Leila George | |
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Born | Leila George D'Onofrio 1992 (age 31–32)
Sydney,
New South Wales, Australia |
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Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2016–present |
Spouse | |
Parents |
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Leila George D'Onofrio (born 1992) [1] [2] [3] [4] is an Australian actress. [5]
George was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, [4] [3] to actor and producer Vincent D'Onofrio and actress Greta Scacchi, [6] [2] and raised by her mother in Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom. [4] She has three younger half-brothers.[ citation needed]
In 2008, she took acting classes at Brighton College. The following year, she attended Crawley College, her mother's alma mater, and in 2010, studied at the Arts Educational Schools, London. In 2011, she went to Australia to study at Sydney Film School. In 2012, she went to the United States to study at the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York City near her father. [7]
In 2013, George worked on the documentary The Last Impresario as an additional camera operator. In 2014, she starred with her mother in Anton Chekhov's The Seagull for Black Swan Theatre Company in Perth. Her mother acted as Arkadina, and she acted as Nina, Arkadina's romantic rival. [7]
In 2016, she played the starring role in Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?, her first feature television film. [8] She was featured in the films Mortal Engines (2018) [4] [9] and The Kid (2019). [3] In 2019, George began playing the younger version of Ellen Barkin's character, Janine "Smurf" Cody, in the television series Animal Kingdom. [10]
George began a relationship with actor Sean Penn in 2016. [11] They married on 30 July 2020. [12] George filed for divorce on 15 October 2021. [13] The divorce was finalised on 22 April 2022. [14]
Following the 2019–20 Australian bushfires, she co-produced a celebrity fundraiser to support long-term conservation of areas affected by the bushfires; the event was hosted by the Los Angeles Zoo. [15]
† | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2018 | Mortal Engines | Katherine Valentine | [16] |
2019 | The Kid | Sara Cutler | [17] |
2021 | The Long Home | Edna Hodges | [18] |
2023 | Gonzo Girl | September McAvoy | [19] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | Mother, May I Sleep with Danger? | Leah Lewisohn | Television film [20] |
2019–2022 | Animal Kingdom | Young Janine "Smurf" Cody | Recurring role (season 4); main role (seasons 5–6) |
TBA | Disclaimer † | Young Catherine | Miniseries |
...Leila, 16, Scacchi's daughter by D'Onofrio.
...the Australian-born, English-bred 26-year-old...
...George, who, at 26...
Her daughter's father is the actor Vincent D'Onofrio, with whom Scacchi had a four-year relationship that ended acrimoniously not long after the baby, Leila, was born.
Leila George | |
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Born | Leila George D'Onofrio 1992 (age 31–32)
Sydney,
New South Wales, Australia |
Citizenship |
|
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2016–present |
Spouse | |
Parents |
|
Leila George D'Onofrio (born 1992) [1] [2] [3] [4] is an Australian actress. [5]
George was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, [4] [3] to actor and producer Vincent D'Onofrio and actress Greta Scacchi, [6] [2] and raised by her mother in Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom. [4] She has three younger half-brothers.[ citation needed]
In 2008, she took acting classes at Brighton College. The following year, she attended Crawley College, her mother's alma mater, and in 2010, studied at the Arts Educational Schools, London. In 2011, she went to Australia to study at Sydney Film School. In 2012, she went to the United States to study at the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York City near her father. [7]
In 2013, George worked on the documentary The Last Impresario as an additional camera operator. In 2014, she starred with her mother in Anton Chekhov's The Seagull for Black Swan Theatre Company in Perth. Her mother acted as Arkadina, and she acted as Nina, Arkadina's romantic rival. [7]
In 2016, she played the starring role in Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?, her first feature television film. [8] She was featured in the films Mortal Engines (2018) [4] [9] and The Kid (2019). [3] In 2019, George began playing the younger version of Ellen Barkin's character, Janine "Smurf" Cody, in the television series Animal Kingdom. [10]
George began a relationship with actor Sean Penn in 2016. [11] They married on 30 July 2020. [12] George filed for divorce on 15 October 2021. [13] The divorce was finalised on 22 April 2022. [14]
Following the 2019–20 Australian bushfires, she co-produced a celebrity fundraiser to support long-term conservation of areas affected by the bushfires; the event was hosted by the Los Angeles Zoo. [15]
† | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2018 | Mortal Engines | Katherine Valentine | [16] |
2019 | The Kid | Sara Cutler | [17] |
2021 | The Long Home | Edna Hodges | [18] |
2023 | Gonzo Girl | September McAvoy | [19] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | Mother, May I Sleep with Danger? | Leah Lewisohn | Television film [20] |
2019–2022 | Animal Kingdom | Young Janine "Smurf" Cody | Recurring role (season 4); main role (seasons 5–6) |
TBA | Disclaimer † | Young Catherine | Miniseries |
...Leila, 16, Scacchi's daughter by D'Onofrio.
...the Australian-born, English-bred 26-year-old...
...George, who, at 26...
Her daughter's father is the actor Vincent D'Onofrio, with whom Scacchi had a four-year relationship that ended acrimoniously not long after the baby, Leila, was born.