Liana Liberato
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Liana Daine Liberato is an American television and film actress. Liana is known for the 2010 film, Trust
. She starred in the Fox Faith
film The Last Sin Eater
and recently appeared in the House
episode "It's a Wonderful Lie
". She was featured in the cover story of the June 4, 2006 issue of The New York Times Magazine
titled "Hollywood Elementary" with her friend Hannah Marks
.
, and then an episode of the short-lived series The Inside
. She was also in a commercial for the Seppälä
clothing chain during that time.
Liberato's first significant role came in "Galveston: The Musical" when she was seven. In the summer of 2005, she attended a week-long acting camp in California
, where she attracted the attention of Central Artists. Charmed by Liberato's "great charisma and a very natural delivery," the agent asked Liana to travel to Hollywood
. She soon got roles on Cold Case and CSI: Miami.
In 2007, Liberato played the lead role of Cadi Forbes in the Fox
feature film, The Last Sin Eater
. She starred alongside Louise Fletcher
and Henry Thomas
in the tale of a 10-year-old girl who discovers a secret sin haunting her community of Welsh immigrants
in 1850s Appalachia
.
In 2008, Liberato starred as Jane, the daughter of the patient, in the show House MD
, and appeared in Miley Cyrus
's music video for "7 Things
" off her album Breakout. She has appeared twice as the character Tristen Oswald in the series Sons of Anarchy
, once in 2008 and once in 2009.
In 2010 she starred in "Trust
", where she played Annie Cameron, a 14-year-old girl victimized by an online sexual predator. Clive Owen
and Catherine Keener
played her parents and the film was David Schwimmer
's second foray into directing. Liberato won a Silver Hugo Award for Best Actress
for her performance in the film at the 46th Chicago International Film Festival
. In 2011 she played the daughter of Nicolas Cage
and Nicole Kidman
in Trespass
.
Trust (2010 film)
Trust is a 2010 American drama film directed by David Schwimmer and based on a screenplay by Andy Bellin and Robert Festinger. It stars Clive Owen, Catherine Keener, Viola Davis, and Noah Emmerich.-Plot:...
. She starred in the Fox Faith
Fox Faith
Fox Faith is a brand of film studio Twentieth Century Fox targeting evangelical Christians. Established under Fox's video division, Fox Faith acquires independent Christian-themed films for theatrical and video release...
film The Last Sin Eater
The Last Sin Eater (film)
The Last Sin Eater is an American movie released on February 9, 2007, directed by Michael Landon Jr. and distributed by Fox Faith. It is based on the 1998 novel of the same name by Francine Rivers. It was produced by Believe Pictures.-Plot:...
and recently appeared in the House
House (TV series)
House is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The show's central character is Dr. Gregory House , an unconventional and misanthropic medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in...
episode "It's a Wonderful Lie
It's a Wonderful Lie (House)
"It's A Wonderful Lie" is the tenth episode of the fourth season of House and the eightieth episode overall. It aired on January 29, 2008...
". She was featured in the cover story of the June 4, 2006 issue of The New York Times Magazine
The New York Times Magazine
The New York Times Magazine is a Sunday magazine supplement included with the Sunday edition of The New York Times. It is host to feature articles longer than those typically in the newspaper and has attracted many notable contributors...
titled "Hollywood Elementary" with her friend Hannah Marks
Hannah Marks
Hannah Gayle Marks is an American television and film actress.Hannah Marks was born in Santa Monica, California. She appeared in the 2006 feature film Accepted as Lizzie Gaines as well as guest starred in many television programs such as Ugly Betty and CSI: Miami...
.
Biography
When Liberato was three, her mother enrolled her in Broadway Bound, a musical theater, so that she "wouldn't be afraid in front of people." Seven years later, she performed in its show Guys & Dolls. Her first television role was in an episode of Cold Case, followed shortly by an episode of CSI: MiamiCSI: Miami
CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation....
, and then an episode of the short-lived series The Inside
The Inside
The Inside is an American crime drama television series created by Tim Minear and Howard Gordon and produced by Imagine Television. The Inside follows the work of the FBI's Los Angeles Violent Crimes Unit , a division dedicated to investigating particularly dangerous crimes. The Inside initially...
. She was also in a commercial for the Seppälä
Stockmann
Stockmann is a Finnish listed company which was established in 1862 and is engaged in the retail trade. Stockmann's three divisions are the department store division, Hobby Hall, which specialises in mail order and online sales, and Seppälä, a chain of fashion stores...
clothing chain during that time.
Liberato's first significant role came in "Galveston: The Musical" when she was seven. In the summer of 2005, she attended a week-long acting camp in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, where she attracted the attention of Central Artists. Charmed by Liberato's "great charisma and a very natural delivery," the agent asked Liana to travel to Hollywood
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
Hollywood is a famous district in Los Angeles, California, United States situated west-northwest of downtown Los Angeles. Due to its fame and cultural identity as the historical center of movie studios and movie stars, the word Hollywood is often used as a metonym of American cinema...
. She soon got roles on Cold Case and CSI: Miami.
In 2007, Liberato played the lead role of Cadi Forbes in the Fox
20th Century Fox
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation — also known as 20th Century Fox, or simply 20th or Fox — is one of the six major American film studios...
feature film, The Last Sin Eater
The Last Sin Eater (film)
The Last Sin Eater is an American movie released on February 9, 2007, directed by Michael Landon Jr. and distributed by Fox Faith. It is based on the 1998 novel of the same name by Francine Rivers. It was produced by Believe Pictures.-Plot:...
. She starred alongside Louise Fletcher
Louise Fletcher
Louise Fletcher is an American actress best known for her role as Nurse Ratched in One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress, and as Kai Winn Adami in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. She also guest starred on the science fiction television series Heroes...
and Henry Thomas
Henry Thomas
Henry Jackson Thomas, Jr. is an American actor and musician. He has appeared in more than 40 films and is best known for his role as Elliott in the 1982 Steven Spielberg film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.-Early life:...
in the tale of a 10-year-old girl who discovers a secret sin haunting her community of Welsh immigrants
Welsh American
Welsh Americans are citizens of the United States whose ancestry originates wholly or partly in Wales. In the 2008 U.S. Census community survey, an estimated 1.98 million Americans had Welsh ancestry, 0.6% of the total U.S. population. This compares with a population of 3 million in Wales. However,...
in 1850s Appalachia
Appalachia
Appalachia is a term used to describe a cultural region in the eastern United States that stretches from the Southern Tier of New York state to northern Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia. While the Appalachian Mountains stretch from Belle Isle in Canada to Cheaha Mountain in the U.S...
.
In 2008, Liberato starred as Jane, the daughter of the patient, in the show House MD
House (TV series)
House is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The show's central character is Dr. Gregory House , an unconventional and misanthropic medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in...
, and appeared in Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus
Miley Ray Cyrus is an American actress and pop singer-songwriter. She achieved wide fame for her role as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana....
's music video for "7 Things
7 Things
"7 Things" is a pop rock song performed by American recording artist Miley Cyrus. The song was co-written by Cyrus, Antonina Armato, and Tim James and produced by John Fields. It was released on June 17, 2008 by Hollywood Records as the lead single of the Cyrus' second album Breakout...
" off her album Breakout. She has appeared twice as the character Tristen Oswald in the series Sons of Anarchy
Sons of Anarchy
Sons of Anarchy is an American television drama series created by Kurt Sutter about the lives of a close-knit outlaw motorcycle club operating in Charming, a fictional town in Northern California...
, once in 2008 and once in 2009.
In 2010 she starred in "Trust
Trust (2010 film)
Trust is a 2010 American drama film directed by David Schwimmer and based on a screenplay by Andy Bellin and Robert Festinger. It stars Clive Owen, Catherine Keener, Viola Davis, and Noah Emmerich.-Plot:...
", where she played Annie Cameron, a 14-year-old girl victimized by an online sexual predator. Clive Owen
Clive Owen
Clive Owen is an English actor, who has worked on television, stage and film. He first gained recognition in the United Kingdom for portraying the lead in the ITV series Chancer from 1990 to 1991...
and Catherine Keener
Catherine Keener
Catherine Ann Keener is an American actress. She has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Being John Malkovich and Capote...
played her parents and the film was David Schwimmer
David Schwimmer
David Lawrence Schwimmer is an American actor and director of television and film. He was born in New York City, and his family moved to Los Angeles when he was two. He began his acting career performing in school plays at Beverly Hills High School. In 1988, he graduated from Northwestern...
's second foray into directing. Liberato won a Silver Hugo Award for Best Actress
Silver Hugo Award for Best Actress
The Silver Hugo Award for Best Actress is one of awards presented annually by the Chicago International Film Festival to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance. The jury chooses the winner from the movies competing at the festival. It was first awarded in 1967.-List of...
for her performance in the film at the 46th Chicago International Film Festival
Chicago International Film Festival
The Chicago International Film Festival is an annual film festival held every fall. Founded in 1964, it is the longest-running competitive film festival in North America....
. In 2011 she played the daughter of Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage is an American actor, producer and director, having appeared in over 60 films including Raising Arizona , The Rock , Face/Off , Gone in 60 Seconds , Adaptation , National Treasure , Ghost Rider , Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans , and...
and Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman
Nicole Mary Kidman, AC is an American-born Australian actress, singer, film producer, spokesmodel, and humanitarian. After starring in a number of small Australian films and TV shows, Kidman's breakthrough was in the 1989 thriller Dead Calm...
in Trespass
Trespass (2011 film)
Trespass is a 2011 American psychological thriller directed by Joel Schumacher. The film stars Nicolas Cage and Nicole Kidman as a married couple taken hostage by extortionists. Shooting on the project began in Shreveport, Louisiana on August 30, 2010. The film premiered at the 2011 Toronto...
.
Filmography
| Year | Film/Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 2005 in television The year 2005 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 2005.For the American TV schedule, see: 2005–06 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-Miniseries:... |
Cold Case | Young Charlotte | "Strange Fruit" |
| CSI: Miami CSI: Miami CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.... |
Amy Manning | "Recoil" | |
| The Inside The Inside The Inside is an American crime drama television series created by Tim Minear and Howard Gordon and produced by Imagine Television. The Inside follows the work of the FBI's Los Angeles Violent Crimes Unit , a division dedicated to investigating particularly dangerous crimes. The Inside initially... |
Dina Presley | "Little Girl Lost" | |
| 2007 2007 in film This is a list of major films released in 2007.-Top grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2007... |
The Last Sin Eater The Last Sin Eater (film) The Last Sin Eater is an American movie released on February 9, 2007, directed by Michael Landon Jr. and distributed by Fox Faith. It is based on the 1998 novel of the same name by Francine Rivers. It was produced by Believe Pictures.-Plot:... |
Cadi Forbes | Limited release |
| Safe Harbour Safe Harbour (film) Safe Harbour, also known as Danielle Steel's Safe Harbour, is a 2007 direct-to-video film directed by Bill Corcoran, based upon the 2003 novel of the same name by Danielle Steel.- Plot :... aka Danielle Steel Danielle Steel Danielle Fernandes Dominique Schuelein-Steel , better known as Danielle Steel, is an American romantic novelist and author of mainstream dramas.... 's Safe Harbour |
Pip Mackenzie | TV movie Television movie A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to... |
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| 2008 2008 in television The following is a list of events affecting American television in 2008. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and new channel launches.-January:-February:-March:-April:-May:-June:-July:-August:... |
House House (TV series) House is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The show's central character is Dr. Gregory House , an unconventional and misanthropic medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in... |
Jane | "It's a Wonderful Lie It's a Wonderful Lie (House) "It's A Wonderful Lie" is the tenth episode of the fourth season of House and the eightieth episode overall. It aired on January 29, 2008... " |
| Sons of Anarchy Sons of Anarchy Sons of Anarchy is an American television drama series created by Kurt Sutter about the lives of a close-knit outlaw motorcycle club operating in Charming, a fictional town in Northern California... |
Tristen Oswald | "Fun Town" | |
| 2009 2009 in television The following is a list of events affecting American television in 2009. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and new channel launches.-January:-February:-March:-April:-May:-June:-July:-August:... |
"Gilead" | ||
| 2010 2010 in film The year 2010 saw many new films released worldwide. 2010 saw a dramatic increase and prominence in the use of 3D-technology in filmmaking and film releases after the success of Avatar in the format, with releases such as Alice in Wonderland, Clash of the Titans, Jackass 3D, all animated films and... |
Trust Trust (2010 film) Trust is a 2010 American drama film directed by David Schwimmer and based on a screenplay by Andy Bellin and Robert Festinger. It stars Clive Owen, Catherine Keener, Viola Davis, and Noah Emmerich.-Plot:... |
Annie Cameron | Limited release |
| 2011 2011 in film The year 2011 is notable for containing the release of the most film sequels in a single year, at 27 sequels. The following tables list films that are in production or have completed production and will be released in the United States and Canada at some point in 2011.- Highest-grossing films :... |
Trespass Trespass (2011 film) Trespass is a 2011 American psychological thriller directed by Joel Schumacher. The film stars Nicolas Cage and Nicole Kidman as a married couple taken hostage by extortionists. Shooting on the project began in Shreveport, Louisiana on August 30, 2010. The film premiered at the 2011 Toronto... |
Avery | |
| 2012 2012 in film The following tables list films that are in production or have completed production and will be released in the United States and Canada at some point in 2012... |
The Expatriate | Amy Logan |