Shailene Woodley

Shailene Diann Woodley is an American actress and activist. Born in San Bernardino County, California and raised in the Simi Valley, she took acting classes with Anthony Meindl and made her screen debut in the television film Replacing Dad , followed by numerous guest roles on television, including as Kaitlin Cooper on The O.C. , and several television films. Her leading roles as California Ford in A Place Called Home and Felicity Merriman in Felicity: An American Girl Adventure both earned her Young Artist Award nominations and she gained recognition for her leading role as Amy Juergens on the ABC Family television series The Secret Life of the American Teenager . She also played Jane Chapman in the HBO limited series Big Little Lies for which she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series.