Shailene Woodley
Acting
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.
Known for
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movieMotor City
2026
Sophia
movieOcean Dreams
2026
Narrator (voice)
tvParadise
2025
Annie Clay
movieKiller Heat
2024
Penelope Vardakis
movieFerrari
2023
Lina Lardi
movieDumb Money
2023
Caroline Gill
movieRobots
2023
Elaine
movieTo Catch a Killer
2023
Eleanor Falco
movieThe Last Letter from Your Lover
2021
Jennifer Stirling
movieThe Mauritanian
2021
Teri Duncan
movieAdrift
2018
Tami Oldham
tvBig Little Lies
2017
Jane Chapman
movieSnowden
2016
Lindsay Mills
movieAllegiant
2016
Beatrice 'Tris' Prior
movieInsurgent
2015
Beatrice 'Tris' Prior
movieWhite Bird in a Blizzard
2014
Kat Connor
movieThe Fault in Our Stars
2014
Hazel Grace Lancaster
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Self - Guest
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Self / Self - Guest
movie9 Kisses
2014
Boxing Girl
movieThe Spectacular Now
2013
Aimee Finecky
movieThe Descendants
2011
Alexandra King
tvConan
2010
Self
tvThe Secret Life of the American Teenager
2008
Amy Juergens
movieFinal Approach
2008
Maya Bender
movieMoola
2007
Ashley Hedges
movieFelicity: An American Girl Adventure
2005
Felicity Merriman
tvMy Name Is Earl
2005
Young Gwen
tvClose to Home
2005
Gaby Tursi
tvCSI: NY
2004
Evie Pierpont
movieA Place Called Home
2004
California "Cali" Ford
tvCold Case
2003
Sarah Gunden (2006 & 2007)
tvThe O.C.
2003
Kaitlin Cooper
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Self - Guest
tvWithout a Trace
2002
Young Clare
tvCrossing Jordan
2001
Young Jordan Cavanaugh
tvThe District
2000
Kristin Debreno
movieReplacing Dad
1999
Little Girl
tvEverybody Loves Raymond
1996
Snotty Girl
The Murderous Miss Highsmith
Patricia Highsmith
Unabom
Joanne Miller
Count My Lies
Sloane Caraway
Production6
movieTo Catch a Killer
2023
Producer
movieThe Last Letter from Your Lover
2021
Executive Producer
movieAdrift
2018
Producer
movieAwake, a Dream from Standing Rock
2017
Executive Producer
Count My Lies
Executive Producer