caption birth_place name birth_date yearsactive image article_title birth_name occupation
woodley in 2014 san bernardino county , california , u.s. shailene woodley 15 november 1991 1999 -- present shailene woodley - 2014.jpg shailene woodley
 shailene diann woodley actress
shailene woodley

shailene diann woodley -lrb- born november 15 , 1991 -rrb- is an american actress .
her first major role was as the main character , amy juergens , in the abc family series `` the secret life of the american teenager '' -lrb- 2008 -- 13 -rrb- .
she then appeared in the independent american drama `` the descendants '' -lrb- 2011 -rrb- , for which she received the independent spirit award for best supporting actress and a golden globe nomination for best supporting actress -- motion picture , and `` the spectacular now '' -lrb- 2013 -rrb- , receiving the special jury award for acting at the 2013 sundance film festival and an independent spirit award nomination for best female lead .
woodley gained commercial success when cast as the main protagonist , beatrice `` tris '' prior , in `` the divergent series '' , and as hazel grace lancaster in `` the fault in our stars '' -lrb- 2014 -rrb- .
