Hanna R. Hall | |
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| Born | Hanna Rose Hall July 9, 1984 |
| Other names | Hanna Hall |
| Alma mater | Vancouver Film School |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1993–present |
Hanna Rose Hall (born July 9, 1984) is an American actress. She made her film debut in Forrest Gump (1994), and later appeared in Sofia Coppola's The Virgin Suicides (1999) and Rob Zombie's Halloween (2007).
Hall was born in Denver, Colorado. Her family moved into the mountains when she was two years old, and she remained in Colorado until age eighteen. [1] After high school, she lived in Hawaii and Los Angeles before moving to Vancouver, British Columbia, where she attended the Vancouver Film School. [1]
When she was seven years old, Hall attended Nina Axelrod's open casting call for Robert Zemeckis's Forrest Gump . A few callbacks later, Hall was eventually cast as young Jenny Curran. [1] This was followed by a role as an orphaned child in the 1996 television film Homecoming , co-starring Anne Bancroft.
Hall screen tested for the role of Lux Lisbon in Sofia Coppola's film adaptation of The Virgin Suicides , but was considered too young for the part so she was cast as Cecilia Lisbon instead. [1] She appeared in several independent films following this, before being cast in Rob Zombie's remake of Halloween (2007) as Judith Myers. In 2009, she appeared in the independent comedy American Cowslip (2009), opposite Val Kilmer, Diane Ladd, and Cloris Leachman.
In 2012, Hall began working as a feline behavior specialist in Venice, California, directing underground plays. [2] She has also appeared on television series, including guest roles on Criminal Minds and Masters of Sex .
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1994 | Forrest Gump | Young Jenny Curran | |
| 1995 | Goldilocks and the Three Bears | Goldi | 1996 homecoming |
| 1999 | The Virgin Suicides | Cecilia Lisbon | |
| 2004 | Jail Bait | Bess | Short film |
| 2005 | Edward Cole | Crystal | Short film |
| 2006 | White Picket Fence | Sarah Durley | Short film |
| 2006 | Bright Lights | Samantha | Short film |
| 2007 | Halloween | Judith Myers | |
| 2007 | Neal Cassady | Sophie Bloom | |
| 2007 | The Truth About Faces | Jules Whitfield | Short film |
| 2008 | Text | Sarah | |
| 2009 | American Cowslip | Georgia | |
| 2010 | A Numbers Game | Carly | |
| 2010 | Happiness Runs | Becky | |
| 2010 | Radio Free Albemuth | Vivian Kaplan | |
| 2011 | Scalene | Paige Alexander | |
| 2012 | Hawken | Natalie | Video short |
| 2012 | Visible Scars | Becky Comfort | |
| 2013 | The Meeting Place | Miss Johnsonhobber | Short film |
| 2017 | Another Skin | Doctor Cynthia Dorsett | Short film |
| 2018 | Dying for the Crown | Melissa |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1996 | Homecoming | Maybeth Tillerman | TV film |
| 1996 | Her Desperate Choice | Samantha | TV film |
| 2001 | Amy & Isabelle | Amy Goodrow | TV film |
| 2006 | Standoff | Rose Anders | "Man of Steele" |
| 2012 | Criminal Minds | Connie Foster | "The Lesson" |
| 2015 | Masters of Sex | Linda Einhorn | "Parliament of Owls" |
| 2019 | The Purge | Medical Student | "7:01 A.M." |
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