Cast & creator
Shailene Woodley
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Late Night with Seth Meyers
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.
Also known as: Shailene Diann Woodley , Shaileney Beany
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film credits
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television credits
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1949–2026 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (70)
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Conan
Self
2010
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
UNABOMBER
Joanne Miller
2026
CSI: NY
Evie Pierpont
2004
Without a Trace
Young Clare
2002
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Crossing Jordan
Young Jordan Cavanaugh
2001
Cold Case
Sarah Gunden (2006 & 2007)
2003
The O.C.
Kaitlin Cooper
2003
Everybody Loves Raymond
Snotty Girl
1996
My Name Is Earl
Young Gwen
2005
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
Amy Juergens
2008
The District
Kristin Debreno
2000
Paradise
Annie Clay
2025
Close to Home
Gaby Tursi
2005
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self
1992
Motor City
Sophia
2026
Big Little Lies
Jane Chapman
2017
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981
Divergent
Tris
2014
Jack & Bobby
2004
Dumb Money
Caroline Gill
2023
Insurgent
Beatrice 'Tris' Prior
2015
The Fault in Our Stars
Hazel Grace Lancaster
2014
Killer Heat
Penelope Vardakis
2024
Allegiant
Beatrice 'Tris' Prior
2016
The Fallout
Anna
2021
The Descendants
Alexandra King
2011
To Catch a Killer
Eleanor Falco
2023To Catch a Killer
Producer
2023
The Mauritanian
Teri Duncan
2021
The Spectacular Now
Aimee Finecky
2013
Adrift
Tami Oldham
2018Adrift
Producer
2018
The Last Letter from Your Lover
Jennifer Stirling
2021The Last Letter from Your Lover
Executive Producer
2021
Snowden
Lindsay Mills
2016
Ferrari
Lina Lardi
2023
The Emmy Awards
Self
1949
Three Women
Gia
2024
White Bird in a Blizzard
Kat Connor
2014
Endings, Beginnings
Daphne
2020
Robots
Elaine
2023
Paradise: Official Podcast
Self
2026
Once Upon A Mattress
Molly
2005Count My Lies
Sloane Caraway
Count My Lies
Executive Producer
Felicity: An American Girl Adventure
Felicity Merriman
2005
9 Kisses
Boxing Girl
2014
A Place Called Home
California "Cali" Ford
2004
Hope in the Water
Self
2024
Final Approach
Maya Bender
2008The Murderous Miss Highsmith
Patricia Highsmith
Materia Viva
Self
2024
The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
Self
2016
Replacing Dad
Little Girl
1999
Moola
Ashley Hedges
2007
Awake, a Dream from Standing Rock
Executive Producer
2017
Teen Choice Awards
Self
1999Mother's Helper
Janis Joplin: Get It While You Can
Janis Joplin
Janis Joplin: Get It While You Can
Producer
Ocean Dreams
Narrator (voice)
2026
The Revolution Generation
Self
2022A Beautiful Journey
Mary
Ultra
Eve