Lorelei Linklater
Born: 1994-05-29 in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico
Known For: Acting
Biography
Lorelei Grace Linklater (born May 29, 1994, in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico) is an American actress, best known for her role in the film Boyhood (2014), which was shot over a period of twelve years. She is the daughter of director Richard Linklater. Linklater made her debut in Waking Life (2001), an animated film by her father. Her breakthrough came with Boyhood (2014), in which she played the role of Samantha over a period of twelve years. The film won numerous awards, including the Silver Bear for Best Director at the Berlinale. Her other films include Bomb City (2017); Anywhere With You (2018); After the Night with Valerie (2019); Teenage Vampire 2 (2022); Mission from Outer Space 2037 (2023); American Trash (2024). She has appeared in several films directed by her father. Although she was born in Mexico, she is a US citizen and grew up in Texas.
Filmography
2026
- Skate to Hell as Marianne
- Amityville Toothache as Julie
- Amityverse: Infinity as Julie
2025
- Hi. as James
- Evil for Dinner
2024
- Rent Free as Valentina
- Desert Fiends as Dawn
- Amityville Bigfoot as Casey
- American Trash as Melissa
- Camp Blood 9: Bride of Blood as Abby
- Beware! The Devil's Wrath as Samantha
- Left One Alive as Tara
2023
- Woods Witch as Lucia
- Buck Alamo or (A Phantasmagorical Ballad) as Caroline
- Old Man Jackson as Dr. Jane McGregor
- Mission from Outer Space 2037 as Vesper Mara
2022
- The Squad: Rise of the Chicano Squad as Sandy
- Teenage Vampire 2 as Carmilla
2021
- Autumn Road as Laura
2020
- Javelina Run as Horsefeathers
2019
- Christmas Cars as Danny
2018
- We the Coyotes as Katie
2017
- Bomb City as Rome
- When We Burn Out as Kelly
2016
- Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Blood Surf as Nic
- Occupy, Texas as Claire Baker
2015
- Twelve Years as Self
2014
- Boyhood as Samantha
2001
- Waking Life as Young Girl Playing Paper Game