Alana Boden

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Alana Boden
Born
Alana Evie Boden

1997 (age 2627)
Surrey, England
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present

Alana Evie Boden (born 1997) is an English actress. She was nominated for a Critics' Choice Award for her performance in the Lifetime film I Am Elizabeth Smart (2017).

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Early life

Boden was born in Surrey and grew up in Hampshire. [1] She has two sisters. She began her career as a child model when she was nine before moving into television commercials and short films. She was homeschooled to make time for her career. [2]

Career

Boden made her television debut as Beatrice Selfridge in the second and third series of the ITV period drama Mr Selfridge . She won the Rising Star award at the 2016 London Short Film Festival for her performance in the drama The Earth Belongs to No One . That same year, she starred as Elaine Wiltshire in the Canadian YTV series Ride about an equestrian school in England.

In 2017, Boden played a young version of the titular person Elizabeth Smart in the Lifetime biographical film I Am Elizabeth Smart , for which Boden was nominated for Best Actress in a Television Movie or Limited Series at the following year's Critics' Choice Awards. [3]

Boden appeared in the films Hostage Radio and Infamous Six. In 2022, she stars in Flowers in the Attic: The Origin, a Lifetime miniseries prequel based on the novel Garden of Shadows . [4] [5] Also that year, she appeared in the films Uncharted and The Invitation . [6]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014Spiritual Contact: The MovieJennifer
2015 The Earth Belongs to No One SkyShort film
Brash Young Turks Python Agent
2019Hostage RadioJulia
2020Infamous SixCola
2022 Uncharted Zoe
The Invitation Lucy
2024 Tarot TBAPost-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014–2015 Mr Selfridge Beatrice Selfridge3 episodes (series 2–3)
2015 Doctors Lucy WhitesideEpisode: "Plus One"
Humans Caroline1 episode
2016 Wolfblood Niamh / Holly2 episodes
Ride Elaine WiltshireMain role
2017 I Am Elizabeth Smart Young Elizabeth Smart Television film
2018 Hawaii Five-0 Lady SophieEpisode: "Ahuwale Ka Nane Huna"
2018 Origin AykoWeb series; episode: "Remember Me"
2020 Alex Rider Fiona Friend1 episode
2021 Domina PorciaEpisode: "Treason"
2022Flowers in the Attic: The OriginAlicia FoxworthMiniseries
2024 Geek Girl Miss Lord

Stage

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef
2016 London Short Film Festival Rising StarThe Earth Belongs to No OneWon [7]
2018 Critics' Choice Awards Best Actress in a Television Movie or Limited Series I Am Elizabeth SmartNominated [8]

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