Shailene Diann Woodley (born November 15, 1991) is an American actress. Born in San Bernardino, California, Woodley was raised in Simi Valley, and started modeling at the age of four and began acting professionally in minor television roles. She first gained prominence for her starring role as Amy Juergens in the ABC Family teen drama series The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008–2013). She subsequently starred in the films The Descendants (2011) and The Spectacular Now (2013), receiving a nomination for her first Golden Globe Award for the former.
Woodley achieved wider recognition for her starring role as a teenaged cancer patient in the romantic drama The Fault in Our Stars (2014) and as Beatrice Prior in the science-fiction trilogy The Divergent Series (2014–2016). She played a sexual assault survivor in the HBO drama series Big Little Lies (2017–2019), for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. She has since played supporting roles in the films Snowden (2016), The Mauritanian (2021) and The Fallout (2021), and starred in Adrift (2018) and The Last Letter from Your Lover (2021).
Woodley is also an environmental activist and serves as a board member of the political action committee, Our Revolution.
Killer Heat
Penelope Vardakis
2024
Three Women
Gia · (10 episodes)
2024
Hope in the Water
Self · (3 episodes)
2024
Materia Viva
Self
2024
Ferrari
Lina Lardi
2023
Dumb Money
Caroline Gill
2023
Robots
Elaine
2023
To Catch a Killer
Eleanor Falco
2023
The Revolution Generation
Self
2022
The Last Letter from Your Lover
Jennifer Stirling
2021
The Fallout
Anna
2021
The Mauritanian
Teri Duncan
2021
Endings, Beginnings
Daphne
2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · (1 episode)
2019
Adrift
Tami Oldham
2018
Big Little Lies
Jane Chapman · (14 episodes)
2017
The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
Self
2016
Snowden
Lindsay Mills
2016
Allegiant
Beatrice 'Tris' Prior
2016
Insurgent
Beatrice 'Tris' Prior
2015
9 Kisses
Boxing Girl
2014
White Bird in a Blizzard
Kat Connor
2014
The Fault in Our Stars
Hazel Grace Lancaster
2014
Divergent
Beatrice 'Tris' Prior
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (2 episodes)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(2 episodes)
2014
The Spectacular Now
Aimee Finecky
2013
The Descendants
Alexandra King
2011
Best Coast: Our Deal
Day Trotter
2011
Final Approach
Maya Bender
2008
Moola
Ashley Hedges
2007
Once Upon A Mattress
Molly
2005
Felicity: An American Girl Adventure
Felicity Merriman
2005
The Murderous Miss Highsmith
Patricia Highsmith
Girl in the Clouds
Conan
Self · (1 episode)
2010
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
Amy Juergens · (121 episodes)
2008
My Name Is Earl
Young Gwen · (1 episode)
2005
Close to Home
(1 episode)
2005
CSI: NY
Evie Pierpont · (1 episode)
2004
Jack & Bobby
(2 episodes)
2004
A Place Called Home
California "Cali" Ford
2004
The District
Kristin Debreno · (2 episodes)
2000
Replacing Dad
Little Girl
1999
Motor City
Untitled Janis Joplin Biopic
Janis Joplin
A Beautiful Journey
Mary
Cold Case
Sarah Gunden (2006 & 2007) · (1 episode)
2003
The O.C.
Kaitlin Cooper · (6 episodes)
2003
Without a Trace
Young Clare · (1 episode)
2002
Crossing Jordan
Young Jordan Cavanaugh · (4 episodes)
2001
Teen Choice Awards
Self · (2 episodes)
1999
Everybody Loves Raymond
Snotty Girl · (1 episode)
1996
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self · (1 episode)
1992
Entertainment Tonight
Self · (3 episodes)
1981