
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.

Twilight
2008 · as Cora

The Hunted
2003 · as Bus Stop Mom (uncredited)

Leave No Trace
2018 · as Dr. Berkshire (uncredited)

Lean on Pete
2018 · as Cop 1

Extraordinary Measures
2010 · as Wendy Temple

All Together Now
2020 · as Officer Garland

Wendy and Lucy
2008 · as Pound Employee

New Life
2023 · as Molly Presser

The Dust Factory
2004 · as Hope

Sometimes I Think About Dying
2024 · as Emma

Dead Deer High
2026 · as Rachel

Who Are You People
2023 · as Therapist

The Dark Divide
2020 · as Mrs. Gordon

Say Uncle
2006 · as Mother #2

The Way We Speak
2024 · as Annette Davis

Punk Love
2006 · as Officer Lawson's Girl

The Skin Horse
2013 · as Detective Goodman

The Record Keeper
2014 · as The Counselor