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Oona Laurence

2002-08-01 (22 years old) in New York City, New York, USA

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.

Movies

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Adultery
0 %|Feb 10, 2023
Comedy, Romance
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A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting
62.21 %|Oct 14, 2020
Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy
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What We Found
53 %|Jul 31, 2020
Thriller
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Big Time Adolescence
73 %|Mar 13, 2020
Comedy
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Lost Girls
61 %|Jan 28, 2020
Drama, Mystery, Thriller, History
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Damsel
100 %|Aug 29, 2017
Comedy, Drama
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Lily + Mara
100 %|Aug 10, 2017
Drama
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A Bad Moms Christmas
63 %|Aug 4, 2017
Comedy
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The Beguiled
59 %|Jun 23, 2017
Drama
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Little Boxes
61 %|Apr 14, 2017
Comedy, Drama
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Pete's Dragon
63.84 %|Aug 10, 2016
Adventure, Family, Fantasy
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Bad Moms
65 %|Jul 28, 2016
Comedy
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I Smile Back
62 %|Oct 23, 2015
Drama
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Lamb
59.75 %|Oct 20, 2015
Drama
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Vicky & Jonny
100 %|Sep 11, 2015
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The Grief of Others
67 %|Aug 26, 2015
Drama
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Esther
0 %|Jun 15, 2012
Drama, War
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Writing You Down
0 %|Invalid Date
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Imaginapped
70 %|May 2, 2015
Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
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Southpaw
74 %|Mar 24, 2015
Action, Drama
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Tumorhead
60 %|Oct 11, 2014
Drama, Family
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A Little Game
66 %|Apr 26, 2014
Family, Adventure
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Penny Dreadful
75 %|Jul 19, 2013
Comedy, Crime
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Wet Cement
0 %|Jan 1, 2012

Series

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Summer Camp Island
75 %|Jul 7, 2018
Animation, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery
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Blindspot
73.82 %|Sep 21, 2015
Crime, Drama, Action & Adventure
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Orange Is the New Black
76.69 %|Jul 11, 2013
Comedy, Drama
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
79 %|Sep 20, 1999
Crime, Drama, Mystery