Alana Evie Boden (born 1997) is a English actress. She was nominated for a Critics' Choice Award for her performance in the

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'' (2017).

Early life

Boden was born in Surrey and grew up in

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. She has two sisters. She began her career as a child model when she was nine before moving into television commercials and short films. She was

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to make time for her career.

Career

Boden made her television debut as Beatrice Selfridge in the second and third series of the

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period drama ''

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''. She won the Rising Star award at the 2016

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for her performance in the drama '' The Earth Belongs to No One''. That same year, she starred as Elaine Wiltshire in the Canadian YTV series ''

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'' about an equestrian school in England. In 2017, Boden played a young version of the titular person

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in the

biographical film ''

'', for which Boden was nominated for Best Actress in a Television Movie or Limited Series at the following year's

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. Boden appeared in the films ''Hostage Radio'' and ''Infamous Six''. In 2022, she stars in ''Flowers in the Attic: The Origin'', a

miniseries prequel based on the novel ''

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''. Also that year, she appeared in the films ''

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'' and '' The Invitation''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web

Stage

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Boden, Alana Living people 1997 births Actresses from Hampshire Actresses from Surrey British child models English child actresses