Tavi Gevinson
Biography
Tavi Gevinson is an American actor, writer, and magazine founder who first drew attention as a twelve-year-old fashion blogger. Born in Chicago and raised in Oak Park, Illinois, she began the Style Rookie blog in 2008, then launched the website Rookie for teenage girls in 2011 and ran it as editor until 2018. She made her acting debut in First Bass, a short from 2008, and drew wider notice in 2012 by voicing a part in the animated short Cadavar. Her films include Enough Said (2013), directed by Nicole Holofcener, and the documentary The Punk Singer (2013), in which she discusses Kathleen Hanna. On the stage side, her credits included This Is Our Youth, first in Chicago and then on Broadway, Mary Warren in The Crucible in 2016, and Anya in The Cherry Orchard. She also guested on Scream Queens and appeared as a lead in Gossip Girl for HBO Max from 2021 to 2023.
30years old
Turns 31 on April 21in 190 days
- Born Oak Park
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 10 years2013 to 2023
Genres
- Documentary50%, 3 films
- Drama50%, 3 films
- Comedy33%, 2 films
- Romance33%, 2 films
- Music17%, 1 film
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A first
In 2008 Gevinson launched Style Rookie, a fashion blog. It drew close to 30,000 readers daily and showed the 11-year-old in distinctive outfits, along with her thoughts on fashion trends.
Behind the camera
In the fall of 2011, when she was 15, Gevinson started Rookie magazine. She and Jane Pratt had planned it together, but Gevinson ended up owning it alone.
Beyond film
In 2012, Gevinson lent her voice to a character in Cadavar, an animated short directed by Jonah Ansell of First Bass, and performed renditions of songs by Neil Young and Pet Shop Boys in the film.
Beyond film
Gevinson recorded a duet with Seth Bogart, frontman of Hunx and His Punx, on the song "Barely 21" from Bogart's self-titled debut solo album in 2016.
Tavi Gevinson movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Tavi Gevinson shares two films with Michaela Watkins, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Michaela Watkins's page
Toni Collette's page
Catherine Keener's page
Philip Baker Hall's page
James Gandolfini's page
Brooke Shields's page
All films by Nicole Holofcener
All films by Albert Maysles
All films by Randall Park
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.