Juliana Harkavy

Juliana Harkavy
Born (1985-01-01) January 1, 1985
New York, United States
Occupation Actress, writer, musician
Years active 1995–present

Juliana Harkavy (born January 1, 1985) is an American actress. She is known for portraying Rebecca in Dolphin Tale, Jessie in To Write Love on her Arms, and Alisha in the television series The Walking Dead. Her roles include a starring role in the horror film Last Shift, and a reprise of her role as Rebecca in Dolphin Tale 2.[1][2][3][4][5]

Early life

Juliana Harkavy was born in New York City on January 1, 1985. She is the daughter of Berta Carela and Michael Harkavy, who is the former Senior Vice president of Warner Bros. Entertainment Worldwide Publishing, Kids' WB Music, and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Her professional acting career began when she was 10 years old.

Education

Harkavy trained at the Young Actors Space in Sherman Oaks, California for nine years. She attended her first year of high school at Le Lycée Français de Los Angeles, where she became fluent in French, and did part of her schooling in the South of France. She earned her high school diploma from the Milken Community High School in Los Angeles, California. After high school, Juliana attended The Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, where she majored in Theater in the Sanford Meisner studio.[6]

Career

Early work

Harkavy’s first acting job was at age 10 in a commercial for the Fox Kids series Goosebumps, based on the popular horror-book series. Her first role in a major motion picture was an uncredited role in the 1995 version of A Little Princess, directed by Alfonso Cuarón.

Main roles

Feature Films

Shorts

Television

Personal life

Harkavy is of Dominican, African, Chinese, Russian and Hungarian descent. She plays the piano, the guitar, and the flute. She has lived in New York, New Mexico, New Jersey, California, Florida, and France.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1995 A Little Princess Girl in India
2005 Flushed Groupie Short
2006 Love is Blind Crystal
My Super Ex-Girlfriend Passerby
2010 Whatever Lola Wants Lola Nominated for Best Actress Award at UM Canes film festival.
2011 Dolphin Tale Rebecca
If You Only Knew Louise
Big Mike Janette Ogilvy TV movie
2012 A Feeling from Within Stacey
2013 Finding Joy Pretty Young Woman
House of Bodies Tisha
Marriage Material Madeline
2014 Dolphin Tale 2 Rebecca
Last Shift Officer Jessica Loren
2015 To Write Love on Her Arms Jessie Filmed in 2011, released in 2015
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2010 The Glades Amy 1 episode
2013 Graceland Alex 1 episode
The Walking Dead Alisha 4 episodes

References

  1. ↑ "'Dolphin Tale 2' filming underway at Clearwater Aquarium". On Location Vacations. 2013-10-18. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
  2. ↑ Goldberg, Matt (2012-02-16). "RENEE Movie Image and Set Photo". Collider. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
  3. ↑ "Anthony DiBlasi Directing Horror Pic ‘Paymon’". Deadline. 2013-06-28. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
  4. ↑ "Picture - Juliana Harkavy Los Angeles, California, Saturday 17th September 2011 | Photo 2588460". Contactmusic.com. 2011-09-17. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
  5. ↑ "Meet The Cast". Reneethemovie.com. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
  6. ↑ "ABCD". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
  7. ↑ "Chiller | Scary Good". Fearnet.com. 2015-07-29. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
  8. ↑ Ryan Turek (2013-06-25). "First Official Image from Anthony DiBlasi's Paymon". Shock Till You Drop. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
  9. ↑ "Character one-sheets released for Dread director’s unique sounding chiller ‘Paymon’ » Horror Cult Films - Movie Reviews of Obscure, Weird, Strange, Horror and Cult Cinema". Horror Cult Films. 2013-07-10. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
  10. ↑ https://web.archive.org/20140201220940/http://www.naplesnews.com/photos/2010/oct/05/251326/. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ↑ Dessner, Dina (2013-12-01). "Geek League Interview - Juliana Harvkavy, "Alisha" On 'The Walking Dead'". Geek League of America. Retrieved 2015-08-02.

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