Aurora Perrineau

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Aurora Perrineau
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Perrineau in 2019
Born (1994-09-23) September 23, 1994 (age 30)
New York City, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present
Father Harold Perrineau

Aurora Perrineau (born September 23, 1994) is an American actress and model. She is best known for starring as Shana Elmsford in Jem and the Holograms (2015), the live-action film adaptation of the 1980s animated television series Jem , Giselle Hammond in Blumhouse's Truth or Dare (2018), Tanya in Netflix's When They See Us (2019), and as C in HBO's Westworld (2022). Her major parts in Both Westworld and When They See Us helped garner Emmy and Golden Globe nominations and wins for each show. She is currently on Kaos in which she is garnering rave reviews from critics.

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Perrineau was born to model Brittany Perrineau and actor Harold Perrineau. [1] [2] Perrineau is a model signed to Click Model Management, Inc. [3] In November 2017, Perrineau filed a police report with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department accusing scriptwriter Murray Miller of sexual assault in 2012 when the actress was 17. [4] Girls creator-writer-actress Lena Dunham initially defended Miller, who was a writer for the series, but later retracted her statements. [4] On August 10, 2018, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office declined to file charges against Miller. [5] [6]

In 2012, Perrineau starred in the direct-to-video film Air Collision . [7] In 2014, Perrineau appeared in episodes of Newsreaders [8] and in Chasing Life as Margo. [9] In April 2014, it was announced that Perrineau was cast in the role of Shana in Jem and the Holograms , based on the 1980s cartoon. [10] The film came under fire from fans of the cartoon, upset that the voice cast from decades earlier was not hired, with further complaints personally directed against the biracial Perrineau for not being black enough. [11] [12]

In July 2014, Perrineau was cast in Drake Doremus's film Equals . [13] [14] [15] [2] The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 5, 2015. [16] Perrineau had a small role in the film Passengers , released on December 21, 2016. [17] [18] In 2018, Perrineau was cast as Giselle Hammond in the Blumhouse supernatural thriller film Truth or Dare . [19]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 Air Collision Radhika Darshan Direct-to-video
2015A House Is Not a HomeAshley Williams
Equals Iris
Jem and the Holograms Shana Elmsford
Freaks of Nature Vampiress
2016 Passengers Celeste
2018 Truth or Dare Giselle Hammond
Boo! Morgan
Virginia Minnesota Addison
2021RhinoRoxy
TBACrossword†TessaPost-production; also executive producer
Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 Pretty Little Liars BiancaEpisode: "Picture This"
2014 Newsreaders HilaryEpisode: "F- Dancing, Are You Decent?"
2015 Chasing Life Margo4 episodes
2017 The Carmichael Show Casey NorthEpisode: "Maxine's Sister"
2018, 2019 Into the Dark Dorothy, Ashley Prime2 episodes
2019 When They See Us TanyaMiniseries; 4 episodes
2019–2021 Prodigal Son Dani PowellMain role
2022 Westworld C / Frankie NicholsRecurring role (season 4)
2024 Kaos RiddyMain role

Music videos

YearTitleArtistNotes
2016"Kids" OneRepublic Main role

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