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Lorelei Linklater

Acting 32 May 29, 1994

San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico

Lorelei Grace Linklater (born May 29, 1994, in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico) is an American actress, best known for her role in the film Boyhood (2014), which was sho…

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Lorelei Grace Linklater (born May 29, 1994, in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico) is an American actress, best known for her role in the film Boyhood (2014), which was shot over a period of twelve years. She is the daughter of director Richard Linklater. Linklater made her debut in Waking Life (2001), an animated film by her father. Her breakthrough came with Boyhood (2014), in which she played the role of Samantha over a period of twelve years. The film won numerous awards, including the Silver Bear for Best Director at the Berlinale. Her other films include Bomb City (2017); Anywhere With You (2018); After the Night with Valerie (2019); Teenage Vampire 2 (2022); Mission from Outer Space 2037 (2023); American Trash (2024). She has appeared in several films directed by her father. Although she was born in Mexico, she is a US citizen and grew up in Texas.

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2026
Pay to Die
Movie Marley
2026
Amityville Toothache
Movie Julie
2026
Amityverse: Infinity
Movie Julie
2026
Skate to Hell
Movie Marianne
2025
Hi.
Movie James
2025
Evil for Dinner
Movie
2024
Desert Fiends
Movie Dawn
2024
Left One Alive
Movie Tara
2024
American Trash
Movie Melissa
2024
Beware! The Devil's Wrath
Movie Samantha
2024
Camp Blood 9: Bride of Blood
Movie Abby
2024
Rent Free
Movie Valentina
2024
Amityville Bigfoot
Movie Casey
2023
Woods Witch
Movie Lucia
2023
Buck Alamo or (A Phantasmagorical Ballad)
Movie Caroline
2023
Mission from Outer Space 2037
Movie Vesper Mara

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2023
Old Man Jackson
Movie Dr. Jane McGregor
2022
Teenage Vampire II
Movie Carmilla
2022
The Squad: Rise of the Chicano Squad
Movie Sandy
2021
Autumn Road
Movie Laura
2020
Javelina Run
Movie Horsefeathers
2019
Christmas Cars
Movie Danny
2018
We the Coyotes
Movie Katie
2017
When We Burn Out
Movie Kelly
2017
Bomb City
Movie Rome
2016
Blood Surf
Movie Nic
2016
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
Movie Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016
Occupy, Texas
Movie Claire Baker
2015
Twelve Years
Movie Self
2014
Boyhood
Movie Samantha
2001
Waking Life
Movie Young Girl Playing Paper Game
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Stubborn Beast
Movie Rae
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Lost Media
Movie Pandora / Amelia
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Laceration Lounge
Movie The Trinidad Lady
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Mistletoe Massacre
Movie Emily
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CATnip
Movie Mackenzie