Ava Cantrell | |
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 Cantrell in 2022 | |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
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| Awards | Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actress 11–13 at the 35th Young Artist Awards |
Ava Cantrell is an American actress and dancer who starred in the film Abigail and appeared in Lights Out and the Nickelodeon series The Haunted Hathaways .
Cantrell competed as a dancer between 2007 and 2014 in the styles of ballet, tap, contemporary, and musical theater. [1] She won Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actress 11–13 at the 35th Young Artist Awards in 2014 for her role in The Haunted Hathaways. [2] Cantrell was cast as Brooklyn in the 2015 web-series Cam Girls. [3] In 2016, she was cast as Teen Diana in the film Lights Out [4] [5] and starred in the film One Under the Sun alongside Pooja Batra and Gene Farber. [6] In 2023, Cantrell starred as the titular character Abigail Cole in the horror film Abigail. [7]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Pals | Ally | Short film |
| 2012 | Cupcake | Eva | Short film |
| Expo | Darla | Short film | |
| I Will Love | Emma | ||
| 2013 | Ten Thousand Hours | Sam | Short film |
| 2014 | Exit 13 | Alice | |
| The Passing | Rachel | Short film | |
| Above the 101 | Gabi | Short film | |
| 2016 | Lights Out | Teen Diana Walter | |
| 2017 | One Under the Sun | Amelia Voss | |
| 2019 | The Detention Boyz | Grapefruit | Short film |
| 2022 | 22 | Natalie | Short film |
| 2023 | Abigail | Abigail Cole | [7] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–15 | The Haunted Hathaways | Penelope | 4 episodes |
| 2015 | Not Safe for Work | Sunny Scout | NBC Pilot |
| 2015 | Cam Girls: The Series | Brooklyn | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Young Sheldon | Molly | 2 episode |
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