Brooklynn Prince

Brooklynn Prince is an American actress and filmmaker who was born in Winter Springs and began working in print and screen advertisements at age two. She broke through in 2017 as the star of The Florida Project, drawing critical praise, then took leading roles in The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019) and The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019). She starred in the horror film The Turning (2020), headlined the Apple TV+ series Home Before Dark as a young journalist, and voiced Ruby the elephant in The One and Only Ivan (2020). She also appeared in Cocaine Bear (2023) and co-wrote the comic book Misfortune's Eyes. Prince made her directorial debut with the short Colours in 2019, and later wrote, produced and directed the student short Happy Thanksgiving, which won her the Audience Choice Award.