---
name: "Shailene Woodley"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/shailene-woodley"
fi1m_id: "shailene-woodley"
imdb_id: "nm0940362"
tmdb_id: 94185
wikidata_id: "Q231058"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "15 November 1991"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 66
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-23T21:03:29.396267+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Shailene Woodley

## Identity

Shailene Woodley

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/shailene-woodley
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** shailene-woodley
- **IMDb ID:** nm0940362
- **TMDB ID:** 94185
- **Wikidata ID:** Q231058
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shailene_Woodley, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q231058, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0940362/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/94185

Actor. Born 15 November 1991 in Simi Valley, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 15 November 1991, Simi Valley, California, USA
- **Active:** 2011–present
- **Also known as:** Shailene Diann Woodley , Shaileney Beany
- **Primetime Emmy Awards:** 1 Emmy (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 66, as actor, over 7 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 79 (2), 2020s 61 (5)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 66 to 65 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 2 of 7 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 6, Thriller 3, Comedy 2, Crime 2, History 2, Action 1
- **Screen time:** 11 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $245m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shailene_Woodley, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q231058, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0940362/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/94185

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Ferrari*](https://film.one/film/ferrari.md) (70), [*UNABOMBER*](https://film.one/film/unabomber.md) (44)
- **HBO Max:** [*Big Little Lies*](https://film.one/tv/big-little-lies.md) (78)
- **Disney+:** [*Dumb Money*](https://film.one/film/dumb-money.md) (64)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*The Mauritanian*](https://film.one/film/the-mauritanian.md) (58)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Shailene Woodley

> Shailene Woodley makes hurt visible without asking her characters to be agreeable. We rate her highly when she is allowed to be awkward; roles that ask only for patience and concern waste much of what she can do.

Alexandra King does not become agreeable just because her father is trying. In Alexander Payne’s *The Descendants* (2011), Shailene Woodley keeps the hurt visible beneath the daughter’s impatience, even when a scene invites tenderness. We were moved by her refusal to make her father’s discomfort easier: his attempts to reach her have to reckon with that resentment. Opposite George Clooney, she makes the father-daughter relationship difficult enough for its gentler moments to matter. It is the clearest reason to seek out her work.

The lead parts that followed included *The Spectacular Now* (2013), *The Fault in Our Stars* (2014) and the *Divergent* trilogy (2014–2016). Her move into adult ensemble drama included Jane Chapman in *Big Little Lies* (2017–2019). Across that shift, the quality worth looking for is her ability to keep a character’s private hurt apparent within a larger story.

Craig Gillespie’s *Dumb Money* (2023) gives Caroline Gill the task of worrying at the kitchen table while it gets on with the GameStop squeeze. Woodley does the job, and there is nothing embarrassing about the performance. There is also little scope for the resistance that makes Alexandra interesting. It is a well-cast film whose writing gives her concern to express and scarcely anything to develop.

Michael Mann’s *Ferrari* (2023) is more frustrating. As Lina Lardi, Woodley is given a kitchen, a son and a single expression of patient hurt, with no room to get beyond them. The domestic scenes are stiff, and keeping her so subdued does nothing to make them less so. We can recommend the film for Penélope Cruz and the racing, but Woodley’s part is a poor reason to choose it.

Payne gets more from her by letting Alexandra remain difficult, and by giving the family more than one way to respond to distress. Amara Miller’s Scottie has her own response, so Woodley need not represent every feeling in the household. That leaves Alexandra free to be particular and sometimes hard to like. Start with *The Descendants*; do not mistake the smaller demands of those later roles for the limit of her ability.

## Biography

Shailene Woodley is an American actress. Born on 15 November 1991, she began modelling at the age of four and acting professionally in minor television roles. She gained prominence playing Amy Juergens in the ABC Family series *The Secret Life of the American Teenager* (2008–2013).

Woodley received wider recognition for her roles in *The Descendants* (2011), *The Spectacular Now* (2013), *The Fault in Our Stars* (2014) and as Beatrice Prior in the *Divergent* film series (2014–2016). She has since appeared in *Snowden* (2016), *Adrift* (2018), *Big Little Lies* (2017–2019), *Dumb Money* (2023) as Caroline Gill and *Ferrari* (2023) as Lina Lardi. She has been nominated for Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy awards.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (7)

- *Motor City* (2026), Fi1m 68, as Sophia — [page](https://film.one/film/motor-city.md)
- *UNABOMBER* (2026), Fi1m 44, as Joanne Miller — [page](https://film.one/film/unabomber.md)
- *Dumb Money* (2023), Fi1m 64, as Caroline Gill — [page](https://film.one/film/dumb-money.md)
- *Ferrari* (2023), Fi1m 70, as Lina Lardi — [page](https://film.one/film/ferrari.md)
- *The Mauritanian* (2021), Fi1m 58, as Teri Duncan — [page](https://film.one/film/the-mauritanian.md)
- *Big Little Lies* (2017), Fi1m 78, as Jane Chapman — [page](https://film.one/tv/big-little-lies.md)
- *The Descendants* (2011), Fi1m 80, as Alexandra King — [page](https://film.one/film/the-descendants.md)

## Complete filmography (49)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *UNABOMBER* (2026), as Joanne Miller — Fi1m 44, [page](https://film.one/film/unabomber.md)
- *Motor City* (2026), as Sophia — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/motor-city.md)
- *Ocean Dreams* (2026), as Narrator (voice)
- *Paradise* (2025), series, as Annie Clay — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/paradise.md)
- *Killer Heat* (2024), as Penelope Vardakis
- *Three Women* (2024), series, as Gia
- *Ferrari* (2023), as Lina Lardi — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/ferrari.md)
- *Dumb Money* (2023), as Caroline Gill — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/dumb-money.md)
- *Robots* (2023), as Elaine
- *To Catch a Killer* (2023), as Eleanor Falco · Producer
- *The Last Letter from Your Lover* (2021), as Jennifer Stirling · Executive Producer
- *The Fallout* (2021), as Anna
- *The Mauritanian* (2021), as Teri Duncan — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/the-mauritanian.md)
- *Endings, Beginnings* (2020), as Daphne
- *Adrift* (2018), as Tami Oldham · Producer
- *Awake, a Dream from Standing Rock* (2017), Executive Producer
- *Big Little Lies* (2017), series, as Jane Chapman — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/big-little-lies.md)
- *Snowden* (2016), as Lindsay Mills
- *Allegiant* (2016), as Beatrice 'Tris' Prior
- *Insurgent* (2015), as Beatrice 'Tris' Prior
- *White Bird in a Blizzard* (2014), as Kat Connor
- *The Fault in Our Stars* (2014), as Hazel Grace Lancaster
- *Divergent* (2014), as Tris
- *9 Kisses* (2014), as Boxing Girl
- *The Spectacular Now* (2013), as Aimee Finecky
- *The Descendants* (2011), as Alexandra King — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/the-descendants.md)
- *The Secret Life of the American Teenager* (2008), series, as Amy Juergens
- *Final Approach* (2008), as Maya Bender
- *Moola* (2007), as Ashley Hedges
- *Once Upon A Mattress* (2005), as Molly
- *Felicity: An American Girl Adventure* (2005), as Felicity Merriman
- *My Name Is Earl* (2005), series, as Young Gwen — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/my-name-is-earl.md)
- *Close to Home* (2005), series, as Gaby Tursi
- *CSI: NY* (2004), series, as Evie Pierpont
- *Jack & Bobby* (2004), series, Actor
- *A Place Called Home* (2004), as California "Cali" Ford
- *Cold Case* (2003), series, as Sarah Gunden (2006 & 2007)
- *The O.C.* (2003), series, as Kaitlin Cooper
- *Without a Trace* (2002), series, as Young Clare
- *Crossing Jordan* (2001), series, as Young Jordan Cavanaugh
- *The District* (2000), series, as Kristin Debreno
- *Replacing Dad* (1999), as Little Girl
- *Everybody Loves Raymond* (1996), series, as Snotty Girl
- *Count My Lies*, series, as Sloane Caraway · Executive Producer
- *The Murderous Miss Highsmith*, as Patricia Highsmith
- *Janis Joplin: Get It While You Can*, as Janis Joplin · Producer
- *A Beautiful Journey*, as Mary
- *Ultra*, as Eve
- *Mother's Helper*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Shailene Woodley](https://film.one/media/person/14853/gallery-081bfcd2763e.jpg) Shailene Woodley — Colleen Sturtevant, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Shailene_Woodley_%E1%BA%A5t_the_82nd_Venice_Film_Festival_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Shailene_Woodley_%E1%BA%A5t_the_82nd_Venice_Film_Festival_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Shailene Woodley captured for the first time in the historic wet plate collodion process of pure silver on glass. I am honored that she trusted my camera and le (2023)](https://film.one/media/person/14853/gallery-903964330242.jpg) Shailene Woodley captured for the first time in the historic wet plate collodion process of pure silver on glass. I am honored that she trusted my camera and le (2023) — Shane Balkowitsch, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/%22Shailene%22_with_Shailene_Diann_Woodley_10-15-2023.jpg/1280px-%22Shailene%22_with_Shailene_Diann_Woodley_10-15-2023.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Stars of new ocean survival drama Adrift, Sam Claflin and Shailene Woodley, sit down with MTV to reveal their hilarious (and totally gross) fave memories of eac (2018)](https://film.one/media/person/14853/gallery-7001c6c6b61a.jpg) Stars of new ocean survival drama Adrift, Sam Claflin and Shailene Woodley, sit down with MTV to reveal their hilarious (and totally gross) fave memories of eac (2018) — MTV International, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Sam_Claflin_%26_Shailene_Woodley.jpg/1280px-Sam_Claflin_%26_Shailene_Woodley.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Stars of new ocean survival drama Adrift, Sam Claflin and Shailene Woodley, sit down with MTV to reveal their hilarious (and totally gross) fave memories of eac (2018)](https://film.one/media/person/14853/gallery-f766942b35c1.jpg) Stars of new ocean survival drama Adrift, Sam Claflin and Shailene Woodley, sit down with MTV to reveal their hilarious (and totally gross) fave memories of eac (2018) — MTV International, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Sam_Claflin_%26_Shailene_Woodley_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Shailene Woodley](https://film.one/media/person/14853/gallery-702567741c06.jpg) Shailene Woodley — Image via TMDB
- ![Shailene Woodley](https://film.one/media/person/14853/gallery-f28cbf4d4edf.jpg) Shailene Woodley — Image via TMDB
- ![Shailene Woodley](https://film.one/media/person/14853/gallery-bb3c2ca2baea.jpg) Shailene Woodley — Image via TMDB
- ![Screenshot of Sam Claflin and Shailene Woodley as They Tell Their Best Jokes in an Interview with MTV UK (2018)](https://film.one/media/person/14853/gallery-9409f42a57da.jpg) Screenshot of Sam Claflin and Shailene Woodley as They Tell Their Best Jokes in an Interview with MTV UK (2018) — MTV UK, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Sam_Claflin_and_Shailene_Woodley_Tell_Their_Best_Jokes_with_MTV_UK.jpg/1280px-Sam_Claflin_and_Shailene_Woodley_Tell_Their_Best_Jokes_with_MTV_UK.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Closing Party & awards Whales of Iceland 6 Oct 2018 photo: Otilia Martin](https://film.one/media/person/14853/gallery-5e9f5bdd7eac.jpg) Closing Party & awards Whales of Iceland 6 Oct 2018 photo: Otilia Martin — RIFF | Reykjavik International Film Festival, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Shailene_Woodley_-_Closing_Party_%26_awards_01.jpg/1280px-Shailene_Woodley_-_Closing_Party_%26_awards_01.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Shailene Woodley](https://film.one/media/person/14853/gallery-15706cd63806.jpg) Shailene Woodley — Image via TMDB
- ![Shailene Woodley](https://film.one/media/person/14853/gallery-e42e2a43654c.jpg) Shailene Woodley — Image via TMDB
- ![Shailene Woodley](https://film.one/media/person/14853/gallery-328fe4798c18.jpg) Shailene Woodley — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### BAFTA Film Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2015: BAFTA Rising Star Award (nominated)

### Golden Globes — 0 won, 2 nominated

- 2018: Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film (nominated), for *Big Little Lies*
- 2012: Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture (nominated), for *The Descendants*

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 1 won

- 2026: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series (won), for *Paradise*

### SAG Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2012: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (nominated), for *The Descendants*

### Other awards — 9 won, 8 nominated

- People's Choice Awards 2016: People's Choice Awards (won), for *The Divergent Series: Insurgent*
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress in an Action Movie 2015: Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress in an Action Movie (nominated), for *Divergent*
- MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss 2015: MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss (won), for *The Fault in Our Stars*
- MTV Movie Award for Best Performance 2015: MTV Movie Award for Best Performance (won), for *The Fault in Our Stars*
- MTV Movie & TV Awards 2015: MTV Movie & TV Awards (won)
- People's Choice Awards 2015: People's Choice Awards (won), for *Divergent*
- Independent Spirit Awards 2014: Best Female Lead (nominated), for *The Spectacular Now*
- MTV Movie & TV Awards 2014: MTV Movie & TV Awards (won), for *Divergent*
- Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Actress 2013: Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Actress (nominated), for *The Spectacular Now*
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast 2012: Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast (nominated), for *The Descendants*
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress 2012: Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress (nominated), for *The Descendants*
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Young Performer 2012: Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Young Performer (nominated), for *The Descendants*
- Independent Spirit Awards 2012: Best Supporting Female (won), for *The Descendants*
- MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance 2012: MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance (won), for *The Descendants*
- Trophée Chopard 2012: Trophée Chopard (won), for *The Descendants*
- Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Cast 2011: Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Cast (nominated), for *The Descendants*
- Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Actor 2011: Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Actor (nominated), for *The Descendants*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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