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's television series '' The Finder''. She also co-starred in the

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series '' Twisted''. She starred in the

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series ''

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'' as Henrietta "Henry" Coles.

Early life

Hasson was born in

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, the daughter of Catherine and Michael. Hasson grew up in Wilmington, where she attended

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. She was a competitive dancer in Wilmington's Fox Troupe Dancers for eight years. As a child and young teen, Hasson performed in a variety of stage productions, including ''Grey Gardens'' and ''The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas''. She began auditioning for films under a local casting director, Jackie Burch.

Career

Hasson's first callback was for the CW's ''

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''. She was not cast, however, and went on to win the role of Willa Monday in Fox's '' The Finder''. In 2012, Hasson traveled to

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to film ''Underdogs''. Hasson co-starred in ABC Family's '' Twisted'' as Jo Masterson. In 2015 she appeared as

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, the second wife and widow of

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, in the Williams biopic '' I Saw the Light''. That same year she also starred in the indie feature "Good After Bad". In 2016 she starred in the indie feature "Novitiate". Since 2018, she has starred in YouTube's series ''

'' as Henrietta "Henry" Coles.

Personal life

Hasson relocated to

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with her mother for her job, and finished high school through online coursework. She lives in Los Angeles. She came out as bisexual in January 2021. Hasson has been married to Julian Brink since 2015.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hasson, Maddie 1995 births 21st-century American actresses Actresses from North Carolina American child actresses American film actresses American television actresses Living people Actors from Wilmington, North Carolina Bisexual actresses People from New Bern, North Carolina American bisexual actors