Johnny Sequoyah Friedenberg (born October 25, 2002) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Bo Adams on the

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television series ''

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'' and Audrey on the ''

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'' revival miniseries '' Dexter: New Blood''.

Early life and career

Sequoyah was born in

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and spent her first eight years in her mother's home state of

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. She began acting at age eight in independent films. In 2013 and 2014, she appeared in ''

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'' and ''

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''. She starred in ''

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'', directed by her father, Russell Friedenberg, and produced by her mother,

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. In 2014, she appeared in the thriller film ''Wind Walkers'', also directed by her father. Her most notable role was Bo Adams in the

television series ''

''. In 2016 portrayed "Taylor Otto" in the pilot for the ABC series ''

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'', but was replaced by

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before the series was picked up by the network. In August 2019, it was announced that Sequoyah had joined the cast of ''

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'', the

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sequel series to the 2018 film ''

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'', set to play the role of Mia. However, later that month, the role was recast with Rachel Naomi Hilson due to a decision to take the character in a new creative direction. In 2021, Sequoyah played Audrey on the ''

'' revival miniseries '' Dexter: New Blood''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sequoyah, Johnny 2002 births Living people People from Boise, Idaho American child actresses Actresses from Idaho 21st-century American women