# Addison Timlin
**Addison Timlin** (Addison Jayne Timlin; born 1991) is an American actress who began her career as a child performer in musical theater and later became known for roles in independent films such as *Little Sister* (2016) and *Odd Thomas* (2013) and for recurring television parts in *Californication*, *StartUp*, and *Hal & Harper*[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1789970/). She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1789970/).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1991, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1789970/) |
| First stage work | 2000–01 National Tour of *Annie*; performed every orphan role before taking over the title role at age 9[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1789970/) |
| Broadway | Baby Louise in the 2003 Broadway revival of *Gypsy* with Bernadette Peters[2](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Addison-Timlin/) |
| Screen debut | *Derailed* (2005) as Amy Schine, a 14-year-old girl with diabetes[3](https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/addison-timlin-32501.php) |
| Best-known film | *Little Sister* (2016), her highest-rated film at 94% on the Tomatometer, as nun-in-training Colleen Lunsford[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/little_sister_2016) |
| Television range | Recurring parts in *Cashmere Mafia*, *Californication*, *Law & Order: LA*, and *American Horror Stories*; series regular in *Zero Hour* (13 episodes) and *StartUp* (16 episodes)[5](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/14656/addison-timlin) |
| Recent work | Audrey and executive producer on Cooper Raiff's *Hal & Harper* (2025); guest role in *High Potential* (2024)[6](https://d13jj08vfqimqg.cloudfront.net/uploads/press_release/document/755/TF25_TV_Now_Press_Release.pdf) |
## Childhood stage career
Timlin entered professional theater as a child. She joined the 2000–01 National Tour of *Annie*, performed every orphan role in the show, and took over the title role of Annie when she was nine years old[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1789970/). She continued in several productions of *Annie*, including at the Paper Mill Playhouse and the Theater of the Stars Tour alongside [John Schuck](https://www.edgepedia.org/john-schuck), before appearing on Broadway as Baby Louise in the revival of *Gypsy* with [Bernadette Peters](https://www.edgepedia.org/bernadette-peters)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1789970/). BroadwayWorld dates the *Gypsy* revival to 2003[2](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Addison-Timlin/).
## Screen debut and early film work
Her film debut came in the 2005 thriller *Derailed*, in which she played Amy Schine, a 14-year-old girl suffering from diabetes[3](https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/addison-timlin-32501.php).
**Independent film.** Her early screen work leaned toward independent productions. *Afterschool* (2008), in which she played Amy, premiered at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival as part of the Un Certain Regard program[7](https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/p/addison-timlin/). She later appeared opposite [Al Pacino](https://www.edgepedia.org/al-pacino), Christopher Walken, and [Alan Arkin](https://www.edgepedia.org/alan-arkin) in the crime comedy *Stand Up Guys* (2012), playing Alex[8](https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=12500).
**Odd Thomas.** In 2011, Timlin entered talks to play Stormy Llewellyn in [Stephen Sommers](https://www.edgepedia.org/stephen-sommers)'s adaptation of [Dean Koontz](https://www.edgepedia.org/dean-koontz)'s novel *Odd Thomas*, after [Lily Collins](https://www.edgepedia.org/lily-collins) had to decline the female lead because of her commitment to a live-action *Snow White* project; Emma Roberts, Kat Dennings, and Portia Doubleday had previously been linked to the role[9](https://whatculture.com/film/californications-addison-timlin-in-talks-to-replace-lily-collins-in-odd-thomas). The film, released in 2013, starred Timlin opposite Anton Yelchin as the clairvoyant short-order cook Odd Thomas[8](https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=12500). In a 2019 interview, Timlin described pouring effort into the film and waiting years for its wide release[10](https://scenecreek.com/addison-timlin-chats-about-odd-thomas/).
## Television career
Timlin built much of her profile on television. Her early credits include *3 lbs.* (2006), in which she appeared in three episodes as Charlotte Hanson[5](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/14656/addison-timlin), *Cashmere Mafia* (2008) as Emily Draper, and *Law & Order* and *Law & Order: LA*[8](https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=12500).
**Californication.** In 2011 she appeared in six episodes of Showtime's *Californication* during its fourth season as Sasha Bingham, a starlet and girlfriend of [David Duchovny](https://www.edgepedia.org/david-duchovny)'s character [Hank Moody](https://www.edgepedia.org/hank-moody)[5](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/14656/addison-timlin).
**Zero Hour and StartUp.** She had a starring role as Rachel Lewis, a young journalist and protégé of [Anthony Edwards](https://www.edgepedia.org/anthony-edwards-ep8zmhhffp)'s character, in the ABC conspiracy thriller *Zero Hour* (2013), appearing in all 13 episodes of its single season[8](https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=12500) • [5](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/14656/addison-timlin). Later, she played Mara Chandler in the Crackle drama *StartUp* across 16 episodes from 2016 to 2018[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1789970/).
**Recent television.** Her credits in the 2020s include an episode of *American Horror Stories* (2022, as Delilah), a guest role as Brooke Kirkman in *High Potential* (2024)[5](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/14656/addison-timlin), and a main cast role as Audrey in Cooper Raiff's family dramedy series *Hal & Harper* (2025), in which she also serves as executive producer[6](https://d13jj08vfqimqg.cloudfront.net/uploads/press_release/document/755/TF25_TV_Now_Press_Release.pdf). *Hal & Harper*, created by and starring Raiff alongside [Lili Reinhart](https://www.edgepedia.org/lili-reinhart) and [Mark Ruffalo](https://www.edgepedia.org/mark-ruffalo), premiered as a Tribeca Festival selection in 2025[6](https://d13jj08vfqimqg.cloudfront.net/uploads/press_release/document/755/TF25_TV_Now_Press_Release.pdf).
## Little Sister and critical attention
The 2016 independent comedy-drama *Little Sister*, directed by Zach Clark, gave Timlin her most acclaimed film role. She plays Colleen Lunsford, a young nun-in-training who returns to her family home in [Asheville, North Carolina](https://www.edgepedia.org/asheville-north-carolina), where her brother has come back from the [Iraq War](https://www.edgepedia.org/iraq-war) reclusive and seriously disfigured[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/little_sister_2016). The film premiered at the 2016 SXSW Film Festival and holds a 94% Tomatometer rating from 35 reviews[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/little_sister_2016). Critics singled out her performance: one review described her turn as "one of those star-making turns"[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/little_sister_2016), and another praised her for playing a young woman who is "gentle and pious but not wilting"[11](https://www.screenslate.com/articles/little-sister).
In the same period she appeared in *Fallen* (2016) as Lucinda Price and *Submission* (2017) as Angela Argo[12](https://www.sensacine.com/actores/actor-136039/filmografia/).
## When I'm a Moth
In *When I'm a Moth* (2019), Timlin played a young [Hillary Clinton](https://www.edgepedia.org/hillary-clinton). She accepted the role while the winner of the 2016 presidential election was still undetermined, and spoke afterward about portraying Clinton as a young woman[13](https://time.com/4702842/hillary-clinton-biopic-actress/). The film is set in 1969, during the gap year Clinton spent working in Alaska after graduating from Wellesley College, and explores how that period shaped her as a politician[13](https://time.com/4702842/hillary-clinton-biopic-actress/).
## Later film work
Timlin has continued to work steadily in film, often in independent productions. Her 2019 films include *Depraved* (Shelley), a Frankenstein retelling from director Larry Fessenden with whom she had worked on *Like Me* (2017), *Feast of the Seven Fishes* (Katie), *Life Like* (Sophie), and *All Roads to Pearla* (Pearla)[14](https://pophorror.com/interview-with-depraveds-addison-timlin/) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1789970/). She played Sharon Hammond in the horror film *Blackout* (2023) and Alyssa in *Cellar Door* (2024)[15](https://www.filmnoir.app/links/tmdb/person/56542). Upcoming credits listed on IMDb include *Trauma or, Monsters All* (2026) as Sharon[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1789970/).
Across her film career, review aggregators give a picture of an independent-film actor rather than a blockbuster lead: Metacritic counts 18 movies for her, with an average career score of 50, a highest score of 74 for *Little Sister*, and 17 leading roles in top billing across her catalog[16](https://www.metacritic.com/person/addison-timlin/) • [17](https://goodwatch.app/person/56542-addison-timlin).
## Personal life
Timlin married actor Jeremy Allen White on October 18, 2019[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1789970/). The couple has two children, including daughter Ezer Billie White; actress Dakota Johnson, a friend of Timlin's, is Ezer's godmother[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1789970/). Timlin filed for divorce in May 2023, according to a report by People magazine cited in Spanish-language coverage of the separation[18](https://elpais.com/gente/2023-08-21/la-carrera-de-fondo-de-jeremy-allen-white-el-nuevo-favorito-de-hollywood.html).
## References
1. [Addison Timlin, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1789970/)
2. [Addison Timlin, BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Addison-Timlin/)
3. [Addison Timlin Biography, The Famous People](https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/addison-timlin-32501.php)
4. [Little Sister (2016), Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/little_sister_2016)
5. [Addison Timlin, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/14656/addison-timlin)
6. [2025 Tribeca Festival TV/Now Press Release](https://d13jj08vfqimqg.cloudfront.net/uploads/press_release/document/755/TF25_TV_Now_Press_Release.pdf)
7. [Addison Timlin, Festival de Cannes](https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/p/addison-timlin/)
8. [Addison Timlin, TVSA](https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=12500)
9. [Californication's Addison Timlin In Talks To Replace Lily Collins in Odd Thomas, WhatCulture](https://whatculture.com/film/californications-addison-timlin-in-talks-to-replace-lily-collins-in-odd-thomas)
10. [Interview: Addison Timlin chats about Odd Thomas, Scene Creek](https://scenecreek.com/addison-timlin-chats-about-odd-thomas/)
11. [Little Sister, Screen Slate](https://www.screenslate.com/articles/little-sister)
12. [Addison Timlin: Filmografía, SensaCine](https://www.sensacine.com/actores/actor-136039/filmografia/)
13. [Biopic Actor on Playing Young Hillary Clinton, TIME](https://time.com/4702842/hillary-clinton-biopic-actress/)
14. [Interview With Depraved's Addison Timlin, PopHorror](https://pophorror.com/interview-with-depraveds-addison-timlin/)
15. [Addison Timlin, FilmNoir](https://www.filmnoir.app/links/tmdb/person/56542)
16. [Addison Timlin, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/person/addison-timlin/)
17. [Addison Timlin, GoodWatch](https://goodwatch.app/person/56542-addison-timlin)
18. [La carrera de fondo de Jeremy Allen White, El País](https://elpais.com/gente/2023-08-21/la-carrera-de-fondo-de-jeremy-allen-white-el-nuevo-favorito-de-hollywood.html)
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