Giorgia Whigham

Giorgia Whigham (born August 18, 1997 ) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Kat in the first season of 13 Reasons Why, Amy Bendix in the second season of The Punisher, Beth in the third season of Scream, Lysella in The Orville and Blaire in Ted.

Life and career Giorgia Whigham is the daughter of actor Shea Whigham. She had her first break in the acting world starring alongside Ellery Sprayberry in the 2016 short film Pinky. Following her acting debut, she won roles on a variety of TV shows including Shameless, Son of Zorn, 13 Reasons Why, and The Orville. On September 13, 2017, it was announced that Whigham would join the third season of the VH1 slasher television series Scream as a series regular. She starred in the role of Beth. The third season premiered on July 8, 2019. On February 26, 2018, it was announced that Whigham would appear in the second season of Netflix's The Punisher. In 2019, she co-starred in the film Saving Zoë, which was an adaptation to Alyson Noël’s bestselling young adult novel of the same title, starring alongside sisters Laura Marano and Vanessa Marano. In 2017 and 2022, she guest-starred as Lysella on the first and third seasons of The Orville. In 2022, she was cast as Blaire Bennett on the Peacock series Ted, the television prequel of the film of the same name.

Filmography

+ Television roles Year Title Role Notes 2016 Shameless Toria 1 episode 2016–2017 Son of Zorn Shannon 3 episodes 2017 The Legend of Master Legend Ashleigh Television film 2017 13 Reasons Why Kat 2 episodes 2017 Chance Pepper 3 episodes 2017; 2022 The Orville Lysella 2 episodes 2018 Animal Kingdom Sarah 1 episode 2018 Dirty John Teenage Denise Meehan-Shepherd 1 episode 2019 The Punisher Amy Bendix Main role, 11 episodes 2019 Scream: Resurrection Beth Main role, 6 episodes 2020–2021 Legacies Jade 4 episodes 2020 Into the Dark Shauna Shore 1 episode 2023 Waco: The Aftermath Becca Whitsett 2 episodes 2024–2026 Ted Blaire Bennett Main role