Vivien Lyra Blair

Vivien Lyra Blair (born June 4, 2012 Her parents are musicians. Blair has been vegetarian since she was born. She has practiced Taekwondo since the age of five. In 2019, at six years old, Blair became the youngest spokesperson for PETA.

Career Blair's first onscreen role was in the 2017 film Band Aid, and she subsequently appeared in the television miniseries Waco in 2018. She rose to prominence at the age of five after starring in the film Bird Box. Blair spent the majority of the film blindfolded. in which The Guardian considered her "n unexpected joy ... with adorable confidence". Blair also starred as Guppy in the superhero film We Can Be Heroes (2020), the sequel to The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D (2005). She undertook all her own stunts. The Daily Telegraph praised Blair's performance as "very funny" and "just absurd ... the effects team simply aren't needed when she's doing her thing".

In 2022, Blair portrayed Leia Organa in the Star Wars streaming show Obi-Wan Kenobi. Of Blair's casting, series writer Joby Harold stated the team needed an actor who would embody a young Carrie Fisher's (Fisher portrayed the character in the franchise's original film trilogy.) Blair was praised for her portrayal of the character's strength, wit, and intelligence; NPR commented that she "practically channels Carrie Fisher's subversive, wisecracking spirit". In a more mixed review of her performance, Nick Schager of The Daily Beast thought Blair's line deliveries were "not ... consistently great" but considered her adequate for the role. Blair's performance was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Streaming Television Series. It was released on November 4, 2022, to mixed reviews. In July of that year, Blair joined the cast of the horror film The Boogeyman (2023), an adaptation of Stephen King's eponymous short story. She portrayed Sawyer, a young girl whose family is terrorized by a cryptic monster. She was hesitant to take the role, not wanting to portray "another character that had to be saved". After reading the script, she reconsidered, however, seeing that Sawyer was "so much more than that". Blair found it challenging to portray her character's fear, the emotion she connected with the least as an actress. Several critics lauded her performance; The Hollywood Reporter stated: "Blair is so convincingly terrified throughout that you hope that child services monitored the production closely". For her role, she garnered a Saturn Award nomination for Best Younger Performer in a Film.

Filmography Film +Key Denotes films that have not yet been released Year Title Role Notes 2017 Band Aid Isis 2018 Bird Box Girl / Olympia 2020 We Can Be Heroes Guppy Credited as Vivien Blair 2021 The Guilty Abby Voice 2022 Dear Zoe Emily Gladstone 2023 The Boogeyman Sawyer Harper Heritage Day Evie Short film 2024 Goodrich Billie Grace Post-production

Television + Year Title Role Notes 2018 Waco Serenity Jones Miniseries, 6 episodes 2019 Station 19 Penny Episode: "The Dark Knight" 2021 Mr. Corman Sara 2 episodes

Video games + Year Title Role Notes 2019 Telling Lies Alba Credited as Vivien Blair

Awards and nominations + Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2022 Saturn Award Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Streaming Television Series Obi-Wan Kenobi 2023 Saturn Awards Best Younger Performer in a Film The Boogeyman