Aurora Perrineau (born September 23, 1994) is an American actress and model. She is best known for starring as Shana Elmsford in Jem and the Holograms (2015), the live-action film adaptation of the 1980s animated television series Jem, Giselle Hammond in Blumhouse’s Truth Or Dare, C in HBO’s Westworld, and as Tanya in Netflix’s When They See Us crime drama television miniseries.
Early life
Perrineau was born to model Brittany Perrineau and actor Harold Perrineau.
Career
Perrineau is a model signed to Click Model Management, Inc.
In 2012, Perrineau starred in the direct-to-video film Air Collision. In 2014, Perrineau appeared in episodes of Newsreaders and in Chasing Life as Margo. In April 2014, it was announced that Perrineau was cast in the role of Shana in Jem and the Holograms, based on the hit 1980s cartoon. The film came under fire for casting Perrineau, a straight-haired, biracial actress for the role of Shana, a character who had a dark complexion and afro-textured hair. The film was released on October 23, 2015, and was a box office flop, making only $1.4 million in its opening weekend.
In July 2014, Perrineau was cast in Drake Doremus's film Equals. The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 5, 2015. Perrineau had a small role in the film Passengers, released on December 21, 2016.
In 2018, Perrineau was cast as Giselle Hammond in the Blumhouse supernatural thriller film Truth or Dare.
Personal life
Sexual assault allegation
In November 2017, Perrineau filed a police report with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department accusing scriptwriter Murray Miller of sexual assault in 2012 when the actress was seventeen. Girls actress Lena Dunham initially defended Miller, who was a writer for the series, but later retracted her statements. On August 10, 2018, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office declined to file charges against Miller.
Filmography
Film
Television
Music videos
References
External links
Living people
21st-century American actresses
African-American actresses
American film actresses
Place of birth missing (living people) American television actresses 21st-century African-American women 21st-century African-American people 1994 births