Oona Laurence

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Laurence at the Montclair Film Festival in May 2015

Oona Laurence (born August 1, 2002 in New York City , New York ) is an American actress .

Life

Oona Laurence began her career at the age of ten on Broadway in New York City in the musical Matilda , which is based on the novel by Roald Dahl . From March to December 2013 she played the lead role of Matilda Wormwood. In 2013 she received a Tony Award in the category "Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theater" and in 2014 she was nominated for a Grammy for her performance .

She began her film and television career in an episode of the dramedy Louie in 2012 . Further appearances followed in 2014 in the US television series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and in the feature film A Little Game as Becky Langer . In 2014, she played her first leading role in a feature film when she played Tommie in the American drama Lamb . The film premiered in 2015 at the South by Southwest Film Festival . She also played ten-year-old Tiffany Doggett in an episode of the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black in 2015 . She took on another role as Daisy in the drama I Smile Back . She played Biscuit Ryrie in the drama The Grief of Others . Besides, she was next to Rachel McAdams , Jake Gyllenhaal , 50 Cent and Forest Whitaker in boxers - Drama Southpaw seen. The film celebrated its world premiere at the Shanghai International Film Festival in June 2015 . In the film she played Leila Hope , the film daughter of Jake Gyllenhaal's character Billy Hope .

In 2016 she was next to Bryce Dallas Howard , Robert Redford and Oakes Fegley directed by David Lowery in the Disney - remake of Pete's Dragon with the German title Elliot, the dragon as Natalie to see. In the comedy film Bad Moms , she played alongside Mila Kunis, her film daughter Jane Mitchell . In 2017 she was in the film drama The seduced by Sofia Coppola in the role of Amy to see. The film premiered as part of the official selection during the Cannes International Film Festival in May 2017. Furthermore, Laurence plays her role again as Jane Mitchell in Bad Moms 2 . For the thriller What We Found (The Buried Girl) she was cast as Holly opposite Elizabeth Mitchell and James Ransone . She is also in front of the camera for the Netflix production Lost Girls .

Laurence lives in New York, where she attends the "Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts". She has two younger sisters, Aimée and Jeté , who also work as actresses.

Filmography (selection)

Nominations and Awards (selection)

year Award category plant Result
2013 Tony Award Tony Honors for Excellence in Theater
(together with Sophia Gennusa, Bailey Ryon and Milly Shapiro) 		Matilda (musical) Won
2015 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards Best Youth Performance Southpaw Nominated
2017 Young Artist Award Best Actress in a Feature Film - Best Youth Actress Elliot the dragon Won

Web links

Commons : Oona Laurence  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Oona Laurence: Oona Laurence • best birthday with the best people. In: instagram.com. August 1, 2016, accessed on August 27, 2016 .
  2. ↑ a b Ryan McPhee: Original Matilda Star Oona Laurence Tapped to Lead Pete's Dragon Remake. In: broadway.com. September 19, 2014, accessed August 18, 2015 .
  3. ^ 'Matilda the Musical' Actress Joins 'Southpaw' (Exclusive). In: HollywoodReporter.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015 .
  4. ^ A Little Game. In: alittlegame.com. Accessed January 27, 2016 .
  5. ↑ Jen Yamato: 'Matilda's Oona Laurence Joins Ross Partridge & Jess Weixler In' Lamb '. In: deadline.com. July 29, 2014, accessed January 27, 2016 .
  6. ↑ Lamb – SXSW 2015 Event Schedule. In: schedule.sxsw.com. Accessed January 27, 2016 .
  7. ↑ Stephen Saito: SXSW '15 Interview: Ross Partridge on Flirting with Danger in “Lamb”. In: moveablefest.com. January 6, 2016, accessed January 27, 2016 .
  8. ↑ Christy Lemire: I Smile Back Movie Review & Film Summary (2015). In: rogerebert.com. October 23, 2015, accessed January 27, 2016 .
  9. ↑ Justin Chang : SXSW Film Review: 'The Grief of Others'. In: variety.com. March 21, 2015, accessed January 27, 2016 .
  10. ^ Southpaw (2015) review . In: Filmfutter.com . Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  11. ↑ 'Southpaw' Actor Jake Gyllenhaal 'Just Fell For' On-Screen Daughter Oona Laurence, Wants To Be A Dad. In: Ibtimes.com. July 16, 2015, accessed July 17, 2015 .
  12. ↑ "Elliot - Das Schmunzelmonster" -Remake: Leading roles occupied and director David Lowery confirmed . In: filmstarts.de . Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  13. ↑ Moviepilot: Bad Moms - Film 2016 - Cast & Crew. In: moviepilot.de. Retrieved June 9, 2016 .
  14. ↑ Film releases : cast and staff of Die Verführten: actors, directors, production. In: filmstarts.de. Retrieved March 19, 2017 .
  15. ↑ Liz Calvario: 'The Beguiled' Trailer: Kirsten Dunst and Elle Fanning Turn on Each Other in Sofia Coppola's Remake. In: indiewire.com. February 8, 2017, accessed March 19, 2017 .
  16. ↑ Guardian film: Cannes film festival 2017: full list of films. In: theguardian.com. April 13, 2017, accessed May 5, 2017 .
  17. ↑ Ashley Lee: 'Bad Moms Christmas' Trailer: Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell and Kathryn Hahn Get NSFW. In: hollywoodreporter.com. September 6, 2017, accessed September 30, 2017 .
  18. ↑ Bobby Welber: Feature Movie Filming in the Hudson Valley. In: hudsonvalleypost.com. August 3, 2017, accessed September 30, 2017 .
  19. ↑ Karen Butler: Amy Ryan, Gabriel Byrne to star in Netflix's 'Lost Girls'. In: upi.com. October 27, 2018, accessed November 30, 2018 .
  20. ↑ Oona Laurence: Happy first day of school everyone !!! (No longer available online.) In: instagram.com. September 9, 2016, archived from the original on October 5, 2016 ; accessed on October 5, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.instagram.com
  21. ↑ Hilary Lewis: 5 Things to Know About 'Southpaw's' Oona Laurence - Meet Southpaw's Oona Laurence: 'Matilda' Actress Plays Jake Gyllenhaal and Rachel McAdams 'Characters' Daughter. In: hollywoodreporter.com. July 25, 2015, accessed February 19, 2016 .
  22. ↑ Broadwayworld.com: Aimee Laurence, Oona Laurence and Jete Laurence at Broadway Kids Team up For LYRICS FOR LIFE Benefit. In: broadwayworld.com. September 18, 2015, accessed January 30, 2016 .
  23. ↑ Broadwayworld.com: Jete Laurence, Oona Laurence and Aimee Laurence at Oona Laurence, Owen Judge, Trent Kowalik, and More Lead LYRICS FOR LIFE Benefit. In: broadwayworld.com. September 13, 2015, accessed January 30, 2016 .
  24. ↑ Los Angeles Times : Tony Awards 2013 winners and nominees: Complete list. In: latimes.com. April 30, 2013, accessed May 3, 2017 .
  25. ^ The Washington DC Area Film Critics Association: 2015 WAFCA Award Winners. In: wafca.com. Retrieved May 3, 2017 .
  26. ↑ Young Artist Awards : Winners - Young Artist Awards. In: youngartistawards.org. March 17, 2017, accessed May 3, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Laurence, Oona
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-american actress
DATE OF BIRTH August 1, 2002
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City , New York, United States