Jocelin Donahue

Jocelin Donahue (born November 8, 1981) is an American actress,. She played the lead role in Ti West's critically acclaimed horror film The House of the Devil, winning Best Actress at the 2009 LA Screamfest,[1] and young version of Barbara Hershey's character in Insidious: Chapter 2.[2] In 2015 Donahue starred in the crime thriller The Frontier directed by Oren Shai,[3] and appeared in the 2019 film Doctor Sleep.

Jocelin Donahue
Donahue in 2013
Born (1981-11-08) November 8, 1981
Bristol, Connecticut, U.S.A.
Alma materNew York University
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present

Early life

Donahue was born and raised in Bristol, Connecticut,[4] and graduated from Bristol Central High School in 1999. After high school, she attended New York University, where she earned a degree in sociology.[5]

Career

After a supporting role in the Western horror film The Burrowers (2008), Donahue was cast as the lead in The House of the Devil in 2009. She went on to play leading roles in The Last Godfather by Korean filmmaker Shim Hyung-rae, and in the independent film Live at the Foxes Den. In 2012 she appeared in The End of Love, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and worked with director Terrence Malick on Knight of Cups. In 2016 she appeared in the anthology horror film Holidays (2016), which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in a segment directed by Anthony Scott Burns.[3]

As a commercial actress, she has appeared in numerous national campaigns, including ads for Levi's, Zune, Vitamin Water, Apple, Subway, and Mercedes-Benz.[6] In campaigns for Ketel One and Old Navy, she worked with directors David O. Russell and Roman Coppola.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2008The BurrowersMaryanne Stewart
2009He's Just Not That Into YouCute Girl
2009The House of the DevilSamantha HughesScreamfest Award for Best Actress
2010Wes and Ella Ella
2010The Last GodfatherNancy Bonfante
2012The End of LoveJocelin
2012Free SamplesPaula
2013Insidious: Chapter 2Young Lorraine Lambert
2013Live at the Foxes DenKat
2014The LivingMolly
2014Knight of CupsJocelin
2015The FrontierLaine
2015Furious 7Advisor
2015Midnight Sex Run Jennifer Peters
2015 Summer Camp Christy
2016HolidaysCarol
2016BoomtownEmma Turner
2016Dead AwakeBeth / Kate
2017BoomtownEmma Turner
201720 WeeksEileen
2018All the Creatures Were StirringAlissa
2019I Trapped the DevilSarah
2019Doctor SleepLucy Stone

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2007Not Another High School ShowMelissaTelevision film
2007Dirty Sexy MoneyHostessEpisode: "The Country House"
2010CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationJillian RoseEpisode: "Sin City Blue"
2016StartUpMaddie PierceMain role
2017Lethal WeaponKateEpisode: "Homebodies"
2019The AffairAnnaEpisode: #5.10

References
  1. Staff (October 26, 2009). "'Human Centipede' Wins Best Film At Screamfest". Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  2. "Donahue to 'Insidious' role | Variety". Variety.
  3. Anderson, Derek (April 23, 2016). "Exclusive Interview: Jocelin Donahue Talks "Father's Day" Segment of Horror Anthology HOLIDAYS". The Daily Dead. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  4. McCracken, Kristin (October 30, 2009). "The House of the Devil: Ti West and Jocelin Donahue". Tribeca Film. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  5. "Jocelin Donahue". The Foxes Den Movie. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  6. "Who's That Girl? Meet The House of the Devil's Jocelin Donahue".


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