Shailene Woodley Birthday & Age: Boyfriend History, Emmy Win & Movies Timeline

Shailene Woodley turns another year older on November 15. Born in San Bernardino, California, in 1991, the star of The Fault in Our Stars, Divergent and Big Little Lies is 34 years old — and recently added a Primetime Emmy Award to her shelf for the Hulu thriller Paradise.

Quick Look

Detail	Information
Full name	Shailene Diann Woodley
Born	November 15, 1991, San Bernardino, California
First job	TV commercials from age five
Breakthrough	The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008–2013)
Major award	Primetime Emmy for Paradise
Causes	Environment, youth leadership, ocean protection

Family and Early Start

Woodley’s mother, Lori, is a middle-school counsellor, and her father, Lonnie, is a former school principal and family therapist. She has a younger brother, Tanner. Her parents separated when she was 14.

Her career began almost by accident. After tagging along with a cousin to a theatre class, she begged her parents to sign her up for a local acting programme — and an agent spotted her there. From age five she appeared in commercials for brands such as LeapFrog, Hertz and Honda, filming more than sixty TV spots before turning eleven.

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Career Timeline

Year	Project	Highlight
2008–2013	The Secret Life of the American Teenager	TV breakthrough as Amy Juergens
2011	The Descendants	Golden Globe nomination opposite George Clooney
2013	The Spectacular Now	Praised indie drama
2014	The Fault in Our Stars	Global hit romance
2014–2016	The Divergent Series	Lead role as Beatrice “Tris” Prior
2016	Snowden	Biographical drama
2017–2019	Big Little Lies	First Emmy nomination
2018	Adrift	Survival drama she also produced
2021	The Mauritanian	Legal drama with Jodie Foster
2023	Ferrari and To Catch a Killer	Starred in both; produced the latter
2024	Cult of Love	Broadway debut; Theater World Award
2026	Paradise	Wins a Primetime Emmy Award

The Breakthrough Years

Woodley’s film debut came in 2011 with Alexander Payne’s The Descendants, playing Alex, the troubled elder daughter of George Clooney’s character. Critics were impressed: The New York Times called it one of the toughest and most credible teenage performances in recent memory. The role earned her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress and the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female, followed by the Trophée Chopard at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.

She then played Aimee Finecky, a shy, bookish teenager, opposite Miles Teller in The Spectacular Now (2013). In 2014 she led two major releases in the same year: the tear-jerking romance The Fault in Our Stars, based on John Green’s bestselling novel, and the dystopian action film Divergent, which launched a three-film series. Those back-to-back hits made her one of the most recognisable young actresses in Hollywood.

After a short break, she moved toward more mature roles. In HBO’s Big Little Lies she played a single mother rebuilding her life, earning her first Emmy nomination, and in Adrift (2018) she both starred and produced, playing a sailor stranded at sea after a hurricane.

Awards and Honours

• Primetime Emmy Award for Paradise (Hulu)
• Trophée Chopard at the Cannes Film Festival
• Theater World Award for her Broadway debut in Cult of Love
• Two Golden Globe nominations, a BAFTA nomination and two Actor Award (SAG) nominations

Is Shailene Woodley Married? Her Relationships

Woodley is not married and has no children. She has described herself as falling in love with people “based on who they are”, and she keeps most of her private life out of the spotlight. These are the relationships she has publicly confirmed:

Partner	Years	Status
Ben Volavola (rugby union player)	Confirmed in 2018	Reportedly ended in 2020
Aaron Rodgers (NFL quarterback)	Engagement confirmed February 2021	Engagement ended in 2022

She confirmed her engagement to Aaron Rodgers herself on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in February 2021, shortly after Rodgers mentioned a “fiancée” in his NFL MVP acceptance speech. The engagement was reported to have ended a year later.

Environmental Activism

Away from acting, Woodley is a committed environmental campaigner. In 2010 she and her mother co-founded All It Takes, a nonprofit youth leadership programme that teaches empathy, responsibility and care for the planet. She is a Greenpeace Oceans Ambassador and sits on several boards focused on environmental causes.

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