Talitha Eliana Bateman (; born ) is an American actress. After making her acting debut in a 2013 episode of the sitcom '' The Middle'', she has starred in the independent drama film '' So B. It'' (2016), the science fiction film ''

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'' (2016), the supernatural horror film '' Annabelle: Creation'' (2017), the disaster film ''

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'' (2017), the thriller film '' Vengeance: A Love Story'' (2017), the romantic comedy film ''

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'' (2018), and the horror film ''

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'' (2019).

Personal life

Bateman was born in Turlock,

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. She followed her older sister to

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to start auditioning for roles. She was homeschooled. She currently lives in southern California. Talitha is the youngest girl of eight children and the second youngest child overall; her younger brother Gabriel Bateman is also an actor.

Career

Bateman's first screen appearance was on television, in a small role during a 2013 episode of the

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sitcom '' The Middle''. She appeared in the pilot episodes of ''Maker Shack Agency'' and ''Mamma Dallas'', neither of which went to series. In 2015, Bateman appeared in three episodes of

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's comedy-drama series ''

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'', playing the recurring role of Scarlett Kincaid during the fourth season. On film, Bateman played Kayla in the science fiction horror film '' The Hive'', which premiered at

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in September 2014. She played Teacup in the science fiction film ''

'' and Nicole in the comedy film '' Nine Lives'', both of which were released in 2016. Bateman played the lead character of Heidi DeMuth in the independent drama film '' So B. It'', which was produced in 2015 and was picked up for release in 2017. Also that year, she played the title role of Janice / Annabelle Higgins in the supernatural horror prequel film '' Annabelle: Creation'' and as Hannah Lawson in the science fiction disaster film ''

''. In 2018, she starred as Nora Spier in the romantic comedy film ''

'', alongside

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, who she also co-starred with in ''Nine Lives''. In 2019, she appeared in the supernatural horror film ''

'' (2019), starring alongside Elizabeth Lail and Jordan Calloway

Filmography

Film

Television

Accolades

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bateman, Talitha 2000s births Living people American child actresses American film actresses American television actresses 21st-century American actresses Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people)