Oona Laurence

Oona Laurence is an American actress. She is best known for the roles of Leila Hope in Southpaw and Matilda Wormwood in Matilda on Broadway alongside Bailey Ryon, Milly Shapiro, and Sophia Gennusa. She began her career as a New York City-based child actress, with credits in film, theatre, and television.

Career

After several appearances in regional theatre productions and minor roles in short films and television episodes, Laurence auditioned for the new musical Matilda on Broadway in 2012. Laurence landed the role of Matilda, performing in the show from March 4 to December 15, 2013. She performed alongside Bailey Ryon, Milly Shapiro, and Sophia Gennusa.
After Matilda, Laurence transitioned to film acting, appearing in Tumorhead, A Little Game, The Grief of Others, I Smile Back, Damsel, Lamb, and Southpaw, portraying the daughter of Jake Gyllenhaal and Rachel McAdams' characters.
She has appeared on television in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Orange Is the New Black.
In 2016, she co-starred as Natalie in the film Pete's Dragon, and portrayed Jane Mitchell, the daughter of Mila Kunis' character Amy Mitchell, in Bad Moms.
In 2017, Laurence co-starred opposite Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, and Elle Fanning in Sofia Coppola's The Beguiled.
She is the voice of Hedgehog and additional characters in the Cartoon Network series Summer Camp Island. She also performs the theme song.
In 2020, she starred in the Netflix American family dark fantasy film A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting alongside Tom Felton, Indya Moore, and Tamara Smart.

Laurence lives in New York City and has two sisters.

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2013	Tony Award	Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre	Matilda the Musical	Won
2013	Grammy Award	Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album	Matilda the Musical	Nomitated
2015	Hell's Half Mile Film & Music Festival	Best Actress	Lamb	Nomitated
2015	Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association	Best Youth Performance	Southpaw	Nomitated
2016	Young Entertainer Award	Best Leading Young Actress- Feature Film	Southpaw	Nomitated
2017	Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Teen Actress	Pete's Dragon	Won