Kara Hayward
{{short description|American actress}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Kara Hayward
|image = Kara Hayward 2012 (cropped).jpg
|image_size = 150px
|caption = Hayward in May 2012
|birth_name =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|11|17}}{{cite news|last=Brillantes|first=Mariam|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2012/06/29/moonrise-kingdom-star-kara-hayward-takes-questions-from-tweens/|title='Moonrise Kingdom' Star Kara Hayward Takes Questions From Tweens - Speakeasy - WSJ|publisher=Blogs.wsj.com|date=June 29, 2012|accessdate=October 7, 2012}}
|birth_place = Andover, Massachusetts, U.S.
|occupation = Actress
|years_active = 2012–present
}}
File:Moonrise Kingdom Cannes 2012 2 (cropped).jpg
Kara Hayward (born November 17, 1998) is an American actress. She is known for her lead role as Suzy Bishop in the 2012 feature film Moonrise Kingdom, which earned her a nomination for the Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actress in a Feature Film in 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms34.html|title=34th Annual Young Artist Awards|accessdate=March 31, 2013|work=YoungArtistAwards.org|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403013454/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms34.html|archivedate=April 3, 2013}} Two years later, she played Emily Parris, one of the lead roles in The Sisterhood of Night.{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2015/04/09/398056357/the-sisterhood-of-night-wonders-what-these-girls-are-up-to|title='The Sisterhood Of Night' Wonders What These Girls Are Up To|website=NPR.org|language=en|access-date=2019-07-24}}
Early life and career
Hayward was born and raised in Andover, Massachusetts. She went to an open casting call for Moonrise Kingdom and was chosen for the role of Suzy Bishop. It was her first audition for a feature film. She had no professional acting experience prior to being cast.{{Cite web|url=https://warriorweekly.net/2013/12/17/freshman-living-double-life-as-actress/|title=Freshman Living Double Life as Actress|date=2013-12-17|website=The Warrior Weekly|language=en|access-date=2019-07-24|archive-date=July 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724061724/https://warriorweekly.net/2013/12/17/freshman-living-double-life-as-actress/|url-status=dead}}
USA Today ran a feature on Hayward and her Moonrise Kingdom co-star Jared Gilman on May 22, 2012.{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/story/2012-05-22/moonrise-kingdom-gilman-hayward/55144430/1|title=Young stars of 'Moonrise Kingdom' are standouts –|publisher=Usatoday.com|date=May 22, 2012|accessdate=October 7, 2012}}
She moved to Los Angeles after graduating high school, saying, "I know what I want to do." Soon after, she got the role of Iris Deerborne in To the Stars.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailyactor.com/interview/kara-hayward-to-the-stars/|title=Interview: Kara Hayward on 'To the Stars', Preparing for a Role and More!|website=Daily Actor|access-date=2020-04-24}}
Personal life
Hayward has been a member of Mensa since she was nine years old.{{cite web|url=http://focusfeatures.com/moonrise_kingdom/castncrew?member=kara_hayward|title=Moonrise Kingdom | A Focus Features Film | Kara Hayward Bio|publisher=Focusfeatures.com|date=|accessdate=October 7, 2012|archive-date=April 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415161558/http://focusfeatures.com/moonrise_kingdom/castncrew?member=kara_hayward|url-status=dead}} She attended Andover High School, a public school in Andover, Massachusetts.
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"|Notes |
|---|
| 2012
| Suzy Bishop |Won - PFCS Award for Best Ensemble Acting |
| 2014
| Emily Parris |
| rowspan="2"| 2015
|Etta | |
| Fan Girl
|Jamie | |
| rowspan=2|2016
|Silvie McCann |
| Paterson
|Female Student | |
| 2018
|Peppermint | Voice only |
| rowspan=2|2019
|Iris Deerborne |
| Us
|Nancy / Syd | |
| rowspan="3"|2020
| GigiBoy | Gigi | Short film |
| The Social Dilemma
|Cassandra | |
| Drunk Bus
|Kat | |
| 2022
| Slayers | Flynn Chambers |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
!Title !Role !class="unsortable"|Notes |
|---|
| 2013
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Rachel Burns | Episode: "Dissonant Voices" |
| 2013
| Bee Wolcott | Episode: "Master Plan" |
| 2017
| Amanda | 5 episodes |
| 2022
| Roar | Millie | Episode: "The Girl Who Loved Horses" |
=Podcasts=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
|---|
| 2020–2021
| The Shadow Diaries | Shana Secco | Voice role | style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2020/10/27/studio71-first-scripted-podcast-the-shadow-diaries/|title=Studio71 To Drop First Scripted Podcast, A Halloween Genre-Bender With Madelaine Petsch|work=Tubefilter|accessdate=October 28, 2020}} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|4442319}}
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Category:Actresses from Massachusetts
Category:American child actresses
Category:American film actresses