Oona Laurence was born on 1 August 2002, in New York City, USA, and is an actress, best known for her various theatre productions, including originating the role of Matilda Wormwood in “Matilda” on Broadway. She’s been active in the industry since 2009, and all of her efforts have helped put her net worth to where it is today.
How rich is Oona Laurence? As of late-2017, sources inform us of a net worth that is at $500,000, mostly earned through a successful career in acting; she’s also transitioned to various roles on television as well as in films. As she continues her career, it is expected that her wealth will also continue to increase.
Oona Laurence Net Worth $500,000
At a young age, Oona started appearing in various regional theatre productions. Eventually, her performances would lead her to get roles in short films as well as in television series, and her net worth started to increase as opportunities opened up for her regularly. In 2012 she auditioned for a new Broadway musical production entitled “Matilda”, and won the lead role, to perform in the next year; the stage musical is based on the children’s novel of the same name by Roald Dahl.
Laurence then transitioned to film opportunities, appearing in “A Little Game”, “The Grief of Others”, and “American Gladiators”. She was also cast for roles in “I Smile Back”, and “Damsel” – a drama film starring Craig Anderson. After appearing in the film “Lamb”, she was then cast in the film “Southpaw”, appearing as the daughter of the characters of Rachel McAdams and Jake Gyllenhaal., in a story about a boxer trying to get his life back on track, one of the last films to be scored by James Horner. Laurence also started to do more television work, appearing in “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit”, and then in “Orange is the New Black”, a television series aired for Netflix, based on the memoir entitled “Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison” by Piper Kerman, all adding steadily to her net worth.
In 2016, Oona was cast as Natalie in the film entitled “Pete’s Dragon”, a fantasy film reboot of the 1977 musical of the same name, and which received positive reviews from critics. A few of her latest projects include “Bad Moms” as the daughter of Mila Kunis’ character, which gained mixed reviews, that also reprised her role in “A Bad Moms Christmas”. All of these opportunities have had a hand in raising her net worth.
Laurence has won a few awards throughout her career, including a Tony Award for her performance in “Matilda”, and a Young Artist Award for her work in “Pete’s Dragon”.
For her personal life, it is known that Laurence has two younger sisters who are also actresses. She resides in New York City with her family. She’s active on social media, having more than 20,000 followers on Instagram, and a Facebook page with over 2,000 likes.
