| Flora
Cross (born January 11, 1993) is an American actress. She played the
lead role of Eliza in the 2005 film Bee Season, opposite Richard Gere,
Juliette Binoche and Max Minghella. She auditioned for the part shortly
before moving to Argentina, where she was living when offered the
role. "My manager sent the tape in, and then I was called in
for an audition that was very long and very tiring," recalls
the actor. "It went on for five hours. Two weeks later I was
told I got the part". Despite the fact that she portrays a spelling
bee champion, she claims to be a terrible speller. Cross next played
Ingrid in the film Margot at the Wedding, released in 2007.
Cross was born in Paris, France, the daughter of
journalist Joseph Cross. Her mother left the family when Flora was
six, and they have only seen each other once since. She has two
brothers who are also actors, Harley Cross and Eli Marienthal. Cross
is Jewish.
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