‘The O.C.’
At age 11, Woodley (left) played Kaitlin Cooper during the first season of The O.C. The character was sent away to boarding school, and when she was brought back, another actress portrayed her.
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‘A Place Called Home’
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Hallmark Entertainment/Courtesy Everett Collection In 2004, Woodley starred in the Hallmark TV movie.
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‘Felicity: An American Girl Adventure’
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Brooke Palmer / © Warner Bros. / Courtesy: Everett Collection Woodley starred in the Revolutionary War-era piece as Felicity Merriman, a spirited young girl with a passion for horse riding. The WB aired the project in 2005.
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‘The Secret Life of the American Teenager’
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Randy Holmes/ABC Family via Getty Images Woodley's breakout TV role saw her play Amy Juergens for five seasons on the ABC Family show, which ran from 2008 to 2013 before being canceled.
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‘The Descendants’
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Fox Searchlight Woodley's first big-screen role came with Alexander Payne's 2011 film The Descendants. Says Payne, "She is that truly unique actress who can make even bad dialogue sound good."
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‘The Spectacular Now’
Image Credit: Photo Credit: A24 The actress starred opposite Miles Teller in the acclaimed 2013 drama The Spectacular Now. Of his relationship with Woodley, Teller jokes, "I would say we have like a sibling relationship but with moments of sexual tension."
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‘White Bird in a Blizzard’
Director Gregg Araki’s adaptation of the novel White Bird in a Blizzard screened at this year's Sundance Film Festival. Woodley plays Kat Connor, a 17-year-old who lives with her father, Brock (Christopher Meloni, pictured), and mom, Eve (Eva Green), who ends up disappearing.
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‘The Fault in Our Stars’
Image Credit: Photo Credit: James Bridges The Fault in Our Stars centers on a teenage girl stricken with terminal cancer who unwillingly falls for a boy (Ansel Elgort) in her support group. The two form a bond as they deal with their illnesses. The 20th Century Fox adaptation of John Green's best-selling novel hits theaters June 6.
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‘Divergent’
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Summit Entertainment Divergent, Lionsgate's upcoming YA adaptation, opens March 21. Woodley, who will be paid $250,000 to $500,000 for the first installment, according to sources, was the studio's first and only choice thanks mostly to her performance in The Descendants.