Career
MacKenzie Porter was raised on a cattle and bison ranch near Medicine Hat, Alberta. She began studying piano, violin and voice at age four. Film career
Porter has appeared in numerous films and television productions, including the television series Dinosapien in 2007.
She earned a Best Actress in Alberta award for her role in the television movie The Other Woman.
She was also named as one of the Top 11 Hottest Vancouver Actors to Watch for 2011 by British Columbia Living magazine. Music career
After moving to Vancouver to pursue acting, Porter teamed up with musician and actor Andrew Jenkins to form the band The Black Boots.
In 2010, she launched a solo career. She has opened for Kenny Chesney, Doc Walker and Trooper, among others, and has performed for Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Gene Simmons.
In October 2012, Porter released her debut single, "I Wish I"d Known".
Her second single, "Never Gonna Let You", was co-written and produced by Carolyn Dawn Johnson. Porter was chosen as one of six acts for the inaugural Canadian Country Music Association Discovery Program in 2013. Her debut album will be released in 2014.
