Vivien Lyra Blair

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Vivien Lyra Blair
Born (2012-06-04) June 4, 2012 (age 12)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActress
Years active2017–present

Vivien Lyra Blair (born June 4, 2012 [1] ) is an American child actress. She made her debut in Band Aid (2017) and rose to prominence for her role as Girl in Bird Box (2018). Blair garnered further recognition for her appearances in video game Telling Lies (2019) and superhero film We Can Be Heroes (2020). In 2022, she received critical praise for her portrayal of Leia Organa in the streaming series Obi-Wan Kenobi . She later had a supporting role in the horror film The Boogeyman (2023).

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Early life

Vivien Lyra Blair was born on June 4, 2012. [1] Her parents are musicians. [2] Blair has been vegetarian since she was born. [3] She has practiced Taekwondo since the age of five. [4] In 2019, at six years old, Blair became the youngest spokesperson for PETA. [5]

Career

Blair's first onscreen role was in the 2017 film Band Aid , and she subsequently appeared in the television miniseries Waco in 2018. She rose to prominence at the age of five after starring in the film Bird Box . [3] Blair portrays Girl, who–along with her mother and brother—is blindfolded as protection from entities that cause people to die once they have been seen. [6] Blair spent the majority of the film blindfolded. [3] In 2019, she appeared in the video game Telling Lies , [7] in which The Guardian considered her "[a]n unexpected joy ... with adorable confidence". [8] Blair also starred as Guppy in the superhero film We Can Be Heroes (2020), the sequel to The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D (2005). [9] She undertook all her own stunts. [4] While the film itself received mixed reviews, [10] The Daily Telegraph praised Blair's performance as "very funny" and "just absurd ... the effects team simply aren't needed when she's doing her thing". [11]

In 2022, Blair portrayed Leia Organa in the Star Wars streaming show Obi-Wan Kenobi . [12] Of Blair's casting, series writer Joby Harold stated the team needed an actor who would embody a young Carrie Fisher's [lower-alpha 1] voice and spirit: "[we need] [s]omebody who feels spirited. They don't feel precocious. They don't feel like they are speaking as an adult writing for a kid, but you feel the spirit of what Carrie Fisher built." Harold found Blair to be "an amazing little actor" who miraculously captured that spirit, particularly in her scenes with co-star Ewan McGregor. [13] Blair was praised for her portrayal of the character's strength, wit, and intelligence; [14] NPR commented that she "practically channels Carrie Fisher's subversive, wisecracking spirit". [15] In a more mixed review of her performance, Nick Schager of The Daily Beast thought Blair's line deliveries were "not ... consistently great" but considered her adequate for the role. [16] Blair's performance was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Streaming Television Series. [17]

Blair played Emily Gradstone in the film drama Dear Zoe , which is based on the eponymous young-adult novel by Philip Beard. [18] It was released on November 4, 2022, to mixed reviews. [19] In July of that year, Blair joined the cast of the horror film The Boogeyman (2023), an adaptation of Stephen King's eponymous short story. [20] She portrayed Sawyer, a young girl whose family is terrorized by a cryptic monster. [21] She was hesitant to take the role, not wanting to portray "another character that had to be saved". After reading the script, she reconsidered, however, seeing that Sawyer was "so much more than that". Blair found it challenging to portray her character's fear, the emotion she connected with the least as an actress. [22] Several critics lauded her performance; [23] [24] [25] The Hollywood Reporter stated: "Blair is so convincingly terrified throughout that you hope that child services monitored the production closely". [26] For her role, she garnered a Saturn Award nomination for Best Younger Performer in a Film. [27]

Filmography

Film

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2017 Band Aid Isis
2018 Bird Box Girl / Olympia
2020 We Can Be Heroes GuppyCredited as Vivien Blair
2021 The Guilty AbbyVoice
2022 Dear Zoe Emily Gladstone
2023 The Boogeyman Sawyer Harper
Heritage DayEvieShort film
2024 Goodrich †TBAPost-production

Television

Vivien Lyra Blair's television roles
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2018 Waco Serenity JonesMiniseries, 6 episodes
2019 Station 19 PennyEpisode: "The Dark Knight"
[3]
2020 Indebted Hazel Klein3 episodes
2021 Mr. Corman Sara2 episodes
2022 The First Lady Little Eleanor Roosevelt Episode: "That White House"
[3]
Obi-Wan Kenobi Leia Organa Miniseries, 6 episodes
[3]
2023 Fatal Attraction Young Ellen3 episodes

Video games

Vivien Lyra Blair's video game roles
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2019 Telling Lies AlbaCredited as Vivien Blair

Awards and nominations

Vivien Lyra Blair's awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2022 Saturn Award Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Streaming Television Series Obi-Wan Kenobi Nominated [17]
2023 Saturn Awards Best Younger Performer in a Film The Boogeyman Nominated [27]

Notes

  1. ↑ Fisher portrayed the character in the franchise's original film trilogy. [12]

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