Alisha Boe
Boe in 2018
Born	Alisha Ilhaan Bø (1997-03-06) 6 March 1997 (age 27) Oslo, Norway
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2008–present

Alisha Ilhaan Bø (born 6 March 1997), known professionally as Alisha Boe, is a Norwegian actress. She is known for playing Jessica Davis in the Netflix drama series 13 Reasons Why.

Early life

Boe was born in Oslo, Norway, on 6 March 1997, the daughter of a Norwegian mother from Trondheim and a Somali father. ^{[1] [2]} Her parents later divorced and her mother, Vibeke, got remarried to an American man; Boe moved to Los Angeles with her mother and stepfather at the age of seven. ^[3] She attended Ivy Academia and El Camino Real High School,^{[ citation needed]} getting involved in the drama program at the latter. After graduation, she pursued acting, later becoming the first actress of Somali descent to have a leading role in an American film since Iman. ^[4]

Career

Boe made her acting debut in 2008, when she landed a role of a young Lisa Swan in the horror film Amusement. ^[5] A year later, she appeared in the film He's On My Mind, and in the 2012 horror film Paranormal Activity 4. In 2014, she guest-starred in Modern Family and two episodes of Extant. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

In November 2014, she joined the cast of NBC's soap opera Days of Our Lives in the recurring role of Daphne. ^[9] From 2017 to 2020, she portrayed the role of Jessica Davis in the Netflix original drama series 13 Reasons Why. ^[10]

In January 2021, Boe joined the cast of Jesse Eisenberg's feature film directorial debut When You Finish Saving the World. ^[11]

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

References

External links

• Alisha Boe at IMDb 

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