Aurora Perrineau is an American actress and model. She is best known for starring as Shana Elmsford in ''

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'' (2015), the live-action film adaptation of the 1980s animated television series '' Jem'' and her role as Detective Dani Powell in Fox's ''

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''.

Early life

Perrineau was born to model Brittany Perrineau and actor

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Career

Perrineau is a model signed to Click Model Management, Inc. In 2012, Perrineau starred in the

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film '' Air Collision''. In 2014, Perrineau appeared in episodes of ''

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'' and in ''

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'' as Margo. In April 2014, it was announced that Perrineau was cast in the role of Shana in the film based on the hit 1980s cartoon ''

''. The film came under fire for casting Perrineau, a straight-haired, biracial actress for the role of Shana, a character who had a dark complexion and afro-textured hair. The film was released on October 23, 2015, and was a

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, only making $1.4 million in its opening weekend. In July 2014, Perrineau was cast in

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's film '' Equals''. The film had its world premiere at the

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on September 5, 2015. Perrineau had a small role in the film ''

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'', released on December 21, 2016. In 2018, Perrineau was cast as Giselle Hammond in the

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supernatural thriller film ''

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''.

Personal life

Sexual assault allegation

In November 2017, Perrineau filed a police report with the

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accusing scriptwriter

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of sexual assault in 2012 when the actress was seventeen.BBC: "Lena Dunham sorry for comment on writer accused of sexual assault"
November 19, 2017 ''

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'' actress

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initially defended Miller, who was a writer for the series, but later retracted her statements. On August 10, 2018, the

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’s Office declined to file charges against Miller.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

References

External links

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