Nessa Dougherty

Actress

San Francisco, CA

Biography

Nessa Dougherty is a magnetic young performer who resides in San Francisco. Nessa made her film debut in Fairyland, which premiered at Sundance 2023, and had its theatrical release in 2025. She stars as the younger version of Alysia Abbott in the acclaimed feature, earning glowing reviews with critics calling her "excellent, truly irresistible, and a real find." She has since worked on two more features, Michel Franco's "Dreams", and Madison Young's "By the Roots". "By the Roots" will be having …

Filmography

6.3

Dreams

Sienna

A powerful socialite and a promising ballet dancer begin a dangerous affair. When he secretly crosses the US-Mexico border, she takes desperate measures to protect their future together.

6.0

Fairyland

Younger Alysia Abbott

A father-daughter relationship evolves through an era of bohemian decadence in 1970s San Francisco to the sober and heartbreaking era of the AIDS crisis in the 1980s.

N/A

By the Roots

Young Tina

Madison Young, a queer gallerist and sexual revolutionary, returns to Southern Ohio to confront her past, conservative family, and emotional landmines with her partner James.

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