Alana Evie Boden (born 1997) is an English actress. She was nominated for a Critics' Choice Award for her performance in the Lifetime film I Am Elizabeth Smart (2017).
Early life Boden was born in Surrey and grew up in Hampshire. She has two sisters. She began her career as a child model when she was nine before moving into television commercials and short films. She was homeschooled to make time for her career.
Career Boden made her television debut as Beatrice Selfridge in the second and third series of the ITV period drama Mr Selfridge. She won the Rising Star award at the 2016 London Short Film Festival for her performance in the drama The Earth Belongs to No One. That same year, she starred as Elaine Wiltshire in the Canadian YTV series Ride about an equestrian school in England.
In 2017, Boden played a young version of the titular person Elizabeth Smart in the Lifetime biographical film I Am Elizabeth Smart, for which Boden was nominated for Best Actress in a Television Movie or Limited Series at the following year's Critics' Choice Awards.
Boden appeared in the films Hostage Radio and Infamous Six. In 2022, she stars in Flowers in the Attic: The Origin, a Lifetime miniseries prequel based on the novel Garden of Shadows. Also that year, she appeared in the films Uncharted and The Invitation. She was initially cast in the film Tarot (working title Horrorscope).
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2014 Spiritual Contact: The Movie Jennifer 2015 The Earth Belongs to No One Sky Short film Brash Young Turks Python Agent 2019 Hostage Radio Julia 2020 Infamous Six Cola 2022 Uncharted Zoe The Invitation Lucy 2025 A Working Man Nina Heavyweight Charlotte
Television Year Title Role Notes 2014–2015 Mr Selfridge Beatrice Selfridge 3 episodes (series 2–3) 2015 Doctors Lucy Whiteside Episode: "Plus One" Humans Caroline 1 episode 2016 Wolfblood Niamh / Holly 2 episodes Ride Elaine Wiltshire Main role 2017 I Am Elizabeth Smart Young Elizabeth Smart Television film 2018 Hawaii Five-0 Lady Sophie Episode: "Ahuwale Ka Nane Huna" 2018 Origin Ayko Web series; episode: "Remember Me" 2020 Alex Rider Fiona Friend 1 episode 2021 Domina Porcia Episode: "Treason" 2022 Flowers in the Attic: The Origin Alicia Foxworth Miniseries 2024 Geek Girl Miss Lord 6 episodes
Stage The Tempest (2011), as Spirit, at Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result Ref 2016 London Short Film Festival Rising Star The Earth Belongs to No One 2018 Critics' Choice Awards Best Actress in a Television Movie or Limited Series I Am Elizabeth Smart
References
External links
Alana Boden at Olivia Bell Management