Alana Boden
Alana Boden | |
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| Born | Alana Evie Boden 1997 (age 26–27) Surrey, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2011–present |
Alana Evie Boden (born 1997) is an English actress. She was nominated for a Critics' Choice Award for her performance in the Lifetime film I Am Elizabeth Smart (2017).
Early life
[edit]Boden was born in Surrey and grew up in Hampshire.[1] She has two sisters. She began her career as a child model when she was nine before moving into television commercials and short films. She was homeschooled to make time for her career.[2]
Career
[edit]Boden made her television debut as Beatrice Selfridge in the second and third series of the ITV period drama Mr Selfridge. She won the Rising Star award at the 2016 London Short Film Festival for her performance in the drama The Earth Belongs to No One. That same year, she starred as Elaine Wiltshire in the Canadian YTV series Ride about an equestrian school in England.
In 2017, Boden played a young version of the titular person Elizabeth Smart in the Lifetime biographical film I Am Elizabeth Smart, for which Boden was nominated for Best Actress in a Television Movie or Limited Series at the following year's Critics' Choice Awards.[3]
Boden appeared in the films Hostage Radio and Infamous Six. In 2022, she stars in Flowers in the Attic: The Origin, a Lifetime miniseries prequel based on the novel Garden of Shadows.[4][5] Also that year, she appeared in the films Uncharted and The Invitation.[6] She was initially cast in the film Tarot (working title Horrorscope).[7]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2014 | Spiritual Contact: The Movie | Jennifer | |
| 2015 | The Earth Belongs to No One | Sky | Short film |
| Brash Young Turks | Python Agent | ||
| 2019 | Hostage Radio | Julia | |
| 2020 | Infamous Six | Cola | |
| 2022 | Uncharted | Zoe | |
| The Invitation | Lucy |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–2015 | Mr Selfridge | Beatrice Selfridge | 3 episodes (series 2–3) |
| 2015 | Doctors | Lucy Whiteside | Episode: "Plus One" |
| Humans | Caroline | 1 episode | |
| 2016 | Wolfblood | Niamh / Holly | 2 episodes |
| Ride | Elaine Wiltshire | Main role | |
| 2017 | I Am Elizabeth Smart | Young Elizabeth Smart | Television film |
| 2018 | Hawaii Five-0 | Lady Sophie | Episode: "Ahuwale Ka Nane Huna" |
| 2018 | Origin | Ayko | Web series; episode: "Remember Me" |
| 2020 | Alex Rider | Fiona Friend | 1 episode |
| 2021 | Domina | Porcia | Episode: "Treason" |
| 2022 | Flowers in the Attic: The Origin | Alicia Foxworth | Miniseries |
| 2024 | Geek Girl | Miss Lord | 6 episodes |
Stage
[edit]- The Tempest (2011), as Spirit, at Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | London Short Film Festival | Rising Star | The Earth Belongs to No One | Won | [8] |
| 2018 | Critics' Choice Awards | Best Actress in a Television Movie or Limited Series | I Am Elizabeth Smart | Nominated | [9] |
References
[edit]- ^ Nagy, Alexandra (8 February 2017). "INTERVIEW: Alana Boden Talks "Ride", Animals and Life". CelebMix. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Meet Alana Boden, the girl from Nickelodeon hit Ride". Teen's Weekly Insider. 19 March 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ Petski, Denise (9 May 2022). "'I Am Elizabeth Smart': Skeet Ulrich, Deirdre Lovejoy & Alana Boden To Star In Lifetime Movie". Deadline. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ Petski, Denise (17 August 2021). "Lifetime Greenlights 'Flowers In The Attic' Prequel Miniseries With Jemima Rooper, Max Irons, Kelsey Grammer, Harry Hamlin, Moren". Deadline.
- ^ Raquel (26 June 2022). "T'Shan Williams & Alana Boden Break Down the Darkness of 'Flowers in the Attic: The Origin'". Fangirlish. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (16 August 2021). "Alana Boden Boards Screen Gems Film 'The Bride'". Deadline. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ Kroll, Justin. "Jacob Batalon, Alana Boden, Adain Bradley and Avantika To Star In Screen Gems' 'Horrorscope'". Deadline. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "The Non-Stop Life Of A Newspaper Man Scoops Londonist Short Film Prize". Londonist. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ Tapley, Kristopher (6 December 2017). "Netflix, FX's 'Feud' Lead Critics' Choice TV Nominations". Variety. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
External links
[edit]- Alana Boden at IMDb
- Alana Boden at Olivia Bell Management
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