Freya Tingley

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Freya Tingley
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At the 2013 WonderCon
Born (1994-03-26) 26 March 1994 (age 30)
OccupationActress
Years active2008–present

Freya Tingley (born 26 March 1994) is an Australian actress. She is best known for her roles as Wendy Darling in the series Once Upon A Time , Christina Wendall in the Netflix series Hemlock Grove , and Francine Valli in Clint Eastwood's Jersey Boys .

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Career

Tingley's first role was Young Joan in Caryl Churchill's play Far Away for The Black Swan Theatre Company in 2008. Since then she has appeared in a number of films including the short Bootleg, a singing role in the short Light as a Feather, directed by Damien Spiccia, X , directed by Jon Hewitt, and 3 voice-overs for the production Bully for You. She appeared in the television miniseries Cloudstreet based on Tim Winton's novel in a support role as Young Hat Lamb.

In 2011, she played the lead as a deaf girl in the short film Beneath the Waves by director Renee Marie.[ citation needed ]. In the same year, she was also shortlisted for the lead role as ‘’Katniss Everdeen’’ in Lionsgate’s ‘’The Hunger Games’’.[ citation needed ]

In 2012, Tingley was cast in Hemlock Grove , the Netflix series produced by Eli Roth in which she plays Christina Wendall. [1] [2]

In 2013, Tingley was cast in Once Upon a Time as Wendy, a 13-year-old girl based on the heroine Wendy Darling from the novel Peter Pan . [3] Tingley won the part of Wendy after one audition upon impressing producers with her ability to project a British accent. Wendy was only seen in a number of episodes and helped Peter Pan (Robbie Kay) gain Henry's heart. However, she is then reunited with her family. In 2014, Tingley had the lead role in The Choking Game , a movie made for Lifetime.

Tingley also played Francine Valli in Jersey Boys , directed by Clint Eastwood.

Tingley then starred in the 2016 TV series The Wilding and the film No Way to Live, which centers on an interracial teenage couple in the 1950s robbing and stealing to escape their oppressive town.

Personal life

Tingley is a member of the Church of Scientology. She is the daughter of a prominent Scientologist, and she said "first read Dianetics when [she] was 21." [4]

In July 2023, Tingley was selected as an Australian representative and Youth Delegate for 17th Annual Youth for Human Rights Summit held at the United Nations building. [5]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2009BootlegSarahShort
2010Light as a FeatherSophieShort
2011 X: Night of Vengeance Cindy
Beneath the Waves

the wrong nanny

EleanorShort
2012Sticks and StonesZoeShort
2014 Swelter London
2014 Jersey Boys Francine Valli
2014 The Choking Game Taryn
2016No Way To LiveNora Thompson
2016The DisembodiedJenniferShort
2017The YoungDiana
2018 Spinning Man Mary
2018 The Sonata Rose
2021 Bad Detectives Nic O'Connell
2023Time AddictsDenise
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 Cloudstreet Hat LambPart 1 and Part 2
2013 Hemlock Grove Christina WendallSeason 1 (series regular)
Once Upon a Time Wendy Darling Recurring role, 5 episodes:
"Second Star to the Right" (season 2: episode 21)
"Dark Hollow" (season 3: episode 7)
"Think Lovely Thoughts" (season 3: episode 8)
"Save Henry" (season 3: episode 9)
"The New Neverland" (season 3: episode 10)
Fashion Police Herself1 episode
2014 R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour Karen"Return of the Pumpkinheads" (Season 4, Episode 5)
2017The Wrong NannyBlakeTV film
2021 Dota: Dragon's Blood Fymryn & Light Moon Goddess Mene rebornWeb series; voice

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