Ahna O'Reilly
Ahna O'Reilly | |
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.jpg) O'Reilly in 2016 | |
| Born | Palo Alto, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Spouse | Dave Andron (m. 2020) |
Ahna O'Reilly is an American actress. She is best known for her role in the film The Help (2011).
Career
O'Reilly began her acting career in 2003 in the film, Bill the Intern. She has appeared in several other movies like Dinocroc, Nancy Drew, Just Add Water and Forgetting Sarah Marshall. She also acted in television series like CSI: NY, Unhitched, The Vampire Diaries and Prime Suspect.
In 2011, she appeared in the movie The Help based on Kathryn Stockett's best-selling novel of the same name, a period piece set in Jackson, Mississippi, in the 1960s.[1] The film opened to positive reviews and became a box-office success with a worldwide gross of $211,608,112.[2] It also won several ensemble awards including National Board of Review Award, Screen Actors Guild Award and Satellite Award. O'Reilly co-starred in the 2013 film Jobs, alongside Ashton Kutcher and Josh Gad, about the life of technology pioneer Steve Jobs.[3]
In 2016, she appeared in the Roundabout Theatre Company off-Broadway production of The Robber Bridegroom.[4] A cast recording featuring O'Reilly in her role as Rosamund was released on September 9, 2016.[5]
In 2017, O’Reilly starred as Sarah Foster in the film Sleepwalker.
Personal life
O'Reilly graduated from Menlo School in 2003 and attended the University of Southern California for one year before dropping out.[6] She dated actor James Franco for a time before the two broke up in 2011.[7][8] In December 2021 O'Reilly announced via Instagram that she married writer and producer Dave Andron a year earlier, in secret.[9][10]
Filmography
Film
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | CSI: NY | Halie | Episode: "Happily Never After" |
| 2008 | Unhitched | Blind Hostess | Episode: "Conjoined Twins Pitch No-Hitter" |
| 2011 | The Vampire Diaries | Jessica Cohen | Episode: "The Descent" |
| 2011 | Prime Suspect | Emma | Episode: "Shame" |
| 2013 | Call Me Crazy: A Five Film | Bethany | Television film |
| 2014 | How I Met Your Mother | Kelly | Episode: "How Your Mother Met Me" |
| 2017 | Kingdom | Amy | 4 episodes |
| 2018 | Reverie | Rachel Kauffman | Episode: "Bond. Jane Bond." |
| 2019 | The Morning Show | Ashley Brown | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Bull | Erin Flemming | Episode: "Imminent Danger" |
References
- ^ "About.com, Emma Stone, Ahna O'Reilly, Bryce Dallas Howard and Anna Camp in 'The Help'". Archived from the original on 2011-10-30. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
- ^ "Box Office Mojo - Movie Index, A-Z". www.boxofficemojo.com.
- ^ "Ahna O'Reilly Cast As Female Lead In Steve Jobs Biopic". CINEMABLEND. 28 May 2012.
- ^ "Roundabout Theatre Company, Show Listing". Archived from the original on 2016-09-19. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
- ^ "The Robber Bridegroom - 2016 Off-Broadway Cast" – via castalbums.org.
- ^ "Actress returns to Menlo to discuss her career". Palo Alto Online. Archived from the original on 2012-05-14. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
- ^ Dinh, Mai; Janet Murphy. "James Franco Biography". People.
- ^ Freydkin, Donna (August 3, 2008). "'Pineapple' star Franco digs deep, plays stoner and serious". USA Today. Retrieved April 22, 2009.
- ^ "Celebrity Couples Who Got Married in Secret". Us Weekly. May 7, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ^ Semon, Sam Joseph (December 29, 2021). "Ahna O'Reilly secretly married husband Dave Andron A YEAR AGO". MSN.
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