Chiara Aurelia

Chiara Aurelia de Braconier d'Alphen (born September 13, 2002 ) is an American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the films Gerald's Game and Back Roads (2018). She starred as Jeanette Turner in the Freeform teen drama Cruel Summer (2021).

Early life Chiara was born in Taos, New Mexico to Frederic de Braconier d'Alphen and Claudia Kleefeld. Frederic, who died when Aurelia was three, was from Leuven, Belgium, the great nephew of Édouard Empain and a descendant of Peter Paul Rubens. Kleefeld is the daughter of singer and actor Tony Travis and author and poet Carolyn Mary Kleefeld, and the granddaughter of builder Mark Taper. Aurelia has one sibling, sister Giverny.

Aurelia grew up in Albuquerque. She began acting in school productions and local drama classes when she was five. From the age of 11, she split her time between Albuquerque and Los Angeles pursuing her career. She studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute.

Career Aurelia began her career as a child actress with small film and television roles as well as appearances in short films such as Dead Celebrity (2014). She played a younger version of Carla Gugino's character in the 2017 film adaptation of Stephen King's Gerald's Game, and portrayed Misty Altmyer in Alex Pettyfer's 2018 directorial debut Back Roads, both earned her Young Entertainer Awards.

In 2021, Aurelia began starring as Jeanette Turner in the Freeform series Cruel Summer as well as playing Rose Lord in the TNT series Tell Me Your Secrets. She also appeared in the film Fear Street Part Two: 1978. For her performance in Cruel Summer, Aurelia received HCA and Critics' Choice Award nominations. In July 2021, it was announced Aurelia had joined the cast of the Netflix film adaptation of Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll.

She made her Broadway debut on July 15, 2025 replacing Sadie Sink as Shelby Holcomb in John Proctor Is the Villain in its final weeks.

Filmography Film + Year Title Role Notes 2015 We Are Your Friends Kayli Big Sky Grace 2017 Gerald's Game "Mouse" / young Jessie Burlingame 2018 Back Roads Misty Altmyer 2021 Fear Street Part Two: 1978 Sheila Watson Fear Street Part Three: 1666 Sheila Watson Archive footage only 2022 Luckiest Girl Alive Young Tiffani "Ani" Fanelli 2026 Caity Caity

Television Year Title Role Notes 2014 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Young Karen Bishop Episode: "Dead in his tracks" 2014 Pretty Little Liars Addison Derringer (Young) Episode: "How the 'A' Stole Christmas" 2015 Agent Carter Eva Episode: "The Iron Ceiling" 2015 Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn Denise Episode: "Quad-ventures in Babysitting" 2015 Foreseeable Zoey Williams TV movie 2016 Recovery Road 12 Year Old Ellie Episode: "Sick as Our Secrets" 2016 Secret Summer Hailey TV movie 2018 The Brave Verina Curtis 2 episodes 2021 Tell Me Your Secrets Rose Lord Main cast 2021 Cruel Summer Jeanette Turner Main cast (season 1) 2024 Hysteria! Jordan "Jordy" Stanwyck Main cast

Awards and nominations YearAssociationCategoryNominated workResultRef. 2015 CineRockom International Film Festival Best Young Artist Opal 2016 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Movie or Special – Young Actress Secret Summer 2017 BaM Awards Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Supporting Role Gerald's Game 2018 Young Entertainer Awards Best Supporting Young Actress – Independent or Film Festival Feature Film Gerald's Game 2019 Young Entertainer Awards Best Supporting Young Actress – Independent or Film Festival Feature Film Back Roads National Film & Television Awards Best Newcomer Herself 2021 Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama Cruel Summer Women's Image Network Awards Outstanding Actress – Drama Series Cruel Summer 2022 Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Actress in a Drama Series Cruel Summer