Portia Doubleday (full name Porsche Ann) is an American film and television actress. She began her career at the age of 10, but then at the insistence of her parents she took a break to graduate from school. Doubleday is known for the films: "Mr. Robot", "Telekinesis", "She", "Fashionable little thing."
In the creative biography of the young actress, 14 roles in television and film projects. In 2017, she became the executive producer of the short comedy film "Open Concept".
Portia also took part in many popular shows and TV shows about the life of Hollywood stars, including: Today, Made in Hollywood, The Show with Carrie Keegan, Chelsea, and the annual Critics' Choice Awards Awards.
Doubleday was nominated for the 2018 Women's Image Network (WIN) Women's Image Awards.
Facts from the biography
The girl was born in the summer of 1988 in the United States. She grew up in Los Angeles in a creative family. Her parents - Frank Doubleday and Christina Hart - were professional actors. Later, mom became a producer and screenwriter, continued to work in the entertainment industry. The girl has an older sister Caitlin, who also chose the acting profession.
In her interview, Doubleday said that in the early years she was a real tomboy. She loved to play football with the boys and gave parents a lot of trouble.
From childhood, surrounded by creativity and people working in the cinema, the girl always dreamed of becoming an actress. Her television debut took place in 1998 in an advertisement for Golden Fish crackers.
In the same year, not without the help of her parents, she got a small role in the film "The Legend of the Mummy." But she had to postpone her further career in cinema for several years. Parents were opposed to the fact that the daughter continued to act until she graduated from school.
Portia received her education at Downtown Magnets High School. She also attended Center for Enriched Studies in Los Angeles.
After graduation, the girl went to college, where she studied psychology.
Film career
Having started her career in cinema in 1998, the girl continued to act only 10 years later.
In the comedy teen melodrama "Rebellious Youth", she starred in the main role of Shinie Sanders. Her partner on the set was Macle Cera. The film was shot based on the novel of the same name by K. D. Payne.
The actress played a girl with a dull life and a complex character who meets a young man named Nick during a family vacation. After that, the life of the main character begins to change. The film premiered at the 2009 Toronto International Festival.
Then followed the work in the short films "18" and "Between the Days." A year later, Portia played one of the central roles of Lizzy in the drama "Almost Kings".
In 2011, the young actress got the role of Heather in the project Mr. Sunshine. In the same year she began acting in another famous series - "Big Mommies: Son as a Father" in the role of Jasmine.
In the next, third, film version of Stephen King’s novel "Carrie" called "Telekinesis", the actress played the role of Chris Hargensen. The film was released in 2013, but could not gain the same popularity as the first film "Carrie", released in 1976.
After 2 years, Doubleday joined the cast of the new project, "Mr. Robot." In the series, she plays one of the central roles - Angela Moss. The first season of the series was released in 2015. The main roles in it are played by the famous actors Rami Malek and Christian Slater.
The film received high marks from viewers and film critics and was repeatedly nominated for prizes: Golden Globe, Emmy, Guild of Actors, Saturn, MTV.
In 2020, viewers will be able to see Portia in Jeff Wadlow's science fiction adventure film Fantasy Island.
