Brooklynn Prince
Brooklynn Kimberly Prince is an American actress and filmmaker known for her roles as Moonee in the comedy-drama film The Florida Project and Hilde Lisko in the Apple TV+ series Home Before Dark.
Prince made her directorial debut in 2019 with the short film Colours. In 2025, she wrote, produced, and directed the student short film Happy Thanksgiving. The film is a dark comedy and satire centered on a family gathering that escalates into a murder investigation following a dispute over orange juice. Happy Thanksgiving was featured as an official selection at the 2025 Orlando Independent Film Festival and the All American High School Film Festival. For her work on the film, Prince received the Audience Choice Award at the All American High School Film Festival and was recognized as the "Best Young Female Filmmaker" at the Indie Short Fest in January 2025.
Prince also appeared in The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, The Angry Birds Movie 2, The Turning, and Cocaine Bear.
Career
Prince's parents, including her acting coach mother, began her career at age two, as she appeared in print and screen advertisements for Parenting, Chuck E. Cheese's, and Visit Orlando, among others.In 2017, she starred in The Florida Project, for which she received critical praise. Director Sean Baker has said that Brooklynn was the Spanky in his take on the Little Rascals. She has since taken leading roles in The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part and The Angry Birds Movie 2.
In 2020, Prince starred in the horror film The Turning. She headlined the Apple TV+ series Home Before Dark, which is inspired by the life of Hilde Lysiak, a nine-year-old journalist. She also starred in the Disney+ movie The One and Only Ivan, voicing Ruby the elephant.
In 2023, it was announced that Prince was publishing a comic book she co-wrote with Aliz Fernandez entitled ''Misfortune's Eyes.''