Autumn Best

Some Lesser Known Facts About Autumn Best

• Autumn Best was raised by her parents in a middle-class American family.

  

• Autumn Best was born with a deformity of having no fingers but just a thumb on her left hand.

• She was raised a Mormon which means as a member or follower of a millenarian Christian movement.

• At just the age of 4, Autumn Best became part of a local theatre group and started performing on the stage.

• In 2021, Autumn Best was cast in the American science fiction mystery drama television series titled ‘4400’ which is the reboot version of the 2004 television series ‘The 4400.’ The TV series was telecast on the CW Network and Autumn Best played the character of Mildred Bell in the series.

  

• Autumn Best had planned to study theatre at New York University but was cast in the American drama series titled ‘4400.’

• Autumn Best identifies as ‘queer’ (whose gender identity is not traditionally male or female) and came out publicly on Instagram in 2022.

  

• In 2023, Autumn was cast in the American crime thriller film titled ‘Woman of the Hour’ which is based on the true story of serial killer Rodney Alcala and his 1978 appearance on the television show ‘The Dating Game’ in the midst of his murder trials. Autumn played the character of Amy in the film. The film was released on Netflix in October 2024.

  

• She was working at a coffee shop in Chicago when one day she received an email offering her the opportunity to audition for the American film titled ‘Woman of the Hour.’

• She never expected to get the role in ‘Woman of the Hour’ because of her deformity and was quoted saying in an interview that
  

  Every time I get an audition that’s for a biopic type movie or something that’s based off of real life, I always kind of write it off quickly because I only have one hand.”

• As an actress with a limb difference, Autumn Best is an advocate for creatives with disabilities and she looks forward to writing and developing projects that highlight disabled talent in the future.

  

• Autumn Best loves to spend time with animals and she often shares photos with her pet on social media.