Saxon Sharbino | |
|---|---|
 Sharbino in 2015 | |
| Born | Lewisville, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Relatives | Brighton Sharbino (sister) |
Saxon Sharbino is an American actress. She is known for portraying Amelia Robbins in the Fox series Touch and Kendra Bowen in the 2015 remake of Poltergeist.
Sharbino was born in Lewisville, Texas, the daughter of Angela and Ron Sharbino. She began acting at the age of nine. Saxon is the older sister of actress Brighton Sharbino and singer/actor Sawyer Sharbino. [1] [2] Sharbino was homeschooled during her high school years. [3]
Sharbino started acting at nine years old. [4] Her first significant role was in the 2012 TV movie Rogue opposite Angela Bassett directed by Brett Ratner. [5]
In 2013, Sharbino worked with Kiefer Sutherland in the TV series Touch . She did not have to audition for the role of Amelia Robbins; the producers gave her a direct offer for the role because she had been previously booked as the lead for a Fox pilot [6] She and her family moved to Los Angeles, California for the role and to advance her career. [7] [6] Also in 2013, Sharbino starred with William H. Macy and Amanda Peet in Trust Me as Lydia. [6] Sharbino stated that she learned a lot from director and star Clark Gregg, and the relationship that Macy and his wife Felicity Huffman had inspired her to take a more proactive role in Hollywood. [6] Sharbino stated that she took the role of a young starlet who is manipulated by her father and sexually abused by a talent agent because she was drawn to the depth of the character. [8] [9]
In 2015, Sharbino played the teenage daughter Kendra in Poltergeist , a remake of the 1982 horror classic. [10]
In 2016, Sharbino played Simone in the Netflix series Love ,. [11]
In 2017, Sharbino was a series regular in the Hulu action horror series Freakish . [3] Sharbino stated that she was drawn to the role of Anka, a manipulative "mean girl" with a soft side. [3]
Sharbino played high school student Sarah Pearson in American Vandal , which was released in 2017. [3]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Red White & Blue | Ed's Daughter | |
| 2010 | Earthling | Young Joy | |
| 2010 | Cool Dog | Sharon | Direct-to-video film |
| 2010 | I Spit on Your Grave | Chastity Storch | |
| 2011 | Julia X | Young Julia | |
| 2013 | Trust Me | Lydia | |
| 2015 | Poltergeist | Kendra Bowen | |
| 2016 | Bedeviled | Alice | |
| 2018 | Urban Country | Sax | |
| 2019 | Beyond the Law | Charlotte Bayles | |
| 2020 | Mile High Escorts | Lauren |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Friday Night Lights | Emotional Fan | Episode: "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" |
| 2012 | Rogue | Jane Forsythe | Television film |
| 2013 | Touch | Amelia Robbins | Main role |
| 2016–2017 | Love | Simone | Recurring roles (seasons 1–2), 4 episodes |
| 2017 | Stalker's Prey | Laura Wilcox | Television film; also known as Hunter's Cove |
| 2017 | American Vandal | Sarah Pearson | 3 episodes |
| 2017 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Savannah Ross | Episode: "Mood" |
| 2017 | Freakish | Anka | Main role (season 2) |
| 2017 | Lucifer | Carly Glantz | Episode: "What Would Lucifer Do?" |
Hilary Ann Swank is an American actress and film producer. She first became known in 1992 for her role on the television series Camp Wilder and made her film debut with a minor role in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992). She then had her breakthrough for starring as Julie Pierce in The Next Karate Kid (1994), the fourth installment of The Karate Kid franchise, and as Carly Reynolds on the eighth season of Beverly Hills, 90210 (1997–98).
Angela Evelyn Bassett is an American actress. Known for her work in film and television since the 1980s, she has received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards. In 2023, Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world, and she received an Academy Honorary Award.
Courtney Bernard Vance is an American actor. He started his career on stage before moving to film and television. Vance has received various accolades, including a Tony Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards, as well as nominations for a Grammy Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award.
Heather Michele O'Rourke was an American child actress. She had her breakthrough starring as Carol Anne Freeling in the supernatural horror film Poltergeist (1982), which received critical acclaim and established her as an influential figure in the genre. She went on to reprise the role in Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986) and Poltergeist III (1988), the last of which was released posthumously.
Felicity Kendall Huffman is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Lynette Scavo in the ABC comedy-drama Desperate Housewives and her role as a transgender woman in the film Transamerica (2005). Over her career she has received numerous accolades including a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award as well as a nomination for an Academy Award.
Lorraine Toussaint is a Trinidadian-born actress based in the United States. She is the recipient of various accolades, including a Black Reel Award, a Critics' Choice Television Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Angela Margaret Cartwright is an English-born American actress primarily known for her roles in movies and television. On television, she played Linda Williams, the stepdaughter of Danny Williams in the long-running TV series The Danny Thomas Show, and Penny Robinson in the 1960s television series Lost in Space. Cartwright's most famous movie role was the part of Brigitta von Trapp in the film The Sound of Music (1965). Her older sister is actress Veronica Cartwright.
Camara DaCosta Johnson, known as Yaya DaCosta, is an American actress and model. She was the runner-up in Cycle 3 of America's Next Top Model. DaCosta eventually went on to star in ABC's daytime drama series All My Children (2008), ABC's comedy-drama Ugly Betty (2009), and NBC's medical drama Chicago Med (2015–2022).
Zelda May Rubinstein was an American actress and human rights activist, known as eccentric medium Tangina Barrons in the Poltergeist film series. Playing "Ginny", she was a regular on David E. Kelley's Emmy Award-winning television series Picket Fences for two seasons. She also made guest appearances in the TV show Poltergeist: The Legacy (1996), as seer Christina, and was the voice of Skittles candies in their long-running "Taste the Rainbow" ad campaign. Rubinstein was also known for her outspoken activism for little people and her early participation in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
Lynda Louise Day George is an American television and film actress whose career spanned three decades from the 1960s to the 1980s. She was a cast member on Mission: Impossible (1971–1973). She was also the wife of actor Christopher George.
Sarah Jones is an American actress. She is known for her starring roles in the Apple TV+ science fiction series For All Mankind and the Fox series Alcatraz.
Yvonne Jaqueline Strzechowski, known professionally as Yvonne Strahovski, is an Australian actress. She is known for roles as Sarah Walker in the spy comedy drama series Chuck (2007–2012), Hannah McKay in the drama series Dexter (2012–2013) and Kate Morgan in the event series 24: Live Another Day (2014). Strahovski stars as Serena Joy Waterford in the drama series The Handmaid's Tale (2017–present), for which she has received nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Golden Globe Award.
Tasha Smith is an American actress. She began her career in a starring role on the NBC comedy series Boston Common (1996–97), and later appeared in numerous movies and television series.
Alexandra Anna Daddario is an American actress. She had her breakthrough portraying Annabeth Chase in the Percy Jackson film series (2010–2013). She has since starred in Hall Pass (2011), Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013), San Andreas (2015), Baywatch (2017), and We Summon the Darkness (2019).
Élodie Yung is a French actress. She is best known for her roles as Elektra Natchios in the 2016 second season of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Netflix series Daredevil and The Defenders, as well as Thony De La Rosa on the 2022 Fox series The Cleaning Lady.
Floriana Lima is an American actress. She played Maggie Sawyer on The CW's Supergirl. She began playing recurring character Darcy Cooper in season 2 of the ABC drama A Million Little Things, and was promoted to the main cast for season 3.
Poltergeist is a 2015 American supernatural horror film directed by Gil Kenan, written by David Lindsay-Abaire, and produced by Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert, and Roy Lee. It is a remake of the 1982 film of the same name and is the fourth installment overall in the Poltergeist franchise. The film stars Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt, Jared Harris, and Jane Adams, and follows a family who arrive at their new home and begin experiencing paranormal occurrences.
Brighton Rose Sharbino is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Lizzie Samuels on the AMC television series The Walking Dead.
Bresha Webb-Jones is an American actress. She is known for her starring roles as Immunique Jefferson in the TV One comedy series Love That Girl! (2010–14) and as Renee Ross in the Starz comedy series, Run the World (2021–23). She has also had significant roles in the films Meet the Blacks (2016) and its 2021 sequel, Sextuplets (2019), and A Fall from Grace (2020).
Elizabeth Cappuccino is an American film and television actress. She is best known for starring in Super Dark Times and for playing a young Jessica Jones in the Netflix series of the same name.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| People | |
