Chiara Aurelia de Braconier d'Alphen (born September 13, 2002) is an American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the films ''

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'' (2017) and '' Back Roads'' (2018). She starred as Jeanette Turner in the Freeform teen drama '' Cruel Summer'' (2021).

Early life

Aurelia was born in

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to Frederic de Braconier d'Alphen and Claudia Kleefeld. De Braconier d'Alphen, who died when Aurelia was three, was from

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, Belgium, the great nephew of

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and a descendant of

Peter Paul Rubens Sir Peter Paul Rubens (; ; 28 June 1577 – 30 May 1640) was a Flemish artist and diplomat from the Duchy of Brabant in the Southern Netherlands (modern-day Belgium). He is considered the most influential artist of the Flemish Baroque traditio ...

. Kleefeld is the daughter of singer and actor Tony Travis and author and poet Carolyn Mary Kleefeld, and the granddaughter of builder

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, of the

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. Her mother's family is Jewish. Aurelia has an older sister in England. Aurelia grew up in

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. She began acting in school productions and local drama classes when she was five. From the age of 11, she split her time between Albuquerque and

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pursuing her career. She studied at the

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Career

Aurelia began her career as a child actress with small film and television roles as well as appearances in short films such as ''Dead Celebrity'' (2014). She played a younger version of

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's character in the 2017 film adaptation of

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's ''

'', and portrayed Misty Altmyer in

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's 2018 directorial debut '' Back Roads'', both earned her Young Entertainer Awards. In 2021, Aurelia began starring as Jeanette Turner in the Freeform series '' Cruel Summer'' as well as playing Rose Lord in the

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series ''

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''. She also appeared in the film '' Fear Street Part Two: 1978''. For her performance in ''Cruel Summer'', Aurelia received

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and Critics' Choice Award nominations. In July 2021, it was announced Aurelia had joined the cast of the

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film adaptation of ''

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'' by Jessica Knoll.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aurelia, Chiara Living people 2002 births 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Albuquerque, New Mexico Actresses from New Mexico American child actresses American people of Belgian descent American people of English-Jewish descent American people of German-Jewish descent American people of Polish-Jewish descent American people of Russian-Jewish descent People from Taos, New Mexico