Oona Laurence
Oona Laurence (born August 1, 2002) is an American actress who is best known for originating the role of Matilda Wormwood in Matilda on Broadway alongside Bailey Ryon, Milly Shapiro, and Sophia Gennusa. She is a New York City-based child actress with credits in film, theatre, and television. After several appearances in regional theatre productions and minor roles in short films and television episodes, in 2012, Laurence auditioned for the new musical Matilda on Broadway. Laurence landed the role of Matilda, performing in the show from March 4 to December 15, 2013. After Matilda, Laurence transitioned to film acting appearing in Tumorhead, A Little Game, The Grief of Others, I Smile Back, Damsel, Lamb, and Southpaw, portraying the daughter of Jake Gyllenhaal and Rachel McAdams' characters. She has appeared on television in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Orange Is the New Black. In 2015, Laurence co-starred opposite Jake Gyllenhaal and Rachel McAdams in Antoine Fuqua's Southpaw. In 2016, she co-starred as Natalie in the film Pete's Dragon, and portrayed Jane Mitchell, the daughter of Mila Kunis' character Amy Mitchell, in Bad Moms. In 2017, Laurence co-starred opposite Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, and Elle Fanning in Sofia Coppola's The Beguiled. She is the voice of Hedgehog and additional characters in the Cartoon Network series Summer Camp Island. She also performs the theme song. Laurence lives in New York City and has two younger sisters, Aimee and Jetè, who are also actresses.
Acting
Movie
Southpaw
as Leila Hope
2015
Movie
Bad Moms
as Jane Mitchell
2016
TV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Zoe Harris
1999
TV
Orange Is the New Black
as 10 Year Old Tiffany
2013
TV
Blindspot
as Maaya Ahmadi
2015
Movie
Pete's Dragon
as Natalie
2016
Movie
The Beguiled
as Amy
2017
Movie
A Bad Moms Christmas
as Jane Mitchell
2017
Movie
Lost Girls
as Sarra Gilbert
2020
Movie
Big Time Adolescence
as Sophie
2020
Movie
A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting
as Liz Lerue
2020
Movie
I Smile Back
as Daisy
2015
Movie
Lamb
as Tommie
2015
Movie
Little Boxes
as Ambrosia
2017
TV
Summer Camp Island
as Hedgehog (voice)
2018
Movie
A Little Game
as Becky Langer
2014
Movie
What We Found
as Holly
2020
Movie
Penny Dreadful
as Penny Dreadful
2013
Movie
The Grief of Others
as Biscuit Ryrie
2015
Movie
Tumorhead
as Jean
2014
Movie
Imaginapped
as Olivia
2015
Movie
Vicky & Jonny
as Young Vicky
2015
Movie
Lily + Mara
as Lily
2017
Movie
Damsel
as Ava
2017