‘Paradise’ Star Shailene Woodley Created a Quiet Backstory for Annie That Never Made the Cut

May 23, 2026 11:00am PT ‘Paradise’ Star Shailene Woodley Created a Quiet Backstory for Annie That Never Made the Cut

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Shailene Woodley suspects she left a bruise on Sterling K. Brown’s arm during the birth scene in episode 4 of “Paradise.” She was gripping him through the delivery, willing her breath to leave her body, as though she was actually taking her last one. Woodley didn’t even see Brown’s face at that moment, only catching it later while watching the finished episode at home in a puddle of tears.

“I felt like if I were, in that moment, to die, it would be OK, because Sterling had my back,” she tells Variety. “It was a raw, honest exchange.”

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