Alana Boden

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Alana Boden
Born
Alana Evie Boden

1997 (age 2627)
Surrey, England
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present

Alana Evie Boden (born 1997) is an English actress. She was nominated for a Critics' Choice Award for her performance in the Lifetime film I Am Elizabeth Smart (2017).

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Early life

Boden was born in Surrey and grew up in Hampshire. [1] She has two sisters. She began her career as a child model when she was nine before moving into television commercials and short films. She was homeschooled to make time for her career. [2]

Career

Boden made her television debut as Beatrice Selfridge in the second and third series of the ITV period drama Mr Selfridge . She won the Rising Star award at the 2016 London Short Film Festival for her performance in the drama The Earth Belongs to No One . That same year, she starred as Elaine Wiltshire in the Canadian YTV series Ride about an equestrian school in England.

In 2017, Boden played a young version of the titular person Elizabeth Smart in the Lifetime biographical film I Am Elizabeth Smart , for which Boden was nominated for Best Actress in a Television Movie or Limited Series at the following year's Critics' Choice Awards. [3]

Boden appeared in the films Hostage Radio and Infamous Six. In 2022, she stars in Flowers in the Attic: The Origin, a Lifetime miniseries prequel based on the novel Garden of Shadows . [4] [5] Also that year, she appeared in the films Uncharted and The Invitation . [6] She was initially cast in the film Tarot (working title Horrorscope). [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014Spiritual Contact: The MovieJennifer
2015 The Earth Belongs to No One SkyShort film
Brash Young Turks Python Agent
2019Hostage RadioJulia
2020Infamous SixCola
2022 Uncharted Zoe
The Invitation Lucy

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014–2015 Mr Selfridge Beatrice Selfridge3 episodes (series 2–3)
2015 Doctors Lucy WhitesideEpisode: "Plus One"
Humans Caroline1 episode
2016 Wolfblood Niamh / Holly2 episodes
Ride Elaine WiltshireMain role
2017 I Am Elizabeth Smart Young Elizabeth Smart Television film
2018 Hawaii Five-0 Lady SophieEpisode: "Ahuwale Ka Nane Huna"
2018 Origin AykoWeb series; episode: "Remember Me"
2020 Alex Rider Fiona Friend1 episode
2021 Domina PorciaEpisode: "Treason"
2022Flowers in the Attic: The OriginAlicia FoxworthMiniseries
2024 Geek Girl Miss Lord6 episodes

Stage

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef
2016 London Short Film Festival Rising StarThe Earth Belongs to No OneWon [8]
2018 Critics' Choice Awards Best Actress in a Television Movie or Limited Series I Am Elizabeth SmartNominated [9]

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