Alisha Boe
Alisha Boe | |
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Born | Alisha Ilhaan Bø[1] March 6, 1997 Oslo, Norway |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2008–present |
Alisha Ilhaan Bø (born March 6, 1997), known professionally as Alisha Boe, is a Norwegian-Somali actress.[2] She is known for playing Jessica Davis in the Netflix drama series 13 Reasons Why.
Early life
Boe was born in Oslo, Norway, to a Somali father and a Norwegian mother (from Trondheim).[1][3] She and her mother moved to Los Angeles when Alisha was seven years old because her mother married an American man. Boe attended El Camino Real High School,[citation needed] where she was involved in the drama program. After graduation, she pursued her acting career, whereupon she became the first actress of Somali origin to hold a leading role in an American film since Iman.[4]
Career
Boe made her acting debut in 2008, when she landed a role of a young Lisa Swan in the horror film Amusement.[5] A year later, she appeared in the film He's On My Mind, and in the 2012 horror film Paranormal Activity 4. In 2014, she guest-starred in Modern Family and two episodes of Extant.[6][7][8]
In November 2014, she joined the cast of NBC's soap opera Days of Our Lives in the recurring role of Daphne.[9] From 2017 to 2020, she portrayed the role of Jessica Davis in the Netflix original drama series 13 Reasons Why.[10]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Amusement | Young Lisa Swan | |
2009 | He's On My Mind | Laci | |
2009 | Plastic Makes Perfect! | Brooke | Short film |
2012 | Paranormal Activity 4 | Tara | |
2017 | 68 Kill | Violet | |
2019 | Gates of Darkness | Alexa O'Connor | |
2019 | Poms | Chloe | |
2019 | Yes, God, Yes | Nina |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Parenthood | Pretty Girl | Episode: "Everything Is Not Okay" |
2013 | Trophy Wife | Chelsea Trassen | Episode: "Pilot" |
2014 | Modern Family | Tracy McCoy | Episode: "And One to Grow On" |
2014 | Extant | Brynn Hendy | 2 episodes |
2014–2015 | Days of Our Lives | Daphne | 15 episodes |
2015–2016 | Ray Donovan | Janet | 4 episodes |
2015 | NCIS | Farrah Meyers | Episode: "Viral" |
2015 | Casual | Becca | 6 episodes |
2015–2016 | CSI: Cyber | Grace Clarke | 3 episodes |
2016 | Teen Wolf | Gwen | 3 episodes |
2017–2020 | 13 Reasons Why | Jessica Davis | Main role |
2018 | Robot Chicken | Raina (voice) | Episode: "No Wait, He Has a Cane" |
Music Videos
Year | Title | Role | Artist |
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2018 | Lost in Japan | Girl | Shawn Mendes, Zedd |
References
- ^ a b Alisha Boe fra Oslo er stjerne i ny Netflix-serie
- ^ McCarthy, Lauren (May 31, 2018). "Alisha Boe on Finding Her Identity, and Why She Welcomes the Many 13 Reasons Why Think Pieces". W Magazine. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
I'm a Norwegian Somali girl who got plucked out of her culture and moved to Los Angeles ...
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Actress Alisha Boe Talks 'Ray Donovan' and 'Casual' - #NerdProblems". Archived from the original on 2017-05-22. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
- ^ Dancus, Adriana Margareta. "Women, vulnerability and depression: The cruel optimism of not giving a damn in Good Girl." Journal of Scandinavian Cinema 6.2 (2016): 137-151
- ^ "Amusement (2008)". The New York Times. February 14, 2015.
- ^ Dobbs, Sarah (February 20, 2014). "What do we know about new sci-fi series, Extant?". www.denofgeek.com.
- ^ Alston, Joshua (January 14, 2014). "Modern Family: "And One To Grow On"". The A.V. Club.
- ^ "5.11 - And One to Grow On". www.modern-family.tv. January 8, 2014.
- ^ "Alisha Boe Joins 'Days of our Lives' as Daphne". Serial Scoop. November 9, 2014.
- ^ "'13 Reasons Why' Actress: How the Series Brings Awareness to Sexual Assault". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
External links
- Alisha Boe at IMDb
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Actresses from Oslo
- Norwegian people of Somali descent
- Norwegian film actresses
- Norwegian soap opera actresses
- Norwegian television actresses
- Norwegian emigrants to the United States
- 21st-century Norwegian actresses
- El Camino Real High School alumni
- 21st-century Somalian actresses
- 21st-century Somali soap opera actresses
- 21st-century Somali television actresses
- Somalian emigrants to the United States
- Norwegian actor stubs