Tingley's first role was Young Joan in
Caryl Churchill's play
Far Away for The Black Swan Theatre Company in 2008. Since then she has appeared in a number of films including the short
Bootleg, a singing role in the short
Light as a Feather, directed by Damien Spiccia,
X, directed by Jon Hewitt, and 3 voice-overs for the production
Bully for You. She appeared in the television miniseries
Cloudstreet based on
Tim Winton's novel in a support role as Young Hat Lamb. In 2011, she played the lead as a deaf girl in the short film
Beneath the Waves by director Renee Marie.. In the same year, she was also shortlisted for the lead role as ‘’
Katniss Everdeen’’ in
Lionsgate’s ‘’
The Hunger Games’’. In 2012, Tingley was cast in
Hemlock Grove, the
Netflix series produced by
Eli Roth in which she plays Christina Wendall. In 2013, Tingley was cast in
Once Upon a Time as Wendy, a 13-year-old girl based on the heroine
Wendy Darling from the novel
Peter Pan. Tingley won the part of Wendy after one audition upon impressing producers with her ability to project a British accent. Wendy was only seen in a number of episodes and helped
Peter Pan (
Robbie Kay) gain Henry's heart. However, she is then reunited with her family. In 2014, Tingley had the lead role in
The Choking Game, a movie made for
Lifetime. Tingley also played Francine Valli in
Jersey Boys, directed by
Clint Eastwood. Tingley then starred in the 2016 TV series
The Wilding and the film
No Way to Live, which centers on an interracial teenage couple in the 1950s robbing and stealing to escape their oppressive town. ==Filmography==