Liana Liberato

Liana Liberato
Liana Liberato
	Liberato at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival premiere of Stuck in Love
Born	Liana Daine Liberato; August 20, 1995 (age 29); Galveston, Texas, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2005–present

Liana Daine Liberato (born August 20, 1995) is an American actress. She played the younger version of the female lead in the 2014 film The Best of Me and starred in the drama films The Last Sin Eater (2007) and Trust (2010), the thriller films Trespass (2011) and Erased (2012), and the horrors Haunt (2013) and The Beach House (2019). In 2017, she was part of the ensemble cast of the drama Novitiate and in 2018 she starred in the comedy Banana Split.

From 2018 to 2019, Liberato starred in the leading role on the Hulu thriller series Light as a Feather as McKenna Brady, for which she received two nominations for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Digital Daytime Drama Series (2019) and Outstanding Principal Performance in a Daytime Program (2020). In 2023, she would appear in Scream VI, Totally Killer, the Peacock comedy thriller series Based on a True Story, and Criminal Minds (2024).

Early life

Liberato was born on August 20, 1995. She is from Galveston, Texas.^[1] Liberato married longtime boyfriend Tommy O'Brien in 2022 after being engaged in 2020. ^[2]

Career

In 2005, Liberato made her acting debut in the television series Cold Case and has appeared on Sons of Anarchy, CSI: Miami. She also made an appearance in the music video for Miley Cyrus's song, "7 Things". The following year she appeared in the fourth season of House,^[3] and was featured in the June issue of The New York Times Magazine.^[3] In 2007, Liberato obtained the leading role in the 20th Century Fox adventure film The Last Sin Eater.^[4]

2010 found Liberato starring in the film Trust.^[5]^[6] Her performance, praised by Roger Ebert in his review of the film,^[7] won her the Silver Hugo Award for Best Actress at the 46th Chicago International Film Festival.^[8] In June, she was cast in the film Trespass.^[9] She played Kim in If I Stay and the younger version of the female lead in the 2014 film The Best of Me.^[10] In 2014, Liberato was named one of the best actors under the age of 20 by IndieWire.^[11]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	The Last Sin Eater	Cadi Forbes
2007	Safe Harbour	Philippa "Pip" MacKenzie
2010	Trust	Annie Cameron
2011	Trespass	Avery Miller
2012	Erased	Amy Logan
2012	Stuck in Love	Kate
2013	Jake Squared	Young Joanne
	Free Ride	MJ
	Haunt	Samantha Richards
2014	If I Stay	Kim Schein
2014	The Best of Me	Young Amanda Collier
2016	Dear Eleanor	Ellie Potter
2017	Novitiate	Sister Emily
	To the Bone	Kelly
	1 Mile to You	Henny
	Isabel	Isabel	Short film
	Nobody Knows	Cheyenne Bridell	Short film
2018	Measure of a Man	Michelle Marks
2018	Banana Split	Clara
2019	To the Stars	Maggie Richmond
2019	The Beach House	Emily	^[12]^[13]
2022	Dig	Lola
2023	Scream VI	Quinn Bailey
	Totally Killer	Tiffany Clark
	Hidden Exposure	Sabina
TBA	Hush, Hush	Nora Grey	Pre-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	The Inside	Dina Presley	Episode: "Little Girl Lost"
	Cold Case	Charlotte Jones (1963)	Episode: "Strange Fruit"
	CSI: Miami	Amy Manning	Episode: "Recoil"
2008	House	Jane	Episode: "It's a Wonderful Lie"
2008–2009	Sons of Anarchy	Tristen Oswald	Episodes: "Fun Town", "Gilead"
2012	Paradise Drive	Liana	Episode: "Our Own Daisy Duke"
2018–2019	Light as a Feather	McKenna Brady / Jennifer Brady	Main role (as McKenna); recurring role (as Jennifer)
2022	A Million Little Things	Kai	Episodes: "Slipping", "Out of Hiding"
2023–present	Based on a True Story	Tory Thompson	Main role
2024	Criminal Minds: Evolution	Jade Waters	Recurring role; 4 episodes

Web

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2020	Day by Day	Hannah (voice)	Podcast series; episode: "Destiny Cinema 2"

Music videos

Year	Title	Artist(s)
2008	"7 Things"	Miley Cyrus
2011	"Maybe"	Nat & Alex Wolff
2018	"Stranger Things"	Kygo ft. OneRepublic

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Refs
2011	Silver Hugo Award	Best Actress	Trust	Won	^[8]
	Chicago Film Critics Association Awards	Most Promising Performer		Nominated	^[14]
	Women Film Critics Circle	Best Young Actress		Nominated	^[15]
2019	Daytime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Digital Daytime Drama Series	Light as a Feather	Nominated	^[16]
2020	Daytime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Principal Performance in a Daytime Program	Light as a Feather	Nominated	^[17]

References

^ ^a ^b "Liana Liberato Biography". Tribute. Archived from the original on November 6, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
^ "Liana Liberato Biography". website. March 3, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Adrian Nicole LeBlanc (June 4, 2006). "Hollywood Elementary". The New York Times Magazine. Archived from the original on March 21, 2011. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
^ "In House Media's NewsBlog: Liana Liberato has lead role in "The Last Sin Eater"". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007.
^ "Lookingglass Theatre Company Presents TRUST". January 13, 2010. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
^ "Toronto 2010: "Trust," Reviewed". IFC. Archived from the original on September 23, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
^ "Trust". rogerebert.com. March 31, 2011. Archived from the original on October 17, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "2010 — 46th Chicago International Film Festival". Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
^ "Nicole Kidman and Nicolas Cage join Trespass". Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
^ Firman, Tehrene. "Liana Liberato's New Movie Is Coming Out This Weekend—Here's Everything You Need to Know About the Heartwrenching Rom-Dram". Teen Vogue. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
^ "On The Rise: 20 Actors To Watch That Are Under 20". IndieWire. September 4, 2014. Archived from the original on June 30, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
^ Vincentelli, Elisabeth (July 8, 2019). "'The Beach House' Review: No Fun Memories for These Vacationers". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 9, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
^ Kurland, Daniel (July 9, 2020). "[Review] 'The Beach House' is a Cosmic, Trippy Triumph That Will Bury You In Its Tide". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on July 14, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
^ "Chicago Film Critics Nominations". Beth Stevens. Awards Daily. December 16, 2011. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
^ "The Women Film Critics Circle Awards". Ryan Adams. Awards Daily. December 20, 2011. Archived from the original on April 11, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
^ Pedersen, Erik (March 20, 2019). "Daytime Emmy Nominations: 'Days Of Our Lives' Leads Programs & CBS Tops Networks". deadline. Archived from the original on March 26, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
^ Hipes, Patrick (May 21, 2020). "Daytime Emmy Nominations: 'General Hospital', 'Sesame Street', 'The View' Top List; CBS, Amazon Prime Lead Networks". Deadline. Archived from the original on May 21, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.

External links

Liana Liberato at IMDb
Liana Liberato on Twitter

[Texas-1] "Liana Liberato Biography". Tribute. Archived from the original on November 6, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2021.

[husband-2] "Liana Liberato Biography". website. March 3, 2024.

[nyt1-3] Adrian Nicole LeBlanc (June 4, 2006). "Hollywood Elementary". The New York Times Magazine. Archived from the original on March 21, 2011. Retrieved February 5, 2012.

[4] "In House Media's NewsBlog: Liana Liberato has lead role in "The Last Sin Eater"". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007.

[5] "Lookingglass Theatre Company Presents TRUST". January 13, 2010. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 2, 2010.

[6] "Toronto 2010: "Trust," Reviewed". IFC. Archived from the original on September 23, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.

[7] "Trust". rogerebert.com. March 31, 2011. Archived from the original on October 17, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2021.

[auto-8] "2010 — 46th Chicago International Film Festival". Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved July 3, 2011.

[9] "Nicole Kidman and Nicolas Cage join Trespass". Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2012.

[10] Firman, Tehrene. "Liana Liberato's New Movie Is Coming Out This Weekend—Here's Everything You Need to Know About the Heartwrenching Rom-Dram". Teen Vogue. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2017.

[11] "On The Rise: 20 Actors To Watch That Are Under 20". IndieWire. September 4, 2014. Archived from the original on June 30, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2017.

[12] Vincentelli, Elisabeth (July 8, 2019). "'The Beach House' Review: No Fun Memories for These Vacationers". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 9, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2020.

[13] Kurland, Daniel (July 9, 2020). "[Review] 'The Beach House' is a Cosmic, Trippy Triumph That Will Bury You In Its Tide". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on July 14, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2020.

[14] "Chicago Film Critics Nominations". Beth Stevens. Awards Daily. December 16, 2011. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2019.

[15] "The Women Film Critics Circle Awards". Ryan Adams. Awards Daily. December 20, 2011. Archived from the original on April 11, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2019.

[16] Pedersen, Erik (March 20, 2019). "Daytime Emmy Nominations: 'Days Of Our Lives' Leads Programs & CBS Tops Networks". deadline. Archived from the original on March 26, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2019.

[17] Hipes, Patrick (May 21, 2020). "Daytime Emmy Nominations: 'General Hospital', 'Sesame Street', 'The View' Top List; CBS, Amazon Prime Lead Networks". Deadline. Archived from the original on May 21, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.

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