[4] McGlynn studied film at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario and television writing and production at Humber College in Toronto.
[5] McGlynn began her career making short films, including Office Daydreams, I Am Not a Weird Person, Shoes, Given Your History, and 3-Way (Not Calling).
[6][7] In 2017, McGlynn made her feature film directorial debut with Mary Goes Round, starring Aya Cash.
[10] Since then, she has directed episodes of the television series Workin' Moms, Bad Blood, Speechless, Little Dog, Grown-ish, Bless This Mess, The Wonder Years, Kenan and Animal Control.
[11] She wrote and directed the film Fitting In, starring Maddie Ziegler and Emily Hampshire, which premiered at South by Southwest under the name Bloody Hell on March 13, 2023.