Brooklynn Prince (born May 4, 2010) is an American child actress widely known for her critically acclaimed role in the 2017 film ''

The Florida Project ''The Florida Project'' is a 2017 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Sean Baker and written by Baker and Chris Bergoch. It stars Willem Dafoe, Brooklynn Prince, Bria Vinaite, Valeria Cotto, Christopher Rivera, and Caleb Landry Jon ...

'', for which she won the Critics Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer. She has since starred in the horror film '' The Turning'' and the streaming television series '' Home Before Dark.''

Career

Prince's parents, including her acting coach mother, began her career at age two, as she appeared in print and screen advertisements for

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, and Visit Orlando, among others. In 2017, she starred in ''

'', for which she received critical praise. Director Sean Baker has said that Brooklynn was the Spanky in his take on the '' Little Rascals''. She has since taken leading roles in '' The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part'' and ''

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''. In 2020, Prince starred in the horror film '' The Turning''. She headlined the

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series ''Home Before Dark'', which is based on the life of Hilde Lysiak, a nine-year-old journalist. She also starred in the Disney+ movie ''The One and Only Ivan'', voicing Ruby the elephant.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* Living people American child actresses American film actresses American television actresses American voice actresses Actresses from Florida 21st-century American actresses 2010 births {{US-actor-stub