Violett is best known for her role as DC Comics superhero character Jesse Quick on The CW series “The Flash”. In addition, Violett was recently seen recurring as ‘Lily Kendall’ on the Fox medical drama series, “The Resident”, and co-starring alongside Lucy Hale in the Blumhouse/Universal Pictures horror film, “Truth Or Dare”.
While growing up in Austin, TX, Violett fell in love with performing and took theatre all throughout middle and high school. Though she always knew she was meant to perform in some way, it was not until her senior year of high school, that she turned her focus to TV/film. Violett went on to book the HBO series “The Leftovers” as recurring character Taylor Truitt in season 2.
When not acting, Violett is passionate about supporting environmental and animal causes and recently partnered with PETA for their “All Animals Have The Same Parts” campaign. Violett also enjoys doing DIY renovations of her home, creating vegan recipes, and spending time cuddling her bunny, Milo, and her puppy, Kora.
Violett’s current show is “God Friended Me”. The show follows Miles Finer (Brandon Michael Hall) who is an outspoken atheist, whose life is turned upside down when he receives a friend request from God. Miles follow the signs and accepts the ultimate friend request suggestion to Cara Bloom, played by Violett, an online journalist. Brought together by the “God Account”, the two find themselves investigating God’s friend suggestions and inadvertently helping others in need.
“God Friended Me” premiered on September 30, 2018 to 10.5 million viewers and is currently the # 1 scripted series on Sundays. The series was recently picked up for a full season.