Oona Laurence

Known for ActingBorn 2002-08-01 (age 23)New York City, New York, USA

Oona Laurence (born August 1, 2002) is an American actress who is best known for originating the role of Matilda Wormwood in Matilda on Broadway alongside Bailey Ryon, Milly Shapiro, and Sophia Gennusa. She is a New York City-based child actress with credits in film, theatre, and television. After several appearances in regional theatre productions and minor roles in short films and television episodes, in 2012, Laurence auditioned for the new musical Matilda on Broadway. Laurence landed the role of Matilda, performing in the show from March 4 to December 15, 2013. After Matilda, Laurence transitioned to film acting appearing in Tumorhead, A Little Game, The Grief of Others, I Smile Back, Damsel, Lamb, and Southpaw, portraying the daughter of Jake Gyllenhaal and Rachel McAdams' characters. She has appeared on television in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Orange Is the New Black. In 2015, Laurence co-starred opposite Jake Gyllenhaal and Rachel McAdams in Antoine Fuqua's Southpaw. In 2016, she co-starred as Natalie in the film Pete's Dragon, and portrayed Jane Mitchell, the daughter of Mila Kunis' character Amy Mitchell, in Bad Moms. In 2017, Laurence co-starred opposite Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, and Elle Fanning in Sofia Coppola's The Beguiled. She is the voice of Hedgehog and additional characters in the Cartoon Network series Summer Camp Island. She also performs the theme song. Laurence lives in New York City and has two younger sisters, Aimee and Jetè, who are also actresses.Read more

Movies & web series

Lily + Mara

Damsel

Vicky & Jonny

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Summer Camp Island

Orange Is the New Black

Penny Dreadful

Blindspot

Southpaw

Big Time Adolescence

Imaginapped

The Grief of Others

Bad Moms

A Little Game

Pete's Dragon

A Bad Moms Christmas

A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting

Little Boxes

Lost Girls

I Smile Back

Lamb

Tumorhead

The Beguiled

What We Found

Everything's on Fire

It Will Happen To Us Again

Wandering Eyes

Adultery

Writing You Down

Esther

Wet Cement

Bloom

Red Ink