Alex ter Avest

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Alex ter Avest
Born (1993-02-15) February 15, 1993 (age 31)
Other namesAlexandria Lauren ter Avest
OccupationActress

Alexandria Lauren ter Avest or Alex ter Avest (born February 15, 1993) is an American actress.

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Early life

Avest was born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She attended Cary Academy. She then attended the University of North Carolina School of the Arts where she studied drama. [1] After high school, she attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on a fellowship. [1]

Career

Avest started her acting career in local theater. [2] In 2003, Avest played Alice in the stage production of Alice in Wonderland at the Applause! Cary Youth Theater in Cary, North Carolina. [2] In 2010, she played Janice in the Raleigh Ensemble Players' production of The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds . [3]

In 2016 she appeared in the film Cell which was based on a book by Stephen King. [4]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesReference
2009 One Tree Hill Audition Girlone episode appearance
2012 Eastbound and Down AndreaHBO series, Season 3, five episodes. [1]
2014 StarCrossed Lesleyone episode appearance [1]
2017 Ozark Leahone episode appearance

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesReference
2012 Stuck in Love Becky [1]
2015 Careful What You Wish For Emma Shallowayuncredited [5]
2015ChangeoverSooze [5]
2016 Cell ChloeBased on Stephen King book [1] [4]
2017 Logan Lucky Pre-Show Publicist [6] [7]

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