Hampshire was born in Montreal. She became interested in acting at age 11 after attending a performance of Les Miserables with her mother. Her interests were solidified by the vice principal of her all-girls Catholic sc… See more

Hampshire has been professionally active in the Canadian film and television industry since 1996. She has starred in the Canadian series This Space For Rent, Carl², and Northern Town. She played Margaret in … See more

Hampshire is pansexual. In 2006, she married Matthew Smith, a former soccer player turned agent-in-training at the William Morris talent agency. They divorced shortly before she was cast in Schitt's Creek in 2014. In Se… See more