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Jocelin Donahue
Jocelin Donahue
Born (1981-11-08) November 8, 1981 (age 43)
Bristol, Connecticut, U.S.
Alma materNew York University
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present

Jocelin Donahue (born November 8, 1981) is an American actress. She is best known for her 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 for playing a 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]

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, and Subway.[6] In campaigns for Ketel One and Old Navy, she worked with directors David O. Russell and Roman Coppola.

Filmography

Film and television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2006 Heartbreaker Jessie Short film
2007 Boundaries Vanessa Short film
2007 Masquerade Young Woman Short film
2007 Roman Candles Wendy Short film
2007 Not Another High School Show Melissa Television film
2008 Express 831 Star Short film
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
2011 Butterfinger the 13th Betty Short film
2012 The End of Love Jocelin
2012 Free Samples Paula
2013 Distant Places Mia Short film
2013 Insidious: Chapter 2 Young Lorraine
2013 Live at the Foxes Den Kat
2014 The Crumb of It May Short film
2014 The Living Molly
2014 Knight of Cups Jocelin
2015 The Frontier Laine
2015 Furious 7 Advisor
2015 Midnight Sex Run Jennifer Peters
2016 Holidays Carol
2016 Boomtown Emma Turner
2016 Startup Maddie Pierce Television series, main role
2016 Dead Awake Beth/Kate
2017 20 Weeks Eileen

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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