
Biography
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.
Awards & recognition
- People's Choice Awards · 2016
- MTV Movie & TV Awards · 2015
- MTV Movie Award — Best Kiss · 2015
- MTV Movie Award — Best Performance · 2015
- People's Choice Awards · 2015
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- MTV Movie & TV Awards · 2014
- Independent Spirit Award — Best Supporting Female · 2012
- MTV Movie Award — Best Breakthrough Performance · 2012
- Trophée Chopard · 2012
- Golden Globe Award — Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film · 2018 · nominated
- BAFTA Rising Star Award · 2015 · nominated
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award — Best Actress in an Action Movie · 2015 · nominated
- Independent Spirit Award — Best Female Lead · 2014 · nominated
- Gotham Independent Film Award — Best Actress · 2013 · nominated
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award — Best Young Performer · 2012 · nominated
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award — Best Cast · 2012 · nominated
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award — Best Supporting Actress · 2012 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture · 2012 · nominated
- Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture · 2012 · nominated
- Gotham Independent Film Award — Breakthrough Actor · 2011 · nominated
- Gotham Independent Film Award — Best Ensemble Cast · 2011 · nominated
Filmography47 titles

Big Little Lies

Cold Case

My Name Is Earl

The O.C.

The Fault in Our Stars

Paradise

The Fallout

The Mauritanian

The Last Letter from Your Lover

CSI: NY

Jack & Bobby

Without a Trace

The Best Democracy Money Can Buy

Conan

Crossing Jordan

Snowden

To Catch a Killer

Divergent

The Secret Life of the American Teenager

Adrift

The Descendants

The District

Everybody Loves Raymond

Dumb Money

The Spectacular Now

Felicity: An American Girl Adventure

Ferrari

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Divergent Series: Insurgent

Replacing Dad

White Bird in a Blizzard

Three Women

Endings, Beginnings

The Divergent Series: Allegiant

Once Upon A Mattress

Close to Home

Killer Heat

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Robots

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Final Approach

The Revolution Generation

Moola

Hope in the Water

Paradise: Official Podcast