Alisha Boe

Alisha Boe
Boe in 2018
Born
Alisha Ilhaan Bø

(1997-03-06) 6 March 1997
Oslo, Norway
OccupationActress
Years active2008–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 El Camino Real High School, where she got involved with the drama program.[4][5]

Career

Boe made her acting debut in 2008, when she landed a role of a young Lisa Swan in the horror film Amusement.[6] 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.[7][8][9]

In November 2014, she joined the cast of NBC's soap opera Days of Our Lives in the recurring role of Daphne.[10] From 2017 to 2020, she portrayed the role of Jessica Davis in the Netflix original drama series 13 Reasons Why.[11]

In January 2021, Boe joined the cast of Jesse Eisenberg's feature film directorial debut When You Finish Saving the World.[12]

In June 2022, Boe joined the cast of Katherine JakewaysApple TV+ series The Buccaneers, starring as one of the leads of the show, Conchita Closson.[13]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
2008 Amusement Young Lisa Swan
2009 He's On My Mind Laci
2012 Paranormal Activity 4 Tara
2017 68 Kill Violet
2019 Gates of Darkness Alexa O'Connor
Poms Chloe
Yes, God, Yes Nina
2022 When You Finish Saving the World Lila
Do Revenge Tara Scott[14]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Parenthood Pretty girl Episode: "Everything Is Not Okay"
2013 Trophy Wife Chelsea Trassen Episode: "Pilot"
2014 Modern Family Tracy McCoy Episode: "And One to Grow On"
2014 Extant Brynn Hendy 2 episodes
2014–2015 Days of Our Lives Daphne 15 episodes
2015–2016 Ray Donovan Janet Recurring role (seasons 3–4)
2015 NCIS Farrah Meyers Episode: "Viral"
2015 Casual Becca Recurring role (season 1)
2015–2016 CSI: Cyber Grace Clarke 3 episodes
2016 Teen Wolf Gwen 3 episodes
2017–2020 13 Reasons Why Jessica Davis Main role
2018 Robot Chicken Raina / Stacy London / little girl (voices) Episode: "No Wait, He Has a Cane"
2023–present The Buccaneers Conchita Closson Main role

Music videos

Year Title Role Artist
2018 "Lost in Japan" Girl Shawn Mendes, Zedd
2021 "Why Don't You Touch Me: Part 1" Woman Leon Bridges

References

  1. ^ Alisha Boe fra Oslo er stjerne i ny Netflix-serie
  2. ^ "EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Actress Alisha Boe Talks 'Ray Donovan' and 'Casual' - #NerdProblems". Archived from the original on May 22, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  3. ^ Alisha Boe on Finding Her Identity, and Why She Welcomes the Many 13 Reasons Why Think Pieces
  4. ^ "Dare We Say: Alisha Boe". Crooked. March 30, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
  5. ^ Dancus, Adriana Margareta. "Women, vulnerability and depression: The cruel optimism of not giving a damn in Good Girl." Journal of Scandinavian Cinema 6.2 (2016): 137-151
  6. ^ "Amusement (2008)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2015. Archived from the original on February 25, 2015.
  7. ^ Dobbs, Sarah (February 20, 2014). "What do we know about new sci-fi series, Extant?". www.denofgeek.com.
  8. ^ Alston, Joshua (January 14, 2014). "Modern Family: "And One To Grow On"". The A.V. Club.
  9. ^ "5.11 - And One to Grow On". www.modern-family.tv. January 8, 2014.
  10. ^ "Alisha Boe Joins 'Days of our Lives' as Daphne". Serial Scoop. November 9, 2014.
  11. ^ "'13 Reasons Why' Actress: How the Series Brings Awareness to Sexual Assault". The Hollywood Reporter. April 28, 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  12. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (January 19, 2021). "13 Reasons Why Star Alisha Boe Joins Julianne Moore & Finn Wolfhard In A24 Movie When You Finish Saving The World". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  13. ^ Haslam, Oliver (June 23, 2022). "Kristine Froseth, Alisha Boe join The Buccaneers on Apple TV+". iMore. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
  14. ^ Jackson, Angelique (June 24, 2021). "Jennifer Kaytin Robinson's Netflix Teen Comedy Strangers Adds 7 to Cast, Including Austin Abrams, Alisha Boe, Jonathan Daviss". Variety. Retrieved July 6, 2021.