Saxon Sharbino

Saxon Sharbino is an American actress. She is known for portraying Amelia Robbins in the Fox series Touch and Kendra Bowen in the 2015 remake of Poltergeist.

Early life Sharbino was born in Lewisville, Texas, the daughter of Angela and Ron Sharbino. She began acting at the age of nine. Saxon is the older sister of actress Brighton Sharbino and singer/actor Sawyer Sharbino. Sharbino was homeschooled during her high school years.

Career Sharbino started acting at nine years old. Her first significant role was in the 2012 TV movie Rogue opposite Angela Bassett directed by Brett Ratner.

In 2013, Sharbino worked with Kiefer Sutherland in the TV series Touch. She did not have to audition for the role of Amelia Robbins; the producers gave her a direct offer for the role because she had been previously booked as the lead for a Fox pilot She and her family moved to Los Angeles, California for the role and to advance her career.

In 2015, Sharbino played the teenage daughter Kendra in Poltergeist, a remake of the 1982 horror classic.

In 2016, Sharbino played Simone in the Netflix series Love.

In 2017, Sharbino was a series regular in the Hulu action horror series Freakish. Sharbino stated that she was drawn to the role of Anka, a manipulative "mean girl" with a soft side.

In 2017, Sharbino guest-starred as Savannah Ross in the Mood episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

Sharbino played high school student Sarah Pearson as a recurring role in Netflix 's American Vandal, which was released in 2017.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2010 Red White & Blue Ed's Daughter 2010 Earthling Young Joy 2010 Cool Dog Sharon Direct-to-video film 2010 I Spit on Your Grave Chastity Storch 2011 Julia X Young Julia 2013 Trust Me Lydia 2015 Poltergeist Kendra Bowen 2016 Bedeviled Alice 2018 Urban Country Sara 2019 Beyond the Law Charlotte Bayles 2020 Mile High Escorts Lauren

Television Year Title Role Notes 2012 Rogue Jane Forsythe Television film 2013 Touch Amelia Robbins Main role 2016–2017 Love Simone Recurring roles (seasons 1–2), 4 episodes 2017 Stalker's Prey Laura Wilcox Television film; also known as Hunter's Cove 2017 American Vandal Sarah Pearson 3 episodes 2017 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Savannah Ross Episode: "Mood" 2017 Freakish Anka Main role (season 2) 2017 Lucifer Carly Glantz Episode: "What Would Lucifer Do?"