Kristine Froseth (; no, Frøseth; born 21 September 1996) is an American and Norwegian actress and model. She is known for playing Kelly Aldrich in the Netflix series '' The Society'' and Alaska Young in the

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series '' Looking for Alaska''. In 2022, she starred in the Showtime series '' The First Lady'' as young Betty Ford.

Early life

Froseth was born on 21 September 1996 in

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, to Norwegian parents. Her childhood was spent traveling back and forth between Oslo and New Jersey due to her father's work.

Career

Froseth started modeling after being discovered on a catwalk audition at

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in Norway, and was also scouted by IMG Models while in New Jersey at a local mall fashion show. She has modeled for brands such as

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, Armani, Juicy Couture, Miu Miu and H&M. Her acting career began when a casting director found her photos and encouraged her to audition for the film adaptation of John Green's novel '' Looking for Alaska''. This film adaptation was never made. In 2016, she was cast in the pilot for a potential series adaptation of '' Let the Right One In''. Froseth began her acting career with the 2017 film '' Rebel in the Rye''. In 2018, she starred in two Netflix movies, '' Sierra Burgess Is a Loser'' and '' Apostle'', and a Sky miniseries, '' The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair''. On 9 May 2018, it was announced that Hulu would be adapting the John Green novel ''Looking for Alaska'' into an 8-episode miniseries. On 30 October 2018, Green announced that Froseth would be playing Alaska Young, one of the main characters. She stars in the 2021

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film '' Birds of Paradise'' directed by

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. In June 2022, Froseth was cast to star in Apple TV+'s ''

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''. On 21 July 2022 Season 2, episode 1 of ''

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'' aired on '' FX on Hulu'' in the U.S. Froseth played the episode's protagonist, Coby Rae Dellum.

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