Leila George


Leila George D'Onofrio is an Australian and American actress. She is the daughter of actors Vincent D'Onofrio and Greta Scacchi.

Early life and education

Leila George D'Onofrio was born in 1992 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, to actor and producer Vincent D'Onofrio and actress Greta Scacchi, and raised by her mother in Hurstpierpoint near Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom.
In 2008, she took acting classes at Brighton College. The following year, she attended Crawley College, her mother's alma mater, and in 2010, studied at the Arts Educational Schools, London. In 2011, she went to Australia to study at Sydney Film School. In 2012, she went to the United States to study at the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York City near her father.

Career

In 2013, George worked on the documentary The Last Impresario as an additional camera operator. In 2014, she starred with her mother in Anton Chekhov's The Seagull for Black Swan Theatre Company in Perth. Her mother acted as Arkadina, and she acted as Nina, Arkadina's romantic rival.
In 2016, she played the starring role in Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?, her first feature television film. She appeared in the films Mortal Engines and The Kid. In 2019, George began playing the younger version of Ellen Barkin's character, Janine "Smurf" Cody, in the television series Animal Kingdom.

Personal life

George began a relationship with actor Sean Penn in 2016. They married on 30 July 2020. George filed for divorce on 15 October 2021. The divorce was finalised on 22 April 2022.
Following the 2019–20 Australian bushfires, she co-produced a celebrity fundraiser to support long-term conservation of areas affected by the bushfires; the event was hosted by the Los Angeles Zoo.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018Mortal EnginesKatherine Valentine
2019The KidSara Cutler
2023Gonzo GirlSeptember McAvoy
2024He Ain't HeavyJade
TBARunner KatePost-production
TBARoad House 2 Filming
TBAThe Long Home Edna HodgesCompleted

Television