Ayanna Berkshire
Actor
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.
Filmography
Leave No Trace
as Dr. Berkshire (uncredited) 2018
The Hunted
2003
Lean on Pete
as Cop 1 2018
Wendy and Lucy
as Pound Employee 2008
Extraordinary Measures
as Wendy Temple 2010
All Together Now
as Officer Garland 2020
New Life
as Molly Presser 2023
Sometimes I Think About Dying
as Emma 2024
The Dust Factory
as Hope 2004
Say Uncle
as Mother #2 2006
The Dark Divide
as Mrs. Gordon 2020
Punk Love
as Officer Lawson's Girl 2006
The Shasta Triangle
as Sam 2019
Who Are You People
as Therapist 2023
The Way We Speak
as Annette Davis 2024
The Record Keeper
as The Counselor 2014