Hannah Mackay: a mysterious widow with a volatile "serial" past

The cruel and sometimes frankly immoral series “Justice of Dexter” or just “Dexter” has been always popular throughout all 8 seasons. Although the writers of the project did not differ in their skill in working with secondary characters, focusing on the adventures and development of the key character, which was justified by the format of the show.

When a key character lives a secret, hidden from everyone parallel life, other heroes will inevitably be pushed into the background. Until the fifth season, the situation remained unchanged, but then Dexter began to devote women to his secret affairs - Lumen, Hannah, Debra. In the final 8th season, the authors returned one of them to the story - the beautiful Hannah Mackay. Although she appeared in the last two series, her comeback caused quite a stir among fans of the show.

Hannah Mackay Actress

Character development story

Hannah Mackay was born and raised in a complete family in a provincial town in Alabama. Her childhood can hardly be called cloudless. The father often showed cruelty to his daughter, going too far in education. At a young age, the girl fled home with Wayne Randall. The couple is involved in a series of murders. Without thinking twice, Hannah testifies against a lover who goes to prison. She gets a chance to start a new life, but gets into the attention of Dexter Morgan, who, along with writer Sal Price, conducts his own investigation. As it turned out, Hannah Mackay killed the unwanted with the help of the strongest poisons. The psychotherapist, the ex-spouse who did not want to have children, and her employer Beverly Gray, at whose will the girl got the deceased's business, died at her hands.

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Memorable frank scene

Hannah Mackay from Dexter was especially remembered by the audience after a very frank episode. Usually Dexter Morgan shared his personal life and his "night calling" - the murder of criminals, which the police could not prove. Of course, throughout all seasons the hero was looking for a woman who could accept him as a passionate lover, knowing that he was a bloodthirsty maniac. She became Hannah Mackay, also guilty of the death of several people. Having identified the woman in crimes, Dexter leads the victim to a secluded place and prepares for reprisal. However, instead of killing the beauty, he frees her, and Hannah immediately begins to kiss him. So the episode of the planned murder turns into a frank, memorable erotic scene.

Hannah Mackay Actress

Mackay

The actress Yvonne Jacqueline Strzekhowski, better known as Yvonne Strakhovsky, embodied the image of Hannah Mackay. The girl was born into a family of Polish emigrants who moved to Australia and settled in a suburb of Sydney. The parents of the performer have nothing to do with art, the father works as an engineer, the mother is a laboratory assistant. For the first time, a girl seriously thought about her acting career after participating in the school production of Twelfth Night. She combined her studies at West Sydney University with playing at the Australian Nepin Theater.

The performer received a creative career with a bachelor of arts degree in Australia. She starred in the national cinema "Missing", "Canyon", "Network", "I Love You Too", "Match Jack", "Professional", the series "Sea Patrol". After she sent her resume to the USA. Later, the producers of the series “Chuck” contacted her and invited her to take part in the project as a performer of the role of Sarah Walker.

Hannah Mackay from Dexter

Creative development

In 2009, the actress sponsored by Maxim magazine was included in the list of “The World's Hottest Women”, took 94th position, in 2012 she was already in 35th place. In an effort to realize her creative potential in a wide range, Yvonne took part in the development of the game Mass Effect 2. Her character became Miranda, and the actress not only voiced the heroine, but gave her her appearance.

In 2012, she was asked to embody the image of Hannah Mackay in Dexter. The actress, without hesitation, agreed. Participation in such a famous project attracted additional attention of directors and producers to the performer. In the big movie, Yvonne Strakhovsky appeared in the films The Curse of My Mother, Me, Frankenstein, and Manhattan Night.

She currently plays in the TV series "The Handmaid's Tale." In 2018, for the embodiment of the image of Serena Waterford, the actress was nominated for an Emmy Award.


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