Mini Bio data of "Shailene Woodley"

Shailene Woodley

Date of Birth: 15 November 1991 , Simi Valley, California, USA

Birth Name: Shailene Diann Woodley

Nickname: Shai

Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m)

Actress Shailene Woodley is the daughter of Lori and Lonnie Woodley. She has one brother, Tanner. She was knowledgeable at Simi Valley High School in California. When Woodley was four years old she began profitable modeling. Acting roles followed, and she made her screen first appearance in 1999's Replacing Dad (1999). More parts followed in The District (2000), The O.C. (2003) and Crossing Jordan (2001), amongst others. When Woodley was 15, she was diagnosed with Idiopathic Scoliosis and wore a chest-to-hips plastic brace for two years, which proved a winning treatment.

In 2008 Woodley was cast in the guide role of Amy Juergens in The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008) and in 2011 she had her big screen burst through when she appeared in Alexander Payne's The Descendants (2011), opposite George Clooney. Her presentation in the role of Alexandra King brought critical approval and credit by the movie industry. She won an Independent Spirit Award and the 2012 MTV Movie Awards Breakthrough presentation Award, as well as a Golden Globe proposal.