Chiara Aurelia (born September 13, 2002) is an American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the films Gerald's Game (2017) and Back Roads (2018). She starred as Jeanette Turner in the Freeform teen drama Cruel Summer (2021).
Early life
Aurelia was born in Taos, New Mexico and grew up in Albuquerque. She began acting in school productions and local drama classes when she was five. From the age of 11, she split her time between Albuquerque and Los Angeles pursuing her career. She studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute.
Career
Aurelia began her career as a child actress with small film and television roles as well as appearances in short films such as Dead Celebrity (2014). She played a younger version of Carla Gugino's character in the 2017 film adaptation of Stephen King's Gerald's Game, and portrayed Misty Altmyer in Alex Pettyfer's 2018 directorial debut Back Roads, both earned her Young Entertainer Awards.
In 2021, Aurelia began starring as Jeanette Turner in the Freeform series Cruel Summer as well as playing Rose Lord in the TNT series Tell Me Your Secrets. She also appeared in the film Fear Street Part Two: 1978. For her performance in Cruel Summer, Aurelia received HCA and Critics' Choice Award nominations. In July 2021, it was announced Aurelia had joined the cast of the Netflix film adaptation of Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll.