Chiara Aurelia

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Chiara Aurelia
Born (2002-09-13) September 13, 2002 (age 21)
Taos, New Mexico, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2014–present

Chiara Aurelia (born September 13, 2002 [1] ) is an American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the films Gerald's Game (2017) and Back Roads (2018). She starred as Jeanette Turner in the Freeform teen drama Cruel Summer (2021).

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Early life

Aurelia was born in Taos, New Mexico [2] to Frederic de Braconier d'Alphen and Claudia Kleefeld. De Braconier d'Alphen, who died when Aurelia was three, was from Leuven, Belgium, the great nephew of Édouard Empain and a descendant of Peter Paul Rubens. Kleefeld is the daughter of singer and actor Tony Travis and author and poet Carolyn Mary Kleefeld, and the granddaughter of builder Mark Taper. [3] [4] Aurelia has an older sister in England. [5]

Aurelia grew up in Albuquerque. She began acting in school productions and local drama classes when she was five. From the age of 11, she split her time between Albuquerque and Los Angeles pursuing her career. [2] [6] She studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute. [7]

Career

Aurelia began her career as a child actress with small film and television roles as well as appearances in short films such as Dead Celebrity (2014). [8] She played a younger version of Carla Gugino's character in the 2017 film adaptation of Stephen King's Gerald's Game , [9] and portrayed Misty Altmyer in Alex Pettyfer's 2018 directorial debut Back Roads , [10] both earned her Young Entertainer Awards.

In 2021, Aurelia began starring as Jeanette Turner in the Freeform series Cruel Summer as well as playing Rose Lord in the TNT series Tell Me Your Secrets . [11] She also appeared in the film Fear Street Part Two: 1978 . [12] For her performance in Cruel Summer, Aurelia received HCA and Critics' Choice Award nominations. In July 2021, it was announced Aurelia had joined the cast of the Netflix film adaptation of Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll. [13]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 We Are Your Friends Kayli
Big Sky Grace
2017 Gerald's Game "Mouse" / young Jessie Burlingame
2018 Back Roads Misty Altmyer
2021 Fear Street Part Two: 1978 Sheila Watson
Fear Street Part Three: 1666 Archive footage
2022 Luckiest Girl Alive young Tiffani "Ani" Fanelli

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Young Karen BishopEpisode: "Dead in his tracks"
2014 Pretty Little Liars AddisonEpisode: "How the 'A' Stole Christmas"
2015 Agent Carter EvaEpisode: "The Iron Ceiling"
2015 Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn DeniseEpisode: "Quad-ventures in Babysitting"
2015ForeseeableZoey WilliamsTelevision film
2016 Recovery Road 12 Year Old EllieEpisode: "Sick as Our Secrets"
2016Secret SummerHaileyTelevision film
2018 The Brave Verina Curtis2 episodes
2021 Tell Me Your Secrets Rose LordMain role
2021 Cruel Summer Jeanette TurnerMain role (season 1)

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2015CineRockom International Film FestivalBest Young ArtistOpalWon
2016 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Movie or Special – Young ActressSecret SummerNominated
2017BaM AwardsBest Performance by a Young Actress in a Supporting RoleGerald's GameWon
2018Young Entertainer AwardsBest Supporting Young Actress – Independent or Film Festival Feature FilmGerald's GameWon
2019Young Entertainer AwardsBest Supporting Young Actress – Independent or Film Festival Feature FilmBack RoadsWon
National Film & Television AwardsBest NewcomerHerselfNominated [14]
2021 Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, DramaCruel SummerNominated [15]
Women's Image Network Awards Outstanding Actress – Drama SeriesCruel SummerNominated
2022 Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Actress in a Drama Series Cruel SummerNominated [16]

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  4. ↑ "Mark Taper, Financier and Philanthropist, Dies at 92 : Charity: Music Center theater bears his name. He also gave large donations to the county art museum and UCLA". Los Angeles Times . December 16, 1994.
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