Adeline Rudolph

Adeline Rudolph (born 10 February 1995) is a Hong Kong-born actress. She began her career in modeling before making her debut in the Netflix series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018–2020). She has since appeared in the CW series Riverdale (2021) and the Netflix adaptation of Resident Evil (2022). She is set to portray Kitana in the Mortal Kombat sequel.

Adeline Rudolph
Born (1995-02-10) 10 February 1995
British Hong Kong
Alma materUniversity College London
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model

Early life and education

Born on 10 February 1995 in British Hong Kong,[1] Rudolph is of German and Korean descent.[2][3] She has a younger sister Caroline.

Rudolph attended the German Swiss International School.[1][4] She went on to study Political Science at University College London (UCL), where she graduated from in 2017.[1][5]

Career

During her time at UCL, Rudolph signed with Next Model Management.[1] She modeled in the European, Hong Kong, and Korean markets where she appeared in Marie Claire Beauty and Elle Beauty campaigns.[3] After graduating, she ventured into acting,[6] and made her acting debut as Agatha in the Netflix series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.[7] In July 2020, Rudolph was cast in the title role of a Tomie series adaptation, which was set to be released on Quibi.[8] However, Quibi shut down that December, and the adaptation is yet to materalize.[9]

Rudolph later had a recurring role as Minerva in the fifth season of the CW series Riverdale in 2021,[10] and a main role as Billie Wesker in the Netflix adaptation of Resident Evil in 2022.[11] In July 2022, Rudolph was cast in the horror film Creepers.[12] In 2023, she was cast as Bobbie Jo Song in Hellboy: The Crooked Man,[13] as well as Kitana in the sequel to Mortal Kombat.[14]

Since 2019, Rudolph has been attached to star in the title role in a television series adaptation of Tomie, a project in development hell as of July 2023.[15]

Filmography
Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

Film
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
TBA Creepers † Diane In post-production [12]
Hellboy: The Crooked Man † Bobbie Jo Song In post-production [13]
Mortal Kombat 2 † Kitana In production[lower-alpha 1] [14]

Television
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018–2020 Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Agatha Main role; 36 episodes [7]
2021 Riverdale Minerva Marble Recurring role; 5 episodes [10]
2022 Resident Evil Billie Wesker Main role; 8 episodes [11]
TBA Tomie Tomie Kawakami Main role; project in development hell [15]

Notes
  1. Production suspended due to 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike

References
  1. Bradley, Faye (9 April 2022). "Meet Adeline Rudolph, the Hong Kong-born actress just cast in the Resident Evil series – and who starred in Netflix's Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and The CW's Riverdale". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  2. Moyse, Chris (25 May 2023). "Sabrina's Adeline Rudolph bags koveted Kitana role in Mortal Kombat 2". Destructoid. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  3. Gonzalez, Umberto (25 May 2023). "'Mortal Kombat 2' Stages 'Sabrina' Reunion With Addition of Adeline Rudolph as Kitana". TheWrap.
  4. "GSIS Family Event". German Swiss International School. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  5. Bhandari, Serena (6 November 2018). "Meet the UCL grad starring in Netflix's brand new Sabrina series". The Tab. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  6. Kit, Borys (25 May 2023). "Adeline Rudolph to Play Kitana in New Line's 'Mortal Kombat 2' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  7. Goldberg, Lesley (15 March 2018). "Netflix's 'Sabrina' Series: All the Details (So Far) About the 'Riverdale' Offshoot". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  8. Petski, Denise (9 July 2020). "Quibi Greenlights 'Tomie' Based On Horror Manga Series; Adeline Rudolph To Star". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  9. Squires, John (18 May 2021). "Alexandre Aja Suggests His Adaptation of Junji Ito's 'Tomie' is Not Dead Yet [Exclusive]". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  10. Whitney, Alyse (31 March 2021). "On Building a Brighter Future, Together". Glamour. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  11. Millman, Zosha (16 July 2022). "Resident Evil's villains are unlikable. Their actors are fine with that". Polygon. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  12. D'Alessandro, Anthony (29 July 2022). "Suretone Pictures & Lionsgate Rounds Out Cast For Horror Thriller 'Creepers'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  13. Vlessing, Etan (3 March 2023). "Jefferson White, Adeline Rudolph Join Hellboy Movie 'The Crooked Man'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  14. Milici, Lauren (25 May 2023). "Mortal Kombat 2 finds its Kitana". GamesRadar+. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  15. Squires, John (24 July 2019). "Alexandre Aja Directing Adaptation of Junji Ito's 'Tomie' for Quibi!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
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