Alisha Wainwright
Biography
Alisha Wainwright is an American actress born in Florida. After appearing in a comedy sketch on the Smosh YouTube channel in 2012, she took guest roles on series such as Criminal Minds and Lethal Weapon. Her first film role was in Just Before I Go (2014). In 2016 she was cast as the werewolf Maia Roberts in Freeform's Shadowhunters, drawn from Cassandra Clare's Mortal Instruments novels; she began as a recurring player and was made a series regular for the third season. She is known for that part and for playing Nicole Warren in the Netflix superhero drama Raising Dion. On film, she has had supporting parts in Death of a Telemarketer and Palmer (2021), and she led There's Something Wrong with the Children (2023). In 2023 she also began hosting the Wellcome Trust podcast When Science Finds a Way.
37years old
Turns 38 on July 14in 246 days
- Born Florida
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
- Also credited as Alisha Ena Wainwright
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 6 years2017 to 2023
Every film, newest first
- 2023There's Something Wrong with the ChildrenIMDb rating 5.0
- 2021Death of a TelemarketerIMDb rating 4.8
- 2021PalmerIMDb rating 7.3
- 2018The Wedding Do OverIMDb rating 6.2
- 2017The HatredIMDb rating 3.6
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There's Something Wrong with the Childrenas Margaret
Death of a Telemarketeras Christine
Palmeras Maggie Hayes
The Wedding Do Overas Taylor Ward
The Hatredas Betaine
Worked with
Alisha Wainwright made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.










Films together
Juno Temple1 film together, 2021
Juno Temple's page Palmer2021IMDb rating 7.3Wainwright as Maggie HayesTemple as Shelly
Lance E. Nichols1 film together, 2021
Lance E. Nichols's page Palmer2021IMDb rating 7.3Wainwright as Maggie HayesNichols as Sibs
Haley Joel Osment1 film together, 2021
Haley Joel Osment's page Death of a Telemarketer2021IMDb rating 4.8Wainwright as ChristineOsment as Jim / Dean
Jackie Earle Haley1 film together, 2021
Jackie Earle Haley's page Death of a Telemarketer2021IMDb rating 4.8Wainwright as ChristineHaley as Asa Ellenbogen
Andrew Divoff1 film together, 2017
Andrew Divoff's page The Hatred2017IMDb rating 3.6Wainwright as BetaineDivoff as Samuel Sears
J.D. Evermore1 film together, 2021
J.D. Evermore's page Palmer2021IMDb rating 7.3Wainwright as Maggie HayesEvermore as Principal Forbes
Fisher StevensDirector, 1 film, 2021
All films by Fisher Stevens Palmer2021IMDb rating 7.3Wainwright as Maggie Hayes
Roxanne BenjaminDirector, 1 film, 2023
All films by Roxanne Benjamin There's Something Wrong with the Children2023IMDb rating 5.0Wainwright as Margaret
Michael G. KehoeDirector, 1 film, 2017
All films by Michael G. Kehoe The Hatred2017IMDb rating 3.6Wainwright as Betaine
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