
Ayanna Berkshire
Acting
Ayanna Berkshire is an American stage and screen actress, a resident artist of Artists Repertory Theatre (Portland, Oregon) and a 2020 recipient of the TCG and Fox Fellowship Foundation Resident Actor Fellowship, recognized for distinguished achievement. She is best known for her role as Cora in the first of the Twilight Saga films. Originally from a remote island chain in Washington State, Ayanna was just three years old when she began performing for audiences as a young dancer and actress. She had her first agent at 13 years old and has been working professionally since the age of 20. Ayanna splits her time between Portland, Oregon and Los Angeles, California.
Known for
2026Dead Deer High
Rachel
2024Sometimes I Think About Dying
Emma
2024The Way We Speak
Annette Davis
2023New Life
Molly Presser
2023Who Are You People
Therapist
2020The Dark Divide
Mrs. Gordon
2020All Together Now
Officer Garland
2019Again and Again
Regina
2019The Shasta Triangle
Sam
2018Leave No Trace
Dr. Berkshire (uncredited)
2018Lean on Pete
Cop 1
2014The Record Keeper
The Counselor
2010Extraordinary Measures
Wendy Temple
2008Twilight
Cora
2008Wendy and Lucy
Pound Employee
2006Say Uncle
Mother #2
2006Punk Love
Officer Lawson's Girl
2004The Dust Factory
Hope
2003The Hunted
Bus Stop Mom (uncredited)