Age: 23
female
Talia Ryder (born August 16, 2002) is an American stage and film actress. In 2015, she had her breakout role as Hortensia in the Broadway musical Matilda the Musical. She made her feature film debut in 2020 as Skylar, opposite Sidney Flanigan, in the critically-acclaimed indie film Never Rarely Sometimes Always, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. She also starred as Tessa in Steven Spielberg's film adaptation of West Side Story. (2021). In 2021, she also had a starring role in Olivia Rodrigo's music video for "Deja Vu". In 2022, she starred as Clare in the Netflix film Hello, Goodbye, and Everything In Between and as Gabbi Broussard in the Netflix film Do Revenge.
When investigative journalist Maya Crane checks into a remote roadside motel while pursuing a string of missing person cases, she encounters Norman Bates, the quiet and peculiar owner with a mysterious past—and an even more mysterious relationship with his unseen mother. As Maya begins to suspect there’s more to the motel than meets the eye, the boundaries between truth and delusion begin to blur. Hidden recordings, strange visions, and long-buried secrets emerge, unraveling a web of psychological torment and small-town darkness. With every step closer to the truth, Maya finds herself pulled deeper into a twisted story of identity, obsession, and the haunting legacy of family. Some voices are comforting. Others… never leave.
