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Aurora Perrineau
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Perrineau in 2019
Born (1994-09-23) September 23, 1994 (age 30)
New York, New York City, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active 2011–present
Parent(s)

Aurora Perrineau (born September 23, 1994) is an American actress and model. She is best known for starring as Shana Elmsford in Jem and the Holograms (2015), the live-action film adaptation of the 1980s animated television series Jem, Giselle Hammond in Blumhouse’s Truth Or Dare, C in HBO’s Westworld, and as Tanya in Netflix’s When They See Us crime drama television miniseries.

Early life

Perrineau was born to model Brittany Perrineau and actor Harold Perrineau.

Career

Perrineau is a model signed to Click Model Management, Inc.

In 2012, Perrineau starred in the direct-to-video film Air Collision. In 2014, Perrineau appeared in episodes of Newsreaders and in Chasing Life as Margo. In April 2014, it was announced that Perrineau was cast in the role of Shana in Jem and the Holograms, based on the hit 1980s cartoon. The film came under fire for casting Perrineau, a straight-haired, biracial actress for the role of Shana, a character who had a dark complexion and afro-textured hair. The film was released on October 23, 2015, and was a box office flop, making only $1.4 million in its opening weekend.

In July 2014, Perrineau was cast in Drake Doremus's film Equals. The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 5, 2015. Perrineau had a small role in the film Passengers, released on December 21, 2016.

In 2018, Perrineau was cast as Giselle Hammond in the Blumhouse supernatural thriller film Truth or Dare.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Air Collision Radhika Darshan Direct-to-video
2015 A House Is Not a Home Ashley Williams
Equals Iris
Jem and the Holograms Shana Elmsford
Freaks of Nature Vampiress
2016 Passengers Celeste
2017 At Night Mia Short film
2018 Truth or Dare Giselle Hammond
Rhino Roxy
Boo! Morgan
2019 Virginia Minnesota Addison

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Pretty Little Liars Bianca Episode: "Picture This"
2014 Newsreaders Hilary Episode: "F- Dancing, Are You Decent?"
2015 Chasing Life Margo 4 episodes
2017 The Carmichael Show Casey North Episode: "Maxine's Sister"
2018 Into the Dark Dorothy
Ashley Prime
Episode: "The Body"
Episode: "All That We Destroy"
2019 When They See Us Tanya Miniseries; 4 episodes
2019–2021 Prodigal Son Dani Powell Main role
2022 Westworld C / Frankie Nichols Recurring role (Season 4)

Music videos

Year Title Artist Notes
2016 "Kids" OneRepublic Main role
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