Biography - Alisha Boe

Who is Alisha Boe?

Alisha Boe is an actress by profession and American by nationality. She is best known for starring in the Netflix TV series 13 Reasons Why as Jessica Davis.

Alisha Boe – Age, Parents, Siblings

Alisha Boe’s birth took place on March 6, 1997, in Oslo, Norway. Her full name is Alisha Ilhaan Bø. Her father is of Somalian descent while her mother Vibeke Boe is of Norwegian descent. After her parent's separation and her mother’s remarriage, seven-year-old Alisha moved to Los Angeles with her mother.

Her (now former) step-father MC Raby served in the US Navy as a Systems DevOps Engineer in IT Operations. Her younger half-sibling, a brother named Asante Pharrell Boe (born June 1, 2008) and is the son of Raby.

Education, Ethnicity

For education, Alisha Boe attended two middle schools- George Ellery Hale Middle School and Ivy Academia. She went to El Camino Real High School where she participated in the school drama program.

Her ethnicity includes Somalian and Norwegian.

Alisha Boe – Boyfriend, Relationship

Alisha Boe is in a relationship with a mystery man. Although she did not tag her boyfriend on a social media post that featured them kissing in a photo booth, he is believed to be British actor Peter Gadiot who played Cyrus in Once Upon a Time in Wonderland and James Valdez in Queen of the South.

Neither of them has confirmed their relationship yet- via social media or any media outlet.

Alisha Boe – Career

Early Days

Soon after high school graduation, Alisha Boe began auditioning for roles in films as well as TV series.  Her debut screen role was in the film Amusement as Young Lisa Swan. This was followed by appearances in the short film Plastic Makes Perfect! (2019) and in the film Paranormal Activity 4 (2012) as Tara.

Meanwhile, Boe also had appearances in the episode(s) of the TV series Parenthood (2012), Trophy Wife (2013), Modern Family (2014), Extant (2014), etc. Finally, in 2014 she was cast as a recurring character Daphne in the TV series Days of Our Lives. She played the role for a total of 15 episodes, until 2015, and this role made her known in Hollywood.

Films, TV Series

Over the years Alisha Boe has starred in the films 68 Kill (2017), Gates of Darkness (2019), Poms (2019), Yes, God, Yes (2019), Jesse Eisenberg's When You Finish Saving the World, and Netflix’s Strangers, etc. Also, Boe had guest/recurring appearances in numerous TV series including Ray Donovan (2015-2016), NCIS (2015), Casual (2015), CSI: Cyber (2015-2018), Teen Wolf (2016), Robot Chicken (2018), among others.

Her breakthrough came as the main character Jessica Davis in the TV series 13 Reasons Why, which she portrayed from 2017 to 2020. Boe had originally auditioned for the role of Hannah Baker which went to Katherine Langford.

Co-stars

On the set of 13 Reasons Why, Alisha Boe has worked with Timothy Granaderos, Ross Butler, Brenda Strong, Derek Luke, and Maddison Bullock.

Alisha Boe – Net Worth, Salary

The figure on the net worth and annual salary/income of Boe is yet to be measured. As her career progresses, her material wealth is determined to be increased. She reportedly earned $135,000 per episode in season 3 of 13 Reasons Why in 2017.

Alisha Boe – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

On social media handles including Instagram, and Twitter, Alisha Boe is followed by thousands of followers but seems to be absent from Facebook.