Ava Cantrell
Cantrell in 2022
Occupations
  • Actress
  • dancer
Years active2008–present
Known for
AwardsBest Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actress 11–13 at the 35th Young Artist Awards

Ava Cantrell is an American actress and dancer who starred in the film Abigail and appeared in Lights Out and the Nickelodeon series The Haunted Hathaways.

Life and career

Cantrell competed as a dancer between 2007 and 2014 in the styles of ballet, tap, contemporary, and musical theater.[1] She won Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actress 11–13 at the 35th Young Artist Awards in 2014 for her role in The Haunted Hathaways.[2] Cantrell was cast as Brooklyn in the 2015 web-series Cam Girls.[3] In 2016, she was cast as Teen Diana in the film Lights Out[4][5] and starred in the film One Under the Sun alongside Pooja Batra and Gene Farber.[6] In 2023, Cantrell starred as the titular character Abigail Cole in the horror film Abigail.[7]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Pals Ally Short film
2012 Cupcake Eva Short film
Expo Darla Short film
I Will Love Emma
2013 Ten Thousand Hours Sam Short film
2014 Exit 13 Alice
The Passing Rachel Short film
Above the 101 Gabi Short film
2016 Lights Out Teen Diana Walter
2017 One Under the Sun Amelia Voss
2019 The Detention Boyz Grapefruit Short film
2022 22 Natalie Short film
2023 Abigail Abigail Cole [7]
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2013–15 The Haunted Hathaways Penelope 4 episodes
2015 Not Safe for Work Sunny Scout NBC Pilot
2015 Cam Girls: The Series Brooklyn 2 episodes
2018 Young Sheldon Molly 2 episode

References

  1. ^ "A Conversation with Ava Cantrell: Her Journey to Stardom". Cliché Magazine. 2020-11-08. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  2. ^ "2014 NOMINATIONS & RESULTS". Young Artist Awards. Archived from the original on 20 July 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  3. ^ Eastman, Marc (14 May 2015). "Cam Girls Web Series Takes You Inside The Lives Of The World's... Newest Profession". Are You Screening?. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Ava Cantrell Stars in New Horror Film 'Lights Out' and Lets Us Know Why She's Afraid of the Dark". The Urban Twist. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Article: Ava Cantrell Looked So Pretty At The "High Strung" Movie Premiere!". 1 April 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  6. ^ Martin, Peter (1 June 2016). "ONE UNDER THE SUN, Pooja Batra As Astronaut Turned Fugitive". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  7. ^ a b Vlessing, Etan (2023-08-31). "Ava Cantrell's 'Abigail' Teen Horror Pic Lands at Dark Star Pictures (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-12-13.

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