Cast
Ayanna Berkshire
Acting
Cast
Ayanna Berkshire
Known for
Acting
Born
1977-01-17
From
San Juan Islands, Washington, USA
Biography
Ayanna Berkshire is an American stage and screen actress, a resident artist of Artists Repertory Theatre (Portland, Oregon) and a 2020 recipient of the TCG and Fox Fellowship Foundation Resident Actor Fellowship, recognized for distinguished achievement. She is best known for her role as Cora in the first of the Twilight Saga films. Originally from a remote island chain in Washington State, Ayanna was just three years old when she began performing for audiences as a young dancer and actress. She had her first agent at 13 years old and has been working professionally since the age of 20. Ayanna splits her time between Portland, Oregon and Los Angeles, California.
Twilight
as Cora
The Hunted
as Bus Stop Mom (uncredited)
Leave No Trace
as Dr. Berkshire (uncredited)
Extraordinary Measures
as Wendy Temple
New Life
as Molly Presser
Lean on Pete
as Cop 1
Sometimes I Think About Dying
as Emma
Wendy and Lucy
as Pound Employee
All Together Now
as Officer Garland
The Way We Speak
as Annette Davis
The Dark Divide
as Mrs. Gordon
Say Uncle
as Mother #2
The Dust Factory
as Hope
Dead Deer High
as Rachel
Who Are You People
as Therapist
Punk Love
as Officer Lawson's Girl
The Skin Horse
as Detective Goodman
The Record Keeper
as The Counselor
The Shasta Triangle
as Sam
Again and Again
as Regina
Jeremiah's Treasure
as Cindy Mathas