Odessa A'zion

Odessa A'zion was born in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in Los Angeles, with parts of her childhood spent in Boston, Massachusetts, and Neufahrn, Germany. She attended Charter High School of the Arts in Los Angeles.

She is the daughter of actress Pamela Adlon and German director Felix Adlon. Her sister Gideon Adlon is also an actress. Her maternal grandfather was writer-producer Don Segall, while her paternal grandfather was German filmmaker Percy Adlon.

A'zion's first credited acting role was in the 2011 film Conception, which featured Pamela Adlon. She later appeared in an episode of Better Things, the series co-created by her mother. Initially credited as Odessa Adlon, she gained a recurring role as Liv in the fifth season of Nashville in 2017. Her early film work also included Ladyworld and Let's Scare Julie.

In 2019, A'zion joined the CBS sitcom Fam as Shannon, the younger sister of Nina Dobrev's character. The following year, she played Joey Del Marco, the lead character in the Netflix teen drama Grand Army. The series addressed subjects including sexual assault and drug use, and A'zion and Odley Jean received critical praise for their performances.

A'zion moved across comedy, drama and horror in films including Mark, Mary & Some Other People, Am I OK?, Good Girl Jane, The Inhabitant and Sitting in Bars with Cake. She played Riley McKendry in the 2022 Hellraiser reboot and later appeared as Nina Riley in Until Dawn, a film based on the video game. Her other screen roles include Connie in Fresh Kills, Charlotte in She Rides Shotgun and Stephanie in Ghosts.

She plays Tallulah Stiel in the HBO series I Love LA, created by Rachel Sennott. In Marty Supreme, she plays Rachel Mizler opposite Timothée Chalamet. Her performance brought nominations for supporting-actress honors, including at the British Academy Film Awards and the Actor Awards.

In addition to acting, A'zion learned to play piano and guitar, wrote songs and performed with a Los Angeles band called Dessa. She has also released music on SoundCloud under the name bugzbee.

She has described acting and music as equally important creative pursuits. Her musical influences include Mick Jagger, whom she met at a Vanity Fair Oscars party.

Horror has been a recurring part of A'zion's film career. She played Riley McKendry in Hellraiser, Tara Haldon in The Inhabitant and Nina Riley in Until Dawn. She has identified The Fly as the first film that seriously frightened her.

A'zion also experienced a dental injury while filming Hellraiser in Belgrade, Serbia, chipping a tooth during production. Her later work in Marty Supreme expanded her profile beyond the horror genre and led to multiple supporting-actress nominations.