We met actress Meg Donnelly while she was visiting Manhattan recently. Meg stars as Taylor on the show "American Housewife," and we loved her in the movie "Z-O-M-B-I-E-S."
Q: What made you want to start acting?
A: I started in theater when I was really, really young. So I think since then I've just always knew that it was something I want to do. But I just love movies and I love TV, so I think that's where I started, yeah.
Q. How do you describe your style?
A. Oh, wow. I think I describe it as I just wear whatever I want to wear. I'm not trying to impress anyone else. I think I'm obsessed with shoes, so I think shoes come first and then the outfit goes after the shoes.
Q: Who's your role model?
A: Probably my mom. She was really hardworking when I was younger and my dad kind of stayed, who was with me. So it's kind of the opposite of a typical family. My mom was working and my dad was home.
Q: Who is your favorite Avenger and why?
A: My favorite was always Thor. I'm not really sure why. But my first user name, like ever, was Thorlover725. It's so embarrassing. But I would definitely say Thor. The new "Avengers" movie blew my mind.
Q: We heard you speak Japanese!
A: I do. At my school in New York actually, because I grew up here, there was this Japanese boy band that came to my school for like an exchange program. And I became friends with some of them and then they didn't know any English, so I helped them learn English and they taught me Japanese. And I'm not super, like, insanely fluent, but I've been learning for like two years.
Q: What's your favorite Disney character?
I just watched "Coco" for the first time on the plane and I was sobbing the entire time. People were staring at me because I was crying so much. So probably Hector from "Coco," because that's, like, in my brain right now.
Q: What show do you like the most, "American Housewife" or "Team Toon" and why?
A: I don't know. "Team Toon," that was like the first thing I'd ever done when I was like 11. So that was just like a crazy experience. But everyone in "American Housewife" is so nice and so incredible. So I'd say, like maybe, "American Housewife" because, like, it's just such an incredible experience.
Q: Three songs off your playlist.
A: OK, right now I was just playing "Doctor Wu" by Steely Dan. You guys probably don't know that song. But it's a really good song. I was just playing that song. Also, "No Tears Left to Cry," by Ariana Grande, I love that song. It's so good. And "Nice For What" by Drake.
Q: What's your favorite scene in "Z-O-M-B-I-E-S"?
A: Probably one of my favorites is when Zed and Addison are walking up the steps, right before Sunday. And I don't know, I really like that scene because they kind of, that's when they kind of realize, like, that they, you know, have similarities and they're, like, starting to like, you know, yeah. I love that scene. And it was really fun to film. It's great.
Q: If you could be any animal, what would it be and why?
A: My favorite animal is an elephant, and I would love to be an elephant just because they're so smart and so majestic and they're huge, so they can be like "rah!" And go run away. I think they're so cute. They're really special.
Q: What is your most annoying habit?
A: I have a lot of those. Probably No. 1 that my parents always yell at me for is cracking my knuckles. I do that way too often, like my neck, my knuckles, like everything. And my parents hate it, so I'd probably say that.
Q: What's the best and worst thing about being famous?
A: The best thing is, like, having all this love and support because of the projects that you do, because, like, it was so much fun to film "Z-O-M-B-I-E-S" and the fact that, like, people love it. It's just so incredible and also, like, the incredible message, too. So I think just kind of like doing projects that inspire people is really cool. The worst thing, I can't think of like a worst thing. I'm trying to think. I don't know. I can't think of anything.
