Ahna O'Reilly

Ahna O'Reilly Biography

Ahna O'Reilly (born September 21, 1984) is an American actress. She is best known for her supporting role as Elizabeth Leefolt in the 2011 award-winning drama film The Help.

Career

O'Reilly began her acting career in 2003 in the film, Bill the Intern. She has appeared in several other movies like Dinocroc, Nancy Drew, Just Add Water and Forgetting Sarah Marshall. She also acted in television series like CSI:NY, Unhitched, The Vampire Diaries and Prime Suspect. In 2011, she appeared in the movie The Help based on Kathryn Stockett's best-selling novel of the same name, a period piece set in Jackson, Mississippi, in the 1960s. The film opened to positive reviews and became a box-office success with a worldwide gross of $211,608,112. It also won several ensemble awards including National Board of Review Award, Screen Actors Guild Award and Satellite Award. O'Reilly co-starred in the 2013 film Jobs, alongside Ashton Kutcher and Josh Gad, about the life of technology pioneer Steve Jobs.

In 2016, she appeared in the Roundabout Theatre Company off-Broadway production of The Robber Bridegroom. A cast recording featuring O'Reilly in her role as Rosamund was released on September 9, 2016.

Personal life

O'Reilly graduated from Menlo School in 2003 and attended the University of Southern California for one year before dropping out.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Bill the Intern	Actress
2004	Dinocroc	Beach-Goer
2007	Succubus: Hell-Bent	Bikini Babe
2007	Good Time Max	Girl Jumping on Bed
2007	Nancy Drew	'No' Woman
2008	CSI: NY	Halie	1 episode
2008	Forgetting Sarah Marshall	Leslie
2008	Unhitched	Blind Hostess	1 episode
2008	Just Add Water	Tammy
2008	Incitement	McKenna	Short film
2009	The Harsh Life of Veronica Lambert (5 Nights in Hollywood)	Maya
2009	Herpes Boy	Christeee
2010	Crazy/Sexy/Awkward	Cindy	Short video
2010	House Under Siege	Lana
2011	0s & 1s	Caitlin
2011	Girls! Girls! Girls!
2011	The Vampire Diaries	Jessica Cohen	1 episode ("The Descent")
2011	The Help	Elizabeth Leefolt	Black Film Critics Circle Award for Best Ensemble Black Reel Award for Best Ensemble Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast Hollywood Film Festival Award for Ensemble of the Year National Board of Review Award for Best Cast Satellite Award for Best Cast - Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble Women Film Critics Circle Award for Best Ensemble Nominated "? Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble Nominated "? San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by an Ensemble Nominated "? Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble
2011	Prime Suspect	Emma	1 episode
2012	From the Head	Lily
2012	I Am Ben	Max
2012	The Tournament Challenge Challenged		Short film
2012	The Time Being	Olivia
2012	The Perfect Fit	Goth girl	Short film
2013	Miss Dial	Concerned Pet Owner	Completed
2013	CBGB	Mary Harron
2013	The Big Ask	Zoe
2013	Fruitvale Station	Katie
2013	Jobs	Chrisann Brennan
2013	As I Lay Dying	Dewey Dell Bundren
2013	Lucky Them	Charlotte
2014	How I Met Your Mother	Kelly	1 episode (Season 9, Episode 16 "How Your Mother Met Me")
2014	The Sound and the Fury	Caddy Compson
2015	She's Funny That Way	Former Prostitute
2015	No Way Jose	Dusty Morrison	Lead role
2016	Elvis & Nixon	Mary Anne Peterson
TBA	In Dubious Battle	Edith "Edie" Malone	Filming

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