Shailene Diann Woodley
(born November 15, 1991)[1] is an American actress and activist. She first gained mainstream attention playing Amy Juergens on the ABC Family television series Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008–13), later she gained critical success playing Alexandra "Alex" King in a Golden Globe-nominated performance in The Descendants (2011), Aimee Finecky in The Spectacular Now (2013), Hazel Grace Lancaster in The Fault in Our Stars (2014) and Beatrice "Tris" Prior in The Divergent Series (2014–17). She will play Lindsay Mills in Snowden (2016) and Jane Chapman in the upcoming HBO miniseries Big Little Lies.
Woodley was born in San Bernardino County, California,[1] but grew up in Simi Valley, California. Her mother, Lori (née Victor),[1] is a school counselor, and her father, Lonnie Woodley, is a school principal.[2] She also has a younger brother.[3] At the age of fifteen, she was diagnosed with scoliosis[4] and was put in a chest-to-hips plastic brace to stop her spine from curving further.[5] Woodley attended Simi Valley High School[6] and
modeled at the age of four. She also did some acting classes with Anthony Meindl
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | The Descendants | Alexandra "Alex" King | |
2013 | The Spectacular Now | Aimee Finecky | |
2014 | White Bird in a Blizzard | Katrina "Kat" Connor | [40][41] |
2014 | The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | Mary Jane Watson | Deleted scenes[42][43] |
2014 | Divergent | Beatrice "Tris" Prior | |
2014 | The Fault in Our Stars | Hazel Grace Lancaster | |
2015 | The Divergent Series: Insurgent | Beatrice "Tris" Prior | |
2016 | The Divergent Series: Allegiant | Beatrice "Tris" Prior | |
2016 | Snowden | Lindsay Mills | Post-production |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | Little Girl | ||
2001–03 | District, TheThe District | Kristin Debreno | 3 episodes |
2001–04 | Young Jordan Cavanaugh | 4 episodes | |
2003 | Young Clare Metcalf | Episode: "Clare de Lune" | |
2003–04 | O.C., TheThe O.C. | Young Kaitlin Cooper | 6 episodes |
2004 | Snotty Girl #2 | Episode: "Party Dress" | |
2004 | Place Called Home, AA Place Called Home | California "Cali" Ford | Television film |
2004–05 | Chloe Benedict | 2 episodes | |
2005 | Television film | ||
2005 | Molly | Television film | |
2006 | Young Gwen | Episode: "BB" | |
2007 | Evie Pierpont | Episode: "A Daze of Wine and Roaches" | |
2007 | Gaby Tursi | Episode: "Getting In" | |
2007 | Sarah Gunden | Episode: "Running Around" | |
2007 | Maya Bender | Television film | |
2008–13 | Main role (121 episodes) | ||
2016 | Jane Chapman | Upcoming series; filming |