History Creator / ShaileneWoodley

** Dyes her brown hair blonde for her role as Tris in ''{{Literature/Divergent}}''.

In February 2021, the news broke that Woodley has been in a relationship with [[UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeagueQuarterbacks Green Bay Packers quarterback]] Aaron Rodgers for several months. Shortly after this revelation, Rodgers revealed the couple's engagement when he mentioned an engagement and subsequently thanked his "fiancee" in his acceptance speech for the 2020 Most Valuable Player award; sources confirmed shortly thereafter that he was in fact referring to Woodley.

In February 2021, the news broke that Woodley has been in a relationship with [[UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeaguQuarterbacks Green Bay Packers quarterback]] Aaron Rodgers for several months. Shortly after this revelation, Rodgers revealed the couple's engagement when he mentioned an engagement and subsequently thanked his "fiancee" in his acceptance speech for the 2020 Most Valuable Player award; sources confirmed shortly thereafter that he was in fact referring to Woodley.

In February 2021, the news broke that Woodley has been in a relationship with [[NationalFootballLeagueQuarterbacks Green Bay Packers quarterback]] Aaron Rodgers for several months. Shortly after this revelation, Rodgers revealed the couple's engagement when he mentioned an engagement and subsequently thanked his "fiancee" in his acceptance speech for the 2020 Most Valuable Player award; sources confirmed shortly thereafter that he was in fact referring to Woodley.

* DawsonCasting:[[invoked]] For ''Film/TheSpectacularNow'', ''Divergent'', and ''Literature/TheFaultInOurStars'', she was in her early twenties playing teenagers. This was also the case when she played nine-year old Felicity Merriman, as she was in her early teens at the time of the film's release. She did state that Hazel Grace would be the last teen role she played, and she has indeed pursued age appropriate characters since.

She rose to stardom in TheNewTens starring in films based on YoungAdultLiterature. ''Film/TheSpectacularNow'', ''{{Literature/Divergent}}'' and ''Literature/TheFaultInOurStars'' earned her both attention and acclaim. As she entered her mid-twenties, she sought to distance herself from teen films and YA roles. Playing Lindsay Mills, the real life girlfriend of Edward Snowden in Oliver Stone's ''Snowden'', and a young single mother in Creator/{{HBO}}'s ''Literature/BigLittleLies'' appears to be helping her do just that.

* ''Series/CrossingJordan'' (2001 -- 2004) as Young Jordan Cavanaugh

* ''Film/TheSpectacularNow'' (2013) as Aimee
* ''Film/TheDescendants'' (2013) as Alexandra
* ''White Bird in a Blizzard'' (2014) as Kat Connors

* CastIncest: Joked about in ''The Fault In Our Stars'' and the ''Divergent'' series, in which Woodley and Creator/AnselElgort have joked about playing lovers in one film, then siblings in the other. While accepting their MTV Movie Award for Best Onscreen Kiss in 2015.
* CreatorBacklash:[[invoked]] Has some toward ''Series/TheSecretLifeOfTheAmericanTeenager'', claiming she didn't agree with a lot of the messages the show was preaching.

** She cut her waist-length hair short for ''Literature/TheFaultInOurStars''.
** Dyed her hair black and gained weight to play a single mother in ''Literature/BigLittleLies''.

* LadyLooksLikeADude: Her short hair for roles on ''The Fault In Our Stars'', and the ''Divergent'' series has led to some androgynous boyish comparisons.

** She's very selective about the roles she accepts. Among the films she's turned down include ''{{Film/Tomorrowland}}'', ''{{Film/Carrie 2013}}'', and ''Film/FiftyShadesOfGrey''.

* ''White Bird in a Blizzard (2014) as Kat Connors

Shailene Diann Woodley (born November 15, 1991) is an American actress.

She began her career at the age of ten, acting in various commercials and small parts on television. She even played Kaitlin Cooper on ''Series/TheOC'' - but the role got recast with Willa Holland when the character became a regular. Her first major role came as Amy Juergens on ''Series/TheSecretLifeOfTheAmericanTeenager''. Despite the show's tepid reception among critics, Shailene's performance was noted to be a standout. Sure enough, she made her feature film debut in an impressive way - playing the daughter of Creator/GeorgeClooney in ''Film/TheDescendants''.

* ''Series/TheOC'' as Kaitlin Cooper (2003 -- 2004) [[note]]replaced by Willa Holland in season three[[/note]]

* ''Series/BigLittleLies'' (2017) as Jane Chapman

* CastIncest: Joked about in ''The Fault In Our Stars'' and the ''Divergent'' series, in which Woodley and Elgort have joked about playing lovers in one film, then siblings in the other. While accepting their MTV Movie Award for Best Onscreen Kiss in 2015.

* DawsonCasting:[[invoked]] For ''Film/TheSpectacularNow'', ''Divergent'', and ''Film/TheFaultInOurStars'', she was in her early twenties playing teenagers. This was also the case when she played nine-year old Felicity Merriman, as she was in her early teens at the time of the film's release. She did state that Hazel Grace would be the last teen role she played, and she has indeed pursued age appropriate characters since.
* DeletedRole:[[invoked]] She filmed scenes playing Mary Jane Watson for ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan'' and its sequel, but they were cut both times.

* PlayingGertrude:[[invoked]] Plays the daughter of Eva Green in ''White Bird In A Blizzard'', when there's only an eleven year difference between them.

** She auditioned for ''Film/IAmSam'', which ultimately proved a StarMakingRole for Dakota Fanning.
** She was meant to be reunited with Miles Teller a fourth time for ''Adrift'', but he had to drop out and was replaced by Sam Claflin.

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Outside of acting, she's an avid environmental activist, and co-founder of the All It Takes organization - a non-profit organisation dedicated to teaching young people about conserving the environment. She also prefers to live out of a travel bag - after giving the house she owned to her grandmother - only drinks water she collects herself from springs, eats a tablespoon of clay a day to "remove metals from the body" and [[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-shailene-woodley-arrested-dapl-20161010-snap-htmlstory.html openly protests]] against certain issues.

* Bifauxnen: After chopping her hair off for the role in ''The Fault In Our Stars'', her new look earned her some comparison to a young pretty boy.
* CreatorBacklash:[[invoked]] Has some towards ''Series/TheSecretLifeOfTheAmericanTeenager'', claiming she didn't agree with a lot of the messages the show was preaching.
* DawsonCasting:[[invoked]] For ''Film/TheSpectacularNow'', ''Divergent'' and ''Film/TheFaultInOurStars'' she was in her early twenties playing teenagers. This was also the case when she played nine-year old Felicity Merriman as she was in her early teens at the time of the film's release. She did however state that Hazel Grace would be the last teen role she played - and she has pursued age appropriate characters since.

** Went back blonde again for ''Adrift''.
* HollywoodHypeMachine: Present ever since ''Film/TheDescendants'' but the hype really got behind her as ''Divergent'' proved to be a SleeperHit. Starring in another smash hit like ''Literature/TheFaultInOurStars'', as well as critically acclaimed projects like ''Film/{{Snowden}}'' and ''Literature/BigLittleLies'' seem to be a step in the right direction.
* MemeticMutation:[[invoked]] She stars alongside Miles Teller and Ansel Elgort in ''Divergent'', and plays their love interests in ''The Spectacular Now'' and ''The Fault In Our Stars'' respectively - leading to a lot of memes about Tris two-timing Four.

* StatuesqueStunner: She's 5'9.
* TheirFirstTime: She's filmed this kind of scene four times. Apparently the one in ''Film/TheSpectacularNow'' is the favourite scene she's ever filmed.

* UnkemptBeauty: Has a predisposition towards roles that show her with light make-up, if any. This includes ''The Spectacular Now'', ''The Fault In Our Stars'' and ''Adrift''.

** She claims she filmed more scenes at the prom in ''Film/TheSpectacularNow'' - notably Aimee getting drunk and jealous that Cassidy was dancing with Sutter, throwing up on her.
** She auditioned for ''Film/IAmSam'' - which ultimately proved a StarMakingRole for Dakota Fanning.
** She was meant to be reunited with Miles Teller a fourth time for ''Adrift'' but he had to drop out, and was replaced by Sam Claflin.

* ''Literature/WhiteBirdInABlizzard'' (2014) as Kat Connors

* ''Literature/BigLittleLies'' (2017) as Jane Chapman

* ''Felicity: An [[Literature/AmericanGirlsCollection American Girl]] Adventure'' (2005) as Felicity Merriman

* DawsonCasting:[[invoked]] For ''Film/TheSpectacularNow'', ''Divergent'' and ''Film/TheFaultInOurStars'' she was in her early twenties playing teenagers. She did however state that Hazel Grace would be the last teen role she played - and she has pursued age appropriate characters since.

* ''The Film/{{Divergent}} Series'' (2014 -- 2016) as Beatrice "Tris" Prior

* ''Film/{{Adrift|2018}}'' as Tami Oldham

* MsFanservice: Despite her IAmNotPrettyAttitude, she's not shy about appearing naked in her films when they call for it.

* DeletedRole:[[invoked]] She filmed scenes playing Mary Jane Watson both for ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan'' and its sequel - but they were cut both times.

* ActorInspiredElement: She wouldn't wear make-up for ''Film/TheSpectacularNow'', feeling it didn't fit Aimee's character.
* CreatorBacklash: Has some towards ''Series/TheSecretLifeOfTheAmericanTeenager'', claiming she didn't agree with a lot of the messages the show was preaching.
* DawsonCasting: For ''Film/TheSpectacularNow'', ''Divergent'' and ''Film/TheFaultInOurStars'' she was in her early twenties playing teenagers. She did however state that Hazel Grace would be the last teen role she played - and she has pursued age appropriate characters since.
* DeletedRole: She filmed scenes playing Mary Jane Watson both for ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan'' and its sequel - but they were cut both times.

* DyeingForYourArt:

* MemeticMutation: She stars alongside Miles Teller and Ansel Elgort in ''Divergent'', and plays their love interests in ''The Spectacular Now'' and ''The Fault In Our Stars'' respectively - leading to a lot of memes about Tris two-timing Four.
* TheOtherDarrin: She was replaced with Willa Holland for ''Series/TheOC'' from Season 3 onwards.
* PlayingGertrude: Plays the daughter of Eva Green in ''White Bird In A Blizzard'', when there's only an eleven year difference between them.
* RealitySubtext: Aimee Finicky's IAmNotPretty attitude parallels Shailene's own issues with beauty and body image.
* StarMakingRole: The one-two punches of ''Divergent'' and ''Literature/TheFaultInOurStars'' brought her to worldwide fame.
* ThoseTwoActors: She's starred with her ''Divergent'' co-stars in other projects - Ansel Elgort in ''The Fault In Our Stars'', Creator/MilesTeller in ''The Spectacular Now'' and Zoe Kravitz in ''Literature/BigLittleLies''.
* TypeCasting: She's lost her virginity on-screen in four different projects. Apparently the one in ''Film/TheSpectacularNow'' is her favourite scene that she's filmed.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:

** She auditioned for ''Film/IAmSam'' - which ultimately proved a StarMakingRole for Dakota Fanning.

Shailene Diann Woodley (born November 15, 1991) is an American actress. She began her career at the age of ten, acting in various commercials and small parts on television. She even played Kaitlin Cooper on ''Series/TheOC'' - but the role got recast with Willa Holland when the character became a regular. Her first major role came as Amy Juergens on ''Series/TheSecretLifeOfTheAmericanTeenager''. Despite the show's tepid reception among critics, Shailene's performance was noted to be a standout. Sure enough, she made her feature film debut in an impressive way - playing the daughter of Creator/GeorgeClooney in ''Film/TheDescendants''.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: [[http://www.mtv.com/news/2108028/shailene-woodley-barefoot/ This article]] lists several occasions when she'sgoe barefoot during movie premieres or other public appearances.

She rose to stardom in TheNewTens starring in films based on YoungAdultLiterature. ''Film/TheSpectacularNow'', ''{{Literature/Divergent}}'' and ''Literature/TheFaultInOurStars'' earned her both attention and acclaim. As she entered her mid-twenties, she sought to distance herself from teen films and YA roles. Playing Lindsay Mills, the real life girlfriend of Edward Snowden in Oliver Stone's ''Snowden'', and a young single mother in HBO's ''Literature/BigLittleLies'' appears to be helping her do just that.

* HollywoodHypeMachine: Present ever since ''Film/TheDescendants'' but the hype really got behind her as ''Divergent'' proved to be a SleeperHit. Starring in another smash hit like ''Literature/TheFaultInOurStars'', as well as critically acclaimed projects like ''{{Film/Snowden}}'' and ''Literature/BigLittleLies'' seem to be a step in the right direction.

* StarMakingRole: The one-two punches of ''{{Literature/Divergent}}'' and ''Literature/TheFaultInOurStars'' brought her to worldwide fame.

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* ''Felicity: An [[Franchise/AmericanGirlsCollection American Girl]] Adventure'' (2005) as Felicity Merriman