Gideon Adlon (born March 30, 1997) is an American actress. Her films include Blockers (2018), The Mustang (2019), The Craft: Legacy (2020), and Sick (2022). On television, she is known for her roles in the Netflix series The Society (2019) and the NBC series The Thing About Pam (2022). In 2024 she had a role in the movie Miller's Girl.
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_(cropped2).jpg) Adlon at the 2018 SXSW | |
| Born | March 30, 1997[1][2] Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2011−present |
| Mother | Pamela Adlon |
| Relatives | Odessa A'zion (sister) Percy Adlon (paternal grandfather) |
She is also known for her voice work on the video game The Walking Dead: The Final Season (2018), the animated series Pacific Rim: The Black (2021–2022), Battle Kitty (2022), and Shape Island (2023).
Early life and education
editAdlon was born in Los Angeles and holds both American and German citizenship through her father.[3][4] She is the oldest daughter of actress Pamela Adlon and director Felix Adlon.[5] Her younger sisters are actress Odessa A'zion and Valentine "Rocky" Adlon.[6] Her paternal grandfather was German filmmaker Percy Adlon and her maternal grandfather was American writer-producer Don Segall.[7] Her maternal grandfather was born to a Jewish family, and her English-born maternal grandmother, originally an Anglican, converted to Judaism.[8] Through her father, she descends from the German hotelier Lorenz Adlon.
Adlon studied photography at Columbia College Chicago for a year before deciding to pursue acting full-time.[5]
Career
editAdlon made her professional acting debut in a 2011 episode of the FX comedy-drama series Louie, which also featured her mother Pamela.[5] She went on to make guest appearances in the Disney Channel sitcom Girl Meets World (2016), the FX comedy-drama series Better Things (2016), the ABC miniseries When We Rise (2017), the CBS crime drama series Criminal Minds (2017), and the ABC anthology crime drama series American Crime (2017).[9][10]
Adlon received further recognition for her first starring role in the sex comedy film Blockers (2018), which received positive reviews and box office success.[11][12] She went on to star in the critically acclaimed drama film The Mustang (2019).[13][14] Also in 2019, Adlon had a starring role as Becca Gelb in the Netflix mystery teen drama series The Society.[15] The series was originally renewed for a second season, but was later canceled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic causing cost increases and difficulty scheduling production.[16]
Adlon starred as Frankie in the horror sequel film The Craft: Legacy,[17] which was released on October 28, 2020.[18] In 2021 she starred as Claire in the horror fantasy film Witch Hunt.[19][20]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2018 | Blockers | Sam Lockwood | |
| 2019 | The Mustang | Martha Coleman | |
| 2020 | The Craft: Legacy | Frankie | |
| 2021 | Witch Hunt | Claire Goode | |
| 2022 | Sick | Parker Mason | |
| 2023 | Legion of Super-Heroes | Phantom Girl | Voice[21] |
| Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham | Oracle / Barbara Gordon, Poison Ivy | ||
| 2024 | Miller's Girl | Winnie | |
| Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Two | Batgirl / Barbara Gordon | Voice |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Louie | Amy | Episode: "Niece" |
| 2016 | Girl Meets World | Felicity | Episode: "Girl Meets Triangle" |
| Better Things | Gina | Episode: "Alarms" | |
| 2017 | When We Rise | Teenaged Annie Jones | Miniseries |
| Criminal Minds | Katie Hammond | Episode: "Hell's Kitchen" | |
| American Crime | Tracy | 2 episodes | |
| 2019 | The Society | Becca Gelb | Main role |
| 2020 | Day by Day | Jacqueline | Episode: "Carry Me Home" |
| Solar Opposites | Lydia | Voice, episode: "The Matter Transfer Array" | |
| 2021–2022 | Pacific Rim: The Black | Hayley Travis | Main voice role[21] |
| 2022 | The Thing About Pam | Mariah Day | Main role |
| Battle Kitty | ZaZa Royale | Main voice role | |
| Slippin' Jimmy | Dawn Marie | Voice, 2 episodes | |
| 2023–present | Shape Island | Circle | Main voice role |
| 2023 | Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur | Lara, Laura, and Laurel | Voice, episode: "Today, I Am a Woman"[21] |
| 2024 | Terminator Zero | Reika Lee | Main voice role |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | The Walking Dead: The Final Season | Violet | [21] |
| 2023 | Spider-Man 2 | Additional voices |
References
edit- ^ "Gideon Adlon Biography". Tribute. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ^ Summer, Cree [@IAmCreeSummer] (March 30, 2020). "Happy Birthday Gidvicious Hummingbird @gideonadlon. Mama and The Savages Love You Deeper Than The Sea" (Tweet). Retrieved September 17, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ Anderson, Samuel (April 4, 2018). "Gideon Adlon's Guide to Los Angeles". Du Jour. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- ^ Flynn, Liz (September 24, 2019). "10 Things You Didn't Know About Gideon Adlon". TVOvermind. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
- ^ a b c Silman, Anna (April 6, 2018). "Pamela Adlon's Daughter Gideon Is Ready for Anything". New York. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ^ Friedlander, Whitney (March 4, 2020). "Pamela Adlon makes perfect roast chicken. But she's not trying to be a jerk about it". New York. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ^ "Gideon Adlon chats about her first major role in Blockers". Tribute. July 5, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ^ "Pamela Adlon Wants You to Know 'Better Things' is Scripted". Jewish Journal. February 27, 2020.
- ^ "Gideon Adlon: Movies, TV, and Bio". Amazon. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ^ Pattson, Rebecca (May 9, 2019). "If You Don't Already Know 'Society' Star Gideon Adlon, You Definitely Know Her Celeb Mom". Bustle. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ^ Giles, Jeff (April 5, 2018). "A Quiet Place and Blockers Are Certified Fresh". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Archived from the original on April 6, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ^ TV News Desk (April 3, 2018). "Review Roundup: Critics Weigh In On BLOCKERS". Broadway World. Wisdom Digital Media. Archived from the original on April 6, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ^ N'Duka, Amanda (October 4, 2017). "Susan Sarandon & Gideon Adlon Join Focus Features Drama 'Mustang'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ^ The Mustang (2019), retrieved September 17, 2020
- ^ "Rachel Keller & Gideon Adlon Among 14 Cast In Chris Keyser & Marc Webb's Netflix YA Drama Series 'The Society'". Deadline Hollywood. November 28, 2018. Archived from the original on October 11, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (August 21, 2020). "'The Society' & 'I Am Not Okay With This' Canceled By Netflix Due To COVID-Related Circumstances". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 21, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ^ N'Duka, Amanda (September 19, 2019). "Gideon Adlon, Lovie Simone, Zoey Luna Join Cailee Spaeny To Lead 'The Craft' Remake From Blumhouse". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ^ Chichizola, Corey (September 29, 2020). "Blumhouse's The Craft: Legacy Trailer Reveals Connection To The Original". CinemaBlend. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- ^ "Witch Hunt - SXSW 2020 Schedule". SXSW. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ^ Boucher, Geoff (June 27, 2019). "'Witch Hunt': Elle Callahan's Supernatural Border Thriller Casts Four". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Gideon Adlon (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved October 26, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.