Family|Fox Family]] television movie called ''The Darklings''. Meghan's talent led her to be cast into many other television series roles; a starring role in the series ''[[wikipedia:Higher Ground (TV series)|Higher Ground]]'' followed by the [[wikipedia:MTV|MTV]] series ''2gether''. From there, she became a cast member of the Canadian television series ''[[wikipedia:Vampire High|Vampire High]]''. Other television show appearances include ''The Outer Limits'', ''[[wikipedia:Dark Angel (TV series)|Dark Angel]]'', and ''[[wikipedia:Smallville|Smallville]]''. In 2006, Meghan had a recurring role in the short-lived [[wikipedia:UPN|UPN]] television series ''[[wikipedia:South Beach (2006 TV series)|South Beach]]''.
-Meghan met [[wikipedia:Nova Scotia‎|Nova Scotican]] actor [[wikipedia:John Reardon|John Reardon]] in 2006 while they were filming the mini-series ''[[wikipedia:Merlin's Apprentice|Merlin's Apprentice]]''.<ref>http://live.haligonia.ca/halifax-ns-news/columns/citizen-at-large/752-citizen-at-large-may-18-2013.html</ref> They married in 2008.<ref>https://twitter.com/JohnReardon99/status/272098928940421121</ref>
+Meghan met [[wikipedia:Nova Scotia‎|Nova Scotican]] actor [[wikipedia:John Reardon|John Reardon]] in 2006 while they were filming the mini-series ''[[wikipedia:Merlin's Apprentice|Merlin's Apprentice]]''.<ref>http://live.haligonia.ca/halifax-ns-news/columns/citizen-at-large/752-citizen-at-large-may-18-2013.html</ref> They married in 2008.<ref>http://archive.is/CBdVW</ref>
-She has expressed interest in filmmaking as a producer, writer or director had her career choice not been acting. Her hobbies include yoga, painting renovating the house, and writing. As it is, Meghan has been actively working in the last few years towards finishing her first novel as a series of teen books with the expectant title ''The Chronicles of Girl Wars'', and stated the series will be about issues that most girls face in high school such as bullying, and friends turning into enemies.<ref name="everbe"/> She plans to publish under the name Meghan Reardon.<ref name="poptimal">http://poptimal.com/2011/11/02/once-upon-a-time-interview-with-meghan-ory/</ref>
+She has expressed interest in filmmaking as a producer, writer or director had her career choice not been acting. Her hobbies include yoga, painting renovating the house, and writing.<ref name="everbe"/>
 ==Trivia==
 *Her height is 5'7".<ref name=meghan>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0651441/bio</ref>
 *Favorite book is ''[[wikipedia:Anna Karenina|Anna Karenina]]''.<ref name="poptimal"/>
+*In 2011, it was reported that she had been actively working in the last few years towards finishing her first novel as a series of teen books with the expectant title ''The Chronicles of Girl Wars''. She stated the series would be about issues that most girls face in high school such as bullying, and friends turning into enemies.<ref name="everbe"/> She planned to publish under the name Meghan Reardon.<ref name="poptimal">http://archive.vn/TAxbo</ref>
 *Participated in a fashion show as a runaway model in April 2013 at the New York-based From Scotland With Love Fashion Show that featured a designer fusion of Scottish and Asian clothing influence as a fundraiser for the [[wikipedia:Wounded Warrior Project|Wounded Warrior Project]] and the McConnell International Foundation.<ref>http://www.theupcoming.co.uk/2013/04/12/from-scotland-with-love-the-scottish-lion-meets-the-asian-dragon/</ref> She modeled one of designer [[wikipedia:Vivenne Westwood|Vivenne Westwood]]'s dresses.<ref>http://blog.asianinny.com/fashion-and-decor/the-scottish-lion-meets-the-asian-dragon-fashion-show/</ref>
-*Is fluent in French.<ref>https://mobile.twitter.com/OnceUponAFan/status/612228434325032960</ref>
+*Speaks French.<ref>https://twitter.com/OnceUponAFan/status/612228434325032960</ref>
 *After the announcement that the [[Season Seven|seventh season]] would be the final season of the [[Once Upon a Time|series]], she wrote the following on [[Instagram]]:
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