Gideon Nicole Adlon ( ; born March 30, 1997) is an American-German actress. Her films include '' Blockers'' (2018), ''

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'' (2019), '' The Craft: Legacy'' (2020), and '' Sick'' (2022). On television, she is known for her roles in the

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series '' The Society'' (2019) and the

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series '' The Thing About Pam'' (2022). In 2024 she had a role in the movie '' Miller's Girl''. She is also known for her voice work on the video game '' The Walking Dead: The Final Season'' (2018), the animated series '' Pacific Rim: The Black'' (2021–2022), '' Battle Kitty'' (2022), and '' Shape Island'' (2023).

Early life and education

Adlon was born in

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and holds both American and

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through her father. She is the oldest daughter of actress

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and director . Her younger sisters are actress Odessa A'zion and Valentine "Rocky" Adlon. Her paternal grandfather was German filmmaker

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and her maternal grandfather was American writer-producer Don Segall. Her maternal grandfather was born to a

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family, and her English-born maternal grandmother, originally an

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. Through her father, she descends from the German hotelier Lorenz Adlon. Adlon studied photography at

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for a year before deciding to pursue acting full-time.

Career

Adlon made her professional acting debut in a 2011 episode of the FX comedy-drama series '' Louie'', which also featured her mother Pamela. She went on to make guest appearances in the

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sitcom '' Girl Meets World'' (2016), the FX comedy-drama series '' Better Things'' (2016), the

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miniseries '' When We Rise'' (2017), the

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crime drama series ''

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'' (2017), and the ABC anthology crime drama series '' American Crime'' (2017). Adlon received further recognition for her first starring role in the sex comedy film '' Blockers'' (2018), which received positive reviews and box office success. She went on to star in the critically acclaimed drama film ''

'' (2019). Also in 2019, Adlon had a starring role as Becca Gelb in the

mystery teen drama series '' The Society''. The series was originally renewed for a second season, but was later canceled as a result of the

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causing cost increases and difficulty scheduling production. Adlon starred as Frankie in the horror sequel film '' The Craft: Legacy'', which was released on October 28, 2020. In 2021 she starred as Claire in the horror fantasy film ''Witch Hunt''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

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Gideon Gideon (; ) also named Jerubbaal and Jerubbesheth, was a military leader, judge and prophet whose calling and victory over the Midianites is recounted in of the Book of Judges in both the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Bible. Gideon was th ...

American child actresses American film actresses American television actresses American people of German descent American people of Russian-Jewish descent American people of Ukrainian-Jewish descent Columbia College Chicago alumni Jewish American actresses Living people