Tony-nominated actress and winner of a 2015 Theatre World Award, Sydney Lucas, has already achieved remarkable success in the entertainment industry at the tender age of 12, having conquered theater, film, and television. In 2013, she made her off-Broadway debut in the critically acclaimed musical Fun Home, which premiered at The Public Theater, showcasing her impressive singing and acting talents as Small Alison.
Portraying a tough but caring, spunky, and opinionated young girl stifled by her father's traditional ideas of femininity, Sydney's performance was met with widespread critical acclaim, earning her numerous award nominations, including an Obie Award, which she won, making her the youngest recipient in history. Additionally, she received nominations for a Lucille Lortel Award, an Outer Critics Circle Award, a Drama Desk Award, and a Drama League Award.
Sydney's television credits are equally impressive, featuring appearances on popular shows such as Law & Order: SVU, Royal Pains, and FX pilot How & Why, as well as late-night talk shows like The Late Show with David Letterman and Sesame Street. She also starred in a Saturday Night Live digital short, The Stand Off, alongside Jeremy Renner.
In film, Sydney has appeared in She's Funny That Way, the festival favorite short film Fool's Day, directed by Cody Blue Snider, and played the young version of Kristen Wiig's character in both Girl Most Likely and The Skeleton Twins. Her most recent film credit includes the indie drama Dude, directed by Olivia Milch, which she completed filming shortly after her stage run.
