Bella Shepard (born 17 December 2001 in Michigan) is an American actress.
Bella Shepard was born in Royal Oak, Michigan, and grew up in Waterford, Flint, and Grand Blanc. She made her debut in a small speaking role in the 2013 film Oz the Great and Powerful after her grandmother had submitted her photo for an open call. She later appeared in the television series My Haunted House in 2015, shortly after moving to Los Angeles. That same year, she had a role in Life in Pieces. She also appeared in Grace and Frankie.
From 2018 to 2019, Shepard was part of the main cast of the series A Girl Named Jo, She played Alice Hargrave, a role she described as evolving significantly over the show's three seasons. She noted that the series aimed to introduce themes related to the civil rights movement to a younger audience. Shepard appeared in the seventh season of Orange Is the New Black, portraying a younger version of Aleida Diaz. She prepared for the role by studying Elizabeth Rodriguez's performance and working on the character's dialect.
Shepard continued her career with additional episodic roles, including a 2022 appearance on iCarly. In 2023, she received a leading role in the eightâÂÂepisode television series Wolf Pack.
Since 2026, she has portrayed Genesis Lythe, an ambitious cadet at the titular Starfleet Academy, in '. Her character belongs to the DarâÂÂSha, a new species distinguished by facial ridges and the absence of eyebrows. Shepard has said that Star Trek feels nostalgic to her because her grandparents watched '.