Odessa A'zion

Odessa Zion Segall Adlon (born June 17th, 2000), also known as Odessa A'zion, is an American actress. She is known for her television roles in the CBS series Fam and the Netflix series Grand Army.

Odessa A'zion
Born
Odessa Zion Segall Adlon

(2000-06-17) June 17, 2000[1][2]
Los Angeles, California, United States
OccupationActress
Years active2011−present
Parent(s)Pamela Adlon
FamilyGideon Adlon
Percy Adlon (paternal grandfather)

Early life and education

A'zion is from Los Angeles, but she also spent parts of her childhood in Boston and Neufahrn, Germany.[3] She is the daughter of actress Pamela Adlon and director Felix O. Adlon, and the middle child between Gideon and Valentine "Rocky" Adlon.[4] Her paternal grandfather is German filmmaker Percy Adlon and her maternal grandfather is American writer-producer Don Segall, who was born to a Jewish family, and her maternal grandmother was originally an Anglican from England, converted.[5]

Odessa attended Charter High School of the Arts (CHAMPS).[6]

Career

She was initially credited as Odessa Adlon, but A'zion landed her first notable role in 2017 as Liv in season 5 of Nashville.[7] Her film roles include the 2018 film Ladyworld and the 2020 horror film Let's Scare Julie.[8][9] She appeared in 2 episodes of Wayne.

A'zion landed her first main role as Shannon, the younger sister of Nina Dobrev's character in the 2019 CBS sitcom Fam.[10] In October 2019, it was announced she would star as Joey Del Marco, the lead character from Slut: The Play, in the 2020 Netflix series Grand Army.[11][12] She and Odley Jean received critical acclaim for their performances.[13]

She has roles in several upcoming films such as Mark, Mary & Some Other People, Hell House, and The Inhabitants.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Conception Interview Kid
2018 Ladyworld Blake
2020 Let's Scare Julie Madison
TBA Mark, Mary & Some Other People Lana
TBA SuperCool Jaclyn
TBA Pools Kennedy
TBA Hell House Emory Dupree [14]
TBA The Inhabitants Tara Haldon [15]

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2016 Better Things Defiance Episode: "Duke's Chorus"
2017 Nashville Liv 5 episodes
2017 What About Barb? Anna Television film
2018 Love Episode: "Stunt Show"
2019 Wayne Trish 2 episodes
2019 Fam Shannon Main role
2019 Milo Murphy's Law Orgaluth Voice role; episode: "Sphere and Loathing in Outer Space"
2020 Day by Day Lili Episode: "I'm Not Done Getting To Know You"
2020 Grand Army Joey Del Marco Main role

References
  1. Gideon Adlon (June 17, 2019). "@odessaadlon your 19 today and it's weird because to me we're all still these little babies. I'm so lucky you're my sister, I love you odie". Retrieved October 28, 2020 – via Instagram.
  2. Nordstrom, Leigh (March 1, 2019). "Odessa Adlon, Out on Her Own". WWD. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  3. "Shannon: Odessa Adlon". CBS. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  4. McCarthy, Lauren (March 1, 2019). "New Faces: Odessa Adlon Is Totally Prepared to Take Over the World". W Magazine. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  5. Miller, Gerri (February 27, 2020). "Pamela Adlon Wants You to Know 'Better Things' is Scripted". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles.
  6. "About". Odessa Adlon. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  7. Rochlin, Margy (February 21, 2019). "Going Places". Television Academy. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  8. Bugbee, Teo (August 19, 2019). "'Ladyworld' Review: Fresh Talents Prove Themselves in a Twist on 'Lord of the Flies'". The New York Times. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  9. "How Jud Cremata pulled off a one-shot thriller with 'Let's Scare Julie'". Screen Daily. May 7, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  10. Russian, Ale (February 27, 2019). "Fam's Odessa Adlon on the Stress of Taping Weekly Episodes and Having Fun with the Cast on Set". People. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  11. McCarthy, Lauren. "Odessa A'zion isn't afraid of anything — except maybe her new show". Nylon. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  12. White, Peter (October 21, 2019). "Netflix Adapts Katie Cappiello's Play 'Slut' As Drama 'Grand Army' With 'House of Cards' EPs Joshua Donen & Beau Willimon, Odessa A'zion Leads Cast". Deadline. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  13. Sepinwall, Alan (October 13, 2020). "'Grand Army': The Kids Are Not Alright". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  14. N'Duka, Amanda (September 30, 2019). "'Insidious' Actress Stefanie Scott, Odessa Adlon, Jess Weixler Star In Horror Indie 'Hell House'". Deadline.
  15. N'Duka, Amanda (17 December 2020). "Odessa A'zion Joins Dermot Mulroney & Leslie Bibb In 'The Inhabitant' Thriller". Deadline. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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