YaYa Gosselin

Felicita Leon "YaYa" Gosselin is an American actress. She began her career modelling for commercials and made her debut in After Omelas (2017). She made minor appearances in Peppermint (2018), The Purge (2018) and 13 Reasons Why (2019–2020). She is known for playing Tali LaCroix in FBI (2019–2020) and its spin-off FBI: Most Wanted (2020–present). Gosselin gained wide recognition for playing the lead role of Missy Moreno in Netflix's We Can Be Heroes (2020).

YaYa Gosselin
Born
Felicita Leon Gosselin[1]

(2009-01-26) January 26, 2009[2]
Dallas, Texas, U.S.[3]
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActress
Years active2017–present

Early life

Gosselin was born on January 26, 2009 in Dallas. She has two younger sisters.[4] They are Latinas.[3]

Career

At the age of five, Gosselin signed with an agency and modelled for commercials such as JCPenney, Famous Footwear, Hasbro, and Conn's HomePlus commercials.[1] In 2017, she appeared in After Omelas.[5] In 2018, she made minor appearances in action thriller film Peppermint and the anthology television series The Purge.[6] Gosselin played Jenny Finley in Lord Finn for which she won an award for Best Child Actress at the Sunny Side Up Film Festival in 2020.[5] She appeared in a recurring role FBI before appearing in FBI: Most Wanted in which she recurred in the first season and was a regular in the second.[6]

In 2019, at the age of ten, Gosselin was reported to have joined the cast of Netflix's We Can Be Heroes.[7] Gosselin stated she enjoyed filming and stunt work, saying it was "challenging for sure, but it is so fun."[4] Gosselin also stated "Pedro [Pascal] and I were shooting the breakfast scene and all of a sudden Robert [Rodriguez] says, "YaYa, happy birthday!" And I said, "Huh? My birthday isn't till January!' In walked Taylor Dooley in her Lavagirl hair and all. I was so shocked I walked backwards into a wall. It was an amazing moment!"[8] Netflix released the film on December 25, 2020. Gosselin received praise for her performance. Chicago Sun-Times called praised her "winning performance"[9] and RogerEbert.com said the role would "hopefully" be the "breakthrough for a long career".[10] In the first four weeks of its release, the film was watched by 44 million households.[11] In January 2021, Netflix ordered a sequel.[12]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2017 After Omelas Lauren Short film[5]
2018 Peppermint Ana [6]
The Purge Young Penelope Episode: "The Urge to Purge"[6]
Laugh Till It Hurts Tiara Short film
Law and Order: Sting Unit Officer Olivia Short film[5]
Day 13 Gabby Rae Short film[5]
2019 Lord Finn Jenny Finley [5]
2019–2020 FBI Natalia "Tali" Skye LaCroix 2 episodes; Guest (season 1–2)
13 Reasons Why Graciella Padilla 2 episodes; Guest (season 3–4)[6][13]
2020–present FBI: Most Wanted Natalia "Tali" Skye LaCroix Recurring role (season 1); Main role (season 2)[6]
2020 We Can Be Heroes Missy Moreno [14]
2021 Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets Young Jorie [6]

References
  1. Chakraborty, Anushreya (November 10, 2020). "FBI: Most Wanted: YaYa Gosselin promoted to CBS". Daily Research Plot. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  2. @yayagosselin (January 26, 2020). "Thank you so much to all of our friends for coming to celebrate YaYa's 11th Birthday! We had so much fun with you all :) Wishing a very happy birthday to our girl who we love so much. You are all good things YaYa. Love, Mama 🖤 #grateful #thankyouforcoming #happybirthdayyaya Missing: @carson_minniear and @liliana___torres 😘". Retrieved January 17, 2021 – via Instagram.
  3. Burns, Brooks (December 31, 2020). "Young Dallas actress stars in "We Can Be Heroes"". WFAA. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  4. Gosselin, YaYa (December 23, 2020). "We Can Be Heroes: YaYa Gosselin Talks Leadership and Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman". CBR (Interview). Interviewed by Tim Adams. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  5. Gomes, Anoush (November 16, 2020). "'FBI Most Wanted' Season 2: Meet Julian McMahon, Terry O'Quinn and the rest of the cast of the CBS crime drama". MEAWW. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  6. Petski, Denise (October 28, 2020). "'FBI: Most Wanted': YaYa Gosselin Upped To Series Regular For Season 2 Of CBS Drama Series". Deadline. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  7. Ramos, Dino-Ray (August 21, 2019). "Christian Slater, YaYa Gosselin, Akira Akbar, Pedro Pascal And More Join Robert Rodriguez's 'We Can Be Heroes' At Netflix". Deadline. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  8. Gosselin, YaYa (December 25, 2020). "'We Can Be Heroes' Star YaYa Gosselin Reveals the Biggest Life Lesson She Learned On Set". Sweety High (Interview). Interviewed by Amanda McArthur. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  9. Roeper, Richard (December 25, 2020). "'We Can Be Heroes' lets the plucky children lead the way". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  10. Aguilar, Carlos (December 25, 2020). "We Can Be Heroes movie review (2020)". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  11. White, Peter (January 4, 2021). "'Bridgerton' & 'We Can Be Heroes' Join 'The Midnight Sky' As Top Netflix Festive Titles, Streamer Lines Up Sequel To Robert Rodriguez Kids Film". Deadline. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  12. Sandwell, Ian (January 5, 2021). "Robert Rodriguez talks We Can Be Heroes 2 plans". Digital Spy. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  13. Cremona, Patrick (December 22, 2020). "Robert Rodriguez wanted to include the Spy Kids in We Can Be Heroes". Radio Times. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  14. Robey, Tim (December 31, 2020). "We Can Be Heroes, review: Robert Rodriguez piles on the green-screen for a witless childcare aid". The Telegraph. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
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