Liana Liberato

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Liana Liberato
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Liberato at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival premiere of Stuck in Love
Born
Liana Daine Liberato

(1995-08-20) August 20, 1995 (age 29)
Galveston, Texas, U.S. [1]
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present

Liana Daine Liberato (born August 20, 1995) is an American actress. She played the younger version of the female lead in the 2014 film The Best of Me and starred in the drama films The Last Sin Eater (2007) and Trust (2010), the thriller films Trespass (2011) and Erased (2012), and the horrors Haunt (2013) and The Beach House (2019). In 2017, she was part of the ensemble cast of the drama Novitiate and in 2018 she starred in the comedy Banana Split .

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From 2018 to 2019, Liberato starred in the leading role on the Hulu thriller series Light as a Feather as McKenna Brady, for which she received two nominations for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Digital Daytime Drama Series (2019) and Outstanding Principal Performance in a Daytime Program (2020). In 2023, she would appear in Scream VI , Totally Killer , the Peacock comedy thriller series Based on a True Story , and Criminal Minds (2024).

Early life

Liberato was born on August 20, 1995. She is from Galveston, Texas. [1] Liberato married longtime boyfriend Tommy O'Brien in 2022 after being engaged in 2020. [2]

Career

In 2005, Liberato made her acting debut in the television series Cold Case and has appeared on Sons of Anarchy , CSI: Miami . She also made an appearance in the music video for Miley Cyrus's song, "7 Things". The following year she appeared in the fourth season of House , [3] and was featured in the June issue of The New York Times Magazine . [3] In 2007, Liberato obtained the leading role in the 20th Century Fox adventure film The Last Sin Eater. [4]

2010 found Liberato starring in the film Trust . [5] [6] Her performance, praised by Roger Ebert in his review of the film, [7] won her the Silver Hugo Award for Best Actress at the 46th Chicago International Film Festival. [8] In June, she was cast in the film Trespass . [9] She played Kim in If I Stay and the younger version of the female lead in the 2014 film The Best of Me . [10] In 2014, Liberato was named one of the best actors under the age of 20 by IndieWire. [11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 The Last Sin Eater Cadi Forbes
Safe Harbour Philippa "Pip" MacKenzie
2010 Trust Annie Cameron
2011 Trespass Avery Miller
2012 Erased Amy Logan
Stuck in Love Kate
2013 Jake Squared Young Joanne
Free Ride MJ
Haunt Samantha Richards
2014 If I Stay Kim Schein
The Best of Me Young Amanda Collier
2016 Dear Eleanor Ellie Potter
2017 Novitiate Sister Emily
To the Bone Kelly
1 Mile to You Henny
IsabelIsabelShort film
Nobody KnowsCheyenne BridellShort film
2018 Measure of a Man Michelle Marks
Banana Split Clara
2019 To the Stars Maggie Richmond
The Beach House Emily [12] [13]
2022 Dig Lola
2023 Scream VI Quinn Bailey
Totally Killer Tiffany Clark
Hidden ExposureSabina
TBA Hush, Hush Nora GreyPre-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 The Inside Dina PresleyEpisode: "Little Girl Lost"
Cold Case Charlotte Jones (1963)Episode: "Strange Fruit"
CSI: Miami Amy ManningEpisode: "Recoil"
2008 House JaneEpisode: "It's a Wonderful Lie"
2008–2009 Sons of Anarchy Tristen OswaldEpisodes: "Fun Town", "Gilead"
2012Paradise DriveLianaEpisode: "Our Own Daisy Duke"
2018–2019 Light as a Feather McKenna Brady / Jennifer BradyMain role (as McKenna); recurring role (as Jennifer)
2022 A Million Little Things KaiEpisodes: "Slipping", "Out of Hiding"
2023–present Based on a True Story Tory ThompsonMain role
2024 Criminal Minds: Evolution Jade WatersRecurring role; 4 episodes

Web

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020Day by DayHannah (voice)Podcast series; episode: "Destiny Cinema 2"

Music videos

YearTitleArtist(s)
2008"7 Things" Miley Cyrus
2011"Maybe" Nat & Alex Wolff
2018"Stranger Things" Kygo ft. OneRepublic

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRefs
2011Silver Hugo Award Best Actress Trust Won [8]
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Most Promising PerformerNominated [14]
Women Film Critics Circle Best Young ActressNominated [15]
2019 Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actress in a Digital Daytime Drama Series Light as a Feather Nominated [16]
2020 Outstanding Principal Performance in a Daytime Program Nominated [17]

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