Alana Boden
{{Short description|English actress (born 1997)}}
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| birth_name = Alana Evie Boden
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1997}}
| birth_place = Surrey, England
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| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2011–present
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Alana Evie Boden (born 1997) is an English actress. She was nominated for a Critics' Choice Award for her performance in the Lifetime film I Am Elizabeth Smart (2017).
Early life
Boden was born in Surrey and grew up in Hampshire.{{Cite web|url=https://celebmix.com/interview-alana-boden-talks-ride-animals-life/|title=INTERVIEW: Alana Boden Talks "Ride", Animals and Life|website=CelebMix|first=Alexandra|last=Nagy|date=8 February 2017|accessdate=3 June 2022}} She has two sisters. She began her career as a child model when she was nine before moving into television commercials and short films. She was homeschooled to make time for her career.{{Cite web|url=http://teenweeklyinsider.weebly.com/celebrity-interview/meet-alana-boden-the-girl-from-nickelodeon-hit-ride|title=Meet Alana Boden, the girl from Nickelodeon hit Ride|website=Teen's Weekly Insider|date=19 March 2017|accessdate=3 June 2022}}
Career
Boden made her television debut as Beatrice Selfridge in the second and third series of the ITV period drama Mr Selfridge. She won the Rising Star award at the 2016 London Short Film Festival for her performance in the drama The Earth Belongs to No One. That same year, she starred as Elaine Wiltshire in the Canadian YTV series Ride about an equestrian school in England.
In 2017, Boden played a young version of the titular person Elizabeth Smart in the Lifetime biographical film I Am Elizabeth Smart, for which Boden was nominated for Best Actress in a Television Movie or Limited Series at the following year's Critics' Choice Awards.{{Cite journal|url=https://deadline.com/2017/05/elizabeth-smart-skeet-1202087714/|title='I Am Elizabeth Smart': Skeet Ulrich, Deirdre Lovejoy & Alana Boden To Star In Lifetime Movie|journal=Deadline|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=9 May 2022|accessdate=3 June 2022}}
Boden appeared in the films Hostage Radio and Infamous Six. In 2022, she stars in Flowers in the Attic: The Origin, a Lifetime miniseries prequel based on the novel Garden of Shadows.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/08/lifetime-flowers-in-the-attic-prequel-miniseries-jemima-rooper-max-irons-kelsey-grammer-harry-hamlin-1234816321/|title=Lifetime Greenlights 'Flowers In The Attic' Prequel Miniseries With Jemima Rooper, Max Irons, Kelsey Grammer, Harry Hamlin, Moren|publisher=Deadline|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=17 August 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://fangirlish.com/2022/06/26/tshan-williams-alana-boden-break-down-the-darkness-of-flowers-in-the-attic-the-origin/|title=T'Shan Williams & Alana Boden Break Down the Darkness of 'Flowers in the Attic: The Origin'|journal=Fangirlish|author=Raquel|date=26 June 2022|accessdate=1 March 2024}} Also that year, she appeared in the films Uncharted and The Invitation.{{Cite journal|url=https://deadline.com/2021/08/alana-boden-boards-screen-gems-thriller-the-bride-jessica-m-thompson-1234815970/|title=Alana Boden Boards Screen Gems Film 'The Bride'|journal=Deadline|first=Matt|last=Grobar|date=16 August 2021|accessdate=3 June 2022}} She was initially cast in the film Tarot (working title Horrorscope).{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/jacob-batalon-alana-boden-adain-bradley-avantika-screem-gems-horrorscope-1235053040/|title=Jacob Batalon, Alana Boden, Adain Bradley and Avantika To Star In Screen Gems' 'Horrorscope'|journal=Deadline|first=Justin|last=Kroll|accessdate=22 July 2022}}
Filmography
=Film=
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2014
| Spiritual Contact: The Movie | Jennifer | |
| rowspan="2" | 2015
| Sky | Short film |
| Brash Young Turks
| Python Agent | |
| 2019
| Hostage Radio | Julia | |
| 2020
| Infamous Six | Cola | |
| rowspan="2" | 2022
| Zoe | |
| The Invitation
| Lucy | |
| 2025
| Nina | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2014–2015
| Beatrice Selfridge | 3 episodes (series 2–3) |
| rowspan="2" | 2015
| Doctors | Lucy Whiteside | Episode: "Plus One" |
| Humans
| Caroline | 1 episode |
| rowspan="2" | 2016
| Niamh / Holly | 2 episodes |
| Ride
| Elaine Wiltshire | Main role |
| 2017
| Young Elizabeth Smart | Television film |
| 2018
| Lady Sophie | Episode: "Ahuwale Ka Nane Huna" |
| 2018
| Origin | Ayko | Web series; episode: "Remember Me" |
| 2020
| Fiona Friend | 1 episode |
| 2021
| Domina | Porcia | Episode: "Treason" |
| 2022
| Flowers in the Attic: The Origin | Alicia Foxworth | Miniseries |
| 2024
| Miss Lord | 6 episodes |
Stage
- The Tempest (2011), as Spirit, at Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Awards and nominations
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| Year
! Award ! Category ! Work ! Result ! Ref |
|---|
| 2016
| Rising Star | The Earth Belongs to No One | {{won}} |
| 2018
| Best Actress in a Television Movie or Limited Series | I Am Elizabeth Smart | {{nom}} | {{cite web|last=Tapley|first=Kristopher|title=Netflix, FX's 'Feud' Lead Critics' Choice TV Nominations|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/awards/critics-choice-tv-nominations-list-1202631798/|website=Variety|date=6 December 2017|access-date=6 December 2017}} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|4404428}}
- [https://www.olivia-bell.co.uk/talent/alana-boden/ Alana Boden] at Olivia Bell Management
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Category:Actresses from Hampshire