Alisha Boe
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.
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Born | Alisha Ilhaan Bø[1] March 6, 1997 Oslo, Norway |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2008–present |
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 graduated out of high school and pursued 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.[10]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 | Chloe | |
2019 | Yes, God, Yes | Nina |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Parenthood | Pretty Girl | Episode: "Everything Is Not Okay" |
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 |
2017–2020 | 13 Reasons Why | Jessica Davis | Main role |
2018 | Robot Chicken | Raina (voice) | Episode: "No Wait, He Has a Cane" |
Music Videos
Year | Title | Role | Artist |
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2018 | Lost in Japan | Girl | Shawn Mendes, Zedd |
References
- Alisha Boe fra Oslo er stjerne i ny Netflix-serie
- 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 ...
- "EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Actress Alisha Boe Talks 'Ray Donovan' and 'Casual' - #NerdProblems". Archived from the original on 2017-05-22. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
- 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
- "Amusement (2008)". The New York Times. February 14, 2015.
- Alston, Joshua (January 14, 2014). "Modern Family: "And One To Grow On"". The A.V. Club.
- "5.11 - And One to Grow On". www.modern-family.tv. January 8, 2014.
- Dobbs, Sarah (February 20, 2014). "What do we know about new sci-fi series, Extant?". www.denofgeek.com.
- "Alisha Boe Joins 'Days of our Lives' as Daphne". Serial Scoop. November 9, 2014.
- "'13 Reasons Why' Actress: How the Series Brings Awareness to Sexual Assault". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-06-01.