Leila George

Leila George D'Onofrio (born March 20, 1992) is an Australian-American actress.[1]

Leila George
George talks to MTV about Mortal Engines in 2018
Born
Leila George D'Onofrio

(1992-03-20) March 20, 1992
Sydney, Australia
NationalityAustralian-American
OccupationActress
Years active2016–present
Parent(s)Vincent D'Onofrio
Greta Scacchi

Early life

George was born in Sydney, Australia[2] to actor and producer Vincent D'Onofrio and actress Greta Scacchi.[3][4][5] In 2008, she had acting classes at Brighton College. In 2009, she went to Crawley College which her mother attended as well. In 2010, she 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.[6]

Career

In 2013, George worked as an additional camera operator for The Last Impresario documentary. In 2014, she with her mother was starring 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 daughter and love rival.[6]

In 2016, she played the main role in her first feature television film, Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?.[7] She was featured in the films Mortal Engines (2018)[8][9] and The Kid (2019).[10]

Personal life

George has been in a relationship with actor Sean Penn since 2016.[11][12]

Filmography
Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2016 Mother, May I Sleep with Danger? Leah Lewisohn television film[13]
2018 Mortal Engines Katherine Valentine [14]
2019 The Kid Sara Cutler [15]
TBD The Long Home Edna Hodges Post-production[16]

References
  1. "7 Facts about Sean Penn's Girlfriend Leila George". fabcelebrity.com. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. "Sean Penn's girlfriend 'heartbroken' over kissing photos". news.com.au. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  3. "Who Is Leila George? All About the Young Actress Romancing Sean Penn". people.com. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  4. Macdonald, Marianne (November 28, 1999). "Trainspotting, I'd love to do that..." The Guardian. Retrieved September 19, 2015. 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.
  5. Macdonald, Marianne (2008-09-28). "Greta Scacchi: glad to be back". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
  6. "Greta Scacchi and daughter Leila George are birds of a feather". The Weekend Australian. 1 April 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  7. Romano, Nick (2016-05-28). "Mother, May I Sleep With Danger trailer: James Franco's vampire remake features Tori Spelling". EW.com. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  8. Nordstrom, Leigh (20 November 2018), "It Might Soon Be Time for Leila George to Quit Her Waitressing Job", WWD
  9. Kit, Borys (March 6, 2017). "Stephen Lang, Jihae, Newcomer Leila George Join Peter Jackson's 'Mortal Engines' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 2017-06-08. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  10. Comita, Jenny (11 March 2019), "Meet Leila George, a Hollywood Royal Emerging as a Star in The Kid", W Magazine
  11. Bennett, Jessica (2020-01-16). "Sean Penn, 59, and girlfriend Leila George, 27, make rare public appearance". Page Six. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  12. Bacardi, Francesca (2016-10-07). "Sean Penn and New Girlfriend Leila George D'Onofrio Make Red Carpet Debut". E! Online. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  13. "'Mother, May I Sleep With Danger?' (2016): TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 2016-06-15. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  14. Yee, Lawrence (2016-11-24). "Peter Jackson's 'Mortal Engines' to Open in December 2018". Variety. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
  15. Hipes, Patrick (February 21, 2019). "'The Kid' Trailer: Ethan Hawke Vs. Dane DeHaan In Vincent D'Onofrio's Wild West Tale". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  16. Machi, Vivienne (2015-05-05). "Movie with star-studded cast now filming in Hamilton". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
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