Zoë Soul (born Zoë Soul Borde; November 1, 1995) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Cali Sanchez in the 2014 film '' The Purge: Anarchy,'' and as Kaci Reynolds in the 2011 American family sitcom ''

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''.

Career

As a teenager, Soul was represented by the modeling agency

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, in addition to pursuing a career in acting. From 2011 to 2015, Soul played Kaci Reynolds in 25 episodes of ''

'', which originally aired on

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''.'' Soul gained recognition for her performance as Eliza Birch in the 2013 film ''

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'', directed by

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, where she shared an

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for Best Ensemble Cast, alongside

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, and

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. Soul is also a singer and dancer, and performs with her band Zoë and the Bear.

Filmography

Film

Television

Recognition

* 2013,

for 'best ensemble cast' for ''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Soul, Zoe 1995 births Living people African-American actresses American film actresses American television actresses American people of Dutch descent American people of Trinidad and Tobago descent 21st-century American actresses 21st-century African-American women 21st-century African-American people