2010Nominee
Best Performance
The Last Airbender
Summer Bishil
Actor
Pasadena, California, USA
July 17, 1988
Biography
After small and generally unremarkable roles in such productions as the Disney Channel made-for-cable movie Return to Halloweentown, American actress Summer Bishil revealed the extent of her abilities via a complex, demanding, and multifaceted lead portrayal in the contemporary drama Towelhead (2007). The film observes the tumultuous events that befall a young Arab-American teen on the eve of the U.S. invasion of Iraq (heading into the Gulf War) including confrontations with racism, hypocrisy, and mistrust. Years later, she was chosen to star in the fantasy adventure film The Last Airbender.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2018Nominee
Best Performance
Under the Silver Lake
2009Nominee
Best Performance
Crossing Over
Career Highlights
2006Highlight
Best Performance
Return to Halloweentown
2008Highlight
Best Performance
Towelhead
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The Last Airbender
Under the Silver Lake
Crossing Over