Odessa A'zion

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Odessa A'zion
Born
Odessa Zion Segall Adlon

(2000-06-17) June 17, 2000 (age 23) [1] [2]
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other namesOdessa Adlon
OccupationActress
Years active2011−present
Parent
Family Gideon Adlon (sister)
Percy Adlon (paternal grandfather)

Odessa Zion Segall Adlon (born June 17, 2000), also known as Odessa A'zion, is an American actress. On television, she is known for her roles in the CBS series Fam (2019) and the Netflix series Grand Army (2020). Her films include Hellraiser (2022), The Inhabitant (2022) and Sitting in Bars with Cake (2023).

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Early life and education

A'zion is from Los Angeles and also spent parts of her childhood in Boston and Neufahrn, Germany. [3] She is the daughter of actress Pamela Adlon and German director Felix Adlon  [ de ], and the middle child between Gideon Adlon and Valentine "Rocky" Adlon. [4] Her paternal grandfather is German filmmaker Percy Adlon and her maternal grandfather was American writer-producer Don Segall, who was born to a Jewish family; her English maternal grandmother, originally an Anglican, converted to Judaism. [5]

A'zion attended Charter High School of the Arts (CHAMPS). [6]

Career

She was initially credited as Odessa Adlon. A'zion landed her first notable role in 2017 as Liv in season 5 of Nashville . [7] Her film roles include the 2018 film Ladyworld and the 2020 one-shot horror film Let's Scare Julie . [8] [9] She appeared in 2 episodes of Wayne .

A'zion landed her first main role as Shannon, the younger sister of Nina Dobrev's character, in the 2019 CBS sitcom Fam . [10] In October 2019, it was announced A'zion would star as Joey Del Marco, the lead character from Slut: The Play , in the 2020 Netflix series Grand Army . [11] [12] She and Odley Jean received critical acclaim for their performances. [13]

A'zion played Lana in the 2021 independent comedy film Mark, Mary & Some Other People . This was followed in 2022 with lead roles in the Hellraiser reboot and The Inhabitant , as well as supporting roles in Am I Ok? and Good Girl Jane . She starred opposite Yara Shahidi in the 2023 comedy-drama film Sitting in Bars with Cake .

A'zion has upcoming roles in the films Hell House and For the Night. In December 2021, she was cast in Fresh Kills written and directed by Jennifer Esposito, who will also star. [14]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 Conception Interview Kid
2018 Ladyworld Blake
2020 Let's Scare Julie Madison
2021 Supercool Jaclyn
Mark, Mary & Some Other People Lana
2022 Am I OK? Sky
Good Girl Jane Bailey [15]
Hellraiser Riley McKendry
The Inhabitant Tara Haldon [16]
2023 Sitting in Bars with Cake Corinne
Fresh Kills Connie
TBAPoolsKennedy
Hell HouseEmory Dupree [17]
For the NightTanner Boers [18]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016 Better Things DefianceEpisode: "Duke's Chorus"
2017 Nashville Liv5 episodes
What About Barb?AnnaTelevision film
2018 Love Episode: "Stunt Show"
2019 Wayne Trish2 episodes
Fam ShannonMain role
Milo Murphy's Law OrgaluthVoice role; episode: "Sphere and Loathing in Outer Space"
2020Day by DayLiliEpisode: "I'm Not Done Getting To Know You"
Grand Army Joey Del MarcoMain role
2022-2023 Ghosts Stephanie2 episodes
2022 The Tiny Chef Show OllyMain voice role

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  1. ↑ Gideon Adlon (June 17, 2019). "@odessaadlon your 19 today and it's weird because to me we're all still these little babies. I'm so lucky you're my sister, I love you odie" . Retrieved October 28, 2020– via Instagram.[ dead link ]
  2. ↑ Nordstrom, Leigh (March 1, 2019). "Odessa Adlon, Out on Her Own". WWD. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
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