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Find sources: "Freya Tingley" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (August 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Australian actress (born 1994) Freya Tingley At the 2013 WonderCon Born (1994-03-26) 26 March 1994 (age 32) Perth, Western Australia, Australia Occupation Actress Years active 2008–present **Freya Tingley** (born 26 March 1994) is an Australian actress. She is best known for her roles as [Wendy Darling](/source/Wendy_Darling) in the series *[Once Upon A Time](/source/Once_Upon_a_Time_(TV_series))*, Christina Wendall in the Netflix series *[Hemlock Grove](/source/Hemlock_Grove)*, and Francine Valli in Clint Eastwood's *[Jersey Boys](/source/Jersey_Boys)*. ## Career Tingley's first role was Young Joan in [Caryl Churchill](/source/Caryl_Churchill)'s play *[Far Away](/source/Far_Away_(play))* for The Black Swan Theatre Company in 2008. Since then she has appeared in a number of films including the short *Bootleg*, a singing role in the short *Light as a Feather*, directed by Damien Spiccia, *[X](/source/X%3A_Night_of_Vengeance)*, directed by Jon Hewitt, and 3 voice-overs for the production *Bully for You*. She appeared in the television miniseries *[Cloudstreet](/source/Cloudstreet)* based on [Tim Winton](/source/Tim_Winton)'s novel in a support role as Young Hat Lamb. In 2011, she played the lead as a deaf girl in the short film *Beneath the Waves* by director Renee Marie.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]. In the same year, she was also shortlisted for the lead role as ‘’[Katniss Everdeen](/source/Katniss_Everdeen)’’ in [Lionsgate](/source/Lionsgate_Films)’s ‘’[The Hunger Games](/source/The_Hunger_Games)’’.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] In 2012, Tingley was cast in *[Hemlock Grove](/source/Hemlock_Grove_(TV_series))*, the [Netflix](/source/Netflix) series produced by [Eli Roth](/source/Eli_Roth) in which she plays Christina Wendall.[1][2] In 2013, Tingley was cast in *[Once Upon a Time](/source/Once_Upon_a_Time_(TV_series))* as Wendy, a 13-year-old girl based on the heroine [Wendy Darling](/source/Wendy_Darling) from the novel *[Peter Pan](/source/Peter_and_Wendy)*.[3] Tingley won the part of Wendy after one audition upon impressing producers with her ability to project a British accent. Wendy was only seen in a number of episodes and helped [Peter Pan](/source/Peter_Pan_(character)) ([Robbie Kay](/source/Robbie_Kay)) gain Henry's heart. However, she is then reunited with her family. In 2014, Tingley had the lead role in *[The Choking Game](/source/The_Choking_Game_(2014_film))*, a movie made for [Lifetime](/source/Lifetime_(TV_network)). Tingley also played Francine Valli in *[Jersey Boys](/source/Jersey_Boys_(film))*, directed by [Clint Eastwood](/source/Clint_Eastwood). Tingley then starred in the 2016 TV series *The Wilding* and the film *No Way to Live*, which centers on an interracial teenage couple in the 1950s robbing and stealing to escape their oppressive town. ## Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2009 Bootleg Sarah Short 2010 Light as a Feather Sophie Short 2011 X: Night of Vengeance Cindy Beneath the Waves the wrong nanny Eleanor Short 2012 Sticks and Stones Zoe Short 2014 Swelter London 2014 Jersey Boys Francine Valli 2014 The Choking Game Taryn 2016 No Way To Live Nora Thompson 2016 The Disembodied Jennifer Short 2017 The Young Diana 2018 Spinning Man Mary 2018 The Sonata Rose 2021 Bad Detectives Nic O'Connell 2023 Time Addicts Denise Television Year Title Role Notes 2011 Cloudstreet Hat Lamb Part 1 and Part 2 2013 Hemlock Grove Christina Wendall Season 1 (series regular) Once Upon a Time Wendy Darling Recurring role, 5 episodes: "Second Star to the Right" (season 2: episode 21) "Dark Hollow" (season 3: episode 7) "Think Lovely Thoughts" (season 3: episode 8) "Save Henry" (season 3: episode 9) "The New Neverland" (season 3: episode 10) Fashion Police Herself 1 episode 2014 R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour Karen "Return of the Pumpkinheads" (Season 4, Episode 5) 2017 The Wrong Nanny Blake TV film 2021 Dota: Dragon's Blood Fymryn & Light Moon Goddess Mene reborn Web series; voice ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Stevens, Michael (1 April 2013). [""Hemlock Grove": Werewolf Transformation"](http://article.wn.com/view/2013/03/31/Hemlock_Grove_Werewolf_Transformation/). *SneakPeek*. Retrieved 30 April 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Michelle-Wells, Simonne (29 August 2008). ["Perth Reviews Far Away - Black Swan Theatre Company"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170418003952/http://australianstage.com.au/reviews/perth/far-away--black-swan-theatre-company-1814.html). *Australian Stage*. Archived from [the original](http://www.australianstage.com.au/reviews/perth/far-away--black-swan-theatre-company-1814.html) on 18 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-pr_3-0)** ["Once Upon a Time - Listings"](http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings.aspx?id=20130430abc01). ## External links - [Freya Tingley's official website](https://web.archive.org/web/20130509064718/http://www.freyatingley.com/) - [Freya Tingley](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3728402/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - [Video: A Few Minutes With... "Hemlock Grove" Co-Star Freya Tingley - The FUton Critic](http://www.thefutoncritic.com/video/2013/04/19/video-a-few-minutes-with-hemlock-grove-co-star-freya-tingley-408211/20130419_hemlockgrove4/) - [Video: Hemlock Grove: Freya Tingley and Landon Liboiron - 680 News](https://toronto.citynews.ca/2013/04/17/video-hemlock-grove-freya-tingley-and-landon-liboiron/) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Freya Tingley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freya_Tingley) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freya_Tingley?action=history)). 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