Chiara Aurelia de Braconier d'Alphena (born September 13, 2002) is an American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the films ''

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'' (2017) and '' Back Roads'' (2018). She starred as Jeanette Turner in the Freeform teen drama '' Cruel Summer'' (2021).

Early life

Aurelia was born in

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to Frederic de Braconier d'Alphen and Claudia Kleefeld. De Braconier d'Alphen, who died when Aurelia was three, was from

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, Belgium, the great nephew of Édouard Empain and a descendant of

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. Kleefeld is the daughter of singer and actor Tony Travis and author and poet Carolyn Mary Kleefeld, and the granddaughter of builder

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. Aurelia has one sibling, sister Giverny. Aurelia grew up in

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. She began acting in school productions and local drama classes when she was five. From the age of 11, she split her time between Albuquerque and

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pursuing her career. She studied at the

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Career

Aurelia began her career as a child actress with small film and television roles as well as appearances in short films such as ''Dead Celebrity'' (2014). She played a younger version of

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's character in the 2017 film adaptation of

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's ''

'', and portrayed Misty Altmyer in

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's 2018 directorial debut '' Back Roads'', both earned her Young Entertainer Awards. In 2021, Aurelia began starring as Jeanette Turner in the Freeform series '' Cruel Summer'' as well as playing Rose Lord in the

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series '' Tell Me Your Secrets''. She also appeared in the film '' Fear Street Part Two: 1978''. For her performance in ''Cruel Summer'', Aurelia received HCA and Critics' Choice Award nominations. In July 2021, it was announced Aurelia had joined the cast of the

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film adaptation of '' Luckiest Girl Alive'' by Jessica Knoll. She will make her Broadway debut on July 15, 2025 replacing

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as Shelby Holcomb in '' John Proctor Is the Villain'' in its final weeks.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aurelia, Chiara Living people 2002 births 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Albuquerque, New Mexico Actresses from New Mexico American child actresses American people of Belgian descent People from Taos, New Mexico