Shailene Woodley is an American actress best known for her role as Tris in the box office hit franchise Divergent and the blockbuster success The Fault in Our Stars. Recently, Woodley has received critical acclaim for her portrayal of Jane Chapman in the HBO series Big Little Lies.

Woodley rose to fame as a teenager after being cast in The Secret Life of the American Teenager’s leading role. Her portrayal of Amy Juergens received five Teen Choice Awards nominations. Later, Woodley gained critical acclaim for her film debut in The Descendants, for which she was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture and won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female. However, it was her starring role in the romantic drama, The Fault in Our Stars that won her global recognition. The film adaptation of John Green’s novel was a blockbuster hit and resulted in Woodley receiving The Hollywood Film Award for Hollywood Breakout Performance.

Her success led to a lead role in hugely popular sci-fi trilogy The Divergent Series, and in 2016 Woodley starred in Oliver Stone’s biographical thriller Snowden. She was then cast next to Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon in the 2017 hit series Big Little Lies. Woodley was later nominated for an Emmy and a Golden Globe Award for her portrayal of Jane Chapman. Most recently, Woodley has produced and starred in the film Adrift, for which she won the Rising Star Award during the 2018 Deauville Film Festival. In 2019, she was cast as a talented but troubled cop in the critically acclaimed thriller Misanthrope.