Haley Lu Richardson

Haley Lu Richardson, born on March 7, 1995, is an American actress. She began her acting career with early television roles on the Disney Channel sitcom Shake It Up (2013) and the ABC Family supernatural drama Ravenswood (2013–2014). Richardson gained wider recognition with her roles in the coming-of-age film The Edge of Seventeen (2016) and the psychological horror film Split (2016).
Her breakout role came in the independent drama Columbus (2017), for which she received a nomination for Best Actress at the Gotham Independent Film Awards. Richardson continued to impress audiences and critics alike with her performances in critically acclaimed independent films such as Support the Girls (2018), Unpregnant (2020), and After Yang (2022).
She has also ventured into television, starring in the second season of the HBO dark comedy series The White Lotus (2022). Additionally, Richardson appeared in the romantic comedy Love at First Sight (2023), further showcasing her versatility as an actress.


Haley Lu Richardson was born on March 7, 1995, in Phoenix, Arizona, to Valerie, a marketing and branding professional, and Forrest L. Richardson, a golf course architect. Richardson attended Villa Montessori through middle school, then Arcadia High School. She was actively involved in theatrical productions and regional dance competitions throughout the Southwest. From 2001 to 2011, she was a leading dancer in Phoenix's Cannedy Dance Company. In 2011, she relocated to Hollywood, California, to pursue her acting career.


In 2013, Haley Lu Richardson began a recurring role as Tess in the ABC Family series Ravenswood. She also appeared as a guest on Disney Channel's Shake It Up and was a co-star in ABC's pilot production "Adopted". Additionally, she played Julina in the Lifetime original movie Escape from Polygamy alongside Jack Falahee. In 2016, she had a recurring role as Ellie in the Freeform drama series Recovery Road. Her early film career included a leading role in The Last Survivors as well as supporting performances in The Edge of Seventeen and Split.
Richardson's breakthrough came in 2017 when she starred opposite John Cho in Columbus. For her work in the film, she was nominated for the 2017 Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Actress. Reviewing Columbus in The New Yorker, Richard Brody praised her performance, stating that "Richardson in particular vaults to the forefront of her generation’s actors with this performance, which virtually sings with emotional and intellectual acuity."


In 2019, Richardson starred in the romantic drama Five Feet Apart opposite Cole Sprouse, playing a cystic fibrosis patient who falls in love with a boy with the same disease.
In 2022, she played Portia in the second season of the HBO comedy-drama The White Lotus.
Additionally, Richardson starred in a music video with the Jonas Brothers for their song "Wings" in February 2023.


Haley Lu Richardson has been crocheting since the age of eight, and she has an Etsy shop where she sells accessories and crocheted clothing made from her own designs. Richardson began dating Brett Dier in 2012 after they met on the set of Ravenswood. Richardson proposed to Dier in 2019. However, in 2022, Richardson announced that they had broken up two years prior.

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