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'''India Joy Eisley''' (born October 29, 1993) is an American actress.<ref name="UPI" /> On television, she is 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), and ''[[Social Suicide (film)|Social Suicide]]'' (2015).
'''India Joy Eisley''' (born October 29, 1993) is a British-American actress. 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#Adaptations|My Sweet Audrina]]'' (2016), and [[Fauna Hodel]] in the [[TNT (American 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==
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]].
India Joy Eisley{{cn|date=December 2024}} was born in [[Los Angeles]]{{cn|date=December 2024}} 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 tango singer, Andrés Osuna (stage name {{Interlanguage link|Osvaldo Ribó|es}}).<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, 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, whose father is Japanese singer [[Akira Fuse]].{{cn|date=December 2024}}


==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]]''.{{cn|date=December 2024}} 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 The Secret Life of the American Teenager characters#Ashley Juergens|Ashley Juergens]], younger sister of teen mother [[List of The Secret Life of the American Teenager characters#Amy Juergens|Amy Juergens]].{{cn|date=December 2024}}


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]].{{cn|date=December 2024}}


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]].{{cn|date=December 2024}} In late 2014, she filmed ''[[Social Suicide (film)|Social Suicide]]'' (2015), a modern retelling of ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'', appearing with her real-life mother 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 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>
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 (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 / Airam 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]] 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 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>
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 series premiered on January 27, 2019, on [[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]].{{cn|date=December 2024}} 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==
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| <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>
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| ''[[Look Away (2018 film)|Look Away]]''
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| ''[[Mother Teresa of Calcutta (film)|Mother Teresa of Calcutta]]''
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| 2016
| ''My Sweet Audrina''
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Latest revision as of 15:17, 30 December 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 a British-American actress. 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[citation needed] was born in Los Angeles[citation needed] 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 tango singer, Andrés Osuna (stage name Osvaldo Ribó [es]).[4] She has two older maternal half-brothers from her mother's prior marriages: Alexander, whose father was American actor Dean Paul Martin,[5] and Max, whose father is Japanese singer Akira Fuse.[citation needed]

Career

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Eisley and her mother appeared together in the 2005 movie Headspace.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed]

Eisley starred as Sawa in the 2014 action film Kite, opposite Samuel L. Jackson.[citation needed] In late 2014, she filmed Social Suicide (2015), a modern retelling of Romeo and Juliet, appearing with her real-life mother 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 / Airam in the psychological thriller film Look Away.[10][11]

Author Jessica Brody 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 series premiered on January 27, 2019, on TNT.[citation needed] 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 Coulson
2016 The Curse of Sleeping Beauty Briar Rose / The Sleeping Beauty
Amerigeddon Penny
Underworld: Blood Wars Eve Archival footage
2017 Clinical Nora Green
2018 Adolescence Alice [19]
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
2016 My Sweet Audrina Audrina Adare
2019 I Am the Night Fauna Hodel Main role

References

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  2. ^ Meriah Doty (May 9, 2012). "Girl cast as young Angelina Jolie has more in common than looks". Yahoo. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
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