Aurora Perrineau is an American actress and model. She is best known for starring as Shana Elmsford in Jem and the Holograms (2015), the live-action film adaptation of the 1980s animated television series Jem, Giselle Hammond in Blumhouse's Truth or Dare (2018), Tanya in Netflix's When They See Us (2019), and as C in HBO's Westworld (2022).
Life and career Perrineau was born to actor Harold Perrineau and Brittany Robinson Perrineau, a former actress and model for Tommy Hilfiger and Liz Claiborne throughout the 1990s. At age 16, she signed as a model with Click Model Management, Inc.
In November 2017, Perrineau filed a police report with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department accusing scriptwriter Murray Miller of sexual assault in 2012 when the actress was 17. Girls creator-writer-actress Lena Dunham initially defended Miller, who was a writer for the series, but later retracted her statements. On August 10, 2018, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office declined to file charges against Miller.
In 2012, Perrineau starred in the direct-to-video film Air Collision. In 2014, Perrineau appeared in episodes of Newsreaders and in Chasing Life as Margo. In April 2014, it was announced that Perrineau was cast in the role of Shana in Jem and the Holograms, based on the animated series Jem (1985–1988). The film came under fire from children who had since grown into decades-older fans of the original cartoon, upset that the decades-older voice cast was not hired to play the teenaged characters, with racially motivated complaints personally directed against Perrineau for not being black enough.
In July 2014, Perrineau was cast in Drake Doremus's film Equals. The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 5, 2015. Perrineau had a small role in the film Passengers, released on December 21, 2016. In 2018, Perrineau was cast as Giselle Hammond in the Blumhouse supernatural thriller film Truth or Dare.
In July 2025, it was announced that Perrineau will play the role of Chantal in Every Year After, a series in pre-production that was first announced in 2024.
From 2020 to 2024, Perrineau was in a relationship with fellow actor Michael Vlamis.
Filmography
Film Year Title RoleNotes 2012 Air Collision Radhika Darshan Direct-to-video2015 A House Is Not a Home Ashley Williams Equals Iris Jem and the Holograms Shana Elmsford Freaks of Nature Vampiress 2016 Passengers Celeste2018 Truth or Dare Giselle Hammond Boo! Morgan Virginia Minnesota Addison 2021 It Takes Three Roxy 2025 Abraham's Boys Elsie Tessa Post-production; also executive producer
Television Year Title RoleNotes 2011 Pretty Little Liars Bianca Episode: "Picture This" 2014 Newsreaders Hilary Episode: "F- Dancing, Are You Decent?" 2015 Chasing Life Margo 4 episodes 2017 The Carmichael Show Casey North Episode: "Maxine's Sister" 2018, 2019 Into the Dark Dorothy, Ashley Prime 2 episodes 2019 When They See Us Tanya Miniseries; 4 episodes 2019–2021 Prodigal Son Dani Powell Main role 2022 Westworld C / Frankie Nichols Recurring role (season 4) 2024 Kaos Riddy Main role2026–presentEvery Year AfterChantalMain role
Music videos Year Title ArtistNotes 2016 "Kids" OneRepublic Main role
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