# Liana Liberato

Liana Daine Liberato (born August 20, 1995) is an American actress. She played the younger version of the female lead in the 2014 film The Best of Me and starred in the drama films The Last Sin Eater (2007) and Trust (2010), the thriller films Trespass (2011) and Erased (2012), and the horrors Haunt (2013) and The Beach House (2019). In 2017, she was part of the ensemble cast of the drama Novitiate and in 2018 she starred in the comedy Banana Split.
From 2018 to 2019, Liberato starred in the leading role on the Hulu thriller series Light as a Feather as McKenna Brady, for which she received two nominations for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Digital Daytime Drama Series (2019) and Outstanding Principal Performance in a Daytime Program (2020). In 2023, she would appear in Scream VI, Totally Killer, the Peacock comedy thriller series Based on a True Story, and Criminal Minds (2024).

## Early life

Liberato was born on August 20, 1995. She is from Galveston, Texas. Liberato married longtime boyfriend Tommy O'Brien in 2022 after being engaged in 2020.

## Career

In 2005, Liberato made her acting debut in the television series Cold Case and has appeared on Sons of Anarchy, CSI: Miami. She also made an appearance in the music video for Miley Cyrus's song, "7 Things". The following year she appeared in the fourth season of House, and was featured in the June issue of The New York Times Magazine. In 2007, Liberato obtained the leading role in the 20th Century Fox adventure film The Last Sin Eater.
2010 found Liberato starring in the film Trust. Her performance, praised by Roger Ebert in his review of the film, won her the Silver Hugo Award for Best Actress at the 46th Chicago International Film Festival. In June, she was cast in the film Trespass. She played Kim in If I Stay and the younger version of the female lead in the 2014 film The Best of Me. In 2014, Liberato was named one of the best actors under the age of 20 by IndieWire.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | The Last Sin Eater | Cadi Forbes | |
| 2007 | Safe Harbour | Philippa "Pip" MacKenzie | |
| 2010 | Trust | Annie Cameron | |
| 2011 | Trespass | Avery Miller | |
| 2012 | Erased | Amy Logan | |
| 2012 | Stuck in Love | Kate | |
| 2013 | Jake Squared | Young Joanne | |
| 2013 | Free Ride | MJ | |
| 2013 | Haunt | Samantha Richards | |
| 2014 | If I Stay | Kim Schein | |
| 2014 | The Best of Me | Young Amanda Collier | |
| 2016 | Dear Eleanor | Ellie Potter | |
| 2017 | Novitiate | Sister Emily | |
| 2017 | To the Bone | Kelly | |
| 2017 | 1 Mile to You | Henny | |
| 2017 | Isabel | Isabel | Short film |
| 2017 | Nobody Knows | Cheyenne Bridell | Short film |
| 2018 | Measure of a Man | Michelle Marks | |
| 2018 | Banana Split | Clara | |
| 2019 | To the Stars | Maggie Richmond | |
| 2019 | The Beach House | Emily | |
| 2022 | Dig | Lola | |
| 2023 | Scream VI | Quinn Bailey | |
| 2023 | Totally Killer | Tiffany Clark | |
| 2023 | Hidden Exposure | Sabina | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2005 | The Inside | Dina Presley | Episode: "Little Girl Lost" |
| 2005 | Cold Case | Charlotte Jones (1963) | Episode: "Strange Fruit" |
| 2005 | CSI: Miami | Amy Manning | Episode: "Recoil" |
| 2008 | House | Jane | Episode: "It's a Wonderful Lie" |
| 2008–2009 | Sons of Anarchy | Tristen Oswald | Episodes: "Fun Town", "Gilead" |
| 2012 | Paradise Drive | Liana | Episode: "Our Own Daisy Duke" |
| 2018–2019 | Light as a Feather | McKenna Brady / Jennifer Brady | Main role (as McKenna); recurring role (as Jennifer) |
| 2022 | A Million Little Things | Kai | Episodes: "Slipping", "Out of Hiding" |
| 2023–present | Based on a True Story | Tory Thompson | Main role |
| 2024 | Criminal Minds: Evolution | Jade Waters | Recurring role; 4 episodes |

### Web

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2020 | Day by Day | Hannah (voice) | Podcast series; episode: "Destiny Cinema 2" |

### Music videos

| Year | Title | Artist(s) |
| 2008 | "7 Things" | Miley Cyrus |
| 2011 | "Maybe" | Nat & Alex Wolff |
| 2018 | "Stranger Things" | Kygo ft. OneRepublic |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2011 | Silver Hugo Award | Best Actress | Trust | Won |
| 2011 | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Most Promising Performer | Trust | Nominated |
| 2011 | Women Film Critics Circle | Best Young Actress | Trust | Nominated |
| 2019 | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Digital Daytime Drama Series | Light as a Feather | Nominated |
| 2020 | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Principal Performance in a Daytime Program | Light as a Feather | Nominated |