She was educated at Simi
Valley High School in
California. When Woodley was
four years old she began
commercial modeling. Acting
roles followed, and she made
her screen debut in
1999's Replacing Dad (1999).
More parts followed in The
District (2000), The
O.C. (2003) and Crossing
Jordan (2001), amongst others.
When Woodley was 15, she
was diagnosed with Idiopathic
Scoliosis and wore a chest-tohips plastic brace for two
years, which proved a
successful treatment.
In 2008 Woodley was cast in
the lead role of Amy Juergens
in The Secret Life of the
American Teenager (2008) and
in 2011 she had her big screen
breakthrough when she
appeared in Alexander
Payne's The
Descendants (2011),