Chiara Aurelia de Braconier d'Alphen (born 2002[1]) is an American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the films Gerald's Game and Back Roads. She stars as Jeanette Turner in the Freeform teen drama series Cruel Summer.
Chiara Aurelia | |
|---|---|
| Born | Chiara Aurelia de Braconier d'Alphen 2002 (age 19–20) Taos, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2014-present |
Aurelia was born in Taos, New Mexico[2] to Frederic de Braconier d'Alphen and Claudia Kleefeld. De Braconier d'Alphen, who died when Aurelia was three, was from Leuven, Belgium, the great nephew of Édouard Empain and a descendant of Peter Paul Rubens. Kleefield is the daughter of singer and actor Tony Travis/Kleefeld and author and poet Carolyn Mary Kleefeld, and the granddaughter of builder Mark Taper, of the Mark Taper Forum.[3] Her mother's family is Jewish.[4] Aurelia has an older sister in England.[5]
Aurelia grew up in Albuquerque. She began acting in school productions and local drama classes when she was five. From the age of 11, she split her time between Albuquerque and Los Angeles pursuing her career.[2][6] She studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute.[7]
Aurelia began her career as a child actress with small film and television roles as well as appearances in short films such as Dead Celebrity (2014).[8] She played a younger version of Carla Gugino's character in the 2017 film adaptation of Stephen King's Gerald's Game,[9] and portrayed Misty Altmyer in Alex Pettyfer's 2018 directorial debut Back Roads,[10] both earned her Young Entertainer Awards.
In 2021, Aurelia began starring as Jeanette Turner in the Freeform series Cruel Summer as well as playing Rose Lord in the TNT series Tell Me Your Secrets.[11] She also appeared in the film Fear Street Part Two: 1978.[12] For her performance in Cruel Summer, Aurelia received HCA and Critics' Choice Award nominations. In July 2021, it was announced Aurelia had joined the cast of the Netflix film adaptation of Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll.[13]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | We Are Your Friends | Kayli | |
| 2015 | Big Sky | Grace | |
| 2017 | Gerald's Game | Young Jessie | |
| 2018 | Back Roads | Misty Altmyer | |
| 2021 | Fear Street Part Two: 1978 | Sheila | |
| 2022 | Luckiest Girl Alive | young Tiffani "Ani" Fanelli |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Young Karen Bishop | Episode: "Dead in his tracks" |
| 2014 | Pretty Little Liars | Addison | Episode: "How the 'A' Stole Christmas" |
| 2015 | Agent Carter | 10 Year Old Eva | Episode: "The Iron Ceiling" |
| 2015 | Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn | Denise | Episode: "Quad-ventures in Babysitting" |
| 2015 | Foreseeable | Zoey Williams | Television film |
| 2016 | Recovery Road | 12 Year Old Ellie | Episode: "Sick as Our Secrets" |
| 2016 | Secret Summer | Hailey | Television film |
| 2018 | The Brave | Verina Curtis | 2 episodes |
| 2021 | Tell Me Your Secrets | Rose Lord | Main role |
| 2021 | Cruel Summer | Jeanette Turner | Main role |
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | CineRockom International Film Festival | Best Young Artist | Opal | Won | |
| 2016 | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a TV Movie or Special – Young Actress | Secret Summer | Nominated | |
| 2017 | BaM Awards | Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Supporting Role | Gerald's Game | Won | |
| 2018 | Young Entertainer Awards | Best Supporting Young Actress – Independent or Film Festival Feature Film | Gerald's Game | Won | |
| 2019 | Young Entertainer Awards | Best Supporting Young Actress – Independent or Film Festival Feature Film | Back Roads | Won | |
| National Film & Television Awards | Best Newcomer | Herself | Nominated | [14] | |
| 2021 | Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards | Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama | Cruel Summer | Nominated | [15] |
| Women's Image Network Awards | Outstanding Actress – Drama Series | Cruel Summer | Nominated | ||
| 2022 | Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best Actress in a Drama Series | Cruel Summer | Nominated | [16] |