Ayanna Berkshire
ActingAyanna 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.
Known For
Twilight
Cora
The Hunted
Bus Stop Mom (uncredited)
Leave No Trace
Dr. Berkshire (uncredited)
Lean on Pete
Cop 1
Wendy and Lucy
Pound Employee
New Life
Molly Presser
Sometimes I Think About Dying
Emma
Extraordinary Measures
Wendy Temple
The Dark Divide
Mrs. Gordon
All Together Now
Officer Garland
Filmography — Acting
Twilight
Cora
The Hunted
Bus Stop Mom (uncredited)
Leave No Trace
Dr. Berkshire (uncredited)
Lean on Pete
Cop 1
Wendy and Lucy
Pound Employee
New Life
Molly Presser
Sometimes I Think About Dying
Emma
Extraordinary Measures
Wendy Temple
The Dark Divide
Mrs. Gordon
All Together Now
Officer Garland
Who Are You People
Therapist
Say Uncle
Mother #2
The Dust Factory
Hope
The Way We Speak
Annette Davis
Punk Love
Officer Lawson's Girl
Again and Again
Regina
The Shasta Triangle
Sam
The Record Keeper
The Counselor
Jeremiah's Treasure
Cindy Mathas
The Skin Horse
Detective Goodman
Dead Deer High
Rachel