Shailene Woodley calls being on The O.C ‘one of her proudest accomplishments’ in throwback snap
Her rise to fame was as the lead on The Secret Life of the American Teenager.
But before her role as pregnant teen Amy Juergens, Shailene Woodley played Kaitlin Cooper – the younger sister of Mischa Barton’s character, Melissa Cooper, on The O.C.
The 28-year-old took to social media on Sunday to remind fans of her early acting appearance while calling it ‘one of her proudest accomplishments.’
‘One of her proudest accomplishemnts’: Shailene Woodley took to social media on Sunday to share a throwback from her time on The O.C when she was just a child
‘yes, yes i was on “the OC.” and yes, it is still one of my proudest accomplishments. california, here i (can’t) come…’ she captioned.
The shot saw Shailene pose with Mischa and their on-screen family.
The actress was 11-years-old when she debuted on the first season of the popular FOX show in 2003.
O.C star: The actress was 11-years-old when she debuted on the first season of the popular FOX show in 2003
Starring role: Shailene rose to fame as pregnant teen Amy Juergens on The Secret Life of the American Teenager between 2008 and 2013
The character of Kaitlin appeared a few times in season one but was said to have been sent to boarding school in season two.
Kaitlin Cooper did become a staple character in season three and four but wasn’t played by Shailene.
The Big Little Lies actress previously revealed she did re-audition for the role but said her ‘mouse-child’ looks deprived her from getting the part.
Shailene rose to fame as pregnant teen Amy Juergens on The Secret Life of the American Teenager between 2008 and 2013
‘I didn’t go through puberty until late,’ she told Bustle in 2014.
‘I was the 15-year-old who had no boobs… I looked like an 8-year-old.’
Shailene went on to star as pregnant teen Amy Juergens on The Secret Life of the American Teenager between 2008 and 2013.
She also starred in Divergent and the popular HBO series, Big Little Lies, alongside Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, and Zoe Kravitz.
