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{{short description|American actress}}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = India Eisley
| name = India Eisley
| image = India Eisley (cropped).jpg
| image = India Eisley (cropped).jpg
| caption = Eisley in 2019
| caption = Eisley in January 2019
| birth_name = India Joy Eisley
| birth_name = India Joy Eisley
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|10|29}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|10|29}}
| birth_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], [[U.S.]]
| birth_place = [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]], U.S.
| occupation = Actress
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2003–present
| years_active = 2003–present
| parents = [[David Glen Eisley]]<br />[[Olivia Hussey]]
| father = [[David Glen Eisley]]
| mother = [[Olivia Hussey]]
| relatives = [[Anthony Eisley]] (grandfather)
}}
}}


'''India Joy Eisley''' (born October 29, 1993<ref name="UPI" />) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Ashley Juergens in the [[ABC Family]] television series ''[[The Secret Life of the American Teenager]]'', and her roles as Eve in 2012 film ''[[Underworld: Awakening]]'', Sawa in the 2014 film ''[[Kite (2014 film)|Kite]]'', and Audrina in the 2016 television film ''[[My Sweet Audrina]]''. In 2019, she starred as [[Fauna Hodel]] on the [[TNT (U.S. TV network)|TNT]] [[Television show#Miniseries, limited series, and event series|limited television series]] ''[[I Am the Night (TV series)|I Am the Night]]''.
'''India Joy Eisley''' (born October 29, 1993) is an American actress.<ref name="UPI" /> On television, she is best known for her roles as Ashley Juergens in the [[Freeform (TV channel)|ABC Family]] series ''[[The Secret Life of the American Teenager]]'' (2008–2013), Audrina in the [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]] film ''[[My Sweet Audrina]]'' (2016), and [[Fauna Hodel]] in the [[TNT (U.S. TV network)|TNT]] series ''[[I Am the Night (TV series)|I Am the Night]]'' (2019). Her films include ''[[Underworld: Awakening]]'' (2012), ''[[Kite (2014 film)|Kite]]'' (2014), ''[[Social Suicide (film)|Social Suicide]]'' (2015) and ''[[Look Away (2018 film)|Look Away]]'' (2018).


==Early life==
==Early life==
Eisley was born on October 29, 1993, in [[Los Angeles]],<ref name="UPI">{{cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2017/10/29/UPI-Almanac-for-Sunday-Oct-29-2017/9951509243208/|title=UPI Almanac for Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017|work=[[United Press International]]|author=<!-- Staff report-->|date=October 29, 2017|access-date=October 19, 2018}}</ref> to musician [[David Glen Eisley]] and actress [[Olivia Hussey]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/girl-cast-young-angelina-jolie-more-common-looks-165647720.html|title=Girl cast as young Angelina Jolie has more in common than looks|date=May 9, 2012|author=Meriah Doty|work=Yahoo|access-date=May 23, 2017}}</ref><ref name="TCM" />
India Joy Eisley was born in [[Los Angeles]] on October 29, 1993,<ref name="UPI">{{cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2017/10/29/UPI-Almanac-for-Sunday-Oct-29-2017/9951509243208/|title=UPI Almanac for Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017|work=[[United Press International]]|author=<!-- Staff report-->|date=October 29, 2017|access-date=October 19, 2018}}</ref> the daughter of English actress [[Olivia Hussey]] and American musician [[David Glen Eisley]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/girl-cast-young-angelina-jolie-more-common-looks-165647720.html|title=Girl cast as young Angelina Jolie has more in common than looks|date=May 9, 2012|author=Meriah Doty|work=Yahoo|access-date=May 23, 2017}}</ref><ref name="TCM">{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/902973%7C0/India-Eisley/|title=India Eisley |publisher=Turner Classic Movies, Inc.|access-date=March 8, 2021|quote=India Eisley, the daughter of actress Olivia Hussey and vocalist/drummer David Glen Eisley, first got her acting career rolling when she appeared uncredited in the 2003 Italian production "Madre Teresa." The movie, which was made for television...}}</ref> Her paternal grandfather was American actor [[Anthony Eisley]], while her maternal grandfather was Argentinian opera singer, Andreas Osuna.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/archive/forever-juliet-vol-37-no-10/|author=J. D. Podolsky|date=March 16, 1992|title=Forever Juliet – For Olivia Hussey, Life After Romeo and Juliet Brought Sweetness and Sorrow|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=July 31, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509060420/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20112220,00.html|archive-date=May 9, 2012}}</ref> She has two older maternal half-brothers from her mother's prior marriages: Alexander (born 1973), whose father was American actor [[Dean Paul Martin]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Dean Martin's Son is dead in Jet|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/03/27/us/dean-martin-s-son-is-dead-in-jet.html|work=The New York Times|date=March 27, 1987|access-date=December 13, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222080422/http://www.nytimes.com/1987/03/27/us/dean-martin-s-son-is-dead-in-jet.html|archive-date=December 22, 2015}}</ref> and Max (born 1983), whose father is Japanese singer [[Akira Fuse]].


==Career==
==Career==
Eisley and her mother appeared together in the 2005 movie ''[[Headspace (film)|Headspace]]''. After small roles in various independent films, Eisley gained a major role in 2008 in ''[[The Secret Life of the American Teenager]]''. She played [[List of characters in The Secret Life of the American Teenager#Ashley Juergens|Ashley Juergens]], younger sister of teen mother [[Amy Juergens]].
Eisley and her mother appeared together in the 2005 movie ''[[Headspace (film)|Headspace]]''. After small roles in various independent films, Eisley gained a major role in 2008 in ''[[The Secret Life of the American Teenager]]''. She played [[List of characters in The Secret Life of the American Teenager#Ashley Juergens|Ashley Juergens]], younger sister of teen mother [[Amy Juergens]].


In the 2012 film, ''[[Underworld: Awakening]]'', Eisley was cast as Eve, the hybrid daughter of Selene and Michael Corvin; Eisley was cast due to her strong resemblance to Selene's actress, [[Kate Beckinsale]]''.
In the 2012 film ''[[Underworld: Awakening]]'', Eisley was cast as Eve, the hybrid daughter of Selene and Michael Corvin; Eisley was cast due to her strong resemblance to Selene's actress, [[Kate Beckinsale]]''.


Eisley starred as Sawa in the 2014 action film ''[[Kite (2014 film)|Kite]]'', opposite [[Samuel L. Jackson]]. In late 2014, she filmed ''[[Social Suicide (film)|Social Suicide]] 2015,'' a modern retelling of ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'', appearing with her real-life mother Olivia Hussey, who played Mrs. Coulson, with Eisley playing her daughter, Julia.<ref>{{cite news |author=Rebecca Ford |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/romeo-juliet-stars-leonard-whiting-735240 |title='Romeo and Juliet' Stars Leonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey Reuniting for 'Social Suicide' |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=September 23, 2014 |access-date=June 21, 2020 }}</ref>
Eisley starred as Sawa in the 2014 action film ''[[Kite (2014 film)|Kite]]'', opposite [[Samuel L. Jackson]]. In late 2014, she filmed ''[[Social Suicide (film)|Social Suicide]]'' (2015), a modern retelling of ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'', appearing with her real-life mother Olivia Hussey, who played Mrs. Coulson, with Eisley playing her daughter, Julia.<ref>{{cite news |author=Rebecca Ford |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/romeo-juliet-stars-leonard-whiting-735240 |title='Romeo and Juliet' Stars Leonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey Reuniting for 'Social Suicide' |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=September 23, 2014 |access-date=June 21, 2020 }}</ref>


In 2015, Eisley starred the horror-thriller film ''[[The Curse of Sleeping Beauty]]'' as [[Sleeping Beauty|Briar Rose]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Gary Goldstein |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-capsule-sleeping-beauty-review-20160510-snap-story.html |title=Review: 'Sleeping Beauty' gets a drab makeover |work=Los Angeles Times |date=May 12, 2016 |access-date=March 8, 2021 }}</ref> The same year, she was cast in the titular role in the television film adaptation of the [[V. C. Andrews]]' book ''My Sweet Audrina'' for [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]],<ref>{{cite news |author=Kate Stanhope |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/lifetime-greenlights-new-movie-flowers-794718 |title=Lifetime Greenlights New Movie From 'Flowers in the Attic' Author (Exclusive) |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=May 11, 2015 |access-date=March 8, 2021 }}</ref> which aired in 2016. In 2017, she starred in the Netflix original film ''Clinical''.<ref>{{cite web|author=ScreamQueen|url=http://www.heavenofhorror.com/reviews/clinical-2017-netflix-horror-movie/ |title=Clinical (4/5)|work=Heaven of Horror|date=January 16, 2017|access-date=January 24, 2017}}</ref> In 2018, Eisley played the lead role of Maria in the psychological thriller film ''[[Look Away (Film)|Look Away]]'' opposite [[Jason Isaacs]].<ref name="Glass">{{cite news|author=Dave McNary |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/india-eisley-jason-isaacs-thriller-behind-the-glass-1201843930/|title=India Eisley, Jason Isaacs Starring in Thriller 'Behind the Glass'|work=Variety|date=August 24, 2016 |access-date=January 24, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Look Away">{{Cite web|author=Brad Miska|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/videos/3524346/look-away-trailer-brings-teens-dark-side/|title='Look Away' Trailer Brings Out a Teen's Dark Side|website=Bloody Disgusting|date=September 28, 2018|access-date=October 9, 2018}}</ref>
In 2015, Eisley starred in the horror-thriller film ''[[The Curse of Sleeping Beauty]]'' as [[Sleeping Beauty|Briar Rose]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Gary Goldstein |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-capsule-sleeping-beauty-review-20160510-snap-story.html |title=Review: 'Sleeping Beauty' gets a drab makeover |work=Los Angeles Times |date=May 12, 2016 |access-date=March 8, 2021 }}</ref> The same year, she was cast in the title role in the television film adaptation of the [[V. C. Andrews]]' book ''My Sweet Audrina'' for [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]],<ref>{{cite news |author=Kate Stanhope |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/lifetime-greenlights-new-movie-flowers-794718 |title=Lifetime Greenlights New Movie From 'Flowers in the Attic' Author (Exclusive) |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=May 11, 2015 |access-date=March 8, 2021 }}</ref> which aired in 2016. In 2017, she starred in the Netflix original film ''Clinical''.<ref>{{cite web|author=ScreamQueen|url=http://www.heavenofhorror.com/reviews/clinical-2017-netflix-horror-movie/ |title=Clinical (4/5)|work=Heaven of Horror|date=January 16, 2017|access-date=January 24, 2017}}</ref> In 2018, Eisley played the lead role of Maria in the psychological thriller film ''[[Look Away (2018 film)|Look Away]]''.<ref name="Glass">{{cite news|author=Dave McNary |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/india-eisley-jason-isaacs-thriller-behind-the-glass-1201843930/|title=India Eisley, Jason Isaacs Starring in Thriller 'Behind the Glass'|work=Variety|date=August 24, 2016 |access-date=January 24, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Look Away">{{Cite web|author=Brad Miska|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/videos/3524346/look-away-trailer-brings-teens-dark-side/|title='Look Away' Trailer Brings Out a Teen's Dark Side|website=Bloody Disgusting|date=September 28, 2018|access-date=October 9, 2018}}</ref>


Author [[Jessica Brody]] has expressed a desire for Eisley to portray her character Seraphina in the film adaptation of her novel ''Unremembered''. Hollywood casting director Michelle Levy was first to recommend Eisley for the role.<ref>{{cite news|title=''Unremembered'' Casting|website=JessicaBrody.com|date=May 28, 2013|access-date=May 24, 2015|url=http://www.jessicabrody.com/2013/05/unremembered-casting/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ya-sci-fi-book-unremembered-690373|title=YA Sci-Fi Book 'Unremembered' Acquired by 'Vampire Academy' Producers (Exclusive)|work=The Hollywood Reporter|author=Rebecca Ford |date=March 24, 2014|access-date=May 23, 2017}}</ref>
Author [[Jessica Brody]] has expressed a desire for Eisley to portray her character Seraphina in the film adaptation of her novel ''Unremembered''. Hollywood casting director Michelle Levy was first to recommend Eisley for the role.<ref>{{cite news|title=''Unremembered'' Casting|website=JessicaBrody.com|date=May 28, 2013|access-date=May 24, 2015|url=http://www.jessicabrody.com/2013/05/unremembered-casting/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ya-sci-fi-book-unremembered-690373|title=YA Sci-Fi Book 'Unremembered' Acquired by 'Vampire Academy' Producers (Exclusive)|work=The Hollywood Reporter|author=Rebecca Ford |date=March 24, 2014|access-date=May 23, 2017}}</ref>


In 2019, Eisley stars alongside [[Chris Pine]] as [[Fauna Hodel]] in the six-part limited series ''[[I Am the Night (TV series)|I Am the Night]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://womentainment.com/i-am-the-night-episode-1-review-tnt/|title=I Am the Night – Review {{!}} TNT Series by Patty Jenkins|website=Womentainment|author=Karina H. Adelgaard|date=November 14, 2018|access-date=January 30, 2019}}</ref> which is based on Hodel's memoir ''[[One Day She'll Darken: The Mysterious Beginnings of Fauna Hodel]]''; the series premiered on January 27, 2019, on [[TNT (U.S. TV network)|TNT]].
In 2019, Eisley starred as [[Fauna Hodel]] in the six-part limited series ''[[I Am the Night (TV series)|I Am the Night]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://womentainment.com/i-am-the-night-episode-1-review-tnt/|title=I Am the Night – Review {{!}} TNT Series by Patty Jenkins|website=Womentainment|author=Karina H. Adelgaard|date=November 14, 2018|access-date=January 30, 2019}}</ref> which is based on Hodel's memoir ''[[One Day She'll Darken: The Mysterious Beginnings of Fauna Hodel]]''. The series premiered on January 27, 2019, on [[TNT (U.S. TV network)|TNT]]. In 2020, she played Tillie Gardner in the film ''[[Dead Reckoning (2020 film)|Dead Reckoning]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/07/altar-rock-india-eisley-scott-adkins-sydney-park-1201786012/|title=India Eisley Joins KJ Apa In 'Altar Rock'; Sydney Park & Scott Adkins Also Cast|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|author=Erik Pedersen|date=July 13, 2016|access-date=December 16, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/trailers/1151987-dead-reckoning-trailer-k-j-apa-leads-indie-action-thriller|title=Dead Reckoning Trailer: K.J. Apa Leads Indie Action-Thriller|website=ComingSoon.net|author=Grant Hermanns|date=October 15, 2020|access-date=October 16, 2020}}</ref> In 2021, she played Lucy in the film ''[[Every Breath You Take (film)|Every Breath You Take]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2495856/what-the-underworld-cast-is-doing-now|title=What The Underworld Cast Is Doing Now|website=Cinema Blend|author=Jason Wiese|date=May 11, 2020|access-date=June 13, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/every-breath-you-take-movie-release-date-casey-affleck-sam-claflin-vertical-entertainment-1234709306/|title=Casey Affleck Thriller 'Every Breath You Take' Lands At Vertical For April U.S. Bow|website=Deadline Hollywood|author=Patrick Hipes|date=March 8, 2021|access-date=March 8, 2021}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Film roles
|-
|-
! Year
! Year
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| ''[[Amerigeddon]]''
| ''[[Amerigeddon]]''
| Penny
| Penny
|
|
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Underworld: Blood Wars]]''
| Eve
| Archival footage
|-
|-
| 2017
| 2017
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| 2018
| 2018
| ''Adolescence''
| ''Adolescence''
| Alice
| Alice
| <ref>{{cite web|author=Dave McNary|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/india-eisley-coming-of-age-adolescence-getting-distribution-1202869190/|title=India Eisley's Drama 'Adolescence' Finds Distribution|work=Variety|date=July 9, 2019|access-date=March 8, 2021}}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite web|author=Dave McNary|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/india-eisley-coming-of-age-adolescence-getting-distribution-1202869190/|title=India Eisley's Drama 'Adolescence' Finds Distribution|work=Variety|date=July 9, 2019|access-date=March 8, 2021}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2018
| 2018
| ''[[Look Away (film)|Look Away]]''
| ''[[Look Away (2018 film)|Look Away]]''
| Maria / Airam
| Maria / Airam
|
| originally titled ''Behind the Glass''<ref name="Glass" /><ref name="Look Away" />
|-
|-
| 2020
| 2020
| ''[[Dead Reckoning (2020 film)|Dead Reckoning]]''
| ''[[Dead Reckoning (2020 film)|Dead Reckoning]]''
| Tillie Gardner
| Tillie Gardner
|
| Filmed in 2016;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/07/altar-rock-india-eisley-scott-adkins-sydney-park-1201786012/|title=India Eisley Joins KJ Apa In 'Altar Rock'; Sydney Park & Scott Adkins Also Cast|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|author=Erik Pedersen|date=July 13, 2016|access-date=December 16, 2019}}</ref> originally titled ''Altar Rock''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/trailers/1151987-dead-reckoning-trailer-k-j-apa-leads-indie-action-thriller|title=Dead Reckoning Trailer: K.J. Apa Leads Indie Action-Thriller|website=ComingSoon.net|author=Grant Hermanns|date=October 15, 2020|access-date=October 16, 2020}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2021
| 2021
| ''[[Every Breath You Take (film)|Every Breath You Take]]''
| ''[[Every Breath You Take (film)|Every Breath You Take]]''
| Lucy
| Lucy
|
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2495856/what-the-underworld-cast-is-doing-now|title=What The Underworld Cast Is Doing Now|website=Cinema Blend|author=Jason Wiese|date=May 11, 2020|access-date=June 13, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/every-breath-you-take-movie-release-date-casey-affleck-sam-claflin-vertical-entertainment-1234709306/|title=Casey Affleck Thriller 'Every Breath You Take' Lands At Vertical For April U.S. Bow|website=Deadline Hollywood|author=Patrick Hipes|date=March 8, 2021|access-date=March 8, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| 2023
| ''[[American Outlaws (2023 film)|American Outlaws]]''
| Lee-Grace Dougherty
|
|-
| 2024
| ''[[Dead Money (film)|Dead Money]]''
| Chloe
|
|-
|}
|}


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===Television===
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|-
|-
! Year
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| ''[[Mother Teresa of Calcutta (film)|Mother Teresa of Calcutta]]''
| ''[[Mother Teresa of Calcutta (film)|Mother Teresa of Calcutta]]''
| English girl
| English girl
| Television film; uncredited
| Television film; uncredited<ref name="TCM">{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/902973%7C0/India-Eisley/|title=India Eisley |publisher=Turner Classic Movies, Inc.|access-date=March 8, 2021|quote=India Eisley, the daughter of actress Olivia Hussey and vocalist/drummer David Glen Eisley, first got her acting career rolling when she appeared uncredited in the 2003 Italian production "Madre Teresa." The movie, which was made for television...}}</ref>
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| 2008–2013
| 2008–2013
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==External links==
==External links==
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Latest revision as of 11:17, 29 October 2024

India Eisley
Eisley in January 2019
Born
India Joy Eisley

(1993-10-29) October 29, 1993 (age 31)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2003–present
Parents
RelativesAnthony Eisley (grandfather)

India Joy Eisley (born October 29, 1993) is an American actress.[1] On television, she is best known for her roles as Ashley Juergens in the ABC Family series The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008–2013), Audrina in the Lifetime film My Sweet Audrina (2016), and Fauna Hodel in the TNT series I Am the Night (2019). Her films include Underworld: Awakening (2012), Kite (2014), Social Suicide (2015) and Look Away (2018).

Early life

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India Joy Eisley was born in Los Angeles on October 29, 1993,[1] the daughter of English actress Olivia Hussey and American musician David Glen Eisley.[2][3] Her paternal grandfather was American actor Anthony Eisley, while her maternal grandfather was Argentinian opera singer, Andreas Osuna.[4] She has two older maternal half-brothers from her mother's prior marriages: Alexander (born 1973), whose father was American actor Dean Paul Martin,[5] and Max (born 1983), whose father is Japanese singer Akira Fuse.

Career

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Eisley and her mother appeared together in the 2005 movie Headspace. After small roles in various independent films, Eisley gained a major role in 2008 in The Secret Life of the American Teenager. She played Ashley Juergens, younger sister of teen mother Amy Juergens.

In the 2012 film Underworld: Awakening, Eisley was cast as Eve, the hybrid daughter of Selene and Michael Corvin; Eisley was cast due to her strong resemblance to Selene's actress, Kate Beckinsale.

Eisley starred as Sawa in the 2014 action film Kite, opposite Samuel L. Jackson. In late 2014, she filmed Social Suicide (2015), a modern retelling of Romeo and Juliet, appearing with her real-life mother Olivia Hussey, who played Mrs. Coulson, with Eisley playing her daughter, Julia.[6]

In 2015, Eisley starred in the horror-thriller film The Curse of Sleeping Beauty as Briar Rose.[7] The same year, she was cast in the title role in the television film adaptation of the V. C. Andrews' book My Sweet Audrina for Lifetime,[8] which aired in 2016. In 2017, she starred in the Netflix original film Clinical.[9] In 2018, Eisley played the lead role of Maria in the psychological thriller film Look Away.[10][11]

Author Jessica Brody has expressed a desire for Eisley to portray her character Seraphina in the film adaptation of her novel Unremembered. Hollywood casting director Michelle Levy was first to recommend Eisley for the role.[12][13]

In 2019, Eisley starred as Fauna Hodel in the six-part limited series I Am the Night,[14] which is based on Hodel's memoir One Day She'll Darken: The Mysterious Beginnings of Fauna Hodel. The series premiered on January 27, 2019, on TNT. In 2020, she played Tillie Gardner in the film Dead Reckoning.[15][16] In 2021, she played Lucy in the film Every Breath You Take.[17][18]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2005 Headspace Martha
2012 Underworld: Awakening Eve
2014 Kite Sawa
2015 Social Suicide Julia
2016 The Curse of Sleeping Beauty Briar Rose / The Sleeping Beauty
2016 Amerigeddon Penny
2016 Underworld: Blood Wars Eve Archival footage
2017 Clinical Nora Green
2018 Adolescence Alice [19]
2018 Look Away Maria / Airam
2020 Dead Reckoning Tillie Gardner
2021 Every Breath You Take Lucy
2023 American Outlaws Lee-Grace Dougherty
2024 Dead Money Chloe

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2003 Mother Teresa of Calcutta English girl Television film; uncredited
2008–2013 The Secret Life of the American Teenager Ashley Juergens Main role (seasons 1–4); special guest (season 5)
2014 Nanny Cam Heather Lambert Television film (Lifetime)
2016 My Sweet Audrina Audrina Adare Television film (Lifetime)
2019 I Am the Night Fauna Hodel Main role

References

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  1. ^ a b "UPI Almanac for Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017". United Press International. October 29, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  2. ^ Meriah Doty (May 9, 2012). "Girl cast as young Angelina Jolie has more in common than looks". Yahoo. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  3. ^ "India Eisley". Turner Classic Movies, Inc. Retrieved March 8, 2021. India Eisley, the daughter of actress Olivia Hussey and vocalist/drummer David Glen Eisley, first got her acting career rolling when she appeared uncredited in the 2003 Italian production "Madre Teresa." The movie, which was made for television...
  4. ^ J. D. Podolsky (March 16, 1992). "Forever Juliet – For Olivia Hussey, Life After Romeo and Juliet Brought Sweetness and Sorrow". People. Archived from the original on May 9, 2012. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
  5. ^ "Dean Martin's Son is dead in Jet". The New York Times. March 27, 1987. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  6. ^ Rebecca Ford (September 23, 2014). "'Romeo and Juliet' Stars Leonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey Reuniting for 'Social Suicide'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  7. ^ Gary Goldstein (May 12, 2016). "Review: 'Sleeping Beauty' gets a drab makeover". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  8. ^ Kate Stanhope (May 11, 2015). "Lifetime Greenlights New Movie From 'Flowers in the Attic' Author (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  9. ^ ScreamQueen (January 16, 2017). "Clinical (4/5)". Heaven of Horror. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
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  11. ^ Brad Miska (September 28, 2018). "'Look Away' Trailer Brings Out a Teen's Dark Side". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
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