Adeline Rudolph (born 10 February 1995) is a Hong Kong-born actress. She began her career in modeling before making her debut in the

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series ''

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'' (2018–2020). She has since appeared in

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series '' Riverdale'' (2021) and the Netflix adaptation of ''

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'' (2022). She is set to portray

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in the ''

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'' sequel.

Early life and education

Born on 10 February 1995 in

British Hong Kong Hong Kong was a colony and later a dependent territory of the British Empire from 1841 to 1997, apart from a period of occupation under the Japanese Empire from 1941 to 1945 during the Pacific War. The colonial period began with the Briti ...

, Rudolph is of German and Korean descent. She has a younger sister Caroline. Rudolph attended the

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. She went on to study Political Science at

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(UCL), where she graduated from in 2017.

Career

During her time at UCL, Rudolph signed with

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. She modeled in the European, Hong Kong, and Korean markets where she appeared in Marie Claire Beauty and Elle Beauty campaigns. After graduating, she ventured into acting, and made her acting debut as Agatha in the

series ''

''. In July 2020, Rudolph was cast in the title role of a ''

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'' series adaptation, which was set to be released on

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. However, Quibi shut down that December, and the adaptation is in

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as of January 2024. Rudolph later had a recurring role as Minerva in the fifth season of

series '' Riverdale'' in 2021, and a main role as Billie Wesker in the Netflix adaptation of ''

'' in 2022. In July 2022, Rudolph was cast in the horror film '' Creepers''. In 2023, she was cast as Bobbie Jo Song in '' Hellboy: The Crooked Man'', as well as

in the sequel to ''

''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Notes

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rudolph, Adeline 1995 births 21st-century Hong Kong actresses Alumni of University College London German people of Korean descent Hong Kong people of German descent Hong Kong people of Korean descent Hong Kong female models Hong Kong film actresses Hong Kong television actresses Korean people of German descent Living people Next Management models People from British Hong Kong