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Shailene has said that when her mother was 18 years old, she saw a license plate that said "Shai", and she really liked it as a possible name for a child. Then she started adding different endings to it, and when she gave birth to her daughter later, she chose Shailene as her name.
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She shares her birthday with many celebrities such as Edward Asner and American Idol's Ace Young.
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Shailene is represented by the Savage Agency.
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Shailene is against environmental littering.
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She enjoys singing, acting, swimming, running, being with friends and going to the mall in her spare time.
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She attended Valley View Middle School.
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Her favorite actors are Jake Gyllenhall and Ewan McGregor. Her favorite actresses are Reese Witherspoon and Marcia Gay Harden.
Shailene's favorite sport to watch is ice hockey and her favorite sport to play is basketball.
Her favorite tv shows are Kyle XY, House, and Prison Break.
Shailene's favorite movies are Dirty Dancing, Moulin Rouge, Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl and Rent.
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Shailene had never ridden on a horse until working on the set of Felicity: An American Girl Story.
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In 2006, she was nominated the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special (Comedy or Drama) - Leading Young Actress for Felicity: An American Girl Adventure (2005).
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In 2005, Shailene was nominated the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special - Leading Young Actress for A Place Called Home (2004).
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Shailene Woodley's big break came from playing the popular American Girl character, Felicity Merriman, in the 2005 holiday TV movie Felicity: An American Girl Adventure.