Anjelica Bette Fellini

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Anjelica Bette Fellini
Born (1994-11-26) November 26, 1994 (age 29)
OccupationActress
Years active2017–present

Anjelica Bette Fellini (born November 26, 1994) [1] [Note 1] is an American actress known for her role as Rebecca Hoover (Twist) in The Gifted (2018) and as Blair Wesley in the Netflix teen comedy-drama television series Teenage Bounty Hunters in 2020.

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Early life

Fellini was born in New York City where she was raised and resides. [1] At an early age, Fellini attended the School of American Ballet (SAB) at the Lincoln Center, New York. [2]

Career

Fellini began her career as a dancer on Broadway. [3] Her dance instructor first suggested she should take up acting, noting her lively and expressive character; by the age of 20, Fellini was performing on stage in The Phantom of the Opera. [4]

In 2018, Fellini landed her first regular television role in Fox's The Gifted as Rebecca Hoover, [5] also known as Twist, a former mental patient mutant liberated by the Inner Circle. [6] [7]

In 2020, Fellini was cast in a main role as Blair Wesley in the Netflix teen comedy-drama television series Teenage Bounty Hunters alongside Maddie Phillips, who plays her twin-sister Sterling, with Blair being the more rebellious sister. [1] [3] [4] The series reached number one on the Netflix Top 10 soon after it first aired. [8]

In 2021, Fellini appeared in the Wes Anderson film The French Dispatch , whose cast includes Tilda Swinton, Elisabeth Moss, Bill Murray, Benicio del Toro, Saoirse Ronan, Christoph Waltz, and Anjelica Huston. [9] [10]

Personal life

Fellini is Jewish, which she confirmed on a livestream in 2020. [11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
2017 Margot (Short)Margot
2017 #Best Web Series Ever (Short)Stephanie Roemer
2018 Too Close to the Sun (Short)Isabella
2021 The French Dispatch Proof Reader [9] [10]
2023ClassmatesAnabella
2023Sid is DeadKatie

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018 The Gifted Rebecca Hoover / Twist5 episodes [6] [7]
2020 Teenage Bounty Hunters Blair WesleyMain role [1] [3] [4]

Notes

  1. The date of birth source, HITC, specifies that Anjelica Bette Fellini "is understood to have a birthday of November 26th, 1994".

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