Shailene Woodley
Born: 1991-11-15 in Simi Valley, California, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Shailene Diann Woodley (born November 15, 1991) is an American actress. Born in San Bernardino, California, Woodley was raised in Simi Valley, and started modeling at the age of four and began acting professionally in minor television roles. She first gained prominence for her starring role as Amy Juergens in the ABC Family teen drama series The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008–2013). She subsequently starred in the films The Descendants (2011) and The Spectacular Now (2013), receiving a nomination for her first Golden Globe Award for the former. Woodley achieved wider recognition for her starring role as a teenaged cancer patient in the romantic drama The Fault in Our Stars (2014) and as Beatrice Prior in the science-fiction trilogy The Divergent Series (2014–2016). She played a sexual assault survivor in the HBO drama series Big Little Lies (2017–2019), for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. She has since played supporting roles in the films Snowden (2016), The Mauritanian (2021) and The Fallout (2021), and starred in Adrift (2018) and The Last Letter from Your Lover (2021). Woodley is also an environmental activist and serves as a board member of the political action committee, Our Revolution.
Filmography
2025
- Motor City as Sophia
2024
- Materia Viva as Self
- Killer Heat as Penelope Vardakis
- Three Women as Gia
- Hope in the Water as Self
2023
- Robots as Elaine
- To Catch a Killer as Eleanor Falco
- Ferrari as Lina Lardi
- Dumb Money as Caroline Gill
2022
- The Revolution Generation as Self
2021
- The Fallout as Anna
- The Mauritanian as Teri Duncan
- The Last Letter from Your Lover as Jennifer Stirling
2020
- Endings, Beginnings as Daphne
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
2018
- Adrift as Tami Oldham
2017
- Big Little Lies as Jane Chapman
- Awake, a Dream from Standing Rock ... (Executive Producer)
2016
- Allegiant as Beatrice 'Tris' Prior
- Snowden as Lindsay Mills
- The Best Democracy Money Can Buy as Self
2015
- Insurgent as Beatrice 'Tris' Prior
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- Divergent as Beatrice 'Tris' Prior
- The Fault in Our Stars as Hazel Grace Lancaster
- White Bird in a Blizzard as Kat Connor
2013
- The Spectacular Now as Aimee Finecky
2011
- The Descendants as Alexandra King
2010
- Conan as Self
2008
- The Secret Life of the American Teenager as Amy Juergens
- Final Approach as Maya Bender
2007
- Moola as Ashley Hedges
2005
- My Name Is Earl as Young Gwen
- Close to Home as Gaby Tursi
- Once Upon A Mattress as Molly
- Felicity: An American Girl Adventure as Felicity Merriman
2004
- CSI: NY as Evie Pierpont
- Jack & Bobby
- A Place Called Home as California "Cali" Ford
2003
- Cold Case as Sarah Gunden (2006 & 2007)
- The O.C. as Kaitlin Cooper
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
2002
- Without a Trace as Young Clare
2001
- Crossing Jordan as Young Jordan Cavanaugh
2000
- The District as Kristin Debreno
1999
- Replacing Dad as Little Girl
- Teen Choice Awards as Self
1996
- Everybody Loves Raymond as Snotty Girl
1992
- MTV Movie & TV Awards as Self
1981
- Entertainment Tonight as Self