Whitney Peak (actress)

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Whitney Peak
Born (2003-01-28) January 28, 2003 (age 19)
Kampala, Uganda
OccupationActress
Years active2017−present

Whitney Peak (born 28 January 2003) is a Ugandan-Canadian actress. She stars in the 2021 HBO Max revival of Gossip Girl. Her other work includes the Apple TV+ series Home Before Dark and the Netflix series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.

Early life and education[]

Born in Kampala, Uganda, Peak is the youngest daughter of a Ugandan hairdresser and a Canadian pilot and engineer. She attended boarding school, was a competitive swimmer, and travelled with her father as a child.[1] Her family relocated to Canada in 2012, settling in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia where Peak switched to a public school, including Terry Fox Secondary.[2][3]

Filmography[]

Year Title Role Notes
2017 Campfire Kiss Gillian Television film
2017 Molly's Game Stella
2018 Legends of Tomorrow Lenise Episode: "Wet Hot American Bummer"
2019−2020 Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Judith Blackwood 10 episodes[4][5]
2019 iZombie Student Episode: "Five, Six, Seven, Ate!"
2020 Home Before Dark Alpha Jessica [6]
2021 Gossip Girl Zoya Lott Main role[7]
2022 Hocus Pocus 2 Becca Filming[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Okeowo, Alexis (30 June 2021). "You Know You Love Whitney Peak". Elle. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  2. ^ Berlinger, Max (3 July 2021). "Whitney Peak Has Fun on the 'Gossip Girl' Reboot". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  3. ^ Ukiomogbe, Juliana (16 December 2020). ""This Is Going to Be a Lot": Whitney Peak on the Pressure of Rebooting Gossip Girl". Interview. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  4. ^ Kendal, Hynam (4 May 2021). "Whitney Peak chats the secrecy around the Gossip Girl reboot". Wonderland. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  5. ^ Kim, YeEun (4 August 2020). "Rising 'Gossip Girl' reboot star Whitney Peak serves cozy, comfy looks for summer". HypeBae. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  6. ^ Wright, Julian (28 September 2020). "Shh, Whitney Peak is About to Blow Up". Office. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  7. ^ Porter, Rick (March 2, 2020). "'Gossip Girl' Reboot at HBO Max Casts Quintet of Actors". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  8. ^ November 01, Nick Romano; EDT, 2021 at 11:20 AM. "We now know what 'Hocus Pocus 2' is about". EW.com. Retrieved 2021-11-02.

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