Violett Beane
{{short description|American actress|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2017}}
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| name = Violett Beane
| image = File:Violett Beane.jpg
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| caption = Beane in February 2019
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|05|18}}
| birth_place = St. Petersburg, Florida, United States
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| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2015–present
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Violett Beane (born May 18, 1996) is an American actress. She played Jesse Wells/Jesse Quick in The CW's The Flash, as well as Markie Cameron in the 2018 horror film Truth or Dare.{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/the-flash-casts-violett-beane-as-new-hero-demore-barnes-as-new-villain/|title='The Flash' Casts Violett Beane as New Hero, Demore Barnes as New Villain|date=August 25, 2015|work=TheWrap}} From 2018 to 2020, she starred as Cara Bloom in the CBS television series God Friended Me. In 2024, she starred as Imogene Scott in the Hulu mystery series Death and Other Details.
Early life
Beane was born May 18, 1996,{{cite news|last=Rose|first=Mike|title=Famous birthdays list for May 18, 2023 includes celebrity Tina Fey|work=The Plain Dealer|date=May 18, 2023|accessdate=May 18, 2023|url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/05/famous-birthdays-list-for-may-18-2023-includes-celebrity-tina-fey.html}} in St. Petersburg, Florida. At ten years old, she moved to Austin, Texas, where she grew up and which she considers her hometown.{{cite web|url=https://www.wnypapers.com/news/article/featured/2018/09/27/134245/god-friended-me-...-and-violett-beane-actress-previews-new-cbs-series|title='God Friended Me' ... and Violett Beane; actress previews new CBS series|date=September 27, 2018|work=Niagara Frontier Publications}} After moving to Austin, Beane fell in love with performing and studied drama throughout middle and high school. She completed her schooling at McCallum High School in Austin, Texas. Though Beane always felt like she was meant to perform, it was not until her senior year of high school that she focused on acting professionally and found an agent in Austin.{{cite web|url=http://news.breakdownservices.com/2015/10/interview-violett-beane-star-in-flash.html|title=INTERVIEW: Violett Beane, Star in 'The Flash' on CW!|website=Breakdownservices.com|access-date=April 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104164141/http://news.breakdownservices.com/2015/10/interview-violett-beane-star-in-flash.html|archive-date=November 4, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}
Beane was raised by her parents as a Quaker as she mentioned in an interview on ONTVtoday: "I was raised Quaker, and I went to meetings every Sunday for most of my childhood."{{Cite web|url=https://ontvtoday.com/violett-beane-finds-god-friended-me-has-many-friends|title=Violett Beane finds 'God Friended Me' has many friends|date=March 11, 2019|website=ONTVtoday|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-16}}
Career
In 2015, Beane landed a recurring role in season 2 of HBO series The Leftovers. Beane played Taylor Truitt, a local girl in Jarden, Texas, who went missing along with two other girls.
Following The Leftovers, Beane was cast in The CW's hit superhero drama The Flash as Jesse Wells (nicknamed "Jesse Quick"), the daughter of Earth-2 Harrison Wells (Tom Cavanagh).{{cite web|url=http://tvline.com/2015/08/25/the-flash-violent-beane-season-2-cast-jesse-quick/|title=The Flash Casts Newcomer as Heroine Speedster Jesse Quick|first=Michael|last=Ausiello|date=August 25, 2015|work=TVLine}} Jesse is a bright college student who gets caught in the battle between The Flash (Barry Allen) and Zoom.{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/tv/flash-casts-violett-beane-hero-demore-barnes-villain-180355661.html|title='The Flash' Casts Violett Beane as New Hero, Demore Barnes as New Villain|work=Yahoo!}} In the Flash comics, Jesse Quick is a speedster who becomes the partner of Wally West (currently played on The Flash by Keiynan Lonsdale). Beane returned as Jesse in season 3 of the show.{{cite web|url=http://tvline.com/2016/06/24/the-flash-season-3-jesse-quick-returns-violett-beane/|title=The Flash Season 3: Jesse Will Return — But to What Reality? And With Powers?|first=Matt Webb|last=Mitovich|date=June 24, 2016|work=TVLine}}
Beane recurred in the Fox medical drama series The Resident as Lily, a cancer patient under the care of Dr. Conrad Hawkins (Matt Czuchry) and Dr. Devon Pravesh (Manish Dayal). Abandoned by her fiancé and far from home, Lily inspires the hospital staff to be protective and emotionally involved in her outcome. The course of her treatment was determined by famous oncologist, Dr. Lane Hunter (Melina Kanakaredes).{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/09/the-resident-violett-beane-recur-fox-drama-1202163587/|title=The Resident: Violett Beane Set To Recur In New Fox Drama|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=September 7, 2017|website=Deadline Hollywood}}
Beane's film credits include the indie horror film Flay, Slash, and the documentary Tower, which focuses on the University of Texas at Austin shooting in 1966, which was the first mass school shooting in the United States. In Tower, Beane portrays Claire Wilson, who was eight months pregnant during the shooting and lost her unborn baby and boyfriend that day.
In May 2017, Beane was cast as Markie Cameron in the Blumhouse supernatural thriller film Truth or Dare,{{cite news |title='Teen Wolf' Star Tyler Posey, Violett Beane & More Are Game For 'Truth Or Dare' From Blumhouse|url=https://deadline.com/2017/05/tyler-posey-violett-beane-truth-or-dare-blumhouse-1202101715/|work= Deadline |last= N'Duka|first= Amanda|date= May 24, 2017 |access-date= January 3, 2018}} which was released in theaters on April 13, 2018.{{cite news |title='Blumhouse's Truth Or Dare' Moves Up Two Weeks To Friday The 13th – Update|url=https://deadline.com/2018/01/blumhouses-truth-or-dare-april-2018-release-date-1202205290/|work= Deadline |last= D'Alessandro|first= Anthony |date= January 11, 2017 |access-date= January 13, 2018}} From 2018 to 2020, Beane starred in the CBS television series God Friended Me opposite Brandon Micheal Hall.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/02/god-friended-me-violett-beane-star-cbs-drama-pilot-1202305944/|title='God Friended Me': Violett Beane To Star In CBS Comedic Drama Pilot About Faith|date=February 28, 2018|work=Deadline Hollywood}}{{Cite web|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=2020-04-16|title='God Friended Me' Star Violett Beane Saddened By "The End Of The Road For The God Squad"|url=https://deadline.com/2020/04/god-friended-me-violett-beane-sadness-series-end-1202909533/|access-date=2020-06-09|website=Deadline|language=en}}
Personal life
Beane is vegan and posed nude for PETA in support of that lifestyle.{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/pop/2407382/the-flash-star-violett-beane-gets-naked-for-peta|title=The Flash Star Violett Beane Gets Naked For PETA|last=Ashton|first=Will|work=Cinema Blend|date=April 28, 2018|access-date=May 16, 2018}} Beane moved to New York City to film God Friended Me.{{cite web|date=October 31, 2018|title=Violett Beane|url=http://www.upfrontny.com/violett-beane/|work=UpfrontNY}}{{Cite web|date=2019-10-09|title=Comedy drama God Friended Me imagines God on Facebook|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/tv-guide/116428147/new-comedy-drama-god-friended-me-imagines-god-on-facebook|access-date=2020-06-09|website=Stuff|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=COVER - Can't Catch Violett Beane|url=https://www.jejunemagazine.com/home/violett-beane|access-date=2020-06-09|website=Jejune Magazine|language=en-US}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable"
|+ Film roles |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2016
| Slash | Lindsay | |
| 2016
| Tower | Claire Wilson | Animated documentary film |
| 2018
| Markie Cameron | |
| 2019
| Flay | Bethany | |
| rowspan="2"| 2025
| Renner | Jamie | |
| Drop
| Jen Gates | |
| class="wikitable"
|+ Television roles |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2015
| Taylor | Recurring role, 5 episodes |
| 2015–2018
| Recurring role (seasons 2–4), 21 episodes |
| 2016
| Maya Collins | Episode: "Some Friend" |
| 2018
| Lily Kendall | Recurring role (season 1), 8 episodes |
| 2018
| Jesse Wells | Episode: "Necromancing the Stone" |
| 2018–2020
| Cara Bloom | Main role |
| 2024
| Imogene Scott |
| TBA
| Evan Shepherd | Filming |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|6556997}}
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Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:American film actresses
Category:American television actresses
Category:Actresses from Florida
Category:Actors from St. Petersburg, Florida