Juliana Jay Harkavy (born January 1, 1985) is an American actress. She is known for portraying Rebecca in '' Dolphin Tale'', Jessie in '' To Write Love on Her Arms'', and Alisha in the television series '' The Walking Dead''. Her roles include a starring role in the horror film '' Last Shift'', and a reprise of her role as Rebecca in '' Dolphin Tale 2''. She was a series regular on

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superhero series ''

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'', portraying Dinah Drake / Black Canary.

Early life

Harkavy was born in New York City. She is the daughter of Berta Carela, an immigrant from the

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and Michael Harkavy, who is the former Senior Vice president of Warner Bros. Entertainment Worldwide Publishing,

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Music, and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Her professional acting career began when she was 10 years old. Harkavy has described herself as "a Dominican

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". Harkavy trained at the Young Actors Space in Sherman Oaks, California, for nine years. She attended her first year of high school at Le Lycée Français de Los Angeles, where she became fluent in French, and did part of her schooling in the South of France. She earned her high school diploma from the Milken Community High School in Los Angeles, California. After high school, Harkavy attended The Tisch School of the Arts at

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, where she majored in Theater in the Sanford Meisner studio.

Career

Harkavy's first acting job was at age 10 in a commercial for the

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series '' Goosebumps'', based on the popular horror-book series. Her first role in a major motion picture was an uncredited role in the 1995 version of '' A Little Princess'', directed by

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. Harkavy starred in the 2011 film ''If You Only Knew'' about early-onset

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. She stars as Jessica Loren in the

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'' Last Shift''. Harkavy starred in the 2010 short film '' Whatever Lola Wants''. Nominated for a Best Actress Award at the 2011

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Canes Film Festival Harkavy is the star in the short film ''The Lost Doll'' directed by James Walhberg. Harkavy plays Alisha, a survivor involved with the Governor on '' The Walking Dead''. She appeared in two episodes: "Dead Weight" and "Too Far Gone". In 2016 she was cast in the fifth season of the CW show ''

'', in the recurring role of Detective Tina Boland, whose true name is revealed to be Dinah Drake, acting as the new

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. She was promoted to series regular for the show's sixth season, which began airing in the fall of 2017.

Personal life

She has lived in New York, New Mexico, New Jersey, California, Florida, and France. On June 13, 2020, Harkavy announced that she was engaged to professional Setar player Alexander Meimand. They married on October 10, 2021.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Harkavy, Juliana 1985 births 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Actresses from New York City American child actresses American film actresses American television actresses American actresses of Chinese descent American people of Dominican Republic descent American people of Hungarian-Jewish descent American people of Russian-Jewish descent American Ashkenazi Jews Hispanic and Latino American actresses Jewish American actresses Living people Tisch School of the Arts alumni