Shailene Woodley Biography

Shailene Diann Woodley (born November 15, 1991) is an American actress. She is best known for portraying Amy Juergens in the ABC Family series The Secret Life of the American Teenager and for co-starring alongside George Clooney in the critically acclaimed 2011 film The Descendants, for which she won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture. For her performance in the film The Spectacular Now, she won the Dramatic Special Jury Award for Acting at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.

Woodley will be starring as Beatrice Prior in the upcoming film adaptation of Veronica Roth's Divergent in 2014. She has also been cast as Hazel Grace Lancaster in the upcoming film adaptation of John Green's novel The Fault in Our Stars.

Early life

Woodley was born in Simi Valley, California. Her mother, Lori (née Victor), is a middle school counselor, and her father, Lonnie Woodley, is a school principal. She has a younger brother, Tanner. When she was 15 and a freshman, her parents divorced and she was also diagnosed with scoliosis. She was put in a chest-to-hips plastic brace to straighten her spine. The summer after high school, when she was 18, she moved to New York with her then-boyfriend. While living in New York, she worked at American Apparel as a sales associate. The couple broke up and she stayed in New York to pursue acting.

Acting career

In 2002, she appeared in small television roles on Without a Trace and The District. In 2005, she was nominated for a Young Artist Award (YAA) in the Category: Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special"?Leading Young Actress for her role in A Place Called Home as California Ford. She also originally played Kaitlin Cooper in The O.C. She appeared as Felicity Merriman in Felicity: An American Girl Adventure, for which she received a Young Artists award nomination in the Category: Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special (Comedy or Drama). This is one of two TV specials that Woodley appeared in with John Schneider. She appeared on Crossing Jordan as a young Jordan, as well as other television series including Everybody Loves Raymond, My Name is Earl, CSI: NY, and Close to Home. In 2007, Woodley appeared in Cold Case as Sarah Gunden, the murder victim's younger Amish sister, who originally brought the case to the investigators' attention. Woodley stared in the ABC Family series The Secret Life of the American Teenager as Amy Juergens, a 15 year old who discovers she is pregnant. The show explores the effects of her pregnancy on her family, friends and herself as well as life at Ulysses S. Grant High School in California.

In 2011 Woodley made her feature film debut in a breakout performance in The Descendants, for which she received critical acclaim and has been nominated for a Golden Globe and more than a dozen other awards. She also won the Independent Spirit Award. In this film, she starred alongside George Clooney as Alexandra King, the troubled daughter of Clooney's character. People named her one of 2012 Most Beautiful at Every Age. Woodley was also considered one of the 55 faces of the future by Nylon Magazine "Young Hollywood Issue".

Woodley starred in the film adaptation of Tim Tharp's novel, The Spectacular Now. She plays a social outcast girl trying to plan for the future who meets a boy who is a senior in high school who likes to party and live in the moment. He begins to date her as a project and realizes he has the power to permanently impact her life. Production of the film occurred in the summer of 2012 and it premiered at Sundance in January 2013. She has also recently signed on to star in White Bird, an independent film about a troubled young woman whose life is upended following the mysterious disappearance of her mother, directed by Gregg Araki. In October 2012, it was announced that Woodley was offered the role of Mary Jane Watson in the upcoming sequel to the 2012 film The Amazing Spider-Man. On June 19, 2013 it was announced that Mary Jane was cut from the film. Director Marc Webb told The Hollywood Reporter that the cut was "a creative decision to streamline the story and focus on Peter and Gwen and their relationship," and that everyone loved working with Woodley. On March 19, 2013, it was announced that Woodley had accepted the role starring as Hazel Grace Lancaster in the film adaptation of John Green's novel The Fault in Our Stars. Green added about Woodley; "There were so many amazing auditions for the role of Hazel, but Shailene's love for the book and her understanding of Hazel blew me away." via Twitter.

Woodley is set to star as Tris Prior in the upcoming movie Divergent, which is an adaptation of Veronica Roth's young adult novel. The movie is releasing in March 2014.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Not Another Teen Movie	Young Janey Briggs	Deleted Scene; Uncredited
2011	Our Deal	Day Trotter	Short film
2011	'	Alexandra "Alex" King	Cannes Film Festival Trophée Chopard Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Denver Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress Hamptons International Film Festival Breakthrough Performer Hollywood Film Festival Spotlight Award Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress Women Film Critics Circle Award for Best Young Actress Nominated"?Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Breakthrough Performance Nominated"?Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated"?Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Young Performer Nominated"?Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Breakthrough Film Artist (for acting) Nominated"?Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated"?Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Performer Nominated"?Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated"?Denver Film Critics Society Award for Best Breakout Star Nominated"?Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Breakthrough Performance Nominated"?Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated"?Gotham Award for Best Breakthrough Actor Nominated"?Iowa Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated"?National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated"?Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated"?Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Nominated"?Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Breakthrough Performance on Camera Nominated"?Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated"?Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated"?St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated"?Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated"?Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated"?Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
2013	'	Aimee Finecky	Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Acting (shared with Miles Teller)
2013	White Bird in a Blizzard	Kat	Post-production
2014	Divergent	Beatrice "Tris" Prior	Post-production
2016	The Amazing Spider-Man 3	Mary Jane Watson	Unconfirmed; On-Hold
2014	The Fault in Our Stars	Hazel Lancaster	Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Replacing Dad	Little Girl	TV film
2001"2003	'	Kristin Debreno	Recurring role; 3 episodes
2001"2004	Crossing Jordan	Young Jordan Cavanaugh	Recurring role; 4 episodes
2003	Without a Trace	Young Clare Metcalf	Episode: "Clare de Lune"
2003"2004	'	Kaitlin Cooper	Recurring role; 6 episodes
2004	Everybody Loves Raymond	Snotty Girl #2	Episode: "Party Dress"
2004	'	California "Cali" Ford	TV film
2004"2005	Jack & Bobby	Chloe Benedict	Recurring role; 2 episodes
2005	Felicity: An American Girl Adventure	Felicity Merriman	TV film
2005	Once Upon a Mattress	Molly	TV film
2006	My Name Is Earl	Young Gwen	Episode: "BB"
2006	CSI: NY	Evie Pierpont	Episode: "A Daze of Wine and Roaches"
2007	Close to Home	Gaby Tursi	Episode: "Getting In"
2007	Final Approach	Maya Bender	TV film
2007	Cold Case	Sarah Gunden	Episode: "Running Around"
2008"2013	'	Amy Juergens	Lead role; 121 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year	Result	Award	Category	Nominated Work
2005		Young Artist Awards	Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries, or Special: Leading Actress	A Place Called Home
2006		Young Artist Awards	Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries, or Special: Leading Actress	Felicity: An American Girl Adventure
2009		Young Artist Awards	Best Performance (Comedy or Drama): Leading Actress	The Secret Life of the American Teenager
		Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV Actress: Drama
2010		Gracie Allen Awards	Outstanding Female Rising Star in a Drama Series	The Secret Life of the American Teenager
		Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV Actress: Drama
			Choice Summer TV Star: Female
2011		Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV Actress: Drama	The Secret Life of the American Teenager
		Hollywood Film Festival	Spotlight Award	The Descendants
		Hamptons International Film Festival	Breakthrough Performer
		Gotham Awards	Breakthrough Actor
			Best Ensemble Performance
		National Board of Review	Best Supporting Actress
		Washington DC Area Film Critics Association	Best Supporting Actress
		Houston Film Critics Society	Best Supporting Actress
		San Diego Film Critics Society	Best Supporting Actress
		Detroit Film Critics Society	Breakthrough Performance
		Toronto Film Critics Association	Best Supporting Actress
		Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association	Best Supporting Actress
		Chicago Film Critics Association	Best Supporting Actress
			Most Promising Performer
		Southeastern Film Critics Association	Best Supporting Actress
			Best Ensemble
		St. Louis Film Critics	Best Supporting Actress
		Florida Film Critics Circle	Best Supporting Actress
		Women Film Critics Circle	Best Young Actress
		Phoenix Film Critics Society	Best Actress in a Supporting Role
			Breakthrough Performance on Camera
2012		Online Film Critics Society	Best Supporting Actress	The Descendants
		Central Ohio Film Critics Association	Best Supporting Actress
			Breakthrough Film Artist (for acting)
			Best Ensemble
		National Society of Film Critics	Best Supporting Actress
		Vancouver Film Critics Circle	Best Supporting Actress
		Denver Film Critics Society	Best Supporting Actress
			Best Breakout Star
			Best Ensemble
		Alliance of Women Film Journalists	Best Breakthrough Performance
			Best Ensemble Cast
		Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards	Best Supporting Actress
			Best Young Actor/Actress
			Best Acting Ensemble
		Golden Globes	Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
		Iowa Film Critics	Best Supporting Actress
		Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
		Independent Spirit Awards	Best Supporting Female
		Chlotrudis Awards	Best Supporting Actress
		Cannes Film Festival	Trophée Chopard
		MTV Movie Awards	Breakthrough Performance
		Teen Choice Awards	Choice Summer TV Star: Female	The Secret Life of the American Teenager
2013		Sundance Film Festival	U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Acting	The Spectacular Now