Haley Lu Richardson (born March 7, 1995) is an American actress. Following early television roles on the Disney Channel sitcom ''

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'' (2013) and the ABC Family supernatural drama '' Ravenswood'' (2013–2014), she acted in the coming-of-age film ''

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'' (2016) and the psychological horror film ''

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'' (2016). Richardson had her breakout role in the independent drama ''

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'' (2017) for which she received a

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nomination. She continued to appear in critically acclaimed independent films such as ''

Support the Girls ''Support the Girls'' is a 2018 American comedy film written and directed by Andrew Bujalski. It stars Regina Hall, Haley Lu Richardson, James LeGros, Shayna McHayle, Dylan Gelula, AJ Michalka, Brooklyn Decker, Jana Kramer, John Elvis, Lea DeLari ...

'' (2018), ''

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'' (2020), and '' After Yang'' (2022). In 2022, she appeared in the HBO series ''

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''.

Early life

Haley Lu Richardson was born in Phoenix, Arizona, the daughter of Valerie, a marketing and branding professional, and Forrest L. Richardson, a golf course architect. Richardson attended Villa Montessori through middle school, then Arcadia High School. She was a regular in theatrical productions and regional dance competitions throughout the Southwest. From 2001 to 2011 she was a leading dancer in Phoenix's Cannedy Dance Company. In 2011, she moved to Hollywood, California.

Career

In 2013, Richardson began a recurring role as Tess in the ABC Family series '' Ravenswood''. She has appeared as a guest on Disney Channel's ''

'' and was a co-star in ABC's pilot production "Adopted". She played Juliana in the Lifetime original movie ''Escape from Polygamy'', alongside

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. In 2016, she had a recurring role as Ellie in the Freeform drama series ''Recovery Road''. Her early film career included a leading role in '' The Last Survivors'' as well as supporting performances in ''

'' and ''

''. Her breakthrough came in 2017 when she starred opposite

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in ''

''. For her work in the film she was nominated for the 2017 Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Actress. Reviewing ''Columbus'' in ''

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'',

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praised her performance: "Richardson in particular vaults to the forefront of her generation’s actors with this performance, which virtually sings with emotional and intellectual acuity." In 2019, Richardson starred in the

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'' opposite

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. In the film she plays a cystic fibrosis patient who falls in love with a boy with the same disease. In 2022 she played Portia in the second season of the HBO comedy ''

''.

Personal life

Richardson has been crocheting since the age of eight, and she has an

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shop where she sells accessories and crocheted clothing made from her own designs.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Richardson, Haley Lu 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Phoenix, Arizona American child actresses American female dancers American film actresses American television actresses Dancers from Arizona Living people 1995 births