Violett Beane (born May 18, 1996[1]) is an American actress. She played Jesse Wells/Jesse Quick in The CW's The Flash, as well as Markie Cameron in the 2018 horror film Truth or Dare.[2] From 2018 to 2020, she starred as Cara Bloom in the CBS television series God Friended Me. In 2024, she starred as Imogene Scott in the Hulu mystery series Death and Other Details.
Violett Beane | |
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 Beane in February 2019 | |
| Born | May 18, 1996 St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2015–present |
Early life
editBeane was born May 18, 1996,[1] in St. Petersburg, Florida. At ten years old, she moved to Austin, Texas, where she grew up and which she considers her hometown.[3] After moving to Austin, Beane fell in love with performing and studied drama throughout middle and high school. She completed her schooling at McCallum High School in Austin, Texas. Though Beane always felt like she was meant to perform, it was not until her senior year of high school that she focused on acting professionally and found an agent in Austin.[4]
Beane was raised by her parents as a Quaker as she mentioned in an interview on ONTVtoday: "I was raised Quaker, and I went to meetings every Sunday for most of my childhood."[5]
Career
editIn 2015, Beane landed a recurring role in season 2 of HBO series The Leftovers. Beane played Taylor Truitt, a local girl in Jarden, Texas, who went missing along with two other girls.
Following The Leftovers, Beane was cast in The CW's hit superhero drama The Flash as Jesse Wells (nicknamed "Jesse Quick"), the daughter of Earth-2 Harrison Wells (Tom Cavanagh).[6] Jesse is a bright college student who gets caught in the battle between The Flash (Barry Allen) and Zoom.[7] In the Flash comics, Jesse Quick is a speedster who becomes the partner of Wally West (currently played on The Flash by Keiynan Lonsdale). Beane returned as Jesse in season 3 of the show.[8]
Beane recurred in the Fox medical drama series The Resident as Lily, a cancer patient under the care of Dr. Conrad Hawkins (Matt Czuchry) and Dr. Devon Pravesh (Manish Dayal). Abandoned by her fiancé and far from home, Lily inspires the hospital staff to be protective and emotionally involved in her outcome. The course of her treatment was determined by famous oncologist, Dr. Lane Hunter (Melina Kanakaredes).[9]
Beane's film credits include the indie horror film Flay, Slash, and the documentary Tower, which focuses on the University of Texas at Austin shooting in 1966, which was the first mass school shooting in the United States. In Tower, Beane portrays Claire Wilson, who was eight months pregnant during the shooting and lost her unborn baby and boyfriend that day.
In May 2017, Beane was cast as Markie Cameron in the Blumhouse supernatural thriller film Truth or Dare,[10] which was released in theaters on April 13, 2018.[11] From 2018 to 2020, Beane starred in the CBS television series God Friended Me opposite Brandon Micheal Hall.[12][13]
Personal life
editBeane is vegan and posed nude for PETA in support of that lifestyle.[14] Beane moved to New York City to film God Friended Me.[15][16][17]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Slash | Lindsay | |
| 2016 | Tower | Claire Wilson | Animated documentary film |
| 2018 | Truth or Dare | Markie Cameron | |
| 2019 | Flay | Bethany |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Leftovers | Taylor | Recurring role, 5 episodes |
| 2015–2018 | The Flash | Jesse Wells / Jesse Quick | Recurring role (seasons 2–4), 21 episodes |
| 2016 | Chicago P.D. | Maya Collins | Episode: "Some Friend" |
| 2018 | The Resident | Lily Kendall | Recurring role (season 1), 8 episodes |
| 2018 | Legends of Tomorrow | Jesse Wells | Episode: "Necromancing the Stone" |
| 2018–2020 | God Friended Me | Cara Bloom | Main role |
| 2024 | Death and Other Details | Imogene Scott | Lead role[18] |
References
edit- ^ a b Rose, Mike (May 18, 2023). "Famous birthdays list for May 18, 2023 includes celebrity Tina Fey". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- ^ "'The Flash' Casts Violett Beane as New Hero, Demore Barnes as New Villain". TheWrap. August 25, 2015.
- ^ "'God Friended Me' ... and Violett Beane; actress previews new CBS series". Niagara Frontier Publications. September 27, 2018.
- ^ "INTERVIEW: Violett Beane, Star in 'The Flash' on CW!". Breakdownservices.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
- ^ "Violett Beane finds 'God Friended Me' has many friends". ONTVtoday. March 11, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
- ^ Ausiello, Michael (August 25, 2015). "The Flash Casts Newcomer as Heroine Speedster Jesse Quick". TVLine.
- ^ "'The Flash' Casts Violett Beane as New Hero, Demore Barnes as New Villain". Yahoo!.
- ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (June 24, 2016). "The Flash Season 3: Jesse Will Return — But to What Reality? And With Powers?". TVLine.
- ^ Petski, Denise (September 7, 2017). "The Resident: Violett Beane Set To Recur In New Fox Drama". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ N'Duka, Amanda (May 24, 2017). "'Teen Wolf' Star Tyler Posey, Violett Beane & More Are Game For 'Truth Or Dare' From Blumhouse". Deadline. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (January 11, 2017). "'Blumhouse's Truth Or Dare' Moves Up Two Weeks To Friday The 13th – Update". Deadline. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ "'God Friended Me': Violett Beane To Star In CBS Comedic Drama Pilot About Faith". Deadline Hollywood. February 28, 2018.
- ^ Petski, Denise (April 16, 2020). "'God Friended Me' Star Violett Beane Saddened By "The End Of The Road For The God Squad"". Deadline. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
- ^ Ashton, Will (April 28, 2018). "The Flash Star Violett Beane Gets Naked For PETA". Cinema Blend. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
- ^ "Violett Beane". UpfrontNY. October 31, 2018.
- ^ "Comedy drama God Friended Me imagines God on Facebook". Stuff. October 9, 2019. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
- ^ "COVER - Can't Catch Violett Beane". Jejune Magazine. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
- ^ "Mandy Patinkin Is the World's Greatest Detective in First 'Death and Other Details' Images". Collider. November 10, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.