Oona Laurence
Oona Laurence (born August 1, 2002) is an American actress who is best known for originating the role of Matilda Wormwood in Matilda on Broadway alongside Bailey Ryon, Milly Shapiro, and Sophia Gennusa. She is a New York City-based child actress with credits in film, theatre, and television. After several appearances in regional theatre productions and minor roles in short films and television episodes, in 2012, Laurence auditioned for the new musical Matilda on Broadway. Laurence landed the role of Matilda, performing in the show from March 4 to December 15, 2013. After Matilda, Laurence transitioned to film acting appearing in Tumorhead, A Little Game, The Grief of Others, I Smile Back, Damsel, Lamb, and Southpaw, portraying the daughter of Jake Gyllenhaal and Rachel McAdams' characters. She has appeared on television in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Orange Is the New Black. In 2015, Laurence co-starred opposite Jake Gyllenhaal and Rachel McAdams in Antoine Fuqua's Southpaw. In 2016, she co-starred as Natalie in the film Pete's Dragon, and portrayed Jane Mitchell, the daughter of Mila Kunis' character Amy Mitchell, in Bad Moms. In 2017, Laurence co-starred opposite Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, and Elle Fanning in Sofia Coppola's The Beguiled. She is the voice of Hedgehog and additional characters in the Cartoon Network series Summer Camp Island. She also performs the theme song. Laurence lives in New York City and has two younger sisters, Aimee and Jetè, who are also actresses.
Southpaw
as Leila HopeBilly "The Great" Hope, the reigning junior middleweight boxing champion, has an impressive...
Movie pageA Bad Moms Christmas
as Jane MitchellAmy, Kiki and Carla – three under-appreciated and over-burdened women – rebel against the...
Movie pagePete's Dragon
as NatalieFor years, old wood carver Mr. Meacham has delighted local children with his tales of the fierce...
Movie pageA Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting
as Liz LerueRecruited by a secret society of babysitters, a high schooler battles the Boogeyman and his...
Movie pageBad Moms
as Jane MitchellWhen three overworked and under-appreciated moms are pushed beyond their limits, they ditch...
Movie pageThe Beguiled
as AmyDuring the Civil War, at a Southern girls’ boarding school, young women take in an injured enemy...
Movie pageLost Girls
as Sarra GilbertWhen Mari Gilbert's daughter disappears, police inaction drives her own investigation into the...
Movie pageBig Time Adolescence
as SophieA seemingly bright and mostly innocent 16-year-old named Mo attempts to navigate high school...
Movie pageI Smile Back
as DaisyLaney is an attractive, intelligent suburban wife and devoted mother of two adorable children....
Movie pageLamb
as TommieLamb, based on the novel by Bonnie Nadzam, traces the self-discovery of David Lamb in the weeks...
Movie pageLittle Boxes
as AmbrosiaIt's the summer before 6th grade, and Clark is the new-in-town biracial kid in a sea of white....
Movie pageA Little Game
as Becky LangerOstracized at her posh new uptown school and shaken by the death of her beloved grandmother, a...
Movie pageWhat We Found
as HollyClose friends Marcus and Holly begin their freshman year at a tough public high school in...
Movie pageThe Grief of Others
as Biscuit RyrieThe Ryries have suffered a loss: the death of a baby just fifty-seven hours after his birth....
Movie pagePenny Dreadful
as Penny DreadfulA novice crook gets involved in a ransom plot, but winds up kidnapping the wrong girl.
Movie pageVicky & Jonny
as Young VickyA young woman's awakening from a dark past that shaped the choices she had made in her life. It...
Movie pageWriting You Down
as Stage ManagerPlaywright Alice Meyers reflects on the relationship that inspired tonight's performance.
Movie pageDamsel
as AvaEight-year-old Cal desperately craves attention from her childish father, and is prone to...
Movie pageAdultery
as JanetRecent victims of their parents divorce, two siblings throw a dinner party for their close...
Movie pageImaginapped
as OliviaWhen her imaginary friend is kidnapped, Olivia has to go on an epic quest to get him back.
Movie pageTumorhead
as JeanJean's little sister, Mae, may be sick, but Jean is sick of it...Mae is a bully and gets...
Movie pageLily + Mara
as LilyThe beach is probably the worst place to take a wheelchair-bound patient with a compromised...
Movie pageLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Zoe HarrisIn the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In...
TV Show pageBlindspot
as Maaya AhmadiA vast international plot explodes when a beautiful Jane Doe is discovered naked in Times...
TV Show pageOrange Is the New Black
as 10 Year Old TiffanyA crime she committed in her youthful past sends Piper Chapman to a women's prison, where she...
TV Show pageSummer Camp Island
as Hedgehog (voice)Oscar and Hedgehog are dropped off at a strange summer camp, full of fantastical things ranging...
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