Oona Laurence
Oona Laurence (born August 1, 2002) is an American actress who is best known for originating the role of Matilda Wormwood in Matilda on Broadway alongside Bailey Ryon, Milly Shapiro, and Sophia Gennusa. She is a New York City-based child actress with credits in film, theatre, and television. After several appearances in regional theatre productions and minor roles in short films and television episodes, in 2012, Laurence auditioned for the new musical Matilda on Broadway. Laurence landed the role of Matilda, performing in the show from March 4 to December 15, 2013. After Matilda, Laurence transitioned to film acting appearing in Tumorhead, A Little Game, The Grief of Others, I Smile Back, Damsel, Lamb, and Southpaw, portraying the daughter of Jake Gyllenhaal and Rachel McAdams' characters. She has appeared on television in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Orange Is the New Black. In 2015, Laurence co-starred opposite Jake Gyllenhaal and Rachel McAdams in Antoine Fuqua's Southpaw. In 2016, she co-starred as Natalie in the film Pete's Dragon, and portrayed Jane Mitchell, the daughter of Mila Kunis' character Amy Mitchell, in Bad Moms. In 2017, Laurence co-starred opposite Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, and Elle Fanning in Sofia Coppola's The Beguiled. She is the voice of Hedgehog and additional characters in the Cartoon Network series Summer Camp Island. She also performs the theme song. Laurence lives in New York City and has two younger sisters, Aimee and Jetè, who are also actresses.
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Credits
- 2023 · Adultery as Janet
- 2020 · A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting as Liz Lerue
- 2020 · What We Found as Holly
- 2020 · Big Time Adolescence as Sophie
- 2020 · Lost Girls as Sarra Gilbert
- 2018 · Summer Camp Island as Hedgehog (voice)
- 2017 · Damsel as Ava
- 2017 · Lily + Mara as Lily
- 2017 · A Bad Moms Christmas as Jane Mitchell
- 2017 · The Beguiled as Amy
- 2017 · Little Boxes as Ambrosia
- 2016 · Pete's Dragon as Natalie
- 2016 · Bad Moms as Jane Mitchell
- 2015 · I Smile Back as Daisy
- 2015 · Lamb as Tommie
- 2015 · Blindspot as Maaya Ahmadi
- 2015 · Vicky & Jonny as Young Vicky
- 2015 · The Grief of Others as Biscuit Ryrie
- 2015 · Imaginapped as Olivia
- 2015 · Southpaw as Leila Hope
- 2014 · Tumorhead as Jean
- 2014 · A Little Game as Becky Langer
- 2013 · Penny Dreadful as Penny Dreadful
- 2013 · Orange Is the New Black as 10 Year Old Tiffany
- 2012 · Esther as Esther
- 2012 · Wet Cement as Girl
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Zoe Harris
- Future · Writing You Down as Stage Manager