Kaylee Kaneshiro

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Kaylee Kaneshiro
Born
Kaylee Kaneshiro [1]

November 1, 1997
Florida, U.S.
Other namesKaylee Bryant
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2011–present

Kaylee Kaneshiro (formerly credited as Kaylee Bryant) is an American actress and model. She is known for portraying Josie Saltzman on The CW television spin-off of The Vampire Diaries and The Originals titled, Legacies .

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Biography

Kaneshiro grew up in Southern California. [2] Due to her early career in modeling and acting, she was homeschooled for part of her upbringing and entered junior year in high school at the age of 15 years old. [2] Kaneshiro is of 1/4 Japanese descent through her paternal grandfather, who is from Okinawa, [3] and spoke Japanese while growing up. [3] [4] Kaneshiro publicly came out as queer in June 2021. [5]

Career

Kaneshiro began her career as a model when she was seven years old for clothing brands like Ralph Lauren walking runways and doing print ads. [2] [6] She began acting when she was eight years old [6] and participated in children's theater. [7] She went to appear on shows like American Horror Story , Santa Clarita Diet , The Real O'Neals , and Kickin' It among others. [8] [9] Her first lead role was in the 2014 independent film in Mary Loss of Soul.

In 2018, Kaneshiro was cast in The CW's supernatural drama series Legacies as Josie Saltzman, one of the series' starring roles, [10] a role she portrayed on the show through its fourth season. [11] In 2021, she was cast in the thriller film The Locksmith . [12]

On November 30, 2023, she announced on Instagram that she would no longer be using the stage surname "Bryant" she'd chosen as an 11-year old, and would be henceforth go by her birthname "Kaylee Kaneshiro." [1]

Filmography

Television and film roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 American Horror Story Zombie slut1 episode
2012 Body of Proof Musician1 episode
2013 Dog with a Blog Maddie2 episodes
A.N.T. Farm Tina Garcetti1 episode
2014 Suburgatory Girl1 episode
2012–2014 Kickin' It Tori / Carrie3 episodes
2014Mary Loss of SoulMary SolisFilm
2015 News Readers Madison Jordan1 episode
BackstromAmber1 episode
Double DaddyPaulaTelevision film
Chasing Life Sydney2 episodes
2016 The Real O'Neals Lacey3 episodes
Criminal Minds Amanda Bergstrom1 episode
What Goes Around Comes AroundCharlotteTelevision film
2017 Speechless India Hertzfled1 episode
2017–2018 Santa Clarita Diet Sarah3 episodes
2018–2021 Legacies Josie SaltzmanMain role (seasons 1–4) [10] [11]
2022The Journey AheadSarahTelevision film [13] [14]
2023 The Locksmith Tanya SaundersFilm

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