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Here are the Shailene Woodley basics everyone knows: She starred in ABC Family's The Secret Life of the American Teenager. She was nominated for a Golden Globe for her role in The Descendants. She starred in the sleeper hit, The Spectacular Now.
But this year, you're bound to know more about her than you ever imagined you would, thanks to leading roles in two of the most anticipated young adult movies of 2014, Divergent (in theaters now) and The Fault in Our Stars.
Woodley is being called the next Jennifer Lawrence and the comparisons are reasonable, considering the Divergent franchise is expected to reach the same stratosphere as The Hunger Games. But those comparisons be damned, Woodley is a star in her own right. She deserves all of her own fanfare, and we're leading that parade. Here are 30 Things You Didn’t Know About Shailene Woodley
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She prefers to trek up to the mountains with giant jugs to gather spring water.
[via Flaunt Magazine]
She makes everything from her own toothpaste to her own body lotions and face oils.
[via Huffington Post]
Unless she has to dress up for a red carpet event or a photo shoot, Woodley strictly wears used clothing.
[via The Hollywood Reporter]
She read from an herbalist that vitamin D is great for combating genital issues, so she likes to lie out in the sun and "give her vagina a little vitamin D."
[via Into The Gloss]
After cutting her hair for her role in The Fault in Our Stars, Woodley donated the hair to an organization called Children with Hair Loss, which makes wigs for children who've lost their hair to cancer treatments and other diseases.
[via Entertainment Weekly]
While working on The Secret Life of the American Teenager, she worked at American Apparel. She quit when found out she landed her Golden Globe-nominated role in 2011's The Descendants.
[via US Magazine]
After seeing an extremely enhanced picture of herself from a red carpet event, Woodley was upset that it wasn't a proper representation of herself. While she admits it's fun to dress up sometimes, she says she'll be showing up to most events without makeup on.
[via Hollywood Life]
She dreams of one day attending New York University for interior design and psychology.
[via Wet Paint]
In June 2011, she was seen in Best Coast's, "Our Deal," sporting 80's attire. Chloe Moretz and Miranda Cosgrove also made appearances in the video, which was directed by Drew Barrymore.
[via MTV]
According to her The Spectacular Now and Divergent co-star Miles Teller, Woodley likes being a nomad by giving up all her clothes and couch surfing.
[via New York magazine]
Whenever she needs a pick-me-up, she sits down and watches the Disney classic, Pocahontas.
[via US Magazine]
On love, Woodley says, "I fall in love with human beings based on who they are, not based on what they do or what sex they are."
[via The Hollywood Reporter]
This is Woodley's bedtime ritual: She washes her face to relieve herself of everything that happened throughout the day. Then, she sits in bed with her journal, a book of poems, or a novel and drinks a hot cup of tea.
[via Real Style Network]
She used to be self-conscious about being skinny and having long legs and thick hair.
[via Hollywood Life]
Her parents gave her three rules when she broke into Hollywood: stay the person she was, have fun, and do well in school.
She was diagnosed with scoliosis as a teen and had to wear a chest-to-hips brace to straighten her spine.
[via IMDB]
Woodley is a Star Wars super fan and says that, as a kindergartner, she thought she was Princess Leia.
[via The Daily Show]
Every morning she screams out "Good Morning! Good Morning" to the tune of "Good Morning" from Singin' in the Rain. Then she yells, "Exciting Day! Exciting Day!" When she's not at home, she'll do it in sign language so she doesn't make noise.
[via Interview Magazine]
After learning from an African taxi driver about the benefits of eating clay, she decided to do so as well.
[via Into The Gloss]