Riley Voelkel

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Actress

Birth Date: April 26, 1990

Age: 34 years old

Birth Place: Elk Grove, California

Riley Voelkel was born on Apr. 26, 1990 in Elk Grove, CA, and raised in Canada. She moved to Los Angeles after high school to pursue a career in modeling, but ultimately switched her sights to acting instead. Voelkel made her big screen debut as a background player in the Oscar-nominated film "The Social Network" (2010), which led to larger roles fairly quickly. She balanced one-off roles on television shows like "Glory Daze" (TBS 2010-11) and "The Mentalist" (CBS 2008-2015) with minor parts in films like "Prom" (2011) and "Hidden Moon" (2012) before landing her first acting gigs of note.

Voelkel took on a supporting role on Aaron Sorkin's "The Newsroom" (HBO 2012-14), playing Jenna, a college-aged assistant to Jeff Daniels' protagonist Will McAvoy. Shortly after accepting this position, she joined anthology series "American Horror Story" (FX 2011-) as the younger incarnation of Jessica Lange's character, Fiona Goode-a witch. Even after the termination of both roles, Voelkel didn't skip a beat in finding new TV work. She boarded the fantastical series "The Originals" (The CW 2013-) early on in its third season, playing Freya-yet again, a witch.

Credits

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Actor
Cristina
Movie
2024

HightownStream

Actor
Renee Shaw
Series
2020

Roswell, New MexicoStream

Guest Star
Cameron
Series
2019
77%

LegaciesStream

Guest Star
Freya
Series
2018

Brampton's Own

Actor
Emma
Movie
2018

Advance & Retreat

Actor
Alison
Movie
2016

Chicago MedStream

Guest Star
Milena Jovanivic
Series
2015

Point of Honor

Actor
Lorelei Sumner
Show
2015

American Horror Story: Coven

Guest Star
Fiona Goode (Young)
Show
2013

The OriginalsStream

Actor
Freya
Series
2013
84%

The OriginalsStream

Guest Star
Series
2013
84%

The Secret Lives of Dorks

Actor
Carrie Smith
Movie
2013

The NewsroomStream

Guest Star
Jennifer Johnson
Series
2012

Hidden Moon

Actor
Christine Brighton
Movie
2012

GleeStream

Guest Star
Sam
Series
2009
70%

The MentalistStream

Guest Star
Series
2008

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