And it was very difficult because I just wanted to make friends." Scott Gries / Getty Images Miriam said she experienced similar shaming and bullying in real life after her character Emma ...

One such talent was actor Miriam McDonald. Read on to learn how McDonald’s starring character got her name and what the actor has been up to since her days at Degrassi High. Airing from 2001 ...

Brian De Rivera Simon / Getty Images Miriam critiqued the show's handling of her character's eating disorder, and said she doesn't believe it "was done justice" on Degrassi. "That is such a ...

That is such a massive issue for me,” McDonald told Steele, 31, on Sunday, June 27, about Emma’s season 5 story line before she started to cry. “They know that my sister passed away after 15 ...

Miriam McDonald played Emma, the daughter of Shane McKay and Christine Nelson. Emma was born during season 2 of Degrassi: Junior High and was a class of 2007 graduate of Degrassi Community School.

Is it time for Degrassi: The Next Next Generation? "Never say never," original star Miriam McDonald told E! News of a possible Degrassi revival series. "We couldn't have predicted this video was ...

One cast member is making it clear that they'd be down for it. Actor Miriam McDonald would do a Degrassi reboot, according to her interview with E! News. The actor, who played Emma Nelson on the ...

Miriam McDonald was born on July 26, 1987 in Oakville, Ontario. She is a Canadian actress known for playing the role of "Emma Nelson", the main character on Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001).