Hendrix Yancey

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Hendrix Yancey is an American actress. She is known for her starring role as Jan Broberg in A Friend Of The Family and her earlier roles in Netflix's series Stranger Things and Unbelievable , and Amazon Prime's feature film Charming the Hearts of Men . [1]

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Early life

Yancey was born in Benton, Arkansas, [2] the daughter of Timie [3] and Jake Yancey. She has an elder brother. [4] [5]

Career

In 2017, at the age of 5, after a workshop at Gray Studios, Yancey acquired Susie Mains of Trilogy Talent as a manager. She then became represented by The Osbrink Agency. Within a month, Yancey secured her first series regular role in the American TV series Versus , produced by AwesomenessTV Production. [3]

She was cast in Netflix’s series Unbelievable in 2018 as Daisy, Merritt Wever’s daughter at the age of 9. [6] Unbelievable was nominated for four Golden Globes and four Emmy Awards among several other international nominations. [7]

Shortly after Unbelievable, Yancey appeared in Amazon’s feature film, Charming the Hearts of Men , alongside Anna Friel, Kelsey Grammer, and Sean Astin. [1]

As of 2022, she appeared as Young Elizabeth in Middle Goblin’s film, Dweller and portrayed Gwen in George & Tammy , which stars Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain. [1] She appeared as number 013 in season 4 of Netflix’s original series, Stranger Things . Yancey portrays a new test subject in the Hawkins Lab who participates in the Nina Project with Dr. Brenner. [8] [9] [10]

Yancey starred in Peacock’s limited true crime series, A Friend of the Family . [6] [8] She plays Jan Broberg, a young girl from Pocatello, Idaho, who was kidnapped multiple times over a period of years by a charismatic, obsessed family friend. Yancey is stars alongside Mckenna Grace, Anna Paquin, Jake Lacy, Colin Hanks, and Lio Tipton. The series was released on October 6, 2022, on Peacock.[ citation needed ]

Personal life

As of 2022, Yancey splits her time between Hot Springs, Arkansas, [11] and Los Angeles. [3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021 Charming the Hearts of Men Angelina

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019 Unbelievable Daisy
2022 Stranger Things 013
A Friend of the Family Jan Broberg
George & Tammy Gwen

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