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Mackenzie Lintz Coleman is an American actress who portrayed the District 8 female tribute in The Hunger Games film.[1]
Early life[]
Mackenzie comes from a family of actors, including her mother, Kelly Lintz, and her three younger siblings, Madison, Matt, and Macsen Lintz.[2] She attended Covenant Christian Academy in Cumming, Georgia. Mackenzie, a lifelong Auburn fan, enrolled in 2014 as a freshman at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama.
Career[]
Lintz first auditioned for the role of Mattie Ross in the remake of True Grit by the Coen brothers. She was cast in an episode of Lifetime's Drop Dead Diva as well.
She is the second last actor to be cast for the role of a tribute who served a nontrivial role in the books, and is excluded from the bloodbath scenes despite surviving the bloodbath. Imanol Yepez-Frias, who portrayed the District 9 male, is doubled by Sam Ly, who also portrayed a tribute of trivial role.
In May 2013, she auditioned for the role of Norrie Calvert-Hill in another book-to feature remake, Under the Dome, and was subsequently cast, portraying the role through all three seasons of the series.[3]
In February 2014, she was nominated for the Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series award at the 40th Saturn Awards.[4] After filming Under The Dome, Mackenzie went on to be in two more films (Love, Simon and Flying Cars) before retiring from acting. She is now pursuing a career in law.
Trivia[]
- Her height is 5'8".
- Her sister, Madison, portrayed Sophia Peletier in The Walking Dead.
External links[]
Mackenzie Lintz at the Internet Movie Database
References[]
- ↑ Amy Wilkinson (May 4, 2011). 'Hunger Games' Casting News: Samuel Tan, Mackenzie Lintz Join District 8. MTV. Retrieved on May 4, 2011.
- ↑ Heldenfels, Rich (August 28, 2015). "Mailbag: Mystery solved on Arthur Conan Doyle series; sisters on 'Under the Dome' and 'The Walking Dead'; 'Aloha Vet' star died of cancer". Akron Beacon Journal. Archived from the original on February 16, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ↑ Rettig, Kristina (July 21, 2013). "Comic-Con: 'Under the Dome' Screens Upcoming Fifth Episode at Panel". Variety. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ↑ Goldberg, Matt (February 26, 2014). "Saturn Award Nominations Announced; GRAVITY and THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG Lead with 8 Nominations Each". Collider.com. Retrieved June 26, 2024.