Ahna O'Reilly is an American actress. She is best known for her role in the film ''

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'' (2011).

Career

O'Reilly began her acting career in 2003 in the film, ''Bill the Intern''. She has appeared in several other movies like ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Just Add Water'' and ''

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''. She also acted in television series like '' CSI: NY'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2011, she appeared in the movie ''

'' based on

Kathryn Stockett Kathryn Stockett is an American novelist. She is known for her 2009 debut novel, '' The Help'', which is about African-American maids working in white households in Jackson, Mississippi, during the 1960s. Career Stockett worked in magazine publ ...

's best-selling novel of the same name, a period piece set in Jackson, Mississippi, in the 1960s. The film opened to positive reviews and became a box-office success with a worldwide gross of $211,608,112. It also won several ensemble awards including National Board of Review Award, Screen Actors Guild Award and

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. O'Reilly co-starred in the 2013 film ''

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'', alongside

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and

Josh Gad Joshua Ilan Gad (born February 23, 1981) is an American actor. He is known for voicing Olaf in the '' Frozen'' franchise, playing Elder Arnold Cunningham in the Broadway musical '' The Book of Mormon'', and playing Le Fou in the live-action ada ...

, about the life of technology pioneer Steve Jobs. In 2016, she appeared in the

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off-Broadway production of '' The Robber Bridegroom''. A

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featuring O'Reilly in her role as Rosamund was released on September 9, 2016. In 2017, O’Reilly starred as Sarah Foster in the film '' Sleepwalker''.

Personal life

O'Reilly graduated from

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in 2003 and attended the

University of Southern California , mottoeng = "Let whoever earns the palm bear it" , religious_affiliation = Nonsectarian—historically Methodist , established = , accreditation = WSCUC , type = Private research university , academic_affiliations = , endowment = $8.1 ...

for one year before dropping out. She dated actor

James Franco James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor and filmmaker. For his role in '' 127 Hours'' (2010), he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. Franco is known for his roles in films, such as Sam Raimi's ''Spider-M ...

for a time before the two broke up in 2011. In December 2021 O'Reilly announced via Instagram that she married writer and producer Dave Andron a year earlier, in secret.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:OReilly, Ahna American film actresses Living people American television actresses Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award winners 21st-century American actresses People from Atherton, California Actresses from Palo Alto, California Year of birth missing (living people)