Lorelei Linklater
Biography
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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Full filmography
- Boyhood (2014) as Samantha
- Waking Life (2001) as Young Girl Playing Paper Game
- Bomb City (2017) as Rome
- Skate to Hell (2026) as Marianne
- Rent Free (2024) as Valentina
- Desert Fiends (2024) as Dawn
- Amityville Toothache (2026) as Julie
- Woods Witch (2023) as Lucia
- Mistletoe Massacre as Emily
- Twelve Years (2015) as Self
- Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny (2016) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Blood Surf (2016) as Nic
- Pay to Die as Marley
- We the Coyotes (2018) as Katie
- American Trash (2024) as Melissa
- Camp Blood 9: Bride of Blood (2024) as Abby
- Occupy, Texas (2016) as Claire Baker
- Christmas Cars (2019) as Danny
- Autumn Road (2021) as Laura
- Amityville Bigfoot (2024) as Casey
- CATnip as Mackenzie
- Buck Alamo or (A Phantasmagorical Ballad) (2023) as Caroline
- Mission from Outer Space 2037 (2023) as Vesper Mara
- Evil for Dinner (2025)