Lulu Wilson
{{short description|American actress (born 2005)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Lulu Wilson
| image = Lulu Wilson talks about Annabelle Creation.jpg
| caption = Wilson in August 2017
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2005|10|07}}
| birth_place = New York City, U.S.
| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 2012–present
}}
Lulu Wilson (born October 7, 2005) is an American actress known mostly for the horror films Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016) and Annabelle: Creation (2017), as well as the television series adaptation of The Haunting of Hill House (2018), and The Fall of the House of Usher (2023). She was cast as the teenage Gloria Steinem in the biopic film The Glorias (2020).
Early life
Wilson was born on October 7, 2005.{{cite web |url=http://screenrant.com/ouija-2-origin-evil-interview-lulu-wilson-annalise-basso/ |title=Ouija: Origin of Evil Stars Discuss Their On-Screen Chemistry |first=Jessica |last=Heidenreich |work=Screen Rant |date=October 12, 2016 |access-date=October 11, 2017}}{{cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BZ92uA7DQGO/ |title=When you have plans to go roller skating but you're too tired so you buy onesies and board games and make up crazy songs instead😹 Happy birthday @luluswilson Sooooo incredibly lucky to work with you and now to call you a forever bosom friend. You are so creative hilarious and inspiring. Happy to spend the day with you! |first=Mckenna |last=Grace |author-link=Mckenna Grace |work=Instagram.com |date=October 7, 2017 |access-date=October 11, 2017}} Her parents are Barbara Wilson and Greg Wilson. [https://celebs.infoseemedia.com/lulu-wilson/] She has two older sisters.{{cite web |url=http://www.ramascreen.com/interview-lulu-wilson-talks-to-me-about-ouija-origin-of-evil-and-someday-becoming-a-writer/ |title=INTERVIEW: Lulu Wilson Talks To Me About 'Ouija: Origin Of Evil' And Someday Becoming a Writer |website=Rama's Screen |date=October 18, 2016 |access-date=August 10, 2017}}
Career
Wilson started acting in commercials at the age of three. In 2012, she made her television debut in an episode of Louie and went on to appear in several television series such as The Millers, Black Box and Sharp Objects.
She made her film debut in the 2014 horror film Deliver Us from Evil and went on to appear in horror films including Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016){{cite news |last=Ford |first=Rebecca |title='Ouija 2' Rounds Out Cast With Henry Thomas, Lulu Wilson |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/ouija-2-adds-henry-thomas-824622 |access-date=August 10, 2017 |magazine=Hollywoodreporter.com |date=September 18, 2015}} and Annabelle: Creation (2017){{cite web |url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/245345/annabelle-creation-exclusive-interview-lulu-wilson/ |title=Annabelle: Creation – Exclusive Interview with Lulu Wilson |last=Wilson |first=Staci Layne |work=Dread Central |date=August 7, 2017 |access-date=August 8, 2017}} She was also cast in the 2016 Marvel Studios film Doctor Strange, but her scene was cut for pacing purposes.{{Cite web|date=March 21, 2020|title=Doctor Strange's Tragic Family History Explained (& Why It Was Cut)|url=https://screenrant.com/doctor-strange-movie-mcu-sister-donna-backstory-cut/|access-date=September 12, 2021|website=Screen Rant|language=en-US}} In 2018, she appeared in the Netflix horror drama series The Haunting of Hill House.
In 2020, she played her first leading role as the title character in the action thriller Becky. That same year, she played the teenage Gloria Steinem in the biopic The Glorias. She also appeared in a first-season episode of Star Trek: Picard as the daughter of William T. Riker and Deanna Troi.
In 2023, she reprised her role as Becky in the sequel The Wrath of Becky.
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"|Notes |
|---|
| 2014
|Christina | |
| 2015
|Her Composition |Victoria | |
| rowspan="2" |2016
|Doris Zander | |
| Doctor Strange
|Donna Strange |
| rowspan="2" |2017
|Linda | |
| Cop and a Half: New Recruit
|Karina Foley |
| rowspan="3" |2018
|Elementary School Kid | |
| Gone Are the Days
|Sally Anne | |
| Slumber
|Maya | |
| 2019
| Wyrm | Izzy | |
| rowspan="2" | 2020
| Teen Gloria Steinem | |
| Becky
| Becky Hooper | |
| 2023
| Becky Hooper | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"|Notes |
|---|
| 2012
|Little Girl |Episode: "Barney/Never" |
| 2014
|The Money |Grandchild |
| 2014
|Young Catherine Black |3 episodes |
| 2014–2015
|Mikayla Stoker | |
| 2015–2016
|Various |3 episodes |
| 2016
|Annie |Episode: "Hall of Shame" |
| 2017
|Raised by Wolves |Yoko Gable |TV movie |
| 2018
|Marian Crellin | |
| 2018
| Young Shirley | |
| rowspan="2" | 2020
| Kestra Troi-Riker | Episode: "Nepenthe" |
| 50 States of Fright
| Mallory | Episode: "13 Steps to Hell" |
| 2021
|Katie |Episode: "Am I...? Maybe This Quiz Game Will Tell Me" |
| 2023
|The Fall of the House of Usher |Young Madeline | |
References
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External links
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Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:Actresses from Manhattan
Category:American child actresses
Category:American film actresses