«Whitney Peak joins the cast of The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping!»
24 april 2025 в 19:13
The movie «The Hunger Games: Dawn at the Reaping» has chosen actress Whitney Peak for the role of Lenore Dove Baird! The events of the film unfold 24 years before meeting Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence), and we are taken back to the past, to the teenage years of Haymitch Abernathy (Woody Harrelson) and his experience during the 50th Hunger Games. Since a part of Haymitch’s life in District 12 was connected to his true love, Lenore Dove, it is expected that Whitney will get a lot of screen time alongside Joseph Zadoy, who was chosen for the role of the 16-year-old version of Haymitch.
As we eagerly await the release of the film «Dawn at the Reaping» in theaters, Hollywood Life has gathered five facts about Whitney below.
As of April 2025, Whitney is 22 years old. She was born in January 2003.
Sabrina Carpenter’s circle of friends includes many well-known names, from Joey King to Taylor Zakhar Perez, and Whitney is part of this friendly group. According to the actress’s Instagram, she shares photos with the singer of the hit «Espresso» and even appeared in her music video «Nonsense». Whitney also supported Sabrina during her «Short n' Sweet» tour.
According to J-14, Whitney has been friends since childhood with one of Sabrina’s friends, Paloma Sandoval. Whitney and Paloma also share several photos on Instagram.
Although Whitney now lives in New York and grew up in Canada, she was born in Uganda. In an interview for Mastermind magazine at the end of 2024, Whitney shared her memories from Uganda.
«There, discipline is applied very differently», - Whitney explained. «I went to boarding school from the age of six until I moved to Vancouver, so everything was quite strict. We had uniforms, even on Saturdays and Sundays. We had to get up at dawn, and on weekends our parents visited us. It was a very strict love: people told you what they thought, especially families. Women in the family had quite high expectations, and my older brothers and sisters practically raised me because my mother, as a single parent, had to take care of her business. So my older sister took care of us».
If you recognize Whitney from somewhere, it’s because she is best known for her role as Zoe Lott in the HBO reboot series «Gossip Girl» from 2021 to 2023. Although the series was canceled, Whitney still achieved success, appearing in a Chanel advertising campaign and in the movie «Hocus Pocus 2».
Whitney previously talked about her time on the set of «Gossip Girl» in an interview for Mastermind in 2024. Admitting that she was «excited and nervous about how the audience would perceive it», - the actress and model noted that she thought the series «would probably be a one-time job».
«So I was glad we got two seasons», - she confessed. «I have no bad memories or experiences with the show. I had a great time. Of course, there were things that could have been done better on the show, overall, to make everyone feel at home. I won’t speak for anyone, but I think there were little things that happened during the show’s filming that… yes. In general, I had a good time on the show, and when problems arose, they tried to solve them».
Whitney will play the role of Lenore Dove Baird in the film «The Hunger Games: Dawn at the Reaping». Lenore Dove is Haymitch’s friend. As most book fans know, Haymitch ended up in the 50th Hunger Games because he saved Lenore Dove from being chosen at the last moment in a fight with peacekeepers.
Without revealing spoilers from the book, fans know one thing — unfortunately, the odds are not in favor of Haymitch and Lenore Dove
As we eagerly await the release of the film «Dawn at the Reaping» in theaters, Hollywood Life has gathered five facts about Whitney below.
As of April 2025, Whitney is 22 years old. She was born in January 2003.
Sabrina Carpenter’s circle of friends includes many well-known names, from Joey King to Taylor Zakhar Perez, and Whitney is part of this friendly group. According to the actress’s Instagram, she shares photos with the singer of the hit «Espresso» and even appeared in her music video «Nonsense». Whitney also supported Sabrina during her «Short n' Sweet» tour.
According to J-14, Whitney has been friends since childhood with one of Sabrina’s friends, Paloma Sandoval. Whitney and Paloma also share several photos on Instagram.
Although Whitney now lives in New York and grew up in Canada, she was born in Uganda. In an interview for Mastermind magazine at the end of 2024, Whitney shared her memories from Uganda.
«There, discipline is applied very differently», - Whitney explained. «I went to boarding school from the age of six until I moved to Vancouver, so everything was quite strict. We had uniforms, even on Saturdays and Sundays. We had to get up at dawn, and on weekends our parents visited us. It was a very strict love: people told you what they thought, especially families. Women in the family had quite high expectations, and my older brothers and sisters practically raised me because my mother, as a single parent, had to take care of her business. So my older sister took care of us».
If you recognize Whitney from somewhere, it’s because she is best known for her role as Zoe Lott in the HBO reboot series «Gossip Girl» from 2021 to 2023. Although the series was canceled, Whitney still achieved success, appearing in a Chanel advertising campaign and in the movie «Hocus Pocus 2».
Whitney previously talked about her time on the set of «Gossip Girl» in an interview for Mastermind in 2024. Admitting that she was «excited and nervous about how the audience would perceive it», - the actress and model noted that she thought the series «would probably be a one-time job».
«So I was glad we got two seasons», - she confessed. «I have no bad memories or experiences with the show. I had a great time. Of course, there were things that could have been done better on the show, overall, to make everyone feel at home. I won’t speak for anyone, but I think there were little things that happened during the show’s filming that… yes. In general, I had a good time on the show, and when problems arose, they tried to solve them».
Whitney will play the role of Lenore Dove Baird in the film «The Hunger Games: Dawn at the Reaping». Lenore Dove is Haymitch’s friend. As most book fans know, Haymitch ended up in the 50th Hunger Games because he saved Lenore Dove from being chosen at the last moment in a fight with peacekeepers.
Without revealing spoilers from the book, fans know one thing — unfortunately, the odds are not in favor of Haymitch and Lenore Dove
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