Ava Deluca-Verley (born September 27, 1989) is an American television and film actress who is best known for her role in
NBC
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's comedy series ''
Growing Up Fisher
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On January 10, 2014, N ...
'', playing the daughter of
Jenna Elfman
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and
J. K. Simmons
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's characters. She is of French descent.
Early life
Deluca-Verley spent most of her childhood living with her family in
Winchester, Massachusetts
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. She began her artistic education at the
Walnut Hill School
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History and programs
Boarding school
Walnut Hill was ...
in Natick, Massachusetts, before attending college at
Carnegie Mellon School of Drama
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The school's undergraduate BFA programs in act ...
, graduating in 2012. Her father is from
France
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. She has dual citizenship in France, and speaks French fluently.
Career
Deluca-Verley appeared in Oscar-winning screenwriters
Jim Rash
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and
Nat Faxon
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's directorial debut ''
The Way, Way Back
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'' starring
Steve Carell
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,
Toni Collette
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and
Sam Rockwell
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, which sold to
Fox Searchlight
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at
Sundance Film Festival
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in 2013. She has guest starred on TNT's ''
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'', as well as playing a supporting role in Australian feature film, ''
Blinder''.
In 2014, she starred alongside
Hugo Becker
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Biograp ...
in the
PBS
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three-hour mini series, ''The Mystery of Matter: Search for Elements'', helmed by Emmy Award-winning director Stephen Lyons.
Filmography
References
External links
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1989 births
Living people
American people of French descent
French television actresses
American television actresses
21st-century French actresses
21st-century American actresses
Actresses from Providence, Rhode Island