Talitha Bateman is an American actress who is best known for her leading role as Janice in horror and thriller film Annabelle: Creation a fourth installment of The Conjuring franchise in 2017. It is the most significant movie for her till the date. The movie was a massive success and was one of the highest profit making movies of the year 2017. It grossed over $350 million worldwide which was built with the modest budget of $15 million. At the 17 years of age, she has established herself in the Hollywood industry with her bright future ahead of her. Talitha got the nickname Teacup after her lead role in the movie The 5th Wave.
Talitha Bateman’s career beginning and roles in screen
Bateman made her acting debut from the action and comedy movie George Biddle, CPA portraying as a kid released in 2012. Since then she has made an appearance in various American TV and film industry. She made her Television debut by appearing as a child actress in an episode of T.V. series called The Middle in 2013 playing the role as Girl Glossner.
Subsequently, she was offered a role in other TV series of 2014’s which include Life Grows On, Petals on the Wind, We Make that Lemonade etc. In 2015, she was seen in an independent film So B It as a leading role, Heidi DeMuth. She gained more fame and came into limelight with her role as Teacup in the hit action and Sci-Fi film The 5th Wave released on January 2016. Other notable and her prominent roles include the movie like Hart of Dixie, Nine Lives and The 5th Wave. She has worked with the biggest named celebrities in the Hollywood like Kevin Spacey, Steven Speilberg and Chloe Grace Moretz. She also had a role in 2017 ’s disaster film Geo storm as Hannah alongside Gerard Butler. In 2018, she played as a co-lead role of Nora Spier in the drama movie Simon vs The Homo Sapiens Agenda.
The early life of young and talented Talitha?
Talitha Eliana Bateman was born on September 4, 2001, in Turlock, California, US. to parents Jonelle Bateman and Tim Bateman. Talitha is the youngest among her 7 siblings Gabriel, Leah, Judah, Noah, Justin, Aleq and Hannah. It is revealed that her parents figured out her acting talents when she was only 2 years old. They were fully supportive and encouraged her to pursue her career in the acting profession. She went to Los Angeles with her elder sister Leah Angelica Bateman and started auditioning for the roles. Moving towards her educational background, She was homeschooled. Despite never taking acting classes, she has managed to get a role in Hollywood. It shows her natural ability in acting field with her dedication and interests.
Personal life of Talitha Bateman
Talitha seems to prefer staying away from the limelight and her dating life is not surfaced into the media. However, she states her celebrity crush as Leonardo DiCaprio.
Talitha Bateman has more than 66K followers on Instagram, 6 K followers on Twitter and around 6K followers on Facebook.