Jocelin Donahue

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Jocelin Donahue
Jocelin Donahue in white blouse.jpg
Donahue in 2017
Born (1981-11-08) November 8, 1981 (age 43)
Alma mater New York University
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present

Jocelin Donahue (born November 8, 1981) is an American actress. She played the lead role in Ti West's critically acclaimed horror film The House of the Devil , winning Best Actress at the 2009 LA Screamfest, [1] and young version of Barbara Hershey's character in Insidious: Chapter 2 . [2] In 2015 Donahue starred in the crime thriller The Frontier, [3] appeared in the 2019 film Doctor Sleep , and starred in the 2023 film The Last Stop in Yuma County .

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Early life

Donahue was born and raised in Bristol, Connecticut, [4] and graduated from Bristol Central High School in 1999. After high school, she attended New York University, where she earned a degree in sociology. [5]

Career

After a supporting role in the Western horror film The Burrowers (2008), Donahue was cast as the lead in The House of the Devil in 2009. She went on to play leading roles in The Last Godfather by Korean filmmaker Shim Hyung-rae, and in the independent film Live at the Foxes Den . In 2012 she appeared in The End of Love , and worked with director Terrence Malick on Knight of Cups . In 2016 she appeared in a segment of the anthology horror film Holidays (2016). [3]

As an actress in commercials, she has appeared in numerous national campaigns, including ads for Levi's, Zune, Vitamin Water, Apple, Subway, and Mercedes-Benz. [6]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 The Burrowers Maryanne Stewart
2009 He's Just Not That Into You Cute Girl
The House of the Devil Samantha "Sam" Hughes Screamfest Award for Best Actress
2010Wes and Ella Ella
The Last Godfather Nancy Bonfante
2012 The End of Love Jocelin
Free Samples Paula
2013 Insidious: Chapter 2 young Lorraine Lambert
Live at the Foxes Den Kat
2014 The Living Molly
Knight of Cups Jocelin
2015 The Frontier Laine
Furious 7 Advisor
Midnight Sex Run Jennifer Peters
Summer Camp Christy
2016 Holidays Carol
Dead Awake Beth / Kate
2017BoomtownEmma Turner
20 Weeks Eileen
2018All the Creatures Were StirringAlissa
2019 I Trapped the Devil Sarah
Doctor Sleep Lucia "Lucy" Stone (née Reynolds)
2022 Offseason Marie Aldrich
2023 The Last Stop in Yuma County Charlotte

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007Not Another High School ShowMelissaTelevision film
Dirty Sexy Money HostessEpisode: "The Country House"
2010 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Jillian RoseEpisode: "Sin City Blue"
2016 StartUp Maddie PierceMain role
2017 Lethal Weapon KateEpisode: "Homebodies"
2019 The Affair AnnaEpisode: #5.10

Music videos

YearTitleBandNotes
2005Live Today Again Idaho

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2022 Immortality Amy Archer

Commercials

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012SubwaySally

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