Early life

Peltz was born in Westchester County, New York. Her mother, Claudia (née Heffner), is a former model, and her father, Nelson Peltz, is a billionaire businessman. She has four older full brothers, two younger full brothers, and an older full sister; two of her brothers are actor Will Peltz and ice hockey defenceman Brad Peltz. Her father is of Austrian Jewish and Russian Jewish descent, while her mother has German, Welsh, and English ancestry.

When Peltz was 12, she acquired an agent, and by the age of 13, she was starring in a Manhattan Theatre Club production of Blackbird, alongside Jeff Daniels.

Career

Peltz made her film debut in the 2006 film Deck the Halls, playing Mackenzie. She later appeared in the film Harold (2008), where she was cast as Becki, and Righteous Kill (2008), portraying the role of Lynn. Also in 2008, Peltz starred in the music video for Miley Cyrus' single "7 Things". In 2010, she played Katara in the fantasy adventure film The Last Airbender, which was directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Peltz appeared at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards with co-star Jackson Rathbone to present a trailer for the film.

From 2013 to 2015, Peltz was part of the main cast of the A&E drama-thriller series Bates Motel, playing Bradley Martin, a love interest for the young Norman Bates. She co-starred with Freddie Highmore and Vera Farmiga, appearing in 14 episodes total. On March 26, 2013, Peltz was cast as one of the lead characters, Tessa Yeager, in the fourth Transformers film Transformers: Age of Extinction, which was released in June 2014.

In 2014, Peltz starred as Kate Miller, opposite Ben Rosenfield and Grant Gustin, in the teen drama film Affluenza. In July 2015, she joined the cast of the dark comedy film Youth in Oregon, playing Annie Gleason, the daughter of Billy Crudup and Christina Applegate's characters. In October 2015, she walked the runway for Alexander Wang's last fashion show for Balenciaga at Paris Fashion Week.

Peltz appeared in the music video for Zayn Malik's single "iT's YoU", from his debut solo album, in February 2016. In April 2016, she joined the Hulu drama pilot When the Street Lights Go On, based on a Black List script of the same name. Peltz is set to star alongside Thomas Mann in the sci-fi film Our House, directed by Anthony Scott Burns.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
2006	Deck the Halls	Mackenzie
2008	Harold	Becki
2008	Righteous Kill	Lynn
2010	The Last Airbender	Katara
2012	Eye of the Hurricane	Renee Kyte
2014	Transformers: Age of Extinction	Tessa Yeager
2014	Affluenza	Kate Miller
2016	Youth in Oregon	Annie Gleason

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013-15	Bates Motel	Bradley Martin	14 episodes
2016	When the Street Lights Go On		Television pilot

Music videos

Year	Title	Artist
2008	"7 Things"	Miley Cyrus
2016	"iT's YoU"	Zayn Malik

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2011	Golden Raspberry Awards	Worst Supporting Actress	The Last Airbender	Nominated
2014	Young Hollywood Awards	Breakthrough Actress	Transformers: Age of Extinction	Nominated
	CinemaCon Awards	Rising Star		Won
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Movie: Breakout Star		Nominated
2015	Golden Raspberry Awards	Worst Supporting Actress		Nominated

[ Source: Wikipedia ]