Victoria Pedretti

Victoria Pedretti (born March 23, 1995)[1] is an American actress. She had her breakthrough portraying Eleanor "Nell" Crain Vance in the Netflix horror series The Haunting of Hill House (2018), for which she received a Saturn Award nomination. She currently stars as Love Quinn in the Netflix thriller series You (2019–present),[2] and starred as Danielle "Dani" Clayton in the follow-up series The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020),[3] the latter of which earned her a Critics' Choice Super Award nomination.

Victoria Pedretti
Pedretti in 2020
Born (1995-03-23) March 23, 1995
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
EducationCarnegie Mellon University (BFA)
OccupationActress
Years active2014–present

Pedretti had her feature film debut appearing as Leslie Van Houten in the comedy-drama film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), and has also starred as Katherine in the biographical-drama film Shirley (2020).

Early life

Pedretti was born in Pennsylvania. Her father is of three-quarter Italian descent, while her maternal grandmother was Ashkenazi Jewish. Pedretti had a Bat Mitzvah. [4] She attended Pennsbury High School in Fairless Hills[5] and the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama in Pittsburgh, where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting in 2017.[6][7] Pedretti was diagnosed with ADD when she was six years old.[8]

Career

Pedretti began film acting appearing in two independent short films in 2014. In 2018, she had her breakthrough for her portrayal of Eleanor "Nell" Crain Vance in the Netflix horror series The Haunting of Hill House.[3] Her performance was praised by critics, with Netflix stating "If this is the depth of talent Victoria Pedretti has shown us in merely three years, just imagine what the future holds." She earned Saturn Award and MTV Award nominations in 2019 for the role.[9]

In 2017, Pedretti auditioned for the role of Guinevere Beck on the Netflix thriller series You;[10] although she was initially rejected, the directors later cast her as Love Quinn in the show's second season after seeing her previous acting work and her chemistry with her co-star Penn Badgley.[2][7][11][12] The second season was released on December 26, 2019,[13] and Pedretti's performance and the show were received positively.[14][15][16] She will reprise her role for the third season,[17] scheduled for release in 2021.[18][19] In 2019, Pedretti appeared as Leslie Van Houten in Quentin Tarantino's comedy-drama film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,[20] which was a commercial success.[21]

In 2020, Pedretti guest-starred in the anthology series Amazing Stories as Evelyn Porter,[22] and in the same year starred as Katherine in the biographical-drama film Shirley, which received positive reviews from critics.[23][24] Also in 2020, she portrayed Danielle "Dani" Clayton on the Netflix series The Haunting of Bly Manor, the second season in the anthology series to The Haunting of Hill House.[25][26][27] The series and Pedretti's performance received critical acclaim, with The Hollywood Reporter writing that her performance "generates instant empathy". For the role, she received a nomination from the Critics' Choice Super Awards.[28][29]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2014 Sole[30] Girl Short film
Uncovering Eden[31] Edie
2019 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood "Lulu"
2020 Shirley Katherine

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2018 The Haunting of Hill House Eleanor "Nell" Crain Vance (adult) Main role
2019–present You Love Quinn Main role (Season 2)
2020 Amazing Stories Evelyn Porter Episode: "The Cellar"[22]
The Haunting of Bly Manor Danielle "Dani" Clayton Main role

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards Most Frightened Performance The Haunting of Hill House Nominated [9]
Saturn Awards Best Supporting Actress in Streaming Presentation Nominated
Online Film & Television Association Best Ensemble in a Motion Picture or Limited Series Nominated [32]
2021 Critics' Choice Super Awards Best Actress in a Horror Series The Haunting of Bly Manor Nominated [29]

References
  1. Wahi, Sukriti (December 27, 2019). "Who Is Victoria Pedretti? Everything You Need To Know About The New Star Of 'YOU' Season Two". MSN Entertainment. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  2. Andreeva, Nellie (January 30, 2019). "You: Victoria Pedretti Cast As the Female Lead In Series' Second Season On Netflix". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 30, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  3. N'Duka, Amanda (September 14, 2017). "The Haunting Of Hill House: Lulu Wilson & Victoria Pedretti Cast In Netflix Series Re-Imagining". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 10, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  4. Rice, Lilyanne. "Inside Victoria Pedretti's life, her parents and boyfriend". stylesrant.com. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  5. McHugh, Kevin J. (January 2013). "Superintendent's Report, Pennsbury School District" (PDF). pennsburysd.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 23, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  6. "Victoria Pedretti". Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama. October 22, 2018. Archived from the original on October 23, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  7. Beckert, Michael (November 22, 2019). "New Faces: Victoria Pedretti, Object of Obsession on You". W Magazine. Archived from the original on November 23, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  8. Smith, Josh (October 26, 2020). "'People tried to tell me about my own mind my entire life': Star of Netflix's 'You' & The Haunting of Bly Manor, Victoria Pedretti, powerfully opens up about having ADD". Glamour. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  9. Sarrubba, Stefania (October 12, 2020). "Netflix Praises Victoria Pedretti's Performance In 'The Haunting Of Bly Manor'". The Things. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  10. McCarthy, Lauren. "Victoria Pedretti Will Surprise You". Nylon. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  11. Chambers, Hannah (December 3, 2019). "Victoria Pedretti Is About to Make 'You' Way Cooler". Cosmpolitan. Archived from the original on December 4, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  12. Gonzales, Erica (January 20, 2020). "'You' Star Victoria Pedretti Wants to Work with Taika Waititi". Harper's BAZAAR. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  13. Carr, Flora (November 11, 2019). "When is You series two released on Netflix?". Radio Times. Archived from the original on November 11, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  14. "The TVLine Performers of the Week: Penn Badgley and Victoria Pedretti". TVLine. January 4, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  15. "You season 2: Penn Badgley's Joe Goldberg has serious case of history repeating". Metro. December 18, 2019. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  16. Rivera, Joshua (December 23, 2019). "Netflix's stalker thriller You returns for a second season, and it kills". The Verge. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  17. Otterson, Joe (January 14, 2020). "'You' Renewed for Season 3 at Netflix". Variety. Archived from the original on January 14, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  18. Swift, Andy (January 14, 2020). "YOU Renewed for Season 3 — Find Out Which Characters Are Returning in 2021". TVLine. Archived from the original on January 14, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  19. Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (January 14, 2020). "'You' Renewed For Season 3 By Netflix". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 14, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  20. Gonzalez, Umberto (August 28, 2018). "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Adds Rumer Willis, Margaret Qualley and Damon Herriman". TheWrap. Archived from the original on August 29, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  21. Mendelson, Scott. "Box Office: 'Hollywood' Tops 'Basterds' As 'Lion King' Nears 'Dark Knight' And 'Hobbs & Shaw' Nears 'John Wick 3'". Forbes. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  22. "'Amazing Stories': Apple Unveils First Look Photo & Premiere Date For Steven Spielberg's Anthology Series – TCA". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  23. "Movie Review – Shirley (2020)". Flickering Myth. June 6, 2020. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  24. "Shirley (2020)", Rotten Tomatoes, retrieved June 18, 2020
  25. Andreeva, Nellie (June 28, 2019). "Victoria Pedretti To Headline 'The Haunting of Bly Manor' Netflix Series". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 29, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  26. Swift, Andy (June 28, 2019). "Hill House's Victoria Pedretti Returning for Netflix's The Haunting of Bly Manor". TVLine. Archived from the original on June 29, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  27. Haring, Bruce (August 31, 2020). "Netflix's 'The Haunting Of Bly Manor' Sets Launch Date, Offers First Teaser". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  28. Kit, Borys (November 19, 2020). "Palm Springs,' 'Lovecraft Country' Lead Nominations for Inaugural Critics Choice Super Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  29. Hammond, Pete (November 19, 2020). "'Palm Springs', 'Lovecraft Country' Top Movie And Series Nominations For Inaugural Critics Choice Super Awards; Netflix Lands 35 Nods". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  30. Zucker, Ariel, Sole (Short, Drama), Victoria Pedretti, retrieved October 17, 2020
  31. "Uncovering Eden (2014)". shortfil.ms. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  32. "23rd Annual TV Awards (2018-19)". Online Film & Television Association. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.