Kara Hayward

Kara Hayward (born November 17, 1998) is an American actress. She is known for her lead role as Suzy Bishop in the 2012 feature film Moonrise Kingdom, which earned her a nomination for the Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actress in a Feature Film in 2013. Two years later, she played Emily Parris, one of the lead roles in The Sisterhood of Night.
==Early life and career==
Hayward was born and raised in Andover, Massachusetts. She went to an open casting call for Moonrise Kingdom and was chosen for the role of Suzy Bishop. It was her first audition for a feature film. She had no professional acting experience prior to being cast.
USA Today ran a feature on Hayward and her Moonrise Kingdom co-star Jared Gilman on May 22, 2012.
She moved to Los Angeles after graduating high school, saying, "I know what I want to do." Soon after, she got the role of Iris Deerborne in To the Stars.
==Personal life==
Hayward has been a member of Mensa since she was nine years old. She attended Andover High School, a public school in Andover, Massachusetts.
==Filmography==
===Film===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
2012	Moonrise Kingdom 	Suzy Bishop 	Won - PFCS Award for Best Ensemble ActingNominated - Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young PerformerNominated - CFCA Award for Most Promising PerformerNominated - Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress
2014	The Sisterhood of Night	Emily Parris 	
2015	Quitters 	Etta 	
2015	Fan Girl 	Jamie 	
2016	Manchester by the Sea 	Silvie McCann 	
2016	Paterson 	Female Student	
2018	Isle of Dogs 	Peppermint 	Voice only
2019	To the Stars 	Iris Deerborne	
2019	Us 	Nancy / Syd 	
2020	GigiBoy 	Gigi 	Short film
2020	The Social Dilemma 	Cassandra 	
2020	Drunk Bus 	Kat 	
2022	Slayers 	Flynn Chambers	
===Television===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
2013	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Rachel Burns	Episode: "Dissonant Voices"
2013	White Collar 	Bee Wolcott 	Episode: "Master Plan"
2017	Haters Back Off 	Amanda 	5 episodes
2022	Roar 	Millie 	Episode: "The Girl Who Loved Horses"
===Podcasts===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes 	
2020–2021	The Shadow Diaries	Shana Secco	Voice role	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Actresses from Massachusetts
Category:American child actresses
Category:American film actresses
Category:Living people
Category:Mensans
Category:People from Andover, Massachusetts
Category:1998 births
Category:21st-century American actresses