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Ayanna Berkshire

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Ayanna Berkshire
Sometimes I Think About Dying, Conference Room intros: Ayanna Berkshire, Meg Stalter, Dave Merheje, Brittany O'Grady, Rich Hinz, Daisy Ridley, Sean Tarjyoto. Directed by Rachel Lambert  © 2024 Oscilloscope Laboratories
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Ayanna Berkshire is an American stage and screen actress, a resident artist of Artists Repertory Theatre and a 2020 recipient of the TCG and Fox Fellowship Foundation Resident Actor Fellowship, recognized for distinguished career achievement. She is best known for her role as Cora in the film, Twilight. Originally from a remote island chain in Washington State, Ayanna was just three years old when she began performing for audiences as a young dancer and actress. She had her first agent at 13 years old and has been working professionally since the age of 20.
BornJanuary 16, 1977
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BornJanuary 16, 1977
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Known for

    Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson in Twilight: Chapitre 1 - Fascination (2008)
    Twilight: Chapitre 1 - Fascination
    5.3
    • Cora
    • 2008
    Daisy Ridley in La vie rêvée de Miss Fran (2023)
    La vie rêvée de Miss Fran
    6.6
    • Emma
    • 2023
    Michelle Williams and Lucy in Wendy et Lucy (2008)
    Wendy et Lucy
    7.1
    • Pound Employee
    • 2008
    New Life (2023)
    New Life
    5.6
    • Molly Presser
    • 2023

    Credits

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    Actress



    • Boundary Springs
      • Dikeledi
      • Post-production
    • And Out Comes the Wolf
      • Post-production
    • Dead Deer High
      • Rachel
      • Post-production



    • The Winemaker
      Short
      • Joanie
      • 2025
    • Reed Diamond, Patrick Fabian, Kailey Rhodes, Lowell Deo, Ricco DiStefano, Joseph Peréz Bertót, Ayanna Berkshire, Diana Coconubo, Sam Bangs, Ian Ebright, Roxanne Stathos, Neil Green, and Emma Duvall in The Way We Speak (2024)
      The Way We Speak
      6.3
      • Annette Davis
      • 2024
    • New Life (2023)
      New Life
      5.6
      • Molly Presser
      • 2023
    • Alyssa Milano, Devon Sawa, John Ales, Peter Parros, Yeardley Smith, Reid Miller, Ema Horvath, and Siddharth Dhananjay in Who Are You People (2023)
      Who Are You People
      5.3
      • Therapist
      • 2023
    • Daisy Ridley in La vie rêvée de Miss Fran (2023)
      La vie rêvée de Miss Fran
      6.6
      • Emma
      • 2023
    • In the Vault (2017)
      In the Vault
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Dean Meredith Waldron
      • 2022
    • Debra Messing and David Cross in The Dark Divide (2020)
      The Dark Divide
      6.3
      • Mrs. Gordon
      • 2020
    • Taylor Richardson, Auli'i Cravalho, Rhenzy Feliz, Anthony Jacques, and Gerald Isaac Waters in All Together Now (2020)
      All Together Now
      6.5
      • Officer Garland
      • 2020
    • Ayanna Berkshire in Again and Again (2019)
      Again and Again
      Short
      • Regina
      • 2019
    • Barry W. Levy, Ayanna Berkshire, Helenna Santos, Dani Lennon, Madeline Merritt, and Deborah Lee Smith in The Shasta Triangle (2019)
      The Shasta Triangle
      3.7
      • Sam
      • 2019
    • Aidy Bryant in Shrill (2019)
      Shrill
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Bartender
      • 2019
    • Fred Armisen and Bill Hader in Documentary Now! (2015)
      Documentary Now!
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Renee
      • 2019
    • American Vandal (2017)
      American Vandal
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Joan McGovern
      • 2018
    • Dana Millican and Patrick D. Green in One Bird at a Time (2018)
      One Bird at a Time
      TV Series
      • Gena
      • 2018
    • Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein in Portlandia (2011)
      Portlandia
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Anna
      • Sarah
      • Lost Wedding Guest
      • 2017–2018

    Producer



    • Barry W. Levy, Ayanna Berkshire, Helenna Santos, Dani Lennon, Madeline Merritt, and Deborah Lee Smith in The Shasta Triangle (2019)
      The Shasta Triangle
      3.7
      • associate producer
      • 2019

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    Sometimes I Think About Dying, Conference Room
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    Sometimes I Think About Dying, Conference Room
    Sometimes I Think About Dying, Conference Room
    Demo Reel 0:41
    Sometimes I Think About Dying, Conference Room
    Ayanna Berkshire as Cora in "Twilight", Summit Entertainment
    Demo Reel 1:08
    Ayanna Berkshire as Cora in "Twilight", Summit Entertainment
    Ayanna Berkshire Television Reel
    Demo Reel 2:36
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    Clip featuring Lindsay Frame and Ayanna Berkshire in "The Record Keeper"
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    Clip featuring Lindsay Frame and Ayanna Berkshire in "The Record Keeper"
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    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Ayanna Berkshire-Cruse
    • Height
      • 1.66 m
    • Born
      • January 16, 1977
      • San Juan Islands, Washington, USA
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Pictorial

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    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Female

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    • Trivia
      Ayanna lived on an island with 55 residents and went to school in a one room schoolhouse with 6 students.
    • Nickname
      • Yani

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