Acting · Simi Valley, California, USA · Born November 15, 1991
Shailene Diann Woodley (born November 15, 1991) is an American actress. Born in San Bernardino, California, Woodley was raised in Simi Valley, and started modeling at the age of four and began acting professionally in minor television roles. She first gained prominence for her starring role as Amy Juergens in the ABC Family teen drama series The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008–2013). She subsequently starred in the films The Descendants (2011) and The Spectacular Now (2013), receiving a nomination for her first Golden Globe Award for the former. Woodley achieved wider recognition for her starring role as a teenaged cancer patient in the romantic drama The Fault in Our Stars (2014) and as Beatrice Prior in the science-fiction trilogy The Divergent Series (2014–2016). She played a sexual assault survivor in the HBO drama series Big Little Lies (2017–2019), for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. She has since played supporting roles in the films Snowden (2016), The Mauritanian (2021) and The Fallout (2021), and starred in Adrift (2018) and The Last Letter from Your Lover (2021). Woodley is also an environmental activist and serves as a board member of the political action committee, Our Revolution.
MovieMotor City
2026
as Sophia
MovieOcean Dreams
2026
as Narrator (voice)
TVParadise: Official Podcast
2026
as Self
TVParadise
2025
as Annie Clay
MovieKiller Heat
2024
as Penelope Vardakis
TVThree Women
2024
as Gia
TVHope in the Water
2024
as Self
MovieMateria Viva
2024
as Self
MovieFerrari
2023
as Lina Lardi
MovieDumb Money
2023
as Caroline Gill
MovieRobots
2023
as Elaine
MovieTo Catch a Killer
2023
as Eleanor Falco
MovieThe Revolution Generation
2022
as Self
MovieThe Last Letter from Your Lover
2021
as Jennifer Stirling
MovieThe Fallout
2021
as Anna
MovieThe Mauritanian
2021
as Teri Duncan
MovieEndings, Beginnings
2020
as Daphne
TVThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
MovieAdrift
2018
as Tami Oldham
TVBig Little Lies
2017
as Jane Chapman
MovieThe Best Democracy Money Can Buy
2016
as Self
MovieSnowden
2016
as Lindsay Mills
MovieAllegiant
2016
as Beatrice 'Tris' Prior
MovieInsurgent
2015
as Beatrice 'Tris' Prior
MovieWhite Bird in a Blizzard
2014
as Kat Connor
MovieThe Fault in Our Stars
2014
as Hazel Grace Lancaster
MovieDivergent
2014
as Tris
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
Movie9 Kisses
2014
as Boxing Girl
MovieThe Spectacular Now
2013
as Aimee Finecky
MovieThe Descendants
2011
as Alexandra King
TVConan
2010
as Self
TVThe Secret Life of the American Teenager
2008
as Amy Juergens
MovieFinal Approach
2008
as Maya Bender
MovieMoola
2007
as Ashley Hedges
MovieOnce Upon A Mattress
2005
as Molly
MovieFelicity: An American Girl Adventure
2005
as Felicity Merriman
TVMy Name Is Earl
2005
as Young Gwen
TVClose to Home
2005
as Gaby Tursi
TVCSI: NY
2004
as Evie Pierpont
TVJack & Bobby
2004
MovieA Place Called Home
2004
as California "Cali" Ford
TVCold Case
2003
as Sarah Gunden (2006 & 2007)
TVThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
TVThe O.C.
2003
as Kaitlin Cooper
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
TVWithout a Trace
2002
as Young Clare
TVCrossing Jordan
2001
as Young Jordan Cavanaugh
TVThe District
2000
as Kristin Debreno
TVTeen Choice Awards
1999
as Self
MovieReplacing Dad
1999
as Little Girl
TVEverybody Loves Raymond
1996
as Snotty Girl
TVMTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
as Self
TVEntertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
The Murderous Miss Highsmith
as Patricia Highsmith
Janis Joplin: Get It While You Can
as Janis Joplin
A Beautiful Journey
as Mary
Unabom
as Joanne Miller
Ultra
as Eve
Mother's Helper
Count My Lies
as Sloane Caraway
