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Shailene Woodley

Shailene Woodley

24 movies on Netflix

Biography

Shailene Woodley, born in San Bernardino, California, is an American actress who started in commercials as a child and first became known for the ABC Family series The Secret Life of the American Teenager, where she played Amy Juergens. Her feature debut came in Alexander Payne's The Descendants (2011), as the troubled daughter Alex, earning her a Golden Globe nomination and an Independent Spirit Award. She then led the teen dramas The Spectacular Now (2013) and The Fault in Our Stars (2014), and portrayed Beatrice Prior in the Divergent series, including Divergent (2014), Insurgent (2015), and Allegiant (2016). Her later films include Snowden (2016), Adrift (2018), The Mauritanian (2021), To Catch a Killer (2023), Ferrari (2023), and Killer Heat (2024). On television, she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Paradise and was Emmy-nominated for Big Little Lies. She also made her Broadway debut in Cult of Love and earned a Theater World Award.

34years old

Turns 35 on November 15in 33 days

  • Born San Bernardino
  • Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
  • Shailene Diann Woodley (birth name)Also credited as Shai and Shaileney Beany

Movie Career

Films
24
Career span
21 years2005 to 2026

Genres

First and latest

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  1. A role that slipped away

    Woodley received an offer in October 2012 to play Mary Jane Watson in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, but she was removed from the movie on June 19, 2013. Marc Webb, the director, described the removal as a creative choice.

  2. Own stunts

    Woodley learned sailing and performed her own stunts for Adrift, which was shot ninety percent on the open ocean off Fiji.

Shailene Woodley movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Divergent2014 Action, Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fias Tris

    IMDb rating 6.6523K votes

  2. Insurgent2015 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fias Tris

    IMDb rating 6.2274K votes

  3. Allegiant2016as Beatrice 'Tris' Prior

    IMDb rating 5.7149K votes

  4. The Fault in Our Stars2014as Hazel

    IMDb rating 7.6428K votes

  5. The Descendants2011as Alexandra King

    IMDb rating 7.3261K votes

  6. Snowden2016as Lindsay Mills

    IMDb rating 7.3175K votes

  7. The Spectacular Now2013as Aimee

    IMDb rating 7.0170K votes

  8. Adrift2018as Tami Oldham

    IMDb rating 6.667K votes

Most often with

Robert Schwentke directed two of these films. Two actors appear in four of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Miles Teller, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Miles TellerAnsel Elgort, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Ansel ElgortZoë Kravitz, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Zoë KravitzMaggie Q, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Maggie QTheo James, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Theo JamesNaomi Watts, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Naomi WattsRobert SchwentkeDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Robert Schwentke

Films together

  • Miles Teller4 films together, 2013 to 2016
    Miles Teller's page
    • Allegiant2016IMDb rating 5.7Woodley as Beatrice 'Tris' PriorTeller as Peter Hayes
    • Insurgent2015IMDb rating 6.2Woodley as TrisTeller as Peter
    • Divergent2014IMDb rating 6.6Woodley as TrisTeller as Peter
    • The Spectacular Now2013IMDb rating 7.0Woodley as AimeeTeller as Sutter
  • Ansel Elgort4 films together, 2014 to 2016
    Ansel Elgort's page
    • Allegiant2016IMDb rating 5.7Woodley as Beatrice 'Tris' PriorElgort as Caleb Prior
    • Insurgent2015IMDb rating 6.2Woodley as TrisElgort as Caleb
    • Divergent2014IMDb rating 6.6Woodley as TrisElgort as Caleb
    • The Fault in Our Stars2014IMDb rating 7.6Woodley as HazelElgort as Gus
  • Zoë Kravitz3 films together, 2014 to 2016
    Zoë Kravitz's page
    • Allegiant2016IMDb rating 5.7Woodley as Beatrice 'Tris' PriorKravitz as Christina
    • Insurgent2015IMDb rating 6.2Woodley as TrisKravitz as Christina
    • Divergent2014IMDb rating 6.6Woodley as TrisKravitz as Christina
  • Maggie Q3 films together, 2014 to 2016
    Maggie Q's page
    • Allegiant2016IMDb rating 5.7Woodley as Beatrice 'Tris' PriorQ as Tori Wu
    • Insurgent2015IMDb rating 6.2Woodley as TrisQ as Tori Wu
    • Divergent2014IMDb rating 6.6Woodley as TrisQ as Tori
  • Theo James3 films together, 2014 to 2016
    Theo James's page
    • Allegiant2016IMDb rating 5.7Woodley as Beatrice 'Tris' PriorJames as Tobias 'Four' Eaton
    • Insurgent2015IMDb rating 6.2Woodley as TrisJames as Four
    • Divergent2014IMDb rating 6.6Woodley as TrisJames as Four
  • Naomi Watts2 films together, 2015 to 2016
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    • Allegiant2016IMDb rating 5.7Woodley as Beatrice 'Tris' PriorWatts as Evelyn Johnson-Eaton
    • Insurgent2015IMDb rating 6.2Woodley as TrisWatts as Evelyn Johnson-Eaton
  • Robert SchwentkeDirector, 2 films, 2015 to 2016
    All films by Robert Schwentke
    • Allegiant2016IMDb rating 5.7Woodley as Beatrice 'Tris' Prior
    • Insurgent2015IMDb rating 6.2Woodley as Tris
  • Also two films together10 more actors

    When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Shailene Woodley's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.4 billion

14 of the 23 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 23 films: 14 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 4 figure not found.

  • 14Worldwide figure
  • 2US gross only
  • 3Never in cinemas
  • 4Figure not found

Top grosser

The Fault in Our Stars2014as Hazel$307 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 97% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    The Fault in Our Stars2014as Hazel
    $307M21.5% of the total
  2. 2
    Insurgent2015as Tris
    $297M20.8% of the total
  3. 3
    Divergent2014as Tris
    $289M20.3% of the total
  4. 4
    Allegiant2016as Beatrice 'Tris' Prior
    $179M12.6% of the total
  5. 5
    The Descendants2011as Alexandra King
    $177M12.4% of the total
  6. 6
    Adrift2018as Tami Oldham
    $60M4.2% of the total
  7. 7
    Ferrari2023as Lina Lardi
    $39M2.8% of the total
  8. 8
    Snowden2016as Lindsay Mills
    $37M2.6% of the total
Dumb Money (2023), $20.7 millionThe Mauritanian (2021), $7.5 millionThe Spectacular Now (2013), $6.9 millionTo Catch a Killer (2023), $3.1 millionThe Last Letter from Your Lover (2021), $1.5 millionWhite Bird in a Blizzard (2014), $33,821

$39.7 millionfrom the other 6 films with a worldwide figure, 3% of the total

Awards

Ten awards and honors from 2012 to 2026, one of them major.

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Shailene Woodley's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Emmy Awards
2026Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama SeriesParadiseWon
Other honors
2016People's Choice AwardsThe Divergent Series: InsurgentWon
2015MTV Movie & TV AwardsWon
2015MTV Movie Award for Best KissThe Fault in Our StarsWon
2015MTV Movie Award for Best PerformanceThe Fault in Our StarsWon
2015People's Choice AwardsDivergentWon
2014MTV Movie & TV AwardsDivergentWon
2012Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting FemaleThe DescendantsWon
2012MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough PerformanceThe DescendantsWon
2012Trophée ChopardThe DescendantsWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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