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.
Twilight
2008
Punk Love
2006
Lean on Pete
2018
Leave No Trace
2018
The Hunted
2003
New Life
2023
Extraordinary Measures
2010
Sometimes I Think About Dying
2024
Wendy and Lucy
2008
Say Uncle
2006
All Together Now
2020
Who Are You People
2023
The Dark Divide
2020
The Way We Speak
2024
The Dust Factory
2004
The Record Keeper
2014
The Shasta Triangle
2019
Dead Deer High
2026
Again and Again
2019