Alana Boden | |
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Born | Alana Evie Boden 1997 (age 26–27) Surrey, England |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2011–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).
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]
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]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014 | Spiritual Contact: The Movie | Jennifer | |
2015 | The Earth Belongs to No One | Sky | Short film |
Brash Young Turks | Python Agent | ||
2019 | Hostage Radio | Julia | |
2020 | Infamous Six | Cola | |
2022 | Uncharted | Zoe | |
The Invitation | Lucy |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014–2015 | Mr Selfridge | Beatrice Selfridge | 3 episodes (series 2–3) |
2015 | Doctors | Lucy Whiteside | Episode: "Plus One" |
Humans | Caroline | 1 episode | |
2016 | Wolfblood | Niamh / Holly | 2 episodes |
Ride | Elaine Wiltshire | Main role | |
2017 | I Am Elizabeth Smart | Young Elizabeth Smart | Television film |
2018 | Hawaii Five-0 | Lady Sophie | Episode: "Ahuwale Ka Nane Huna" |
2018 | Origin | Ayko | Web series; episode: "Remember Me" |
2020 | Alex Rider | Fiona Friend | 1 episode |
2021 | Domina | Porcia | Episode: "Treason" |
2022 | Flowers in the Attic: The Origin | Alicia Foxworth | Miniseries |
2024 | Geek Girl | Miss Lord | 6 episodes |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
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2016 | London Short Film Festival | Rising Star | The Earth Belongs to No One | Won | [8] |
2018 | Critics' Choice Awards | Best Actress in a Television Movie or Limited Series | I Am Elizabeth Smart | Nominated | [9] |
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