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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Motor City
Character:Sophia
Release Date:30/08/2025
Killer Heat
Character:Penelope Vardakis
Release Date:25/09/2024
Materia Viva
Character:Self
Release Date:01/05/2024
Ferrari
Character:Lina Lardi
Release Date:14/12/2023
Dumb Money
Character:Caroline Gill
Release Date:15/09/2023
Robots
Character:Elaine
Release Date:26/04/2023
To Catch a Killer
Character:Eleanor Falco
Release Date:06/04/2023
The Revolution Generation
Character:Self
Release Date:22/04/2022
The Last Letter from Your Lover
Character:Jennifer Stirling
Release Date:23/07/2021
The Fallout
Character:Anna
Release Date:17/03/2021
The Mauritanian
Character:Teri Duncan
Release Date:12/02/2021
Endings, Beginnings
Character:Daphne
Release Date:24/06/2020
Adrift
Character:Tami Oldham
Release Date:31/05/2018
The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
Character:Self
Release Date:23/09/2016
Snowden
Character:Lindsay Mills
Release Date:15/09/2016
Allegiant
Character:Beatrice 'Tris' Prior
Release Date:09/03/2016
Insurgent
Character:Beatrice 'Tris' Prior
Release Date:18/03/2015
White Bird in a Blizzard
Character:Kat Connor
Release Date:15/10/2014
The Fault in Our Stars
Character:Hazel Grace Lancaster
Release Date:02/06/2014
Divergent
Character:Beatrice 'Tris' Prior
Release Date:14/03/2014
The Spectacular Now
Character:Aimee Finecky
Release Date:02/08/2013
The Descendants
Character:Alexandra King
Release Date:09/09/2011
Final Approach
Character:Maya Bender
Release Date:24/05/2008
Moola
Character:Ashley Hedges
Release Date:20/04/2007
Once Upon A Mattress
Character:Molly
Release Date:18/12/2005
Felicity: An American Girl Adventure
Character:Felicity Merriman
Release Date:29/11/2005
A Place Called Home
Character:California "Cali" Ford
Release Date:07/03/2004
Replacing Dad
Character:Little Girl
Release Date:14/03/1999
Television Appearances
Three Women
Character:Gia
Hope in the Water
Character:Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character:Self
Big Little Lies
Character:Jane Chapman
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
Conan
Character:Self
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
Character:Amy Juergens
My Name Is Earl
Character:Young Gwen
Close to Home
Character:Gaby Tursi
CSI: NY
Character:Evie Pierpont
Jack & Bobby
Character:
Cold Case
Character:Sarah Gunden (2006 & 2007)
The O.C.
Character:Kaitlin Cooper
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
Without a Trace
Character:Young Clare
Crossing Jordan
Character:Young Jordan Cavanaugh
The District
Character:Kristin Debreno
Teen Choice Awards
Character:Self
Everybody Loves Raymond
Character:Snotty Girl
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Character:Self
Entertainment Tonight
Character:Self
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