Meg Donnelly

Early life Donnelly was born in New York City and grew up in Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey. She is an only child. She began training in voice, dance and acting at the Annie's Playhouse School of Performing Arts in Far Hills, New Jersey at the age of six. She has appeared as a featured vocalist in several Kids of the Arts, Broadway Kids and Time To Shine productions in New York City. While in New York, to better communicate with Japanese exchange students at her high school, she began learning their language, later releasing one of her singles in Japanese.

Career Donnelly co-starred as Ash in the 2013 Netflix series Team Toon. She was the American face of Clean and Clear's 2015 Awkward to Awesome campaign, She starred in the 2015 Nickelodeon pilot Future Shock, but it was not sold.

Donnelly played the starring role of Taylor Otto in the ABC sitcom American Housewife from 2016 to 2021. She replaced actress Johnny Sequoyah who played the character in the series' pilot. Critics cited this as Donnelly's breakout role. She then appeared in the independent film The Broken Ones, which premiered at the 2017 SOHO International Film Festival.

Donnelly stars as Addison in the Disney Channel Original Movie musical Zombies, which premiered on February 16, 2018. She then released her debut single, "Smile", on August 5, 2018. On March 1, 2019, she released her second single, "Digital Love". She reprised the role of Addison in the sequels Zombies 2, which premiered on Disney Channel on February 14, 2020; Zombies 3, which was released in July and August 2022 on Disney+ and Disney Channel, respectively; and Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires, which premiered on Disney Channel in July 2025.

In 2022, Donnelly was cast as Mary Campbell, the future mother of Dean and Sam Winchester, in the Supernatural spin-off The Winchesters, which was picked up to series by The CW in May and cancelled after one season. Also in 2022, she played the recurring role of Val in the Disney+ original series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.

In 2023, she voiced Kara Zor-El / Supergirl in the film Legion of Super-Heroes, a role she reprised the following year in the Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths trilogy. Donnelly subsequently was among the finalists to play Supergirl in the live action film Supergirl, though the part was ultimately given to Milly Alcock.

In 2025, Donnelly competed in season thirteen of The Masked Singer as "Coral". She finished in 3rd place. At age 24, she was the youngest finalist in the show. Following her appearance on the series, she announced the release of an extended play, Dying Art. It was released on June 20, 2025.

She made her Broadway debut as Satine in Moulin Rouge! The Musical which ran from November 11, 2025 to March 1, 2026.

Personal life On February 24, 2024, Donnelly confirmed she was in a relationship with American actor and The Winchesters co-star, Drake Rodger.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2017 The Broken Ones Lilly Kelly Independent film 2023 Legion of Super-HeroesKara Zor-El / Supergirl Voice role 2024 Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Kara Zor-El / Supergirl Voice role

Television Year Title Role Notes 2013 Celebrity Ghost Stories Young Jacklyn 1 episode Team Toon Ash Main role 2015 Future Shock Annie Unsold pilot 2015–2016 What Would You Do? Various 3 episodes 2016–2021 American Housewife Taylor Otto Main role 2018 Zombies Addison Wells Television film 2020 Zombies 2 Addison Wells Television film Spider-Man Scream Voice role; episode: "Maximum Venom" 2020–2021 Zombies: Addison's Monster Mystery Addison Wells Voice role 2021 Bunk'd Priscilla Preston Episode: "Frien'ds Forever" 2022 Zombies 3 Addison Wells Television film; also co-producer High School Musical: The Musical: The Series Val Recurring role 2022–2023 The Winchesters Mary Campbell Main role 2023–2024 Zombies: The Re-Animated Series Addison Wells Voice role 2025 Chibiverse Addison Wells Voice role; episode: "Cheer Up Chibis" The Masked Singer Herself/Coral Season 13 Contestant Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires Addison Wells Television film; also executive producer

Theater Year Production Role Venue 2025–2026 Moulin Rouge! The Musical Satine Al Hirschfeld Theatre