MacKenzie Porter

Birthday: 1990-01-29
Birthplace: Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Gender: Female
Owned By: Unowned

MacKenzie Porter was raised on a cattle and bison ranch near Medicine Hat, Alberta. She began studying piano, violin and voice at age four. Growing up, she toured in a family band with her brother, 2004 Canadian Idol winner Kalan Porter.

Porter has appeared in numerous films and television productions, including the TV series Dinosapien in 2007. She earned a Best Actress in Alberta award for her role in the TV movie The Other Woman. She was also named as one of the Top 11 Hottest Vancouver Actors to Watch for 2011 by BC Living magazine.

After moving to Vancouver to pursue acting, Porter teamed up with musician and actor Andrew Jenkins to form the band The Black Boots. In 2010, she launched a solo career. Porter was the winner of the 2011 Nashville North Star competition. She has opened for Kenny Chesney, Doc Walker and Trooper, among others, and has performed for Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Gene Simmons.

In October 2012, Porter released her debut single, "I Wish I'd Known". Her second single, "Never Gonna Let You", was co-written and produced by Carolyn Dawn Johnson. Porter was chosen as one of six acts for the inaugural Canadian Country Music Association Discovery Program in 2013. She is also nominated for the Rising Star Award at the 2013 Canadian Country Music Association Awards. Her debut album will be released in 2014.

Credits

Year Title Character
Inn Deep
2023-07-24 The Movie Star and the Cowboy Isabella
2018-05-06 Darrow & Darrow: In The Key Of Murder Phoebe
2014-02-15 Barbie: The Pearl Princess Cora (voice)
2013-12-08 Guess Who's Coming to Christmas Kelly Harding
2013-11-25 Emma's Wings: A Bella Sara Tale
2013-09-30 Leap 4 Your Life Brooke
2013-06-20 Tom, Dick and Harriet Kelly Burns
2012-12-02 The Horses of McBride Nicki Davidson
2012-09-08 A Killer Among Us Marissa Drake
2012-03-31 Seattle Superstorm Chloe Peterson
2011-10-15 Finding a Family Jen Bante
2008-08-08 45 R.P.M. Debbie Baxter
2008-06-21 The Other Woman Lauren
2007-12-27 Christmas in Wonderland Shane