| Birth Name: | Alana Evie Boden |
| Birth Place: | Surrey, England |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 2011–present |
Alana Evie Boden (born 1997) is an English actress. She was nominated for a Critics' Choice Award for her performance in the Lifetime film I Am Elizabeth Smart (2017).
Boden was born in Surrey and grew up in Hampshire.[1] She has two sisters. She began her career as a child model when she was nine before moving into television commercials and short films. She was homeschooled to make time for her career.[2]
Boden made her television debut as Beatrice Selfridge in the second and third series of the ITV period drama Mr Selfridge. She won the Rising Star award at the 2016 London Short Film Festival for her performance in the drama The Earth Belongs to No One. That same year, she starred as Elaine Wiltshire in the Canadian YTV series Ride about an equestrian school in England.
In 2017, Boden played a young version of the titular person Elizabeth Smart in the Lifetime biographical film I Am Elizabeth Smart, for which Boden was nominated for Best Actress in a Television Movie or Limited Series at the following year's Critics' Choice Awards.[3]
Boden appeared in the films Hostage Radio and Infamous Six. In 2022, she stars in Flowers in the Attic: The Origin, a Lifetime miniseries prequel based on the novel Garden of Shadows.[4] [5] Also that year, she appeared in the films Uncharted and The Invitation.[6] She was initially cast in the film Tarot (working title Horrorscope).[7]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Spiritual Contact: The Movie | Jennifer | |
| 2015 | The Earth Belongs to No One | Sky | Short film |
| Brash Young Turks | Python Agent | ||
| 2019 | Hostage Radio | Julia | |
| 2020 | Infamous Six | Cola | |
| 2022 | Uncharted | Zoe | |
| The Invitation | Lucy |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–2015 | Mr Selfridge | Beatrice Selfridge | 3 episodes (series 2–3) |
| 2015 | Doctors | Lucy Whiteside | Episode: "Plus One" |
| Humans | Caroline | 1 episode | |
| 2016 | Wolfblood | Niamh / Holly | 2 episodes |
| Ride | Elaine Wiltshire | Main role | |
| 2017 | I Am Elizabeth Smart | Young Elizabeth Smart | Television film |
| 2018 | Hawaii Five-0 | Lady Sophie | Episode: "Ahuwale Ka Nane Huna" |
| 2018 | Origin | Ayko | Web series; episode: "Remember Me" |
| 2020 | Alex Rider | Fiona Friend | 1 episode |
| 2021 | Domina | Porcia | Episode: "Treason" |
| 2022 | Flowers in the Attic: The Origin | Alicia Foxworth | Miniseries |
| 2024 | Geek Girl | Miss Lord | 6 episodes |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | London Short Film Festival | Rising Star | The Earth Belongs to No One | [8] | |
| 2018 | Critics' Choice Awards | Best Actress in a Television Movie or Limited Series | I Am Elizabeth Smart | [9] | |