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winning portrayal of

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''.

Career

O'Brien is signed with

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. She started at the age of five when her mother got her into television commercials, and subsequently got into modeling at the age of 13. During her teenage years she modeled for the likes of

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and

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. O'Brien appeared in the Girlfriend perfume campaign with

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, and as his second girlfriend in his music video, " One Time". She began her acting career in 2012, when she guest starred in an episode of '' Jessie'' playing the role of Diamond Bloodworth. In 2014, she joined the cast of the

winning

'', portraying the role of Paige Larson; she debuted on March 3, 2014. O'Brien is signed to a two-year deal with the series. In June 2015, it was reported that O'Brien was let go from the soap, and last appeared on September 9, 2015. In 2016, she joined the series ''

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'' as Stella.

Personal life

O'Brien was born in

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, to Elizabeth Marie (''née'' Domasin), a housewife, and John Richard O'Brien, a

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. Her maternal first cousin is actress

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whose mother is Cheri (''née'' Domasin), an

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er. Both O’Brien’s and Steinfeld’s maternal grandfather was Ricardo Domasin who was of half

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(from

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) and half

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descent. Their maternal grand-uncle is former child actor Larry Domasin. In her spare time, O'Brien enjoys cooking, working out, eating healthy, kickboxing and doing yoga. She has been dating her former ''Days of Our Lives'' co-star

Casey Moss Casey Allen Moss (born November 16, 1993) is an American actor and singer. He is known for playing the role of JJ Deveraux on the NBC soap opera ''Days of Our Lives''. His portrayal of JJ Deveraux earned him a nomination for the Daytime Emmy Awar ...

since 2015. Moss and O'Brien got engaged on June 9th 2022

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:OBrien, True Living people Female models from California American actresses of Filipino descent American soap opera actresses 1994 births Actresses from Los Angeles 21st-century American actresses American television actresses Daytime Emmy Award winners Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series winners People of African-American descent 21st-century African-American women