Age: 23
female
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.
Oona Laurence
Courtney Wagner
for Courtney Wagner in AMAZON PRIMES "LIFE IS STRANGE" (2027)
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The long awaited television adaptation of the first "Life is Strange" Episodic Video Game. In July 2016, Legendary Digital Studios and Square Enix announced that they would be adapting Life Is Strange as a digital series. At the time of the announcement, they were meeting with potential writers for the series adaptation, which would be set in Arcadia Bay. In 2017, dj2 Entertainment had sold the rights to the series to the streaming service Hulu. In August 2021, it was announced that Shawn Mendes would serve as an executive producer on the series, in addition to overseeing the music for the series. It was also revealed that Anonymous Content would be joining as a production company for the series. In January 2025, the series was officially finally green lit after years of development hell to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the release of the original game and it was announced it would be releasing on Amazon Prime in 2027. It will faithfully adapt the first game and if received well could adapt the other sequels in the franchise in future seasons. In February, Lauren Schmidt Hissrich is hired on as showrunner for the series and Michel Koch and Raoul Barbet the original creators of the game are hired on as consultants. In mid 2025, Jonathan Morali the composer of the original games soundtrack is hired on to score the music along with Shawn Mendes. Also in mid 2025, Jane Schoenbrun is hired to write and direct the first 2 episodes. Casting began in early 2026.
