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Eliza Scanlen

Acting Born Jan 6, 1999 Sydney, Australia 31 credits

Biography

Eliza Jane Scanlen is an Australian actress born on 6 January 1999. She gained recognition for her role as Tabitha Ford in the Australian soap opera Home and Away. She received critical acclaim for playing a troubled teenager in the HBO miniseries Sharp Objects. Scanlen also starred as young Eleanor Roosevelt in the Showtime series The First Lady. She made her film debut in 2019 with starring roles in Babyteeth and Little Women, the latter directed by Greta Gerwig. Her performances have showcased her versatility as an actress in various television and film projects.

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Known for

Film

Caddo Lake

as Ellie

Mayfair Witches

as Jessica
Film

Old

as Kara Aged 15
Film

The Devil All the Time

as Lenora Laferty
Film

Babyteeth

as Milla
Film

Little Women

as Beth March

Sharp Objects

as Amma Crellin

Home and Away

as Tabitha

Frequent co-stars

Saoirse Ronan 1 shared title
Emma Watson 1 shared title
Florence Pugh 1 shared title
Laura Dern 1 shared title
Timothée Chalamet 1 shared title
Tracy Letts 1 shared title
Bob Odenkirk 1 shared title
James Norton 1 shared title
Louis Garrel 1 shared title
Jayne Houdyshell 1 shared title

Career timeline

Dope GirlsNational Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest
Caddo LakeBody of WaterBody of Water · Director of PhotographyBody of Water · WriterBody of Water · Editor
Mayfair WitchesThe Starling GirlHow Can I Help You · DirectorHow Can I Help You · Writer
The First Lady
OldFires
The Devil All the TimeBabyteethMukbang · WriterMukbang · Director
Little Women
Sharp ObjectsLove and Other Places
Grace
Lacuna
Home and Away

Full filmography

  • Dope Girls (2025) as Violet Davies
  • National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest (2025) as Cecily Cardew
  • Caddo Lake (2024) as Ellie
  • Body of Water (2024)
  • Body of Water (2024) Director of Photography
  • Body of Water (2024) Writer
  • Body of Water (2024) Editor
  • Body of Water (2024) Director
  • Mayfair Witches (2023) as Jessica
  • The Starling Girl (2023) as Jem Starling
  • How Can I Help You (2023) Director
  • How Can I Help You (2023) Writer
  • The First Lady (2022) as Young Eleanor Roosevelt
  • Old (2021) as Kara Aged 15
  • Fires (2021) as Natasha 'Tash' Jasic
  • The Devil All the Time (2020) as Lenora Laferty
  • Babyteeth (2020) as Milla
  • Mukbang (2020) Writer
  • Mukbang (2020) Director
  • Little Women (2019) as Beth March
  • Sharp Objects (2018) as Amma Crellin
  • Love and Other Places (2018) as Claude
  • Grace (2017) as Grace
  • Lacuna (2016) as Zoe
  • Home and Away (1988) as Tabitha
  • Unspeakable as Lil
  • Let It Come Down
  • All That I Am
  • Fear Is the Rider
  • Margin of Error Director
  • Margin of Error Writer