Eliza Scanlen
Biography
Eliza Scanlen is an Australian actress who was born in Sydney and began acting while still in high school, taking the recurring role of Tabitha Ford in the soap opera Home and Away. She gained wider recognition as Amma Crellin in the HBO miniseries Sharp Objects, then made her professional theater debut with the Sydney Theatre Company in Lord of the Flies. Her feature debut came as Milla Finlay in Babyteeth (2020), and she played Beth March in Greta Gerwig's Little Women (2019), which earned six Academy Award nominations. She went on to appear in The Devil All the Time (2020), Old (2021), and The Starling Girl (2023), the last earning critical praise for her lead performance. She also wrote and directed the short film Mukbang, portrayed a young Eleanor Roosevelt in The First Lady, and starred in Caddo Lake (2024).
27years old
Turns 28 on January 6in 56 days
- Born Sydney
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
- Eliza Jane Scanlen (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 5 years2019 to 2024
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First role
Scanlen's first professional stage role came in 2019, when she appeared in Lord of the Flies for the Sydney Theatre Company. Kip Williams directed the production, and she played Eric throughout its run.
Getting ready for a role
Scanlen began piano lessons around age seven and quit at 13. She took it up again to get ready to play Beth March in the 2019 movie version of Little Women.
First role
Scanlen was still attending high school when she was cast as Tabitha Ford, a recurring part on the television soap opera Home and Away.
Eliza Scanlen movies on Netflix
Caddo Lakeas Ellie
The Starling Girlas Jem Starling
Oldas Kara Aged 15
Babyteethas Milla
The Devil All the Timeas Lenora Laferty
Little Womenas Beth March
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Eliza Scanlen 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
Meryl Streep1 film together, 2019
Meryl Streep's page Little Women2019IMDb rating 7.7Scanlen as Beth MarchStreep as Aunt March
Laura Dern1 film together, 2019
Laura Dern's page Little Women2019IMDb rating 7.7Scanlen as Beth MarchDern as Marmee March
Chris Cooper1 film together, 2019
Chris Cooper's page Little Women2019IMDb rating 7.7Scanlen as Beth MarchCooper as Mr. Laurence
Ben Mendelsohn1 film together, 2020
Ben Mendelsohn's page Babyteeth2020IMDb rating 7.2Scanlen as MillaMendelsohn as Henry
Lance E. Nichols1 film together, 2024
Lance E. Nichols's page Caddo Lake2024IMDb rating 6.8Scanlen as EllieNichols as Doctor Mitchell
Jason Clarke1 film together, 2020
Jason Clarke's page The Devil All the Time2020IMDb rating 7.1Scanlen as Lenora LafertyClarke as Carl Henderson
Greta GerwigDirector, 1 film, 2019
All films by Greta Gerwig Little Women2019IMDb rating 7.7Scanlen as Beth March
M. Night ShyamalanDirector, 1 film, 2021
All films by M. Night Shyamalan Old2021IMDb rating 5.8Scanlen as Kara Aged 15
Antonio CamposDirector, 1 film, 2020
All films by Antonio Campos The Devil All the Time2020IMDb rating 7.1Scanlen as Lenora Laferty
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