Biography
Kara Hayward (born November 17, 1998) is an American actress from Andover, Massachusetts. She made her film debut in Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom (2012) after being chosen through an open casting call. The role earned her acclaim and she went on the feature in other films such as The Sisterhood of Night (2015) and Manchester by the Sea (2016).
Known For
Complete Filmography

Slayers
2022
as Flynn
A group of superstar influencers are drawn to a reclusive billionaire's mansion only to find themselves trapped in the lair of an evil vampire. The on...

Drunk Bus
2021
as Kat
A directionless, young campus bus driver and a punk rock Samoan security guard named Pineapple form an unlikely kinship as they navigate the unpredict...

The Social Dilemma
2020
as Cassandra
This documentary-drama hybrid explores the dangerous human impact of social networking, with tech experts sounding the alarm on their own creations.
GigiBoy
2020
as Gigi
A 19 year-old girl juggles her two boyfriends and DUI school.

Us
2019
as Nancy / Syd
Husband and wife Gabe and Adelaide Wilson take their kids to their beach house expecting to unplug and unwind with friends. But as night descends, the...

To the Stars
2019
as Iris Deerborne
Under small-town scrutiny, a withdrawn farmer’s daughter forges an intimate friendship with a worldly but reckless new girl in 1960s Oklahoma.

Isle of Dogs
2018
as Peppermint (voice)
In the future, an outbreak of canine flu leads the mayor of a Japanese city to banish all dogs to an island used as a garbage dump. The outcasts must ...

Manchester by the Sea
2016
as Silvie McGann
After his older brother passes away, Lee Chandler is forced to return home to care for his 16-year-old nephew. There he is compelled to deal with a tr...

Paterson
2016
as Female Student
A week in the life of Paterson, a poet bus driver, and his wife Laura, a very creative artist, who live in Paterson, New Jersey, hometown of many famo...

Fan Girl
2015
as Jamie
A 15-year-old girl decides to bring her two passions together for her final film project: making movies and her favorite band.

Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
2015
as Self / Suzy B.
Martin Scali, who was Wes Anderson's assistant on "Fantastic Mr. Fox", shot this short documentary in Newport, Rhode Island, during the filming of "Mo...

The Sisterhood of Night
2015
as Emily Parris
When a teenage girl says she's the victim of a secret network called The Sisterhood of Night, a quiet suburban town becomes the backdrop for a modern-...

Quitters
2015
as Etta
The story of the Raymans, a wealthy Jewish family that's falling apart. The son, Clark, is a bright and curious high schooler with a talent for manipu...

Do You Like to Read?
2012
as Suzy Bishop
The librarian of the town of New Penzance introduces six animated segments illustrating Suzy's favorite books.

Moonrise Kingdom
2012
as Suzy Bishop
Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a...
A Mother's Love
N/A
as Genevieve
Strange occurrences haunt a new mother struggling with postpartum, when the discovery of a dead body hidden in the walls of her family's dream home le...