Leila George D'Onofrio (born 1992) is an Australian-born actress. She is the daughter of actors

Vincent D'Onofrio Vincent Philip D'Onofrio (; born June 30, 1959) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his supporting and leading roles in both film and television. He has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. His roles include Private Leona ...

and

Greta Scacchi Greta Scacchi ( , ; born 18 February 1960) is an actress. Born in Italy to a British-Italian couple, she was raised in Britain and finally settled in Australia, becoming a naturalized citizen. Scacchi had her first leading role in the romanti ...

Early life

George was born in

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, Australia, to actor and producer

and actress

, and raised by her mother in

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near

Brighton Brighton ( ) is a seaside resort in the city status in the United Kingdom, city of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England, south of London. Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze Age Britain, Bronze Age, R ...

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, United Kingdom. She has three younger half-brothers, one by her mother and two by her father. In 2008, she took acting classes at

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. The following year, she attended

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, her mother's alma mater, and in 2010, studied at the

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. In 2011, she went to Australia to study at

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. In 2012, she went to the United States to study at the

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in New York City near her father.

Career

In 2013, George worked on the documentary '' The Last Impresario'' as an additional camera operator. In 2014, she starred with her mother in

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's ''

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'' for

Black Swan Theatre Company Black Swan State Theatre Company, formerly known as the Black Swan Theatre Company, is Western Australia's state theatre company. It runs an annual subscription season in Perth, Western Australia, Perth at the State Theatre Centre of Western A ...

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. Her mother acted as Arkadina, and she acted as Nina, Arkadina's romantic rival. In 2016, she played the starring role in '' Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?'', her first feature

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. She was featured in the films ''

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'' (2018) and ''

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'' (2019). In 2019, George began playing the younger version of

Ellen Barkin Ellen Rona Barkin (born April 16, 1954) is an American actress. Her breakthrough role was in the 1982 film ''Diner'', and in the following years, she had starring roles in films such as '' Tender Mercies'' (1983), '' Eddie and the Cruisers'' (1 ...

's character, Janine "Smurf" Cody, in the television series '' Animal Kingdom''.

Personal life

George began a relationship with actor

Sean Penn Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor and film director. He is known for his intense leading man roles in film. List of awards and nominations received by Sean Penn, His accolades include two Academy Awards, a Golden Gl ...

in 2016. They married on 30 July 2020. George filed for divorce on 15 October 2021. The divorce was finalised on 22 April 2022. Following the 2019–20 Australian bushfires, she co-produced a celebrity fundraiser to support long-term conservation of areas affected by the bushfires; the event was hosted by the

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:George, Leila Living people 1992 births 21st-century Australian actresses Actors educated at the Arts Educational Schools Actresses from Brighton Actresses from Sydney American expatriate actresses American expatriates in England American film actresses American people of Australian descent American people of English descent American people of Italian descent Australian expatriates in England Australian film actresses Australian people of American descent Australian people of English descent Australian people of Italian descent Actors educated at Brighton College People of Lombard descent Penn family (show business) Australian people of Sicilian descent Naturalized citizens of the United States