Odessa Zion Segall Adlon (born June 17, 2000), also known as Odessa A'zion, is an American actress. She is known for her television roles in the

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series '' Fam'' and the

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series ''

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''.

Early life and education

A'zion is from

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and also spent parts of her childhood in

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and Neufahrn, Germany. She is the daughter of actress

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and German director Felix O. Adlon, and the middle child between

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and Valentine "Rocky" Adlon. Her paternal grandfather is German filmmaker

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and her maternal grandfather was American writer-producer Don Segall, who was born to a

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family; her

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maternal grandmother, originally an

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. A'zion attended

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(CHAMPS).

Career

She was initially credited as Odessa Adlon. A'zion landed her first notable role in 2017 as Liv in season 5 of ''

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''. Her film roles include the 2018 film ''

Ladyworld ''Ladyworld '' is a 2018 American thriller film directed by Amanda Kramer and starring Ariela Barer, Annalise Basso, Ryan Simpkins, Odessa Adlon, and Maya Hawke. An all-female take on the 1954 novel ''Lord of the Flies'', ''Ladyworld'' follows ...

'' and the 2020 horror film ''Let's Scare Julie''. She appeared in 2 episodes of '' Wayne''. A'zion landed her first main role as Shannon, the younger sister of

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's character, in the 2019

sitcom '' Fam''. In October 2019, it was announced A'zion would star as Joey Del Marco, the lead character from '' Slut: The Play'', in the 2020

series ''

''. She and Odley Jean received critical acclaim for their performances. A'zion played Lana in the independent comedy film ''

Mark, Mary & Some Other People ''Mark, Mary & Some Other People'' is a 2021 American comedy film, written, directed, and produced by Hannah Marks. It stars Hayley Law, Ben Rosenfield, Odessa A'zion, Nik Dodani, Matt Shively, Sofia Bryant, Gillian Jacobs, Joe Lo Truglio, Steve ...

'' (2021). She has roles in several upcoming horror and thriller films such as ''Hell House'', ''The Inhabitant'', ''

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'', ''For the Night'', as well as the drama ''Good Girl Jane''. In December 2021, A'zion was cast in ''Fresh Kills'' written and directed by

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, who will also star.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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