Emerging from Pasadena, California, and honed at New York University, Burdge entered the independent-film scene with a striking performance as Diana Watts in Hannah Fidell’s 2013 drama A Teacher, a role that debuted at Sundance and secured a limited U.S. release later that year. The exposure led to a series of collaborations in low-budget features, including the quirky mystery Wild Canaries and th…
