Ayanna Berkshire

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1977-01-17 (48 years old)

Place of Birth

San Juan Islands, Washington, USA

Ayanna Berkshire

Biography

Ayanna Berkshire is an American stage and screen actress, a resident artist of Artists Repertory Theatre (Portland, Oregon) and a 2020 recipient of the TCG and Fox Fellowship Foundation Resident Actor Fellowship, recognized for distinguished achievement. She is best known for her role as Cora in the first of the Twilight Saga films. 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. Ayanna splits her time between Portland, Oregon and Los ...

Acting

2004

2019

2006

Say Uncle

as Mother #2

2023

New Life

as Molly Presser

2024

The Way We Speak

as Annette Davis

2014

Jeremiah's Treasure

as Cindy Mathas

2010

Extraordinary Measures

as Wendy Temple

2008

Twilight

as Cora

2006

Punk Love

as Officer Lawson's Girl

2018

Leave No Trace

as Dr. Berkshire (uncredited)

2018

Lean on Pete

as Cop 1

2020

The Dark Divide

as Mrs. Gordon

2020

All Together Now

as Officer Garland

2008

Wendy and Lucy

as Pound Employee

2014

The Record Keeper

as The Counselor

2023

Who Are You People

as Therapist

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