Aryana Engineer

Aryana Engineer (born March 6, 2001) is a Canadian child actress who made her debut in the 2009 horror film Orphan. Later in 2012 she will star alongside Milla Jovovich as Becky in Resident Evil: Retribution, the fifth movie in the franchise.

Early Life
Engineer was born on March 6, 2001 in British Columbia, Canada. She was born partially deaf. In 2007, she was discovered when she was spotted using sign language with her mother. The neighbor who discovered her was an agent, who suggested Aryana for the role of six year old Maxine "Max" Coleman in the film Orphan (2009). The neighbour knew producers for the upcoming film were searching all over America for a blond-haired girl who knew how to sign, and decided to take action. In the script of Orphan, Maxine Coleman was described 'unimaginably cute'. During the filming of Orphan, in certain scenes Aryana was required to cry. The director, Jaume-Collet-Serra, told Aryana to think of her black cat, Cinder being sick. She cried instantly. Aryana added that sometimes water was put in her eyes, which made crying easy.

Later in Life
After the release of Orphan, Aryana took part in a commercial for the 2010 Winter Olympics that was being held in Canada. She also represented Canada with her brother at the 2010 Paralympic games opening ceremony, welcoming the viewers with the use of sign language.

In September 2012, Resident Evil: Retribution will be released to the public. In the film, Aryana plays a deaf girl named Becky who builds a mother-daughter relationship with the main character Alice (Milla Jovovich). According to Milla Jovovich, an actor or actress to play Ben/Becky had not been intended to have impaired hearing. However, in an interview which shocktillyoudrop.com hosted with Milla, she says. "In this movie, when we saw her audition, there was such a beautiful charm about her. The way she talked, you could hear there was something off about it, like she doesn't talk like she should for someone her age. It was heart-rending." Later in the interview, she adds "In this movie, she's going to out-act quite a few young actors in Hollywood, especially when you think of somebody with, whatever you want to call it, a disability. It is absolutely not in any way a disability for her. She's a phenomenal actress.

Movies
2012 Resident Evil: Retribution Becky Secondary Role
 * 2009 Orphan (Maxine "Max" Coleman) Main Role

Commercials
2010 Winner Olympics herself, Paralympics Opening Ceremony
 * 2010 Winner Olympics herself, Glowing hearts Dance