Shailene Diann Woodley is an American actress. Her accolades include nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award, a British Academy Film Award and two Golden Globe Awards. Born in San Bernardino, California, she was raised in Simi Valley, and started modeling at the age of five and began acting professionally in minor television roles. She first gained prominence for her starring role as Amy Juergens in the ABC Family teen drama series
The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008â2013). She subsequently starred in the films
The Descendants (2011) and
The Spectacular Now (2013), receiving a nomination for her first Golden Globe Award for the former.