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Woodley in 2014
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Born |
Shailene Diann Woodley November 15, 1991 San Bernardino County, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1999–present |
Shailene Diann Woodley (born November 15, 1991) is an American actress. She first received attention as Amy on the ABC Family television series Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008–13) and rose to stardom in various popular and critically acclaimed films such as The Descendants (2011), The Spectacular Now (2013), The Fault in Our Stars (2014), The Divergent Series (2014–) as Beatrice "Tris" Prior, and Snowden (2016). For her work, she has garnered a Cannes Trophée Chopard, Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize for Dramatic Acting, Critics Choice Award, People's Choice Award, Independent Spirit Award and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture.
Woodley was born in San Bernardino County, California, but grew up in Simi Valley, California. Her mother, Lori (née Victor), is a school counselor, and her father, Lonnie Woodley, is a school principal. She also has a younger brother.