Gage Golightly

Gage Golightly
Born	(1993-09-05) September 5, 1993
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2002–present

Gage Golightly (born September 5, 1993), is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Hayley Steele in the Nickelodeon series The Troop (2009–11) and for her role as Erica Reyes on the MTV series Teen Wolf.

Career

Golightly co-starred in the sci-fi miniseries 5ive Days to Midnight and the TNT series Heartland. She has also appeared in Speakeasy, Sudbury, A Carol Christmas, The Long Shot, and the Disney Channel sitcom The Suite Life of Zack & Cody as Vanessa. She portrayed Hayley in the Nickelodeon series The Troop, a series about a group of teenagers who fight monsters.

In 2012, Golightly had a recurring role on the MTV series Teen Wolf during the show's second season as Erica Reyes, in which she played the show's first living female werewolf. Golightly was set to reprise her role of Erica Reyes during the show's third season which began filming in late 2013, but the actress instead exited the show during early stages of filming as she had been cast as the female lead in a pilot for The CW titled, "Company Town." In May 2013, it was announced that the pilot had not been green lighted. It was later confirmed that Golightly would not be rejoining the cast for the third season of Teen Wolf.

Throughout 2011–12 Golightly worked on a Marcus Nispel horror film titled Backmask, which was later retitled to Exeter. Golightly also worked on a project titled Vanished, which was later re-titled to Gone Missing. for the Lifetime network, playing the role of Matty. In June 2014, Golightly was cast as a series regular in an Amazon Studios comedy pilot Red Oaks, in which she played the role of Karen, the pilot was picked up to series on October 3, 2014. The series began filming their first season in late May 2015.

In late 2014, Golightly was cast as "Karen" in the remake of Eli Roth's 2002 horror flick, "Cabin Fever." The film was released on February 12, 2016 by IFC Midnight.

In late May 2016, Broad Green Pictures announced that Golightly was cast as Libby in their upcoming dance-comedy film "Step Sisters," (Previously known as Ain't No Half Steppin').

Personal life

Golightly is the youngest of four children (1 sister and 2 brothers). She has studied at Laurel Hall Middle School and Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy.

Golightly was born with apraxia, a disorder that made speech difficult for her as a toddler. The young actress overcame the disorder and became a successful TV and movie actress.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Speakeasy	Eva
2003	The Vest	Karen	Short film
2013	Gone Missing	Matty
2015	Exeter	Amber
2016	Cabin Fever	Karen
2017	Step Sisters	Libby

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	A Christmas Carol	9-year-old Carol	TV film
2004	Sudbury	Kylie Owens	Unsold TV pilot
2004	The Long Shot	Taylor Garrett	TV film
2004	5ive Days to Midnight	Jesse Neumeyer	TV miniseries
2005	Don't Ask	Ivy Collins	TV film
2006	The Suite Life of Zack & Cody	Vanessa	Episode: "A Midsummer's Nightmare"
2006	Brothers & Sisters	Paige Traylor	Unaired TV pilot
2007	Heartland	Thea Grant	Main role
2009–11	The Troop	Hayley Steele	Main role
2010	True Jackson, VP	Vanessa	Episode: "Trapped in Paris"
2011	Big Time Rush	Annie	Episode: "Big Time Beach Party: Parts 1 & 2"
2011	Growing Up Normal	Karen Jackson	TV film
2011–12	Ringer	Tessa Banner	Recurring role
2011–2013	Teen Wolf	Erica Reyes	Recurring role
2013	Company Town	Krista	TV film
2014–present	Red Oaks	Karen	Main Role

External links

• Gage Golightly at IMDb