Ellery Sprayberry (born October 26, 2000) is an American actress and voice over artist best known for Wakefield, Baskets, The Bronze, and The Young and the Restless.
Early life Sprayberry was born and raised in Houston, Texas along with her brother Dylan Sprayberry. She began acting at the age of six after being asked to audition with her brother for commercials and print modeling. Both children relocated to Los Angeles with their parents in 2006 in order to pursue their careers.
Career Sprayberry made multiple guest appearances on popular television shows during her early childhood. She was cast in the recurring role of Piper Welch on The Young and The Restless in 2011 for which she was nominated for a Young Artist Award in 2012.
In addition to her on-screen performances, she has worked steadily in voice over in major studio films including Shrek Forever After, Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas, and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
In 2014, she landed the role of Teenage Hope in The Bronze opposite Melissa Rauch, Sebastian Stan, and Gary Cole and attended the film's opening night premiere at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.
She also co-starred in the film Wakefield opposite Bryan Cranston and Jennifer Garner, released on May 26, 2017, by IFC Films.
In August 2017, she appeared in a guest star role on the MTV series Teen Wolf (on which her older brother Dylan starred as Liam Dunbar).
Sprayberry is an aerialist and frequently performs her own stunts in films and television shows.
Filmography
Film YearTitleRoleNotes2008Soccer MomKelci Handler2009The HoneystingKatie WilderShort filmBound by a SecretLilaTV movie2010Shrek Forever AfterADR Group (voice)BedroomsDaisy2011Ice Age: A Mammoth ChristmasAdditional VoicesTV Short2012The Butterfly RoomJulie2013The Hunger Games: Catching FireADR Voice Artist2014Cry of the ButterflyKate2015Pancake CastleJodyShort filmThe Breakfast ClubJadeVideoThe BronzeTeenage Hope2016PinkyShariShort filmWakefieldGiselle2017AtomicGwen, Co-producer Short filmCircus SamAlice2018A Father's NightmareKatieTV movie
Television YearTitleRoleNotes2007House M.D.GirlEpisode: "Act Your Age"Private PracticeSashaEpisode: "In Which Addison Finds the Magic"CSI: MiamiMegan LambertEpisode: "CSI: My Nanny"JourneymanCaroline VasserEpisode: "The Hanged Man"2008Criminal MindsChelsea RobinsonEpisode: "Masterpiece"2009Brothers & SistersGirlEpisode: "A Father's Dream"Pushing DaisiesYoung OliveEpisode: "Window Dressed to Kill"The ForgottenClaire MorseEpisode: "River John"The MentalistGail HinesEpisode: "Black Gold and Red Blood"2010The EventAbby SternEpisode: "Your World to Take"2011The CapeBlonde GirlEpisode: "Scales"The Young and the RestlessPiper Welch17 episodes2012The Joey & Elise ShowHerself / Actress2 episodes2013Back in the GameDanicaEpisode: "The Change Up"2015About A BoyBeckyEpisode: "About a Love in the Air"2016BasketsKellyEpisode: "Uncle Dad"2017Teen WolfTierneyEpisode: "Pressure Test"
Awards and nominations In 2012, Sprayberry was nominated for Best Performance in a Daytime TV Series by a Young Actress at the Young Artist Awards for her role as Piper Welch on The Young and the Restless.
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