Annie Murphy
Murphy in 2017
Born	Anne Frances Murphy (1986-12-19)December 19, 1986 (age 38) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2007–present
Spouse	Menno Versteeg ​ (m. 2011)​

Anne Frances Murphy (born December 19, 1986) is a Canadian actress. She rose to recognition for her starring role asAlexis Rose in the sitcomSchitt's Creek (2015–2020), for which she garnered acclaim and won aPrimetime Emmy Award and a nomination for aGolden Globe Award.

Murphy has since starred in the dark comedy seriesKevin Can F**k Himself (2021–2022), the second season of the comedy-drama seriesRussian Doll (2022), and the episode "Joan Is Awful" of the anthology seriesBlack Mirror (2023). She had a voice role in the animated comedy filmRuby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023).

Murphy was born inOttawa,Ontario,^[1][2] on December 19, 1986.^[3] Both her parents were teachers.^[2] She attended high school atElmwood School in Ottawa, where she performed in stage productions.^[4]

Murphy enrolled atQueen's University for one year before transferring and receiving a degree in theatre performance atConcordia University.^[2] She then trained at the Canadian Film Centre Actors' Conservatory.^[4]

She moved toLos Angeles at age 22 to pursue an acting career.^[5]

Murphy made her acting debut in the crime-thriller television filmLethal Obsession (2007). She continued to perform small andextra roles in various other Canadian films, such asStory of Jen (2008),^[6]Lick (2010),^[7] andA Windigo Tale (2010).^[8] She also appeared in several Canadian television series, includingGood God (2012) andRookie Blue (2012).^[9] She has said that, during this time, she was a "struggling actress" who "was begging to go in for comedies" but her resume had only drama.^[8]

She appeared in numerous American television series, includingThe Beautiful Life: TBL (2009),Blue Mountain State (2010),Against the Wall (2011), andBeauty & the Beast (2012).^[9][10]

Murphy was considering quitting acting as a career path^[11] when, in 2013, she auditioned for and got the role ofAlexis Rose on theCBC sitcomSchitt's Creek.^[5] She recalled in 2020, "My house had just burnt down, I had like, $3 in my bank account, I hadn't worked in close to two years. And I had just blown my very first screen test—like blown it, blown it, blown it… I found myself crying in the Pacific Ocean, a very snotty cry, and the universe was like, 'Don't do this anymore. This is not for you!' But then, two days later, I got the audition forSchitt's Creek."^[12] She played the character for the series' run of six seasons, from January 2015 until April 2020.^{[13][14][15][16]}

After six years in Montreal, Murphy moved to Toronto, where she co-created and starred inThe Plateaus, a 2015 web series about four insufferable musicians.^[2][17] Her performance in the show earned her a nomination at the2016 Canadian Screen Awards for Best Performance in a Program or Series Produced for Digital Media.^[18] At the same ceremony, Murphy was nominated forBest Actress in a Comedy Series for her performance inSchitt's Creek.^[18] She earned the same nomination for this performance in2018,^[19]2019,^[20] and2020.^[21] It also brought her nominations forBest Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series at the2019 Critics' Choice Television Awards,^[22]Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series at the2019 Screen Actors Guild Awards,^[23] and Best Actress in a Breakthrough Role at the 2019Gracie Awards, the latter of which she won.^[24] In September 2020, she won thePrimetime Emmy Award forOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her performance in the final season ofSchitt's Creek.^[25]

In February 2020, she was cast as the lead inAMC's televisiondark comedy seriesKevin Can F**k Himself.^[26] Because of theCOVID-19 pandemic, production of the show was delayed by several months, and resumed in September 2020.^[27][28]

In 2020, Murphy appeared in a holiday advertising campaign forHudson's Bay department stores opposite herSchitt's Creek co-starCatherine O'Hara.^[29] She appeared in a series of ads for meal-kit companyHelloFresh, including in a soap-opera style web series titledHungry Hearts.^[30] In January 2021, she appeared in a commercial forNintendo Switch, appearing in one scene opposite her real-life mother. In September 2021, she appeared in an advertising campaign for the contraceptive Phexxi.^[31]

In 2022, Murphy portrayed young Ruth Brenner in the Netflix comedy-drama seriesRussian Doll. In 2023, she appeared oppositeSalma Hayek in an episode of the Netflix anthology seriesBlack Mirror, titled "Joan Is Awful". Murphy also voiced the villainous Chelsea Van Der Zee/Queen Nerissa in the 2023Universal Pictures andDreamWorks animated filmRuby Gillman, Teenage Kraken.^[32]

In 2024 and 2025, Murphy starred as the Chief Flavor Officer in an advertising campaign forTalking Rain's Sparkling Ice.^[33]

Murphy is an ambassador for the global relief agencyCare Canada. In 2019, she visitedJordan to learn about Care's efforts to empower women and girls in the region.^[34] In January 2021, she donated proceeds from the auction of her first red carpet dress to Encampment Support Network, a not-for-profit that helps Toronto's homeless people.^[35]

Murphy married singer and musicianMenno Versteeg, lead singer of the bandsHollerado andAnyway Gang, in August 2011.^[36][37][38] In 2013, a fire occurred at their home; the two were uninjured but lost most of their belongings.^[1]

Murphy has a tattoo ofJames Stewart's silhouette on her wrist, citing his "heartbreaking, sweet, and funny" performance inHarvey as one of her influences.^[39]

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