CHOI YALLA 𝖢𝗁𝗈𝗂𝖸𝖺𝗅𝗅𝖺(born january 06, 2004) is a Korean actress and model. She began acting at age eight in Parents Trap as the twins.
Choi Yalla (Athena)
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Choi in 2019
Born: Choi Yalla Athena January 06, 2004 (age 18) Daegu, South Korea
Occupation: Actress, Model, Singer
Years Active: 2012-present
Relatives: Choi Beomgyu (Cousin)
Choi had her breakthrough portraying Alexandra Scamander in the movie Harry Potter (2012-2018) and portraying Chandra Harrington in the Netflix science fiction series Stranger Things (2016–present).
⌵ Early Life Choi was born in Daegu, South Korea, on January 06, 2004. Her father is Korean and Her mother is British-Filipina. She has one older brother and two younger sister making her the oldest. It turns out she's related to Choi Beomgyu of TOMORROW X TOGETHER, He turns out to be her cousin. Choi was interested in performing arts. She began acting in Parents Trap as the main character. She then auditioned for and got the part of the lead role in a movie named Harry Potter. After this experience, she decided to further pursue an acting career.
⌵ Career Choi started acting in 2012 aged eight portraying the main role in Parents Trap. She then auditioned for her favorite character Alexandra Scamander in Harry Potter which she get the role.
Choi auditioned for Chandra Harrington for the second season of Netflix's science fiction horror drama series Stranger Things, and was cast as a series regular in October 2015. Chandra proved to be Choi' breakthrough role, becoming one of a fan-favorite character and an integral part of the series. She then auditioned the role of Stephanie Erin of IT and got the role.
She also walked the runway at Paris Fashion Week, making her modeling debut at age 14. The Hollywood Reporter listed Choi as one of the top 30 stars under age 19, and Variety listed her on their Young Hollywood Up Next Report. Choi, along with her Stranger Things cast members, was nominated for the SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.
In 2019, she played one of the main role of The Addams Family including one of her co-star Finn Wolfhard.
In 2020, she portrayed as Lizette Smith in ENOLA HOLMES along with Louis Partridge as her love interest. Then she started her singing career when she released her 1st Mini Album 'Unforgiven' with 6 songs.
⌵ Filmography ― Parents Trap (2012) as Hallie Parker and Annie James ― Harry Potter (2015-2021) as Alexandra Scamander ― Stranger Things (2016-present) as Chandra Harrington ― IT (2017-2019) as Stephanie Erin ― The Addams Family (2019) as Wednesday Addams ― Enola Holmes (2020) as Lizette Smith
