Jocelin Donahue

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Jocelin Donahue
Donahue in 2013
Born (1981-11-08) November 8, 1981 (age 42)
Bristol, Connecticut, U.S.A.
Alma materNew York University
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present

Jocelin Donahue (born November 8, 1981) is an American actress,. She played the lead role in Ti West's critically acclaimed horror film The House of the Devil, winning Best Actress at the 2009 LA Screamfest,[1] and young version of Barbara Hershey's character in Insidious: Chapter 2.[2] In 2015 Donahue starred in the crime thriller The Frontier directed by Oren Shai,[3] and appeared in the 2019 film Doctor Sleep.

Early life

Donahue was born and raised in Bristol, Connecticut,[4] and graduated from Bristol Central High School in 1999. After high school, she attended New York University, where she earned a degree in sociology.[5]

Career

After a supporting role in the Western horror film The Burrowers (2008), Donahue was cast as the lead in The House of the Devil in 2009. She went on to play leading roles in The Last Godfather by Korean filmmaker Shim Hyung-rae, and in the independent film Live at the Foxes Den. In 2012 she appeared in The End of Love, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and worked with director Terrence Malick on Knight of Cups. In 2016 she appeared in the anthology horror film Holidays (2016), which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in a segment directed by Anthony Scott Burns.[3]

As a commercial actress, she has appeared in numerous national campaigns, including ads for Levi's, Zune, Vitamin Water, Apple, Subway, and Mercedes-Benz.[6] In campaigns for Ketel One and Old Navy, she worked with directors David O. Russell and Roman Coppola.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2008 The Burrowers Maryanne Stewart
2009 He's Just Not That Into You Cute Girl
2009 The House of the Devil Samantha Hughes Screamfest Award for Best Actress
2010 Wes and Ella Ella
2010 The Last Godfather Nancy Bonfante
2012 The End of Love Jocelin
2012 Free Samples Paula
2013 Insidious: Chapter 2 Young Lorraine Lambert
2013 Live at the Foxes Den Kat
2014 The Living Molly
2014 Knight of Cups Jocelin
2015 The Frontier Laine
2015 Furious 7 Advisor
2015 Midnight Sex Run Jennifer Peters
2015 Summer Camp Christy
2016 Holidays Carol
2016 Boomtown Emma Turner
2016 Dead Awake Beth / Kate
2017 Boomtown Emma Turner
2017 20 Weeks Eileen
2018 All the Creatures Were Stirring Alissa
2019 I Trapped the Devil Sarah
2019 Doctor Sleep Lucy Stone

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Not Another High School Show Melissa Television film
2007 Dirty Sexy Money Hostess Episode: "The Country House"
2010 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Jillian Rose Episode: "Sin City Blue"
2016 StartUp Maddie Pierce Main role
2017 Lethal Weapon Kate Episode: "Homebodies"
2019 The Affair Anna Episode: #5.10

References

  1. ^ Staff (October 26, 2009). "'Human Centipede' Wins Best Film At Screamfest". Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  2. ^ "Donahue to 'Insidious' role | Variety". Variety.
  3. ^ a b Anderson, Derek (April 23, 2016). "Exclusive Interview: Jocelin Donahue Talks "Father's Day" Segment of Horror Anthology HOLIDAYS". The Daily Dead. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  4. ^ McCracken, Kristin (October 30, 2009). "The House of the Devil: Ti West and Jocelin Donahue". Tribeca Film. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  5. ^ "Jocelin Donahue". The Foxes Den Movie. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  6. ^ "Who's That Girl? Meet The House of the Devil's Jocelin Donahue".

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