YaYa Gosselin

Felisita Leon "YaYa" Gosselin (born January 26, 2009 At the age of three, she began acting at Dallas Children's Theatre and also studied acting at DTV Studios. Gosselin studied contemporary and ballet at Ohlook Performing Arts Center. She has two younger sisters. They are Latinas. In 2018, she made minor appearances in action thriller film Peppermint and the anthology television series The Purge.

Gosselin played Jenny Finley in Lord Finn for which she won an award for Best Child Actress at the Sunny Side Up Film Festival in 2020. Gosselin stated she enjoyed filming and stunt work, saying it was "challenging for sure, but it is so fun". and RogerEbert.com said the role would "hopefully" be the "breakthrough for a long career". In the first four weeks of its release, the film was watched by 44 million households. In January 2021, Netflix ordered a sequel. In March 2021, Gosselin was cast in feature film Trans Los Angeles in a segment of the film titled Period. She will play a shy 12-year-old girl. In December of that year, Gosselin was announced as a lead actress in Apple TV+ series Surfside Girls alongside Miya Cech. The former stars as Sam, who, with her best friend Jade (Cech), meets a ghost and hopes to break a curse.

Filmography

Film

Television Year Title Role NotesRef.2018 The Purge Young Penelope Episode: "The Urge to Purge" 20202022 FBI: Most Wanted Natalia "Tali" Skye LaCroix Recurring role (season 1); Main role (seasons 2–3) 2022 Surfside Girls Sam Main role