Ava Cantrell

Ava Cantrell is an American actress and dancer who starred in the film Abigail and appeared in Lights Out and the Nickelodeon series The Haunted Hathaways.

Life and career

Cantrell competed as a dancer between 2007 and 2014 in the styles of ballet, tap, contemporary, and musical theater. She won Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actress 11–13 at the 35th Young Artist Awards in 2014 for her role in The Haunted Hathaways. Cantrell was cast as Brooklyn in the 2015 web-series Cam Girls. In 2016, she was cast as Teen Diana in the film Lights Out and starred in the film One Under the Sun alongside Pooja Batra and Gene Farber. In 2023, Cantrell starred as the titular character Abigail Cole in the horror film Abigail.

Filmography

+Television Year Title Role Notes 2013–15 The Haunted Hathaways Penelope 4 episodes 2015 Not Safe for Work Sunny Scout NBC Pilot 2015 Cam Girls: The Series Brooklyn 2 episodes 2018 Young Sheldon Molly 2 episode