Alana Boden
Born
Alana Evie Boden

1997 (age 26–27)
Surrey, England
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present

Alana Evie Boden (born 1997) is an English actress. She was nominated for a Critics' Choice Award for her performance in the Lifetime film I Am Elizabeth Smart (2017).

Early life

Boden was born in Surrey and grew up in Hampshire.[1] She has two sisters. She began her career as a child model when she was nine before moving into television commercials and short films. She was homeschooled to make time for her career.[2]

Career

Boden made her television debut as Beatrice Selfridge in the second and third series of the ITV period drama Mr Selfridge. She won the Rising Star award at the 2016 London Short Film Festival for her performance in the drama The Earth Belongs to No One. That same year, she starred as Elaine Wiltshire in the Canadian YTV series Ride about an equestrian school in England.

In 2017, Boden played a young version of the titular person Elizabeth Smart in the Lifetime biographical film I Am Elizabeth Smart, for which Boden was nominated for Best Actress in a Television Movie or Limited Series at the following year's Critics' Choice Awards.[3]

Boden appeared in the films Hostage Radio and Infamous Six. In 2022, she stars in Flowers in the Attic: The Origin, a Lifetime miniseries prequel based on the novel Garden of Shadows.[4] Also that year, she appeared in the films Uncharted and The Invitation.[5]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Spiritual Contact: The Movie Jennifer
2015 The Earth Belongs to No One Sky Short film
Brash Young Turks Python Agent
2019 Hostage Radio Julia
2020 Infamous Six Cola
2022 Uncharted Zoe
The Invitation Lucy
2024 Horrorscope TBA Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2014–2015 Mr Selfridge Beatrice Selfridge 3 episodes (series 2–3)
2015 Doctors Lucy Whiteside Episode: "Plus One"
Humans Caroline 1 episode
2016 Wolfblood Niamh / Holly 2 episodes
Ride Elaine Wiltshire Main role
2017 I Am Elizabeth Smart Young Elizabeth Smart Television film
2018 Hawaii Five-0 Lady Sophie Episode: "Ahuwale Ka Nane Huna"
2018 Origin Ayko Web series; episode: "Remember Me"
2020 Alex Rider Fiona Friend 1 episode
2021 Domina Porcia Episode: "Treason"
2022 Flowers in the Attic: The Origin Alicia Foxworth Miniseries

Stage

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref
2016 London Short Film Festival Rising Star The Earth Belongs to No One Won [6]
2018 Critics' Choice Awards Best Actress in a Television Movie or Limited Series I Am Elizabeth Smart Nominated [7]

References

  1. ↑ Nagy, Alexandra (8 February 2017). "INTERVIEW: Alana Boden Talks "Ride", Animals and Life". CelebMix. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "Meet Alana Boden, the girl from Nickelodeon hit Ride". Teen's Weekly Insider. 19 March 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  3. ↑ Petski, Denise (9 May 2022). "'I Am Elizabeth Smart': Skeet Ulrich, Deirdre Lovejoy & Alana Boden To Star In Lifetime Movie". Deadline. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  4. ↑ Petski, Denise (17 August 2021). "Lifetime Greenlights 'Flowers In The Attic' Prequel Miniseries With Jemima Rooper, Max Irons, Kelsey Grammer, Harry Hamlin, Moren". Deadline.
  5. ↑ Grobar, Matt (16 August 2021). "Alana Boden Boards Screen Gems Film 'The Bride'". Deadline. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  6. ↑ "The Non-Stop Life Of A Newspaper Man Scoops Londonist Short Film Prize". Londonist. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  7. ↑ Tapley, Kristopher (6 December 2017). "Netflix, FX's 'Feud' Lead Critics' Choice TV Nominations". Variety. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
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