The Notebook Girl

Background:

"I love plumbers who suddenly decide to become actors. They really interest me." Meredith Zealy.

A class valedictorian in New World School of the Arts, Meredith Zealy began appearing on the big screen in 2001 in the comedy movie "Good Advice" (2001). She has since added to her resume with roles in the films "The Notebook" (2004) and "Gamers" (2006), and will next be seen in an upcoming drama film called "Rounds."

Meanwhile, on the small screen, she has guest-starred in such TV shows as "Crossing Jordan," "Just Shoot Me!" and "Las Vegas."

Class Valedictorian

Childhood and Family:

Born on August 24, 1978 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Meredith Zealy grew up in Plantation, Florida. Daughter of a former real estate agent mother, Madeleine, and a lawyer father, Michael, Meredith has three brothers.

Meredith, who graduated 9th in her high school class, studied in London and working her way through college at New World School of the Arts, where she was a valedictorian with a 3.92 GPA. She also studied with members of the RSC and directors at RADA

A defensive firearms expert, Meredith lives for Dave Matthews, Broken-Logic, and The Roots.

Good Advice

Career:

"If you ask for it, it will happen - just not they way you expected it to." Meredith Zealy.

Only ten days after graduation, Meredith Zealy packed her bags and headed for Los Angeles and worked as a personal assistant for numerous families, including for Kate and Steven Spielberg. Meanwhile, she tried to break the film and television, which she got in 2001 when she was landed a small part as a woman in bar in director Steve Rash's comedy film starring Charlie Sheen, Angie Harmon, and Denise Richards, "Good Advice" (2001). She got the role after an actress failed to appear on set.

Zealy followed it up with a co-starring role in Tony Mouleart's 17-minute quirky, romantic comedy film "Bike Helmet Harry" (2002), as well as guest-starring roles in an episode of NBC crime/drama series starring Jill Hennessy, "Crossing Jordan," and NBC Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated sitcom "Just Shoot Me!"

In 2004, Zealy was cast as Maggie in Nick Cassavetes' popular romance film based on the 1996 novel by Nicholas Sparks, "The Notebook," starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams. That same year, she was a stunt in Nick Hurran's romantic drama comedy film, "Little Black Book," starring Brittany Murphy, Holly Hunter, Kathy Bates, and Ron Livingston.

Two years later, Zealy appeared in writer/director Christopher Folino's comedy movie "Gamers" (2006; starring Kevin Sherwood, Kevin Kirkpatrick, Scott Rinker, and Dave Hanson) and was spotted as a guest in an episode of BNC crime/dramedy series starring James Caan and Josh Duhamel, "Las Vegas."

Zealy has completed her upcoming film project, "Rounds," a drama film written and directed by Mark Atienza.

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