Biography for
Shailene Woodley More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

15 November 1991, Simi Valley, California, USA

Birth Name

Shailene Diann Woodley

Nickname

Shai

Height

5' 8" (1.73 m)

Mini Biography

Actress Shailene Woodley is the daughter of Lori and Loni Woodley. She has one brother, Tanner. She was educated at Simi Valley High School in California. When Woodley was four years old she began commercial modeling. Acting roles followed, and she made her screen debut in 1999's Replacing Dad (1999) (TV). More parts followed in "The District" (2000), "The O.C." (2003) and "Crossing Jordan" (2001), amongst others. When Woodley was 15, she was diagnosed with Idiopathic Scoliosis and wore a chest-to-hips plastic brace for two years, which proved a successful treatment.

In 2008 Woodley was cast in the lead role of Amy Juergens in "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" (2008) and in 2011 she had her big screen breakthrough when she appeared in Alexander Payne's The Descendants (2011), opposite George Clooney. Her performance in the role of Alexandra King brought critical acclaim and marked her out as a face for the future.

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Trivia

Was considered one of the 55 faces of the future by Nylon Magazine's Young Hollywood Issue.

Revealed on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' that she is a huge fan of the young YouTube sensation Greyson Chance (2011).

Personal Quotes

I fell into this business by accident. It wasn't something I ever aspired to be: an actress. It just happened. It has evolved into an insane passion...a creative outlet. But nothing more. It's my hobby... one of the ways I express myself as an artist. And the day it becomes a job... a career... I will quit.

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