Jocelin Donahue | |
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![]() Donahue in 2017 | |
Born | Bristol, Connecticut, U.S. | November 8, 1981
Alma mater | New York University |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2006–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 .
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]
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]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | The Burrowers | Maryanne Stewart | |
2009 | He's Just Not That Into You | Cute Girl | |
The House of the Devil | Samantha Hughes | Screamfest Award for Best Actress | |
2010 | Wes 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 | ||
2017 | Boomtown | Emma Turner | |
20 Weeks | Eileen | ||
2018 | All the Creatures Were Stirring | Alissa | |
2019 | I Trapped the Devil | Sarah | |
Doctor Sleep | Lucy Stone | ||
2022 | Offseason | Marie Aldrich | |
2023 | The Last Stop in Yuma County | Charlotte |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | Not Another High School Show | Melissa | Television film |
Dirty Sexy Money | Hostess | Episode: "The Country House" | |
2010 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Jillian Rose | Episode: "Sin City Blue" |
2016 | StartUp | Maddie Pierce | Main role |
2017 | Lethal Weapon | Kate | Episode: "Homebodies" |
2019 | The Affair | Anna | Episode: #5.10 |
Year | Title | Band | Notes |
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2005 | Live Today Again | Idaho |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2022 | Immortality | Amy Archer |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Subway | Sally |
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