Odessa A'zion

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Odessa A'zion
Born
Odessa Zion Segall Adlon

(2000-06-17) June 17, 2000 (age 21)[1][2]
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other namesOdessa Adlon
OccupationActress
Years active2011−present
Parent(s)
FamilyGideon Adlon (sister)
Percy Adlon (paternal grandfather)

Odessa Zion Segall Adlon (born June 17, 2000), also known as Odessa A'zion, is an American actress. She is known for her television roles in the CBS series Fam and the Netflix series Grand Army.

Early life and education[]

A'zion is from Los Angeles and also spent parts of her childhood in Boston and Neufahrn, Germany.[3] She is the daughter of actress Pamela Adlon and director Felix O. Adlon, and the middle child between Gideon and Valentine "Rocky" Adlon.[4] Her paternal grandfather is German filmmaker Percy Adlon and her maternal grandfather is American writer-producer Don Segall, who was born to a Jewish family; her English maternal grandmother, originally an Anglican, converted.[5]

A'zion attended Charter High School of the Arts (CHAMPS).[6]

Career[]

She was initially credited as Odessa Adlon. A'zion landed her first notable role in 2017 as Liv in season 5 of Nashville.[7] Her film roles include the 2018 film Ladyworld and the 2020 horror film Let's Scare Julie.[8][9] She appeared in 2 episodes of Wayne.

A'zion landed her first main role as Shannon, the younger sister of Nina Dobrev's character, in the 2019 CBS sitcom Fam.[10] In October 2019, it was announced A'zion would star as Joey Del Marco, the lead character from Slut: The Play, in the 2020 Netflix series Grand Army.[11][12] She and Odley Jean received critical acclaim for their performances.[13]

A'zion played Lana in the independent comedy film Mark, Mary & Some Other People (2021). She has roles in several upcoming horror and thriller films such as Hell House, The Inhabitants, Hellraiser, For the Night, as well as the drama Good Girl Jane.

In December 2021, A'zion was cast in Fresh Kills written and directed by Jennifer Esposito, who will also star.[14]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Conception Interview Kid
2018 Ladyworld Blake
2020 Let's Scare Julie Madison
2021 SuperCool Jaclyn
2021 Mark, Mary & Some Other People Lana
2022 Hellraiser Riley Post-production[15]
TBA Pools Kennedy
TBA Hell House Emory Dupree [16]
TBA The Inhabitant Tara Haldon [17]
TBA Good Girl Jane Bailey [18]
TBA For the Night Tanner Boers [19]

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Better Things Defiance Episode: "Duke's Chorus"
2017 Nashville Liv 5 episodes
2017 What About Barb? Anna Television film
2018 Love Episode: "Stunt Show"
2019 Wayne Trish 2 episodes
2019 Fam Shannon Main role
2019 Milo Murphy's Law Orgaluth Voice role; episode: "Sphere and Loathing in Outer Space"
2020 Day by Day Lili Episode: "I'm Not Done Getting To Know You"
2020 Grand Army Joey Del Marco Main role

References[]

  1. ^ Gideon Adlon (June 17, 2019). "@odessaadlon your 19 today and it's weird because to me we're all still these little babies. I'm so lucky you're my sister, I love you odie". Retrieved October 28, 2020 – via Instagram.[dead link]
  2. ^ Nordstrom, Leigh (March 1, 2019). "Odessa Adlon, Out on Her Own". WWD. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  3. ^ "Shannon: Odessa Adlon". CBS. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  4. ^ McCarthy, Lauren (March 1, 2019). "New Faces: Odessa Adlon Is Totally Prepared to Take Over the World". W Magazine. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  5. ^ Miller, Gerri (February 27, 2020). "Pamela Adlon Wants You to Know 'Better Things' is Scripted". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles.
  6. ^ "About". Odessa Adlon. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  7. ^ Rochlin, Margy (February 21, 2019). "Going Places". Television Academy. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  8. ^ Bugbee, Teo (August 19, 2019). "'Ladyworld' Review: Fresh Talents Prove Themselves in a Twist on 'Lord of the Flies'". The New York Times. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  9. ^ "How Jud Cremata pulled off a one-shot thriller with 'Let's Scare Julie'". Screen Daily. May 7, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  10. ^ Russian, Ale (February 27, 2019). "Fam's Odessa Adlon on the Stress of Taping Weekly Episodes and Having Fun with the Cast on Set". People. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  11. ^ McCarthy, Lauren. "Odessa A'zion isn't afraid of anything — except maybe her new show". Nylon. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  12. ^ White, Peter (October 21, 2019). "Netflix Adapts Katie Cappiello's Play 'Slut' As Drama 'Grand Army' With 'House of Cards' EPs Joshua Donen & Beau Willimon, Odessa A'zion Leads Cast". Deadline. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  13. ^ Sepinwall, Alan (October 13, 2020). "'Grand Army': The Kids Are Not Alright". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  14. ^ Complex, Valerie (13 December 2021). "Odessa A'zion And Emily Bader Will Star With Annabella Sciorra And Jennifer Esposito In 'Fresh Kills'". Deadline Hollywood.
  15. ^ Squires, John (18 June 2021). "Odessa A'zion Takes Lead Role in David Bruckner's 'Hellraiser' Movie". Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  16. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (September 30, 2019). "'Insidious' Actress Stefanie Scott, Odessa Adlon, Jess Weixler Star In Horror Indie 'Hell House'". Deadline.
  17. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (17 December 2020). "Odessa A'zion Joins Dermot Mulroney & Leslie Bibb In 'The Inhabitant' Thriller". Deadline. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  18. ^ Galuppo, Mia (25 March 2021). "Andie MacDowell, Patrick Gibson Set for Addiction Drama 'Good Girl Jane'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  19. ^ Grobar, Matt (28 April 2021). "Odessa A'zion, Aaron Holliday & Will Block To Star In James Kimball's Debut Horror Feature 'For The Night'". Deadline. Retrieved 23 November 2021.

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