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India Eisley
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Eisley in January 2019
Born (1993-10-29) October 29, 1993 (age 31)
Occupation Actress
Years active 2003–present
Parents
Relatives Anthony Eisley (grandfather)

India Eisley (born October 29, 1993) is an actress from both Britain and America. She is well-known for her TV roles. These include Ashley Juergens in The Secret Life of the American Teenager and Fauna Hodel in I Am the Night. She has also starred in movies like Underworld: Awakening and Look Away.

Early Life and Family

India Joy Eisley was born in Los Angeles on October 29, 1993. Her mother is English actress Olivia Hussey. Her father is American musician David Glen Eisley.

India comes from a family of performers. Her grandfather, Anthony Eisley, was an American actor. Her other grandfather, Andreas Osuna, was an opera singer from Argentina. She also has two older half-brothers.

Acting Career Highlights

India Eisley started her acting career early. She appeared with her mother in the 2005 movie Headspace. After some smaller roles, she got a big part in 2008.

Breakthrough Role

India became widely known for her role in The Secret Life of the American Teenager. She played Ashley Juergens, the younger sister of the main character, Amy Juergens. This TV series aired from 2008 to 2013.

Film Roles and Projects

In 2012, India was cast as Eve in the movie Underworld: Awakening. She played the hybrid daughter of Selene and Michael Corvin. She was chosen because she looked a lot like Kate Beckinsale, who played Selene.

India then starred as Sawa in the 2014 action film Kite. She acted alongside Samuel L. Jackson in this movie.

In 2015, India played Briar Rose in the horror-thriller film The Curse of Sleeping Beauty. That same year, she starred in the TV movie My Sweet Audrina for Lifetime. This movie was based on a book by V. C. Andrews.

In 2017, she appeared in the Netflix film Clinical. In 2018, India played the main role of Maria / Airam in the psychological thriller Look Away.

Recent Work

In 2019, India Eisley starred as Fauna Hodel in the series I Am the Night. This six-part series was based on Fauna Hodel's true story. It premiered on January 27, 2019, on TNT.

More recently, she played Tillie Gardner in the 2020 film Dead Reckoning. In 2021, she was Lucy in the movie Every Breath You Take.

Filmography

Film Appearances

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Headspace Martha
2012 Underworld: Awakening Eve
2014 Kite Sawa
2015 Social ... Julia Coulson
2016 The Curse of Sleeping Beauty Briar Rose / The Sleeping Beauty
Amerigeddon Penny
Underworld: Blood Wars Eve Archival footage
2017 Clinical Nora Green
2018 Adolescence Alice
Look Away Maria / Airam
2020 Dead Reckoning Tillie Gardner
2021 Every Breath You Take Lucy
2023 American Outlaws Lee-Grace Dougherty
2024 Dead Money Chloe

Television Roles

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Mother Teresa of Calcutta English Girl Television film; uncredited
2008–2013 The Secret Life of the American Teenager Ashley Juergens Main role (seasons 1–4); special guest (season 5)
2014 Nanny Cam Heather Lambert Television film
2016 My Sweet Audrina Audrina Adare
2019 I Am the Night Fauna Hodel Main role

See also

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