Ahna O'Reilly

Ahna O'Reilly
O'Reilly attending a party at Circa in Jackson, October 2012
Born	(1985-02-17) February 17, 1985 Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2003–present

Ahna O'Reilly (born February 17, 1985) is an American actress. She is best known for her supporting role as Elizabeth Leefolt in the 2011 award-winning drama film The Help.

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]

Personal life

O'Reilly graduated from Menlo School in 2003 and attended the University of Southern California for one year before dropping out.^[4]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Bill the Intern	Actress
2004	Dinocroc	Beach-Goer
2007	Succubus: Hell-Bent	Bikini Babe
2007	Good Time Max	Girl Jumping on Bed
2007	Nancy Drew	'No' Woman
2008	CSI: NY	Halie	1 episode
2008	Forgetting Sarah Marshall	Leslie
2008	Unhitched	Blind Hostess	1 episode
2008	Just Add Water	Tammy
2008	Incitement	McKenna	Short film
2009	5 Nights in Hollywood	Maya
2009	Herpes Boy	Christeee
2010	Crazy/Sexy/Awkward	Cindy	Short video
2010	House Under Siege	Lana
2011	0s & 1s	Caitlin
2011	Girls! Girls! Girls!
2011	The Vampire Diaries	Jessica Cohen	1 episode ("The Descent")
2011	The Help	Elizabeth Leefolt	Black Film Critics Circle Award for Best Ensemble Black Reel Award for Best Ensemble Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast Hollywood Film Festival Award for Ensemble of the Year National Board of Review Award for Best Cast Satellite Award for Best Cast – Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble Women Film Critics Circle Award for Best Ensemble Nominated — Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble Nominated — San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by an Ensemble Nominated — Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble
2011	Prime Suspect	Emma	1 episode
2012	From the Head	Lily
2012	I Am Ben	Max
2012	The Tournament Challenge Challenged		Short film
2012	The Time Being	Olivia
2012	The Perfect Fit	Goth girl	Short film
2013	Miss Dial	Concerned Pet Owner	Completed
2013	CBGB	Mary Harron
2013	Teddy Bears	Zoe
2013	Fruitvale Station	Katie
2013	Jobs	Chrisann Brennan
2013	As I Lay Dying	Dewey Dell Bundren
2013	Lucky Them	Clarlotte
2014	How I Met Your Mother	Kelly	1 episode (Season 9, Episode 16 "How Your Mother Met Me")
2015	She's Funny That Way	Former Prostitute
2015	No Way Jose	Dusty Morrison	Lead role
TBA	In Dubious Battle	Edith "Edie" Malone	Filming

References

↑ About.com, Emma Stone, Ahna O'Reilly, Bryce Dallas Howard and Anna Camp in 'The Help'
↑ Box Office Mojo, The Help
↑ Cinemablend, Ahna O'Reilly Cast As Female Lead In Steve Jobs Biopic, May 28, 2012
↑ "Actress returns to Menlo to discuss her career". Palo Alto Online. Retrieved 2013-08-01.

External links

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Ahna O'Reilly at the Internet Movie Database

Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble

(2001–2009)	Gosford Park (2001): Eileen Atkins, Bob Balaban, Alan Bates, Charles Dance, Stephen Fry, Michael Gambon, Richard E. Grant, Tom Hollander, Derek Jacobi, Kelly Macdonald, Helen Mirren, Jeremy Northam, Clive Owen, Ryan Phillippe, Maggie Smith, Geraldine Somerville, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sophie Thompson, Emily Watson, James Wilby Chicago (2002): Christine Baranski, Ekaterina Shchelkanova, Taye Diggs, Denise Faye, Colm Feore, Richard Gere, Deidre Goodwin, Queen Latifah, Lucy Liu, Susan Misner, Mýa, John C. Reilly, Dominic West, Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003): Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Bernard Hill, Ian Holm, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, John Noble, Miranda Otto, John Rhys-Davies, Andy Serkis, Liv Tyler, Karl Urban, Hugo Weaving, David Wenham, Elijah Wood Sideways (2004): Thomas Haden Church, Paul Giamatti, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh Crash (2005): Christopher "Ludacris" Bridges, Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Jennifer Esposito, William Fichtner, Brendan Fraser, Terrence Howard, Thandie Newton, Ryan Phillippe, Larenz Tate Little Miss Sunshine (2006): Alan Arkin, Abigail Breslin, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Paul Dano, Greg Kinnear Hairspray (2007): Nikki Blonsky, Amanda Bynes, Paul Dooley, Zac Efron, Allison Janney, Elijah Kelley, Queen Latifah, James Marsden, Michelle Pfeiffer, Brittany Snow, Jerry Stiller, John Travolta, Christopher Walken Milk (2008): Josh Brolin, Joseph Cross, James Franco, Victor Garber, Emile Hirsch, Diego Luna, Denis O'Hare, Sean Penn, Alison Pill Inglourious Basterds (2009): Daniel Brühl, August Diehl, Julie Dreyfus, Michael Fassbender, Sylvester Groth, Jacky Ido, Diane Kruger, Mélanie Laurent, Denis Menochet, Mike Myers, Brad Pitt, Eli Roth, Til Schweiger, Rod Taylor, Christoph Waltz, Martin Wuttke

(2010–present)	The Fighter (2010): Amy Adams, Christian Bale, Melissa Leo, Jack McGee, Mark Wahlberg The Help (2011): Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Allison Janney, Chris Lowell, Ahna O'Reilly, Sissy Spacek, Octavia Spencer, Mary Steenburgen, Emma Stone, Cicely Tyson, Mike Vogel Silver Linings Playbook (2012): Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro, Anupam Kher, Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Tucker, Jacki Weaver American Hustle (2013): Amy Adams, Christian Bale, Louis C.K., Bradley Cooper, Jack Huston, Jennifer Lawrence, Alessandro Nivola, Michael Peña, Jeremy Renner, Elisabeth Röhm, Shea Whigham Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014): Zach Galifianakis, Michael Keaton, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough, Amy Ryan, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts Spotlight (2015): Billy Crudup, Brian d'Arcy James, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Mark Ruffalo, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery, Stanley Tucci

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (2011–2020)

The Help (2011): Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Allison Janney, Chris Lowell, Ahna O'Reilly, Sissy Spacek, Octavia Spencer, Mary Steenburgen, Emma Stone, Cicely Tyson, Mike Vogel Argo (2012): Ben Affleck, Alan Arkin, Kerry Bishé, Kyle Chandler, Rory Cochrane, Bryan Cranston, Christopher Denham, Tate Donovan, Clea DuVall, Victor Garber, John Goodman, Scoot McNairy, Chris Messina American Hustle (2013): Amy Adams, Christian Bale, Louis C.K., Bradley Cooper, Jack Huston, Jennifer Lawrence, Alessandro Nivola, Michael Peña, Jeremy Renner, Elisabeth Röhm, Shea Whigham Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014): Zach Galifianakis, Michael Keaton, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough, Amy Ryan, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts Spotlight (2015): Billy Crudup, Brian d'Arcy James, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Mark Ruffalo, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery, Stanley Tucci

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