Liana Daine Liberato (born August 20, 1995) is an American actress. She played the younger version of the female lead in the 2014 film The Best of Me and starred in the drama films The Last Sin Eater (2007) and Trust (2010), the thriller films Trespass (2011) and Erased (2012), and the horrors Haunt (2013) and The Beach House (2019). In 2017, she was part of the ensemble cast of the drama Novitiate and in 2018 she starred in the comedy Banana Split.
From 2018 to 2019, Liberato starred in the leading role on the Hulu thriller series Light as a Feather as McKenna Brady, for which she received two nominations for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Digital Daytime Drama Series (2019) and Outstanding Principal Performance in a Daytime Program (2020). In 2023, she would appear in Scream VI, Totally Killer, the Peacock comedy thriller series Based on a True Story, and Criminal Minds (2024).
Career In 2005, Liberato made her acting debut in the television series Cold Case and has appeared on Sons of Anarchy, CSI: Miami. She also made an appearance in the music video for Miley Cyrus's song, "7 Things". The following year, she appeared in the fourth season of House, and was featured in the June issue of The New York Times Magazine. In 2007, Liberato obtained the leading role in the 20th Century Fox adventure film The Last Sin Eater.
2010 found Liberato starring in the film Trust. Her performance, praised by Roger Ebert in his review of the film, won her the Silver Hugo Award for Best Actress at the 46th Chicago International Film Festival. In June, she was cast in the film Trespass. She played Kim in If I Stay and the younger version of the female lead in the 2014 film The Best of Me. In 2014, Liberato was named one of the best actors under the age of 20 by IndieWire.
Personal life Liberato was born on August 20, 1995. She is from Galveston, Texas.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2007Cadi ForbesSafe HarbourPhilippa "Pip" MacKenzie2010TrustAnnie Cameron2011TrespassAvery Miller 2012ErasedAmy LoganStuck in LoveKate 2013Jake SquaredYoung JoanneFree RideMJHauntSamantha Richards 2014If I StayKim ScheinThe Best of MeYoung Amanda Collier2016Dear EleanorEllie Potter 2017NovitiateSister EmilyTo the BoneKelly1 Mile to YouHenny Isabel Isabel Short film Nobody Knows Cheyenne Bridell Short film 2018Measure of a ManMichelle Marks Banana Split Clara 2019 To the Stars Maggie Richmond The Beach House Emily 2022 Dig Lola 2023 Scream VI Quinn Bailey Totally Killer Tiffany Clark Hidden Exposure Sabina 2025 The Wilderness Charlotte
Television Year Title Role Notes 2005 Dina Presley Episode: "Little Girl Lost" Cold Case Charlotte Jones (1963) Episode: "Strange Fruit" CSI: Miami Amy Manning Episode: "Recoil" 2008 House Jane Episode: "It's a Wonderful Lie" 2008–2009 Sons of Anarchy Tristen Oswald 2 episodes 2012 Paradise Drive Liana Episode: "Our Own Daisy Duke" 2018–2019 Light as a Feather McKenna Brady / Jennifer Brady Main role (as McKenna); recurring role (as Jennifer) 2022 A Million Little Things Kai 2 episodes 2023–2024 Based on a True Story Tory Thompson Main role 2024 Criminal Minds Jade Waters Recurring role; 5 episodes
Web Year Title Role Notes 2020 Day by Day Hannah (voice) Podcast series; episode: "Destiny Cinema 2"
Music videos Year Title Artist(s) Role Notes 2008 "7 Things" Miley Cyrus Adolescent Girl 2011 "Maybe" Nat & Alex Wolff 2014 "I Did with You" Lady A Young Amanda Collier Archival footage 2015 "Not Gonna Fall" Kendall Custer rowspan="2" Also director 2018 "Stranger Things" Kygo featuring OneRepublic
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result Refs2011 Silver Hugo Award Best ActressTrust Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Most Promising Performer Women Film Critics Circle Best Young Actress 2019 Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actress in a Digital Daytime Drama Series Light as a Feather 2020Outstanding Principal Performance in a Daytime Program
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