Ayanna Berkshire
Biography
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.
Movie Appearances
The Dust Factory
as Hope
2004
Again and Again
as Regina
2019
Say Uncle
as Mother #2
2006
New Life
as Molly Presser
2023
The Hunted
as Bus Stop Mom (uncredited)
2003
Sometimes I Think About Dying
as Emma
2024
The Way We Speak
as Annette Davis
2024
Jeremiah's Treasure
as Cindy Mathas
2014
Extraordinary Measures
as Wendy Temple
2010
Twilight
as Cora
2008
Punk Love
as Officer Lawson's Girl
2006
Leave No Trace
as Dr. Berkshire (uncredited)
2018
Lean on Pete
as Cop 1
2018
The Shasta Triangle
as Sam
2019
The Dark Divide
as Mrs. Gordon
2020
All Together Now
as Officer Garland
2020
Wendy and Lucy
as Pound Employee
2008
The Record Keeper
as The Counselor
2014
Who Are You People
as Therapist
2023
The Skin Horse
as Detective Goodman
2013
