Birth Name: Shailene Diann Woodley
Nickname/Stage Name: Shailene Woodley
Birth Date: November 15, 1991
Genres: Drama, Sci-fi
Occupation(s): Actress
Years Active: 1999 till Present
Net Worth: $12 million
Latest Film: The Mauritanian
Personal Life
Shailene Woodley was brought up in Simi Valley in California. Her father is a school principal while her mother is a school counselor.
She dated Australian rugby player Ben Volavola in 2018. The relationship reportedly ended in April 2020. In 2020, she was said to be in a relationship with NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
In February 2021, Rodgers called her his “fiancee”, hinting at an engagement. The actress confirmed she was engaged to him on February 22, 2021, while making an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Education
Woodley attended Simi Valley High School.
Career
Her Hollywood career kicked off in 1999 with a small role in the TV film Replacing Dad. She had further appearances in minor TV roles.
She was given the role of the main character in the ABC Family series The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008 to 2013). Her portrayal of a pregnant teen earned her praises.
Woodley made her feature film debut in The Descendants, playing the troubled daughter of George Clooney. Critics lauded her performance.
In 2014, she starred as Beatrice ‘Tris’ Prior in the movie adaptation of Veronica Roth’s book Divergent. She reprised the role in the sequels.
She took a break from acting in 2015 and for a year, she did not feature in any Hollywood project. She starred in and produced the biographical drama film Adrift (2018).
Awards
National Board of Review Award (2011)
Film Critics Award (2011, 2012, 2013)
Independent Spirit Award (2012)
Cannes Film Festival Award (2012)
Teen Choice Awards (2012, 2014, 2015)
MTV Award (2012, 2014, 2015)
Sundance Film Festival Award (2013)
Young Hollywood Award (2014)
Hollywood Film Award (2014)
People’s Choice Award (2015, 2016)
MTV Video Music Award (2017)
Gracie Allen Award (2018)
Deauville American Film Festival Award (2018)
SCAD Savannah Film Festival Award (2018)
Quotes
“I fell into this business by accident. It wasn’t something I aspired to be. It just happened.”
“Freshman year, upperclassmen would call me ‘anorexic’, so I’d go home and cry, wishing hard for the curves to appear.”
“My biggest thing is really sisterhood more than feminism. I don’t know how we as women expect men to respect us, because we don’t seem to respect each other. There’s so much jealousy, so much comparison and envy. It’s just so silly and heartbreaking in a way.”
Trivia
As a teenager, she was diagnosed with scoliosis and was put in a chest-to-hip plastic brace to straighten her spine.
Her parents gave her three rules when she entered the acting circuit; she had to remain the person she was, have fun, and do well in school.
Admires fellow actresses Kate Winslet, Marion Cottilard, and Melanie Laurent.
Movies
Felicity: An American Girl Adventure (2005)
The Descendants (2011)
The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
Snowden (2016)
The Mauritanian (2021)