Alisha Boe

Alisha Boe
Boe in 2018
Born Alisha Ilhaan Bø[1]
(1997-03-06) March 6, 1997
Oslo, Norway
Residence Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active 2008–present

Alisha Ilhaan Bø (born March 6, 1997), known professionally as Alisha Boe, is a Norwegian actress.[2] She is known for playing Jessica Davis in the Netflix drama series 13 Reasons Why.

Early life

Bø was born in Oslo, Norway, to a Somali father and a Norwegian mother (from Trondheim).[1][3] She and her mother moved to Los Angeles when Alisha was seven years old because her mother married an American man. Boe attended two middle schools: George Ellery Hale Middle School and Ivy Academia. She ended up graduating middle school at Hale. She subsequently attended El Camino Real High School, where she was involved in the drama program. She later dropped out of high school to pursue her acting career, whereupon she became the first actress of Somali origin to hold a leading role in an American film since Iman.[4]

Career

Boe made her acting debut in 2008, when she landed a role of a young Lisa Swan in the horror film Amusement.[5] A year later, she appeared in the film He's On My Mind as Laci, and in the 2012 horror film Paranormal Activity 4 as Tara. In 2014, she guest-starred in two series, as Tracy McCoy in Modern Family,[6][7] and as Brynn Hendry in two episodes of Extant.[8]

In November 2014, she joined the cast of NBC's soap opera Days of Our Lives in the recurring role of Daphne.[9] In 2017, she began portraying the role Jessica Davis in the Netflix original drama series 13 Reasons Why.

Filmography

Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2008 Amusement Young Lisa Swan
2009 He's On My Mind Laci
2009 Plastic Makes Perfect! Brooke Short film
2012 Paranormal Activity 4 Tara
2017 68 Kill Violet
2017 Gates of Darkness Alexa O'Connor
2019 Poms Post-production
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2013 Trophy Wife Chelsea Trassen Episode: "Pilot"
2014 Modern Family Tracy McCoy Episode: "And One to Grow On"
2014 Extant Brynn Hendy 2 episodes
2014–2015 Days of Our Lives Daphne 15 episodes
2015–2016 Ray Donovan Janet 4 episodes
2015 NCIS Farrah Meyers Episode: "Viral"
2015 Casual Becca 6 episodes
2015–2016 CSI: Cyber Grace Clarke 3 episodes
2016 Teen Wolf Gwen 3 episodes
2017–present 13 Reasons Why Jessica Davis Main role
2018 Robot Chicken Raina (voice) Episode: "No Wait, He Has a Cane"

References

  1. 1 2 Alisha Boe fra Oslo er stjerne i ny Netflix-serie
  2. ↑ McCarthy, Lauren (May 31, 2018). "Alisha Boe on Finding Her Identity, and Why She Welcomes the Many 13 Reasons Why Think Pieces". W Magazine. Retrieved June 24, 2018. I’m a Norwegian Somali girl who got plucked out of her culture and moved to Los Angeles, which doesn’t have much history, and my mom and I don’t have roots in L.A. and I don’t identify as an American.
  3. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Actress Alisha Boe Talks 'Ray Donovan' and 'Casual' - #NerdProblems". Archived from the original on 2017-05-22. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  4. ↑ Dancus, Adriana Margareta. "Women, vulnerability and depression: The cruel optimism of not giving a damn in Good Girl." Journal of Scandinavian Cinema 6.2 (2016): 137-151
  5. ↑ "Amusement (2008)". The New York Times. February 14, 2015.
  6. ↑ Alston, Joshua (January 14, 2014). "Modern Family: "And One To Grow On"". The A.V. Club.
  7. ↑ "5.11 - And One to Grow On". www.modern-family.tv. January 8, 2014.
  8. ↑ Dobbs, Sarah (February 20, 2014). "What do we know about new sci-fi series, Extant?". www.denofgeek.com.
  9. ↑ "Alisha Boe Joins 'Days of our Lives' as Daphne". Serial Scoop. November 9, 2014.


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