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Jocelin Donahue (born November 8, 1981) is an American actress. She played the lead role in Ti West's critically acclaimed horror film The House of the Devil, winning Best Actress at the 2009 LA Screamfest,[1] and young version of Barbara Hershey's character in Insidious: Chapter 2.[2] In 2015 Donahue starred in the crime thriller The Frontier,[3] and appeared in the 2019 film Doctor Sleep.

Early life

Donahue was born and raised in Bristol, Connecticut,[4] and graduated from Bristol Central High School in 1999. After high school, she attended New York University, where she earned a degree in sociology.[5]

Career

After a supporting role in the Western horror film The Burrowers (2008), Donahue was cast as the lead in The House of the Devil in 2009. She went on to play leading roles in The Last Godfather by Korean filmmaker Shim Hyung-rae, and in the independent film Live at the Foxes Den. In 2012 she appeared in The End of Love, and worked with director Terrence Malick on Knight of Cups. In 2016 she appeared in a segment of the anthology horror film Holidays (2016).[3]

As an actress in commercials, she has appeared in numerous national campaigns, including ads for Levi's, Zune, Vitamin Water, Apple, Subway, and Mercedes-Benz.[6]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2008 The Burrowers Maryanne Stewart
2009 He's Just Not That Into You Cute Girl
The House of the Devil Samantha Hughes Screamfest Award for Best Actress
2010 Wes and Ella Ella
The Last Godfather Nancy Bonfante
2012 The End of Love Jocelin
Free Samples Paula
2013 Insidious: Chapter 2 Young Lorraine Lambert
Live at the Foxes Den Kat
2014 The Living Molly
Knight of Cups Jocelin
2015 The Frontier Laine
Furious 7 Advisor
Midnight Sex Run Jennifer Peters
Summer Camp Christy
2016 Holidays Carol
Dead Awake Beth / Kate
2017 Boomtown Emma Turner
20 Weeks Eileen
2018 All the Creatures Were Stirring Alissa
2019 I Trapped the Devil Sarah
Doctor Sleep Lucy Stone
2022 Offseason Marie Aldrich
2023 The Last Stop in Yuma County Charlotte

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Not Another High School Show Melissa Television film
Dirty Sexy Money Hostess Episode: "The Country House"
2010 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Jillian Rose Episode: "Sin City Blue"
2016 StartUp Maddie Pierce Main role
2017 Lethal Weapon Kate Episode: "Homebodies"
2019 The Affair Anna Episode: #5.10

Music videos

Year Title Band Notes
2005 Live Today Again Idaho

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2022 Immortality Amy Archer

Commercials

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Subway Sally

References

  1. ^ Staff (October 26, 2009). "'Human Centipede' Wins Best Film At Screamfest". Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  2. ^ "Donahue to 'Insidious' role | Variety". Variety.
  3. ^ a b Anderson, Derek (April 23, 2016). "Exclusive Interview: Jocelin Donahue Talks "Father's Day" Segment of Horror Anthology HOLIDAYS". The Daily Dead. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  4. ^ McCracken, Kristin (October 30, 2009). "The House of the Devil: Ti West and Jocelin Donahue". Tribeca Film. Archived from the original on May 31, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  5. ^ "Jocelin Donahue". The Foxes Den Movie. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  6. ^ "Who's That Girl? Meet The House of the Devil's Jocelin Donahue". Complex Networks. Archived from the original on 2013-03-01. Retrieved 2013-05-03.

External links


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jocelin_Donahue