Ayanna Berkshire
Acting Born Jan 17, 1977 San Juan Islands, Washington, USA 24 credits
Biography
Ayanna Berkshire is an American stage and screen actress, a resident artist of Artists Repertory Theatre (Portland, Oregon) and a 2020 recipient of the TCG and Fox Fellowship Foundation Resident Actor Fellowship, recognized for distinguished achievement. She is best known for her role as Cora in the first of the Twilight Saga films. Originally from a remote island chain in Washington State, Ayanna was just three years old when she began performing for audiences as a young dancer and actress. She had her first agent at 13 years old and has been working professionally since the age of 20. Ayanna splits her time between Portland, Oregon and Los Angeles, California.
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Full filmography
- Grey's Anatomy (2005) as Doctor
- Castle (2009) as Interviewer
- Grimm (2011) as Dr. Rose
- Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000) as Helpful Woman
- Leverage (2008) as Sarah Pennington
- The Librarians (2014) as Dr. Njenga
- Twilight (2008) as Cora
- American Vandal (2017) as Joan McGovern
- The Hunted (2003) as Bus Stop Mom (uncredited)
- All Together Now (2020) as Officer Garland
- Leave No Trace (2018) as Dr. Berkshire (uncredited)
- Lean on Pete (2018) as Cop 1
- Wendy and Lucy (2008) as Pound Employee
- Extraordinary Measures (2010) as Wendy Temple
- New Life (2023) as Molly Presser
- Sometimes I Think About Dying (2024) as Emma
- Say Uncle (2006) as Mother #2
- Dead Deer High (2026) as Rachel
- Who Are You People (2023) as Therapist
- The Dust Factory (2004) as Hope
- The Dark Divide (2020) as Mrs. Gordon
- Punk Love (2006) as Officer Lawson's Girl
- The Way We Speak (2024) as Annette Davis
- The Shasta Triangle (2019) as Sam