Juliana Harkavy

Juliana Harkavy
Born	(1985-01-01) January 1, 1985 New York, United States
Occupation	Actress, writer, musician
Years active	1995–present
Spouse(s)	Peter Kupchick (m. 2014)

Juliana Jay Harkavy^[1] (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.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] She is currently appearing in the CW series Arrow, in the recurring role of Dinah Drake/Black Canary.^[7]

Early life

Juliana Harkavy was born in New York City on January 1, 1985. She is the daughter of Berta Carela and Michael Harkavy, who is the former Senior Vice president of Warner Bros. Entertainment Worldwide Publishing, Kids' WB Music, and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Her professional acting career began when she was 10 years old.

Education

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, Juliana attended The Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, where she majored in Theater in the Sanford Meisner studio.^[8]

Career

Early work

Harkavy’s first acting job was at age 10 in a commercial for the Fox Kids 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 Alfonso Cuarón.

Main roles

Feature Films

Harkavy starred in the 2011 film If You Only Knew about early-onset Alzheimer's Disease.
Harkavy stars as Jessica Loren in the horror film Last Shift.^[9]^[10]^[11]

Shorts

Harkavy starred in the 2010 short film Whatever Lola Wants. Nominated for a Best Actress Award at the 2011 University of Miami Canes Film Festival^[12]

Harkavy is the star in the short film The Lost Doll directed by James Walhberg.^[13]

Television

Harkavy plays Alisha, a survivor involved with the Governor in a recurring role on The Walking Dead. She appeared in two episodes: "Dead Weight" and "Too Far Gone".^[14]
In 2016 she was cast in the fifth season of the CW show Arrow, in the recurring role of Detective Tina Boland,^[15] whose true name is revealed to be Dinah Drake, acting as the new Black Canary.^[7] She was promoted to series regular for the show's sixth season, due to begin airing in the Fall of 2017.^[16]

Personal life

Harkavy is of Dominican, African, Chinese, Russian and Hungarian descent. She plays the piano, the guitar, and the flute. She has lived in New York, New Mexico, New Jersey, California, Florida, and France. She's been married to Peter Kupchick since 2014.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	A Little Princess	Girl in India
2005	Flushed	Groupie	Short
2006	Love is Blind	Crystal
2006	My Super Ex-Girlfriend	Passerby
2010	Whatever Lola Wants	Lola	Nominated for Best Actress Award at UM Canes film festival.
2011	Dolphin Tale	Rebecca
2011	If You Only Knew	Louise
2012	A Feeling from Within	Stacey
2013	Finding Joy	Pretty Young Woman
	House of Bodies	Tisha
	Marriage Material	Madeline
2014	Dolphin Tale 2	Rebecca
2014	Last Shift	Officer Jessica Loren
2015	To Write Love on Her Arms	Jessie	Filmed in 2011, released in 2015

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	The Glades	Amy	Episode: "Doppelganger"
2011	Big Mike	Janette Ogilvy	TV movie
2013	Graceland	Alex	Episode: "Heat Run"
2013	The Walking Dead	Alisha	2 episodes
2014	Constantine	Sarah	Episode: "Blessed are the Damned"
2017–present	Arrow	Dinah Drake/Black Canary	Recurring role Season 5; Main Cast Season 6

References

↑ http://www.minutemannewscenter.com/entertainment/peter-kupchick-marries-juliana-harkavy/article_50e785de-1ae7-54c3-8550-3a3d37b6e94e.html
↑ "'Dolphin Tale 2' filming underway at Clearwater Aquarium". On Location Vacations. 2013-10-18. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
↑ Goldberg, Matt (2012-02-16). "RENEE Movie Image and Set Photo". Collider. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
↑ "Anthony DiBlasi Directing Horror Pic ‘Paymon’". Deadline. 2013-06-28. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
↑ "Picture - Juliana Harkavy Los Angeles, California, Saturday 17th September 2011 | Photo 2588460". Contactmusic.com. 2011-09-17. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
↑ "Meet The Cast". Reneethemovie.com. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
1 2 Speed Weed & Sarah Tarkoff (writers) & Mark Bunting (director) (February 1, 2017). "Second Chances". Arrow. Season 5. Episode 11. The CW.
↑ "ABCD". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
↑ "Chiller | Scary Good". Fearnet.com. 2015-07-29. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
↑ Turek, Ryan (2013-06-25). "First Official Image from Anthony DiBlasi's Paymon". Shock Till You Drop. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
↑ "Character one-sheets released for Dread director’s unique sounding chiller ‘Paymon’ » Horror Cult Films - Movie Reviews of Obscure, Weird, Strange, Horror and Cult Cinema". Horror Cult Films. 2013-07-10. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
↑ "Canes Film Festival". Retrieved February 17, 2017.
↑ "The Lost Doll Short Film PSA Commercial". Retrieved 2017-02-17.
↑ Dessner, Dina (2013-12-01). "Geek League Interview - Juliana Harvkavy, "Alisha" On 'The Walking Dead'". Geek League of America. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
↑ "TVLine Items:Arrow's New Detective" "TVLine", Retrieved December 28, 2016.
↑ "Arrow Ups Rick Gonzalaz & Juliana Harkavy To Season 6 Regulars". "Deadline Hollywood". April 13, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2017.

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