True O'Brien

True Laurita O'Brien (born February 28, 1994) is an American model and actress. She is best known for her Daytime Emmy Award winning portrayal of Paige Larson on NBC's soap opera Days of Our Lives.[1]

True O'Brien
Born	True Laurita O'Brien February 28, 1994 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress model
Years active	2012–present
Relatives	Hailee Steinfeld (cousin)
Modeling information
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Brown
Agency	Ford Models (Los Angeles)

Career

O'Brien is signed with Ford Models.[2] She started at the age of five when her mother got her into television commercials, and subsequently got into modeling at the age of 13. During her teenage years she modeled for the likes of Guess and Pottery Barn. O'Brien appeared in the Girlfriend perfume campaign with Justin Bieber, and as his second girlfriend in his music video, "One Time".[3] She began her acting career in 2012, when she guest starred in an episode of Jessie playing the role of Diamond Bloodworth.[4]

In 2014, she joined the cast of the Daytime Emmy Award winning soap opera Days of Our Lives, portraying the role of Paige Larson; she debuted on March 3, 2014.[5][6] O'Brien is signed to a two-year deal with the series.[7] In June 2015, it was reported that O'Brien was let go from the soap,[8] and last appeared on September 9, 2015. In 2016, she joined the series Queen Sugar as Stella.[9]

Personal life

O'Brien was born in Los Angeles, California to Elizabeth Marie (née Domasin), a housewife, and John Richard O'Brien, a graphic designer. Her cousin is actress Hailee Steinfeld whose mother is Cheri (née Domasin), an interior designer.[10][11] Both O’Brien’s and Steinfeld’s maternal grandfather was Ricardo Domasin who was of half Filipino (from Bohol)[12] and half African-American descent.[13][14] Their maternal grand-uncle is former child actor Larry Domasin.[15]

In her spare time, O'Brien enjoys cooking, working out, eating healthy, kickboxing and doing yoga.[16] She has been dating her former Days of Our Lives co-star Casey Moss since 2015.[17][18]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Jessie	Diamond Bloodworth	Episode: "Trashin' Fashion"
2014–15, 2017, 2020	Days of Our Lives	Paige Larson	Series regular; 2014–15; 2017 138 episodes
2016	Queen Sugar	Stella	Episodes: "Thy Will Be Done" and "The Darker Sooner"
2016	Code Black	Joy Samton	Episode: "Hero Complex"
2018	Taco Bell: Web of Fries	Millennial	Short film

Music video roles

Year	Title	Artist	Role
2009	"One Time"	Justin Bieber	Extra

Awards and nominations

List of acting awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Title	Result	Ref.
2016	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series	Days of Our Lives	Won	[19]

References

1. "'DOOL': O'Brien Finds Her 'True' Calling". uexpress.com. November 7, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
2. "True O'Brien". Ford Models. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
3. Di Lauro, Janet. "Introducing True O'Brien". About.com. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
4. Crooks, Amy (November 24, 2014). "Jessie Episode Trashin' Fashion Airs On Disney Channel". Dis411. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
5. Clifford, Kambra (February 18, 2014). "Disney Actress Headed to 'DAYS'". Soapoperanetwork.com. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
6. Purvis, Matt (February 14, 2014). "A new face in town". Soaps.com. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
7. "True O'Brien". Hollywood Kids Acting. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
8. Mulcahy Jr., Kevin (July 1, 2015). "True O'Brien Leaving Days of our Lives". We Love Soaps. United States. Archived from the original on July 1, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
9. Bowe, Jillian (April 12, 2016). "True O'Brien Joins Former DAYS Co-Star on OWN's Queen Sugar". Daytime Confidential. Confidential Media, Inc. (SAY Media). Retrieved April 15, 2016.
10. "Soapdom.com - Days of our Lives True O'Brien loves playing Paige and talks about working with Justin Bieber - Inside the Bubble". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
11. DP/30: True Grit, actor Hailee Steinfeld. YouTube. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
12. "Hailee Steinfeld hopes to visit Bohol | Inquirer Entertainment". Entertainment.inquirer.net. September 28, 2013. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
13. Abad, Paolo (April 6, 2016). "WATCH: Hailee Steinfeld on connecting with her Filipino roots". Rappler. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
14. Malcolm, Shawna (September 2016). "Bright Star". Seventeen. p. 112. My grandfather, my mom's dad, was half African-American, half Filipino.
15. Riley, Jenelle (December 13, 2010). "A Girl With 'Grit'". Backstage. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
16. Wilows, Mark Edward (June 17, 2014). "Days of Our Lives True O'Brien". Soapdom.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
17. True O'Brien; Casey Moss (July 31, 2016). "True O'Brien & Casey Moss Interview | AfterBuzz TV's Spolight On" (Livestream). Interviewed by Tony Moore, Matthew Evan Paine and Mark J. Freeman. Los Angeles: AfterBuzz TV. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
18. "True O'Brien Watched Her Boyfriend Rock Out and Posted This Picture!". Soap Shows. November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
19. "The 43rd Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations" (PDF). New York City: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. March 24, 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016.

External links

• True O'Brien on Twitter
• True O'Brien at IMDb