Aryana Engineer

Aryana Engineer
Born (2001-03-06) March 6, 2001
British Columbia, Canada
Occupation Actress
Years active 2009–present

Aryana Engineer (born March 6, 2001)[1] is a Canadian child actress who made her debut in the 2009 horror film Orphan. In 2012 she starred, alongside Milla Jovovich, as Becky in Resident Evil: Retribution, the fifth movie in the franchise.

Life and career

Engineer was born partially deaf on March 6, 2001 in British Columbia, Canada.

In 2007, she was discovered when she was spotted using sign language with her mother. The neighbor (Brenda Campbell) who discovered her was an agent, who suggested Aryana for the role of six-year-old Maxine "Max" Coleman in the film Orphan (2009). The neighbor knew the producers were searching for a blond-haired girl who knew how to sign, and decided to take action.[2] In the script of Orphan, Maxine Coleman was described as 'unimaginably cute'. When director Collet-Serra saw that Aryana had the ability "while crying, to perform a scene -- to immediately go from there still keeping this emotion", he knew she was the one for the part.[3] According to Collet-Serra, Aryana didn't understand what was going on during the making of Orphan and thought it was all a game.[4]

After the release of Orphan, Aryana took part in a commercial for the 2010 Winter Olympics that was being held in Canada. She also represented Canada with her brother at the 2010 Winter Paralympics opening ceremony, welcoming viewers using sign language.[5]

In September 2012, Resident Evil: Retribution was released to the public. In the film, Aryana plays a deaf girl named Becky who builds a mother-daughter relationship with the main character Alice (Milla Jovovich). According to Jovovich, an actor or actress to play Ben/Becky had not been intended to have impaired hearing.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Orphan Maxine "Max" Coleman
2012 Resident Evil: Retribution Becky
2015 Dreaming of Peggy Lee Belinda

Self

Year Title Character Notes
2010 Winter Olympics Herself With Glowing Hearts Dance
2010 Winter Olympics Herself Paralympics Opening Ceremony
2012 Back From the Afterlife: Making Resident Evil: Retribution Herself Behind the Scenes Documentary about Resident Evil: Retribution

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