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Ayanna Berkshire

Ayanna Berkshire

Born: 1977-01-17 • San Juan Islands, Washington, USA

Ayanna Berkshire is an American stage and screen actress, a resident artist of Artists Repertory Theatre (Portland, Oregon) and a 2020 recipient of the TCG and Fox Fellowship Foundation Resident Actor Fellowship, recognized for distinguished achievement. She is best known for her role as Cora in the first of the Twilight Saga films. Originally from a remote island chain in Washington State, Ayanna was just three years old when she began performing for audiences as a young dancer and actress. She had her first agent at 13 years old and has been working professionally since the age of 20. Ayanna splits her time between Portland, Oregon and Los Angeles, California.

Filmography
Dead Deer High poster
Dead Deer High
2026 • Rachel
The Way We Speak poster
The Way We Speak
2024 • Annette Davis
Sometimes I Think About Dying poster
Sometimes I Think About Dying
2024 • Emma
New Life poster
New Life
2023 • Molly Presser
Who Are You People poster
Who Are You People
2023 • Therapist
All Together Now poster
All Together Now
2020 • Officer Garland
The Dark Divide poster
The Dark Divide
2020 • Mrs. Gordon
Again and Again poster
Again and Again
2019 • Regina
The Shasta Triangle poster
The Shasta Triangle
2019 • Sam
Leave No Trace poster
Leave No Trace
2018 • Dr. Berkshire (uncredited)
Lean on Pete poster
Lean on Pete
2018 • Cop 1
The Record Keeper poster
The Record Keeper
2014 • The Counselor
No Image
Jeremiah's Treasure
2014 • Cindy Mathas
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The Skin Horse
2013 • Detective Goodman
Extraordinary Measures poster
Extraordinary Measures
2010 • Wendy Temple
Wendy and Lucy poster
Wendy and Lucy
2008 • Pound Employee
Twilight poster
Twilight
2008 • Cora
Say Uncle poster
Say Uncle
2006 • Mother #2
Punk Love poster
Punk Love
2006 • Officer Lawson's Girl
The Dust Factory poster
The Dust Factory
2004 • Hope
The Hunted poster
The Hunted
2003 • Bus Stop Mom (uncredited)