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Piper Mackenzie Harris was born on 26 January 2000 in Texas, USA. She is an actress, known for R.I.P.D. (2013), G-Force (2009) and Christmas Mail (2010).- Actress
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Izabela Vidovic is an American actress. She is known for Homefront (2013), Wonder (2017), iZombie (2015) and in the Freeform television series, The Fosters (2013). Izabela is the daughter of Mario Vidovic and actress Elizabeta Vidovic. She performed in stage productions by the time she was seven, appearing Mary Poppins, Camp Rock (2008), and Annie, starting. She then moved into film and television series in 2011. Her big screen debut was Find Me (2012), in which her mother, Elizabeta Vidovic, starred and co-wrote.- Actress
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Yara Shahidi was born on 10 February 2000 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Salt (2010), Black-ish (2014) and Grown-ish (2018).- Sofia Nicole Hahn was born in San Antonio, Texas, USA
This Texas native began building a solid resume almost immediately after arriving in Hollywood at age 3. Before her first television appearance, Nikki enjoyed modeling for Disney Campaigns, GAP, American Girl, Little Marc Jacobs & Jessica Simpson kids fashion line to name a few but her but her real passion began to show at an early age.
In 2009 Nikki began landing guest roles in numerous network television shows including CSI: Miami (2004), NCIS: Los Angeles (2009), The Closer (2005), Criminal Minds (2005) as well as some of her favorite Disney and Nickelodeon shows, iCarly (2007) and Jessie (2011). She also enjoyed working on commercials and eventually landed over 28 national campaigns including 2 Disneyland Commercials and a State Farm commercial with Packer's Quarterback Aaron Rodgers of The Green Bay Packers NFL.
In 2011 Nikki brought big laughs into everyone's living rooms when she starred as the daughter of Tom Hanks in a spoof skit of TLC's Toddlers & Tiaras (2009) on the Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) post-Academy Awards special. Nikki played the role of "Sophie Hanks," a child pageant queen with an overbearing stage dad (Hanks). Immediately after the show's original airing, the segment went viral, giving the young actress a cult-like comedy following. The skit was also aired during The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986) in an interview with Hanks and Julia Roberts.
In 2012 Nikki displayed her ability in another genre when she was cast on her first villain role as sociopath child killer "Jenny Reynolds" in American Horror Story (2011) in The Origins of Monstrosity (2012). Later this same year Nikki switches to a lighter role as she gets to play Selena Gomez's little cousin Bianca in The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex (2013), a Disney Channel Original Movie.
2013 was year of 'Mini-me's" as Nikki gets to play young Lucy Hale when she lands the role of "Mini Aria" in Pretty Little Liars (2010) in A Is for A-l-i-v-e (2013) and "Young Callie" as young Mia Mitchell in The Fosters (2013). By 2014 Nikki had worked on 8 other comedy satires for Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) with big names such as Katie Couric and Topher Grace.
In 2015 Nikki lands the coveted role of "Emily Cooper" in Disney's Adventures in Babysitting (2016) - 100th Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM) with Sabrina Carpenter and Sofia Carson. The 100th DCOM was directed by John Schultz (Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer (2011)) and executive produced by Michelle Manning (Teen Beach 2 (2015), The Breakfast Club (1985), The Outsiders (1983)). Manning has become a personal friend and mentor for Nikki and friend of the family as well.
Nikki has been fortunate to work alongside, and learn from Hollywood A-listers such as Jim Belushi, Kyra Sedgwick, Elijah Wood, Elizabeth McCormick, Henry Winkler, cinematographer Janusz Kaminski, Elisabeth Röhm, Ken Leung, and Two-Time Academy Awards Winners Tom Hanks, Jessica Lange, and Geoffrey Rush.
In 2016 Nikki landed the role of Young Mileva Maric in National Geographic's 10 episode anthology series Genius (2017), season 1, "Einstein", which earned 10 Emmy Nominations in 2017. It was executive produced by Ron Howard and Brian Grazer. Einstein played by Geoffrey Rush.
2017-2019 Nikki lands recurring role as "Gina Tuscadero" in American Housewife (2016) on ABC. - Amelia is a young and up and coming British Actress from Surrey. Amelia can be seen as ''Hannah'' in Extinction, ''Young Lizzie'' in The Limehouse Golem, 'Young White Queen' in Alice through the Looking Glass, ''Young Pippa'' in The Huntsman Winters War and ''Flora'' in The Woman in Black Angels of Death. Amelia also played ''Young Jennifer Strange' in Sky ones Christmas Day feature The Last Dragon Slayer and ''Gina'' in King for a Term for Idris Elba. Amelia also played the role of ''Ellen' in Fatal Attraction in Londons West End directed by Trevor Nunn.
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At the age of 5, Jacqueline fell in love with acting and being on set after working on her first student film. Up to date, she has worked on over 40 film/TV/video projects. In addition since the age of 3, she has done a lot of modeling for companies such as American Girl, One Step Ahead and Kohl's. She fills up any spare time with gymnastics, dancing, and hanging out with her friends.- Actress
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Joey King started acting professionally when she was four years old. A national spot for Life Cereal was Joey's first commercial. It has been said that Joey inherited the love of acting from her grandmother, who used to perform in live theater.
She has appeared in several television shows and movies of the week, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000), Entourage (2004), Medium (2005), R.L. Stine's the Haunting Hour (2010) and "Avenging Angel", to name a few. Also she has completed three pilots, and was a series regular on the short lived show, "Bent" were she has said, "Jeffrey Tambor made me laugh everyday".
Joey voiced the yellow fur ball Katie, for the animated feature Horton Hears a Who! (2008), and Beaver, for "Ice Age 3-D". She has also voiced the lead character Jessie, in the book series movie adaptation of "The Boxcar Children", and lastly the voice of China Girl in the much anticipated Oz the Great and Powerful (2013), a prequel to the the world famous 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz (1939). Joey said, "I think it's really neat to hear my voice come out of animal or creature that someone made from their imagination!"
Her first film Grace (2006), was shot when she was six years old. On the first day of filming Joey had to pretend to almost drown in the ice cold ocean. Joey has said she was completely hooked on making movies after that.
Joey was nine years old when she landed her first lead role in the feature Ramona and Beezus (2010). Joey played Ramona Quimby, whose character always seems to be in some sort of mischief. Joey has said that the role changed her life and she will always be grateful to, two of the most amazing, talented woman, Liz Allen and Denise DeNovi who are still good friends of Joey's.
In her short years, Joey has worked with some very prestigious directors; Christopher Nolan, who Joey describes as super involved in every detail, including being present when Joey shaved off her hair for her role in The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Sam Raimi, who captured Joey's heart with his gentle and patient demeanor and brilliant vision, while working on Oz the Great and Powerful (2013), and Roland Emmerich who Joey has said is such a gifted director, who I was so lucky to get to work for and will be my friend for life, while filming the action movie, White House Down (2013).
Joey has spoken to many schools and Boys and Girls Clubs on the importance of making a positive difference in the world, even if you are young. She attends and contributes to many charities, and you can often find her helping her grandmother deliver food to the elderly through Meals on Wheels when she is not working.
Joey's performances have earned her outstanding critical reviews from such critics as Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun Times, and Amy Biancolli of the San Francisco Chronicle.
Joey has said she feels like the luckiest person in the world to be able to do what she loves and be surrounded by people she loves!- American actress, Miya Cech was raised in Northern California with her 3 siblings. Print modeling as a toddler led to an interest in television and film and she landed her first guest star role at age 8 playing Young Kono Kalakaua (Actress Grace Park's character) on the hit CBS series, Hawaii Five-0. In 2018, she starred alongside Amandla Stenberg and Harris Dickinson as fan favorite, "Zu" in Fox's "The Darkest Minds", a film adaptation of the #1 New York Times Best Selling book series of the same title, written by Alexandra Bracken. Since then, Miya has had recurring roles on hit shows such as "American Horror Story" and "American Housewife", where she played Ali Wong's Doris' precocious youngest daughter, Marigold. In 2019, she starred in two of Netflix's most popular original films, as Young Sasha in "Always Be My Maybe" and as "Zhen Zhen" in "Rim of the World", directed by McG. In addition, Miya has led several popular kids/teens series, as Akiko Yamato in Nickelodeon's re-imagined "Are You Afraid of the Dark" in 2019 and in Ron Howard, Brian Grazer and Imagine Entertainment's "The Astronauts" in 2020 as the lead character, Samy Sawyer-Wei. An Asian American adoptee, Miya is very passionate about representation and telling authentic stories through her work. She also enjoys art, cooking and gardening in her free time.
- Tiffany Espensen was born on 10 February 1999 in Lianjiang, China. She is an actress, known for Hop (2011), Repo Men (2010) and Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017). She has been married to Lawson Bates since 12 May 2022. They have one child.
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Angourie Rice is an Australian actress with international credits including Spider-Man: Far From Home and Black Mirror: Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too.
In 2018 she starred in Every Day from director Michael Sucsy (The Vow, Grey Gardens), adapted from the YA novel by David Levithan, and period drama Ladies in Black, directed by Bruce Beresford (Driving Miss Daisy, Mao's Last Dancer), for which Angourie won the Australian Academy of Cinema & Television Arts (AACTA) and the Film Critics Circle of Australia awards for best actress.
Other recent features include Spider-Man: Homecoming and Sofia Coppola's The Beguiled, alongside Nicole Kidman, Colin Farrell, Kristen Dunst and Elle Fanning. She played a leading role in the feature adaptation of Jasper Jones, directed by Rachel Perkins, and starred in The Nice Guys opposite Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe - from director Shane Black and producer Joel Silver - for which she received uniformly glowing reviews.
Australian film work includes Zak Hilditch's These Final Hours, and Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows from David Caesar. Angourie's small screen credits include Mako Mermaids, The Dr Blake Mysteries and The Worst Year of My Life Again.
From a creative family, Angourie began her career in Perth, Western Australia with several short films and national television commercials. She first came to industry attention at just eleven years old with her lead role in Zak Hilditch's short Transmission for which she won a Best Actress award at St Kilda Film Festival.- Actress
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Emilia Jones was recently named one of Variety's 10 Actors to Watch.
She is best known for playing the lead role of Ruby Rossi in CODA which won the Best Picture Oscar in 2022. Her performance garnered her 13 wins and 25 nominations including a BAFTA nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
For her role, Emilia spent nine months learning American Sign Language. She also had intensive singing lessons as all of her musical performances were recorded live on set. Her CODA duet video reached over 5 billion views on TikTok.
In addition to her television and film work, Emilia has also performed in three highly acclaimed West End theatre productions at The Almeida, The Young Vic and The Theatre Royal Drury Lane.- Actress
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Madeleine McGraw recently starred as fan-favorite "Gwen" in the feature film THE BLACK PHONE from Blumhouse, Universal Pictures and director Scott Derrickson, and she can be seen as a series regular in season 3 of the Disney Channel series SULPHUR SPRINGS. Maddy voices the role of "Bonnie" in the hit Disney film TOY STORY 4 and was a series regular on OUTCAST. McGraw stars in the feature films PACIFIC RIM: UPRISING and ANT-MAN AND THE WASP, among others.- Actress
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Born and raised in Vancouver Canada, Alisha Newton has been appearing in TV and film for over a decade and has been seen in well over 100 hours of prime time television. Her first big role came as a series regular for "The Wyoming Story", an Amy Sherman-Palladino pilot for CW/WarnerBros. Immediately following she made an appearance on the hit series "Supernatural". She subsequently played several leads in some challenging independent films before making her big screen debut in Twentieth Century Fox's "Percy Jackson - Sea of Monsters" starring Alexandra Daddario and Logan Lerman.
Alisha is best known for her lead role as Georgie on the hit CBC television series, "Heartland", which is viewed in 119 countries worldwide. She joined the cast at the age of 10 and has grown up on screen. During the four month hiatus when "Heartland" is not filming, Alisha takes on other interesting acting projects. She can be seen in the TV movie, "The Tree That Saved Christmas", the TV series "When Calls The Heart", a lead role in a horror for SyFy called "The Hollow", and in the action/sci-fi feature, "Scorched Earth". Alisha was honored to present live on CBC at the "Canadian Country Music Awards" at only 15 years of age, making her one of the youngest presenters ever at the event.
A talent described as natural, intuitive and professional, Alisha is well respected for her strong and compelling performances and displays impressive vulnerability and range. She is intrigued by flawed and damaged characters and enjoys the intense challenges that these roles present. She has starred in a variety of diverse roles and has been acknowledged and honored with several nominations and awards.
Alisha continues to fuel her passion for horses in her spare time. She is an accomplished rider and is focused on jumping and training her two horses. When the filming schedule allows she competes in show jumping events in Canada and the USA.- Elle McKinnon was born on August 5, 2006 in Vancouver, Canada. Elle McKinnon is well recognized for playing 'Charlotte' in 2017's Oscar-nominated, Lionsgate feature Wonder (2017) with Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, Jacob Tremblay, and Mandy Patinkin.
Having pulled in over $250mm at the WWBO, Wonder (2017) continues to attract awards and attention. Critics at the magazine 'Cultured Vultures' describe Elle as a "newcomer who is here to be around for some time to come," and laud her for an "excellent performance which scored big laughs as showbiz Broadway Baby Charlotte."
Elle has also seen success in significant roles on the small screen joining the guest casts in Disney's Gabby Duran & The Unsittables (2019), the Netflix Original Series, Travelers (2016), ABC's smash hit, Once Upon a Time (2011), and Audience's Hit the Road (2017). Elle also starred in the Hallmark movie A Christmas to Remember (2016) with Oscar winner Mira Sorvino.
Elle began her career in the performing arts as a competitive dancer in disciplines including ballet, jazz, hip-hop, tap, contemporary, and musical theatre. In her spare time, Elle is an avid reader and enjoys doing charity work; with the homeless and children with facial differences being the nearest to her heart. - Jade Pettyjohn was born in Los Angeles, California. She graduated high school with honors in 2018. Her early work consisted of guest-starring roles in one hour dramatic episodic as well as independent feature films alongside award-winning actors such as Kenneth Branagh, Johnny Depp, Tony Collette, and J.K. Simmons. For three seasons, she held the series regular role of Summer on the twice Emmy nominated series, School of Rock. Jade worked opposite Academy Award-winning actress Nicole Kidman in Karyn Kusama's Destroyer, and Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actress, Laura Dern in Edward Zwick's Trial by Fire. She played the pivotal role of Caroline Woolgarden, an 1800's prostitute who has a strong connection to Ian McShane's character, Al Swearengen, in the HBO Emmy nominated Deadwood: The Movie. Jade stars alongside Academy Award-winning actress Reese Witherspoon and award-winning actress, Kerry Washington in Hulu's limited series, Little Fires Everywhere.
- Ariana Greenblatt has swiftly risen to prominence as one of Hollywood's most dynamic and sought-after young talents, captivating audiences with her versatility, charisma, and emotional depth. From her breakout role in Disney Channel's "Stuck in the Middle" (2016-2018), to scene-stealing performances in global blockbusters like "Avengers: Infinity War" (2018) and "Barbie" (2023), she has consistently proven her ability to command the screen. With a career marked by bold choices and critical acclaim, Greenblatt has established herself as a powerful force shaping the future of modern cinema, all before the age of 18.
For her expansive slate of work, Greenblatt has been recognized with numerous industry honors including CinemaCon's Rising Star Award of 2024, IMDb's Top Stars To Watch in 2023, Variety's Power of Young Hollywood list (2023 & 2024), Elle Magazine's coveted "Hollywood Rising" portfolio (2023), Teen Vogue's "Next Generation of Hollywood" cover (2024), and The Hollywood Reporter's Top Stars Under 18 to Watch (2019).
Greenblatt is set to appear in Lionsgate's third installment of the wildly popular "Now You See Me" franchise, scheduled for release on November 14, 2025. She joins a distinguished cast of the original horsemen- including Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco and Isla Fisher- as the new generation of horsemen in this continuation of the heist thriller series. She will also be seen in the cult favorite franchise, "Fear Street: Prom Queen", which is slated to premiere on Netflix in Spring 2025.
Most recently she starred as 'Sasha' in Greta Gerwig's "Barbie" (2023), a film that achieved record-breaking box-office success and global critical acclaim. Opposite America Ferrera's Oscar-nominated 'Gloria', her performance as a teenager who challenges societal norms added depth to the film's narrative. The film released in theaters globally in July 2023, and made over $1.4B worldwide at the box office - marking Greenblatt as one of the youngest actors with two or more films grossing $1B+ (alongside her role as 'Young Gamora' in "Avengers: Infinity War").
It was for this role that Greenblatt was nominated for a Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Actor/Actress and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. She was also recognized with nominations from numerous Film Critics' groups including LA Vegas Film Critics Society, Washington DC Area Film Critics Association, Seattle Film Critics Society, Music City Film Critics Association, and was honored by the Big Screen Achievement Awards as Rising Star of the Year.
Her film & TV work includes her film debut in "A Bad Moms Christmas" (2017), as 'Young Gamora' in Marvel's "Avengers: Infinity War" (2018), opposite Bryan Cranston in "The One and Only Ivan" (2020), "Love and Monsters" (2020) with Dylan O'Brien, "In the Heights" (2021), "65" (2023) opposite Adam Driver, as 'Young Ahsoka Tano' in the award-winning Disney+ series "Ahsoka" (2023), and as 'Tiny Tina' in Lionsgate's film adaptation of the popular video game "Borderlands" (2024) opposite Cate Blanchett and Jamie Lee Curtis.
Greenblatt's journey in the entertainment industry is a testament to her extraordinary talent, unwavering dedication, and ability to captivate audiences across genres. From commanding the screen in globally celebrated blockbusters to earning critical recognition for her nuanced performances, she has proven herself as an artist of remarkable range, depth and versatility. As she continues to take on complex roles and expand her creative horizons, she stands as a symbol of the next generation of cinematic excellence, poised to leave an enduring legacy in Hollywood and beyond. - Lucy Hutchinson was born in Lewisham, London in July 2003. She has been acting since age 5 and is known for "The Kennedys", "Dani's Castle", and "Prometheus". She has performed in London's West End in two principal roles, at The National Theatre and Regents Park Open Air Theatre, and has also recorded numerous dramas for BBC Radio.
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Raffey began acting aged 7 with roles in the BBC series 32 Brinkburn Street (2011) and ITV's Mr Selfridge (2013) starring Jeremy Piven. At aged 11 she was the youngest ever actor to be named in Screen International's Stars of Tomorrow. After early film roles in Tim Burton's Dark Shadows (2012) and then Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), Cassidy went on to star opposite George Clooney in Brad Bird's Disney tent pole Tomorrowland (2015), winning critical acclaim and Best Leading Young Actress and Best Youth Performance nominations (Young Entertainer Awards and Film Critics Association Awards) for her performance as child animatronic Athena. Next up was Yorgos Lanthimos's Cannes Film Festival Palm d'Or Contender and Best Screenplay winner The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017) opposite Nicole Kidman and Colin Farrell. Developing a reputation for challenging roles, Cassidy next appeared in Brady Corbet's Vox Lux (2018), taking on dual roles opposite Natalie Portman and Jude Law and earning a Young British/Irish Performer of the Year nomination at the London Critics Circle Film Awards. After starring in Malgorzata Szumowska's English language debut The Other Lamb (2019), which tells the story of an all-female cult, Cassidy next appeared in Noah Baumbach's adaptation of the Don DeLillo novel White Noise (2022) alongside Adam Driver, Greta Gerwig, and Don Cheadle. A second collaboration with filmmaker Brady Corbet followed, starring in The Brutalist (2024) opposite Adrien Brody, Guy Pearce, and Felicity Jones.- Actress
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Ashley Boettcher was born on 3 September 2000 in Texas, USA. She is an actress, known for Aliens in the Attic (2009), Weathering with You (2019) and Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street (2014).- Actress
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Mckenna Grace is an American actress and singer from Grapevine, Texas who is known for playing Phoebe Spengler from Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Jasmine from Crash & Bernstein, Faith Newman from The Young and the Restless and Mary Adler from Gifted. She also acted in I, Tonya, Amityville: The Awakening, The Handmaid's Tale, Spirit Untamed and Scoob.- Actress
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Lexy Kolker was born as Alexa Rose Kolker on August 17, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. She is already making waves in the entertainment industry. She was introduced to acting as a toddler by her older sister Ava Kolker
Lexy is best known for her work on the USA network action thriller, "Shooter" playing Mary Swagger, the daughter of Ryan Phillippe and Shantel VanSanten for its 3 seasons. Shooter brought Lexy a lot of media attention for her acting and even led to her being nominated for the 2017 Young Entertainment Awards for Best Recurring Young Actress 9 and Under in a Television Series.
In March 2017, Lexy traveled to South Africa to shoot a major Guest Star role on the CW pilot, "Searchers" where she played a Fable, at the age of 8. Shortly after, Lexy filmed an arc of 6 episodes in the popular series Marvel's Agents of Shield where she plays a seer named Robyn.
Lexy has also played strong roles in five indie films including three lead roles. Her first lead role came at the tender age of 6 in an emotional film about the 911 aftermath in "Our Little Secret", which premiered in official competition at the Tallin Black Nights Film Festival and was also selected to screen at the Moscow Film Festival. She was the soul of that film.
She then had strong supporting roles in "Female Fight Squad", directed by Miguel A. Ferrer, opposite Amy Johnston, Sean Faris and Dolph Lundgren, "You", "The Case of Jonas Booker" and "A Little Mermaid" opposite Shirley MacLaine.
Lexy then starred in "Freaks" directed by Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein, which tells the story of a little girl who discovers a world she was never allowed to be a part of. Freaks went on to win multiple awards and Lexy won 3 best actress awards for her powerful performance in the film. Freaks also trended on Netflix as #1 in 7 categories and #2 worldwide.
Most recently, Lexy filmed the pilot "for Nothing" and was the lead in the feature film "Manifest West" opposite Annette Mahendru and Milo Gibson.
Outside of film and television acting, Lexy performed roles in Peter Pan, Hairspray, Aladdin Jr., Seussical the musical, The Little Mermaid and The Lion King in her community theatre and has even earned a "Tony Award" for her performances.
She has already developed a loyal fan following on all the major social media platforms and makes charity event appearances. She is an avid animal lover and loves to rescue dogs with her family. Lexy's fans are all excited to see what else is in store for this passionate actress.- Dixie Egerickx was born on 31 October 2005 in England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Essex Serpent (2022), The Secret Garden (2020) and Patrick Melrose (2018).
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Victoria, or Tori for short, was born in Walnut Creek, CA and moved with her family to Brooklyn, NY in 2008. Tori attended Professional Performing Arts School in New York City and is a creative spirit, voracious reader and imaginative performer. She has appeared on "Wonder Pets", "Team Umi Zoomi", "Unforgettable," "The Knick," "Law & Order: SVU, " "Monsterland" and in the films, "Sinister," and "Bridge of Spies." She co-wrote and stars in the film "Generation Wrecks." She made her Broadway debut in "Cat On a Hot Tin Roof" in January 2012.- Bella DiDomenico was born on 26 April 2002 in Red Bank, New Jersey. She is an actress, known for Mysteries at the Museum (2010), Liberty and Justice (2016) and Going in Style (2017).
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Emily Alyn Lind's body of work would be impressive for any Hollywood actress, but for a rising star of such a young age, it is quite remarkable. Emily will next star alongside Ewan McGregor and Rebecca Ferguson in the Warner Bros. film Doctor Sleep (2019). Based on the popular Stephen King novel, the film is the sequel to "The Shining." Emily will also be seen in Facebook Watch's "Sacred Lies: The Singing Bones" with Juliette Lewis. The show is based on The Brothers Grimm: The Singing Bones, but will also include inspiration from real-life murders. Later this year, Emily is set to begin production on Netflix's horror comedy "The Babysitter 2," where she will reprise her role of 'Melanie' from Netflix's cult hit "The Babysitter."
This year she also makes her debut as a musical artist. Emily co-writes her music, which is produced by Trizm (who has written and produced for Kanye, ASAP Rocky, DojaCat) and KoOoLkOjAk (who has written and produced for Spider Verse, Flo Rida, Sean Paul). Her first single is due out in the beginning of November.
Last year, Emily was seen in the sci-fi thriller film "Replicas" alongside Keanu Reeves and Alice Eve. In 2017, she starred in the New Line horror film "Lights Out." In 2011, Emily played Shirley Temple in Clint Eastwood's "J. Edgar," opposite Leonardo DiCaprio. In 2012, she starred in "The Haunting in Connecticut 2" and opposite Maggie Gyllenhaal in "Won't Back Down." Following, Emily starred in the movie musical "Dear Dumb Diary," based on the popular children's book series; in "Jackie and Ryan" alongside Katherine Heigl and Ben Barnes, which premiered at the 2014 Venice Film Festival; and in "Hidden" alongside Alexander Skarsgard and Andrea Riseborough. Emily began her acting career with the role of 'Young Lily' in "The Secret Life of Bees." At the age of five years old, she played 'Young Linda' in Gaspar Noe's "Enter the Void," which premiered at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.
Also in 2009, Emily ventured into television starring on the ABC series "Eastwick" and on the daytime drama "All My Children". Other television roles included "Medium," "Criminal Minds," "Hawaii 5-O," "Suburgatory," Lifetime's "Who is Clark Rockefeller?", "Sundays at Tiffany's," "Code Black," and "Rush Hour." She is also widely known for the ABC hit series, "Revenge," playing 'Young Amanda Clarke.'
Not only is Emily a talented young actress, but she feels strongly about giving back. She is passionate about the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Her love for Make-A-Wish began when she played the part of 'Vanessa Marks,' a young girl battling cancer, in the movie "November Christmas." Emily created a 'love box' to keep on the set of "November Christmas," which encouraged people to donate to the charity. Emily raised so much money that she decided that she would create a 'love box' for every set she was on.
Emily resides in Los Angeles with her mother and sisters Natalie Alyn Lind and Alyvia Alyn Lind who are also actresses.