Hanna R. Hall

Hanna R. Hall
Born
Hanna Rose Hall

(1984-07-09) July 9, 1984 (age 42)
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Other nameHanna Hall
EducationVancouver Film School
OccupationActress
Years active1993–present

Hanna Rose Hall (born July 9, 1984) is an American actress. She made her film debut in Forrest Gump (1994), and later appeared in Sofia Coppola's The Virgin Suicides (1999) and Rob Zombie's Halloween (2007).

Early life

Hall was born in Denver, Colorado. Her family moved into the mountains when she was two years old, and she remained in Colorado until age eighteen. After high school, she lived in Hawaii and Los Angeles before moving to Vancouver, British Columbia, where she attended the Vancouver Film School.

Career

When she was seven years old, Hall attended Nina Axelrod's open casting call for Robert Zemeckis's Forrest Gump. A few callbacks later, Hall was eventually cast as young Jenny Curran. This was followed by a role as an orphaned child in the 1996 television film Homecoming, co-starring Anne Bancroft.

Hall screen tested for the role of Lux Lisbon in Sofia Coppola's film adaptation of The Virgin Suicides, but was considered too young for the part so she was cast as Cecilia Lisbon instead. She appeared in several independent films following this, before being cast in Rob Zombie's remake of Halloween (2007) as Judith Myers. In 2009, she appeared in the independent comedy American Cowslip (2009), opposite Val Kilmer, Diane Ladd, and Cloris Leachman.

In 2012, Hall began working as a feline behavior specialist in Venice, California, directing underground plays. She has also appeared on television series, including guest roles on Criminal Minds and Masters of Sex.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1994 Forrest Gump Young Jenny Curran
1996 Homecoming Maybeth Tillerman
1999 The Virgin Suicides Cecilia Lisbon
2007 Halloween Judith Myers
The Truth About Faces Jules Whitfield Short film
2009 American Cowslip Georgia
2010 Happiness Runs Becky
Radio Free Albemuth Vivian Kaplan
2017 Another Skin Doctor Cynthia Dorsett Short film
2022 Forgotten Becky Comfort

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Amy & Isabelle Amy Goodrow TV film
2006 Standoff Rose Anders "Man of Steele"
2012 Criminal Minds Connie Foster "The Lesson"
2015 Masters of Sex Linda Einhorn "Parliament of Owls"
2019 The Purge Medical Student "7:01 A.M."

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Stryker, Jonathan (September 12, 2007). "Exclusive Interview: Hanna Hall". HouseofHorrors.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved September 12, 2007.
  2. ↑ DeFellipo, Michael (July 19, 2016). "Where Are They Now? : Hanna Hall". Horror Society. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Indie Flashback: Hanna Hall on "Forrest Gump," "The Virgin Suicides" and "Scalene"". HollywoodChicago.com. September 30, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2026 – via Indie Outlook.
  4. ↑ Dennino, Nadine (June 7, 2012). "Hanna Hall, Actress Who Played Young Jenny In ?Forrest Gump,? All Grown Up". The International Business Times. Retrieved June 17, 2016.