True Laurita O'Brien (born February 28, 1994) is an American model and actress. She is best known for her Daytime Emmy Award winning portrayal of Paige Larson on NBC's soap opera Days of Our Lives.[1]
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Born | True Laurita O'Brien (1994-02-28) February 28, 1994 (age 28) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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Years active | 2012–present |
Relatives | Hailee Steinfeld (cousin) |
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Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
Hair color | Brown |
Eye color | Brown |
Agency | Ford Models (Los Angeles) |
O'Brien is signed with Ford Models.[2] She started at the age of five when her mother got her into television commercials, and subsequently got into modeling at the age of 13. During her teenage years she modeled for the likes of Guess and Pottery Barn. O'Brien appeared in the Girlfriend perfume campaign with Justin Bieber, and as his second girlfriend in his music video, "One Time".[3] She began her acting career in 2012, when she guest starred in an episode of Jessie playing the role of Diamond Bloodworth.[4]
In 2014, she joined the cast of the Daytime Emmy Award winning soap opera Days of Our Lives, portraying the role of Paige Larson; she debuted on March 3, 2014.[5][6] O'Brien is signed to a two-year deal with the series.[7] In June 2015, it was reported that O'Brien was let go from the soap,[8] and last appeared on September 9, 2015. In 2016, she joined the series Queen Sugar as Stella.[9]
O'Brien was born in Los Angeles, California, to Elizabeth Marie (née Domasin), a housewife, and John Richard O'Brien, a graphic designer. Her maternal first cousin is actress Hailee Steinfeld whose mother is Cheri (née Domasin), an interior designer.[10][11] Both O’Brien’s and Steinfeld’s maternal grandfather was Ricardo Domasin who was of half Filipino (from Bohol)[12] and half African-American descent.[13][14] Their maternal grand-uncle is former child actor Larry Domasin.[15]
In her spare time, O'Brien enjoys cooking, working out, eating healthy, kickboxing and doing yoga.[16] She has been dating her former Days of Our Lives co-star Casey Moss since 2015. Moss and O'Brien got engaged on June 9th 2022[17][18]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Jessie | Diamond Bloodworth | Episode: "Trashin' Fashion" |
2014–15, 2017, 2020 | Days of Our Lives | Paige Larson | Series regular 2014–15, guest 2017 and 2020
138 episodes |
2016 | Queen Sugar | Stella | Episodes: "Thy Will Be Done" and "The Darker Sooner" |
2016 | Code Black | Joy Samton | Episode: "Hero Complex" |
2018 | Taco Bell: Web of Fries | Millennial | Short film |
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2009 | "One Time" | Justin Bieber | Extra |
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2016 |
Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series | Days of Our Lives | Won |
My grandfather, my mom's dad, was half African-American, half Filipino.
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