Summer Bishil Bio

Summer Bishil was born in Pasadena, California. Her family and she left for Europe when she was just three. Summer attended British and American schools while her family lived overseas, returning to her home town of Pasadena just shy of her 14th birthday. Attracted by the idea of acting since at the age of 5, Summer took her first acting class at the age of 14. Nine months later, Summer got an agent as well as a manager , and started to follow her goal full-time. She is currently working towards her college degree in her free time. Was among the young celebrities that were featured in Vanity Fair's cover article, "Hollywood's New Wave: The Most Hot Kids in Hollywood" in August 2008.Was listed as one of the "Ten Actors to Watch" by Variety (2007).Nominee for Best Actress - Spirit Award. Bishil started her acting lessons at age 14 years old. In just one year, Bishil was signed to an agreement by a manager or agency. Bishil was initially seen on the Nickelodeon television series Just for Kicks. She also appeared on other shows for children. In 2007, she was the lead actress in Alan Ball's film Towelhead which was a re-imagining of his novel. Dana Stevens, a critic for Slate, said that Bishil's performance was "the most genuine thing" in the film which was, despite the best intentions appeared to be fake and a little embarrassing. It was like an extended PSA about inappropriate touching. Bob Strauss writes for many Los Angeles newspapers and states that Bishil "...is one of the best natural actresses in film of all time. In an article in the 12th of September Los Angeles Times review, Gary Goldstein stated that Summer Bishil is an unproven "...newcomer performs an impressive and sassy performance as Jasira. In 2009, she filmed Wayne Kramer’s Crossing Over movie starring Harrison Ford, Ray Liotta, and Ashley Judd. Jay Reiner, Associated Press, appreciated her performance. She was selected to play Azula in M. Night Shyamalan's 2010 film The Last Airbender. This was to be the main subject of the planned but never produced sequel.