Giorgia Whigham

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| name = Giorgia Whigham

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| caption = Giorgia Whigham at the 91st Hollywood Christmas Parade in Los Angeles, CA

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|8|18}}

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| occupation = Actress

| father = Shea Whigham

| years_active = 2016–present

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Giorgia Whigham (born August 18, 1997{{Cite Instagram |author=Giorgia Whigham |user=giorgia_whigham |postid=CwGO9xvJ5Ld |date=August 18, 2023 |title=Weird post but I turn 26 today and am doing a lot of reflecting |access-date=July 20, 2024}}) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Kat in the first season of 13 Reasons Why, Amy Bendix in the second season of The Punisher, Beth in the third season of Scream, and Blaire in Ted.

Life and career

Giorgia Whigham is the daughter of actor Shea Whigham.{{cite web |last1=Surrey |first1=Miles |title='Punisher' Season 2 Is a Relic of Marvel's Failures on Netflix |url=https://www.theringer.com/tv/2019/1/23/18193296/punisher-season-2-netflix-marvel-flaws |publisher=The Ringer |accessdate=January 24, 2020 |language=en |date=23 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250408232253/https://www.theringer.com/2019/01/23/tv/punisher-season-2-netflix-marvel-flaws |url-status= live|archive-date=April 8, 2025}} She had her first break in the acting world starring alongside Ellery Sprayberry in the 2016 short film Pinky.{{cite web|url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2017/09/173069/giorgia-whigham-actress-pinky|title=Giorgia Whigham On Her Role In Pinky, Bullying & Mean Girls|date=September 22, 2017|first=Jessica|last=Chou|work=Refinery29|access-date=December 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612163210/https://www.refinery29.com/amp/2017/09/173069/giorgia-whigham-actress-pinky|archive-date=June 12, 2018|url-status=dead}} Following her acting debut, she won roles on a variety of TV shows including Shameless, Son of Zorn, 13 Reasons Why, and The Orville.{{cite web|url=http://starrymag.com/13-reasons-why-tape-1-side-a/|title=13 Reasons Why: Tape 1, Side A|date=April 10, 2017|work=Starry Constellation Magazine}}{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/in-a-weak-episode-the-orville-tackles-social-media-for-1819901374|title=In a weak episode, The Orville tackles social media for no good reason|work=AV Club|first=Nick|last=Wanserski|date=October 27, 2017 }} On September 13, 2017, it was announced that Whigham would join the third season of the VH1 slasher television series Scream as a series regular. She starred in the role of Beth.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/09/scream-keke-palmer-rj-cyler-jessica-sula-giorgia-whigham-giullian-yao-gioiello-season-3-cast-1202169106/|title='Scream': Keke Palmer, RJ Cyler, Jessica Sula, More Round Out Season 3 Cast|last = Petski|first = Denise|date = September 13, 2017|work = Deadline|access-date = September 13, 2017}} The third season premiered on July 8, 2019.{{cite magazine|url=https://etcanada.com/news/467876/scream-reboot-gets-trailer-with-cameo-from-paris-jackson/|title='Scream' Reboot Gets Trailer With Cameo From Paris Jackson|last=Samhan|first=Jamie|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=June 24, 2019|access-date=June 25, 2019|archive-date=June 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626202446/https://etcanada.com/news/467876/scream-reboot-gets-trailer-with-cameo-from-paris-jackson/|url-status=dead}} On February 26, 2018, it was announced that Whigham would appear in the second season of Netflix's The Punisher.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/02/marvels-the-punisher-josh-stewart-floriana-lima-giorgia-whigham-season-2-cast-netflix-series-1202301689/|title='Marvel's The Punisher': Josh Stewart, Floriana Lima & Giorgia Whigham Join Cast Of Netflix Series For Season 2|last1 = Andreeva|first1 = Nellie|last2= Petski|first2=Denise|date = February 26, 2018|work = Deadline|access-date = February 26, 2018}} In 2019, she co-starred in the film Saving Zoë, which was an adaptation to Alyson Noël’s bestselling young adult novel of the same title, starring alongside sisters Laura Marano and Vanessa Marano.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/08/studio71-saving-zoe-laura-vanessa-marano-urbanworld-film-festival-2017-lineup-film-briefs-1202154853/|title=Studio71 Aboard 'Saving Zoë' Film With Laura & Vanessa Marano; Urbanworld Film Festival Unveils Lineup — Film Briefs|last = N'Duka|first = Amanda|date = August 23, 2017|work = Deadline|access-date = December 11, 2017}} In 2017 and 2022, she guest-starred as Lysella on the first and third seasons of The Orville. In 2022, she was cast as Blaire Bennett on the Peacock series Ted, the television prequel of the film of the same name.{{cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |title=Ted: Giorgia Whigham, Max Burkholder & Scott Grimes Join Seth MacFarlane In Peacock Series Based On Films |url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/giorgia-whigham-max-burkholder-scott-grimes-cast-ted-seth-macfarlane-peacock-series-1235001608/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=13 April 2022 |date=April 13, 2022}}

Filmography

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ Film roles
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2016 \| Pinky \| Nadia \| Short film
2018 \| Sierra Burgess Is a Loser \| Chrissy \|
2019 \| N.I. \| Samantha \| Short film
2019 \| Saving Zoë \| Carly \|
2020 \| What We Found \| Cassie \|
2021 \| Dashcam \| Mara \|
2023 \| A Little White Lie \| Charlie \|

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ Film roles

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2016

| Pinky

| Nadia

| Short film

2018

| Sierra Burgess Is a Loser

| Chrissy

2019

| N.I.

| Samantha

| Short film

2019

| Saving Zoë

| Carly

2020

| What We Found

| Cassie

2021

| Dashcam

| Mara

2023

| A Little White Lie

| Charlie

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ Television roles
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2016 \| Shameless \| Toria \| 1 episode
2016–2017 \| Son of Zorn \| Shannon \| 3 episodes
2017 \| The Legend of Master Legend \| Ashleigh \| Television film
2017 \| 13 Reasons Why \| Kat \| 2 episodes
2017 \| Chance \| Pepper \| 3 episodes
2017; 2022 \| The Orville \| Lysella \| 2 episodes
2018 \| Animal Kingdom \| Sarah \| 1 episode
2018 \| Dirty John \| Teenage Denise Meehan-Shepherd \| 1 episode
2019 \| The Punisher \| Amy Bendix \| Main role, 11 episodes
2019 \| Scream: Resurrection \| Beth \| Main role, 6 episodes
2020–2021 \| Legacies \| Jade \| 4 episodes
2020 \| Into the Dark \| Shauna Shore \| 1 episode
2023 \| Waco: The Aftermath \| Becca Whitsett \| 2 episodes
2024 \| Ted \| Blaire Bennett \| Main role

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ Television roles

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2016

| Shameless

| Toria

| 1 episode

2016–2017

| Son of Zorn