Ava Deluca-Verley (born September 27, 1989) is an American television and film actress who is best known for her role in NBC's comedy series Growing Up Fisher, playing the daughter of Jenna Elfman and J. K. Simmons's characters. She is of French descent.

Ava Deluca-Verley
Born (1989-09-27) September 27, 1989 (age 35)
EducationCarnegie Mellon University (BFA)
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present
Websitewww.avadelucaverley.com

Early life

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Deluca-Verley spent most of her childhood living with her family in Winchester, Massachusetts. She began her artistic education at the Walnut Hill School in Natick, Massachusetts, before attending college at Carnegie Mellon School of Drama, graduating in 2012. Her father is from France. She has dual citizenship in France, and speaks French fluently.[1]

Career

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Deluca-Verley appeared in Oscar-winning screenwriters Jim Rash and Nat Faxon's directorial debut The Way, Way Back starring Steve Carell, Toni Collette and Sam Rockwell, which sold to Fox Searchlight at Sundance Film Festival in 2013. She has guest starred on TNT's Southland, as well as playing a supporting role in Australian feature film, Blinder.

In 2014, she starred alongside Hugo Becker in the PBS three-hour mini series, The Mystery of Matter: Search for Elements, helmed by Emmy Award-winning director Stephen Lyons.[2]

Filmography

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Film
Year Title Role Notes
2013 The Way, Way Back Katy
2013 Blinder College Girl
2019 Ring of Silence April Sharpe
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2013 Southland Rebecca Episode: "Bleed Out"
2014 Growing Up Fisher Katie Fisher Series Regular; 13 episodes
2015 The Mystery of Matter Marie Anne Lavoisier Series Regular
2016 Party Girl (Hulu) Shannon Series Regular
2019 All Rise Maia Lambert Episode: "Long Day's Journey Into ICE"

References

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  1. ^ Longobucco, Alyssa (21 February 2014). "Growing Up Fisher Star Ava DeLuca-Verley Talks Her Top Workout, the Food She'll Eat From the Jar and More". www.self.com. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Ava Deluca-Verley's Bio on WhoSay". Archived from the original on 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2014-01-03.
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