Biographie
Marguerite MacIntyre earned her BFA from the University of Southern California and later trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London.
Her career spans Broadway, regional theater, television, and film. She made her Broadway debut playing Avril/Mallory in "City of Angels," directed by Michael Blakemore. Notable New York roles include originating Bertha Mason/Scatcherd in "Jane Eyre" (directed by John Caird), Sarah Stone in the adaptation of William Goldman’s "No Way To Treat A Lady" (directed by Scott Schwartz), Delphi in Alan Menken’s "Weird Romance," and Grace Farrell in "Annie Warbucks" (directed by Martin Charnin).
Regionally, she has performed at venues such as the Papermill Playhouse, La Jolla Playhouse, Barrington Stage, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Scottsdale Center for the Arts, and the Godspeed Opera House. In Los Angeles, she has appeared at the Pantages, Joe Stern's Matrix Theater, Garry Marshall's Falcon Theater, and twice in the Reprise Series at the Freud Playhouse, including her third collaboration with her idol, Larry Gelbart. She has contributed to five original cast recordings and received a Dramalogue award.
Marguerite made her prime time television debut as a guest star in the sixth season opener of Seinfeld (1989) as Miss Rhode Island. She has since guest starred on shows including Bones (2005), The Mentalist (2008), CSI: Miami (2002), CSI: NY (2004), among others. She had a memorable recurring role opposite Michael Chiklis on The Shield (2002). She was a series regular as Abby Day on John Scott Shepherd’s dramedy The Days (2004) for ABC, followed by three seasons as Nicole Trager on ABC Family’s TCA award-winning sci-fi drama Kyle XY (2006). Most recently, she portrayed Sheriff Liz Forbes for three seasons on the CW hit The Vampire Diaries (2009).
In 2011, Marguerite was hired by Michael Eisner's Tornante to write the twenty-part web series Pretty Tough (2011), adapted from Liz Tigelaar’s novel, produced by Vuguru Media and directed by Stewart Hendler.
She has recently signed a deal to write the feature film @emma for Darko Entertainment, produced by Julie Plec, creator of The Vampire Diaries.
