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Ahna O'Reilly
- Born September 21, 1984 in Palo Alto, California, USA
Ahna O'Reilly (born Andrea Mariele Brewster O'Reilly, 21 September 1984, Palo Alto, California) is an American actress active since 2003. She graduated from Menlo School and attended the University of Southern California for one year before dropping out to pursue acting. Her breakthrough came in 2011 with the role of Elizabeth Leefolt in The Help, which earned the cast a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
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She has also been recognized on stage, starring opposite Steven Pasquale in The Robber Bridegroom at Roundabout Theater Company, directed by Alex Timbers (a Lortel Award nominee for Outstanding Revival). She has received the 2014 ISTP Rising Star Award and is a philanthropist supporting Art of Elysium, UNICEF Next Generation, and Planned Parenthood. She is married to Dave Andron (m. 2020). Her filmography includes Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), Fruitvale Station (2013), Jobs (2013, as Chris-Ann Brennan), As I Lay Dying (2013), CBGB (2013, as Mary Harron), Get On Up (2014), She's Funny That Way (2015), All I See Is You (2017), Marshall (2017), Bombshell (2019, as Julie Roginsky), Our Friend (2019), and Where the Crawdads Sing (2022, as Ma). On television she has appeared in CSI: NY (2008), The Vampire Diaries (2011), How I Met Your Mother (2014), Kingdom (2017), The Morning Show (2019), Justified: City Primeval (2023), and Bodkin (2024, as Amber).
Known for
The Vampire Diaries2009
The Help2011
How I Met Your Mother2005
Forgetting Sarah Marshall2008
Bombshell2019
Jobs2013
Where the Crawdads Sing2022
Fruitvale Station2013
Filmography
- TBABangs in my chestFilm
- 2024BodkinSeriesAmber
- 2024StarbornFilmSara
- 2023Justified: City PrimevalSeriesOfficer Gerret
- 2022Where the Crawdads SingFilmMa
- 2022GaslitSeriesGail Magruder
- 2022MatchFilmJennifer
- 2019BombshellFilmJulie Roginsky
- 2019The Morning ShowSeriesAshley Brown
- 2019Our FriendFilmGale
- 2018ReverieSeriesRachel Kauffman
- 2018SpivakFilmTammy Gordon
- 2018CuratedFilmNancy
- 2018DebFilmNora
- 2017MarshallFilmMrs. Richmond
- 2017All I See Is YouFilmCarla
- 2017TotemFilmRobin
- 2017SleepwalkerFilmSarah
- 2017Big BearFilmJess
- 2016Elvis & NixonFilmMary Anne Peterson
- 2016BullSeriesErin Flemming
- 2016In Dubious BattleFilmEdith "Edie" Malone
- 2015She's Funny That WayFilmElizabeth
- 2015I Am MichaelFilmActress
- 2015The Sound and the FuryFilmCaddy Compson
- 2015No Way JoseFilmDusty
- 2014Get On UpFilmReporter
- 2014KingdomSeries
- 2014The Big AskFilmZoe
- 2013JobsFilmChris-Ann Brennan
- 2013Fruitvale StationFilmKatie
- 2013CBGBFilmMary Harron
- 2013Lucky ThemFilmCharlotte
- 2013As I Lay DyingFilmDewey Dell
- 2013Call Me Crazy: A Five FilmFilmBethany
- 2013Miss DialFilmConcerned Pet Owner
- 2012The Time BeingFilmOlivia
- 2011The HelpFilmElizabeth Leefolt
- 20110s & 1sFilmCaitlin
- 2011From the HeadFilmLily
- 2010House Under SiegeFilmLana
- 2009The Vampire DiariesSeriesJessica Cohen
- 2009The Harsh Life of Veronica LambertFilm
- 2009Herpes BoyFilmChristeee
- 2008Forgetting Sarah MarshallFilmLeslie
- 2008Just Add WaterFilmTammy
- 2008Good Time MaxFilmGirl Jumping on Bed
- 2007Succubus: Hell-BentFilmBikini Babe
- 2005How I Met Your MotherSeriesKelly
- 2004DinocrocFilmBeach-Goer
- 2004A Lousy 10 GrandFilmLisa