Sydney Park (actress)
Sydney Park (born October 31, 1997) is an American actress and comedian. She is best known for her roles as Cyndie in AMC's The Walking Dead, Gabby Phillips in Instant Mom, and Caitlin Park-Lewis in Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists. She is set to star as Makani Young in the upcoming Netflix film There's Someone Inside Your House.
Sydney Park | |
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Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | October 31, 1997
Occupation | Actress, comedian |
Years active | 2003–present |
Early life
Park was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,[1] to an African-American mother and a Korean-American father.[2] She resides in Los Angeles, California.
Career
Park got her start in 2003 when she was the "Youngest comedian to ever perform at the famous Hollywood Improv (now The Improv)".[3] In 2006, she auditioned for the first season of American reality competition America's Got Talent under the stage name Syd the Kid, where she had advanced on to the semi-finals. Park had to drop out due to her acting career. She made her television debut on the teen sitcom That's So Raven in 2006.
In 2010, Park was hired to play Ellie Danville, the adopted daughter of Detective Jo Danville[4] on CSI: NY. In 2010, Park also starred as "Tootsie Roll" in the independent dark-comedy Spork[5]
From 2013 to 2015, Park starred as Gabby in the Nick at Nite show Instant Mom.
In 2016, Park began portraying Cyndie on The Walking Dead. In March 2018, it was announced the Park would be starring in the new television series Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists as Caitlin Park-Lewis.[6] It premiered in March 2019 on Freeform.[7] In September 2019, Freeform canceled the series after one season.[8]
In 2019, Park appeared as Winter in the third season of the Netflix horror-comedy series, Santa Clarita Diet.[9] In the same year, she was cast as Makani Young in the Netflix slasher film There's Someone Inside Your House[10][11] and will also star in Moxie directed by Amy Poehler.[12]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | That's So Raven | Sydney | 3 episodes |
2007 | Entourage | Girl Scout | Episode: "Gotcha!" |
The Hill | Girl Scout | Unsold television pilot (ABC) | |
2008 | The Sarah Silverman Program | Stella | Episode: "Pee" |
Hannah Montana | Kelsey DiAria | Episode: "Ready, Set, Don't Drive!" | |
Gary Unmarried | Mikhela | Episode: "Gary Gives Sasha His Full Attention" | |
2010 | Spork | Tootsie Roll | Film |
Sons of Tucson | Vanessa | Episode: "Dog Days of Tucson" | |
2010–2013 | CSI: NY | Ellie Danville | 4 episodes |
2013–2015 | Instant Mom | Gabby Phillips | Main role |
2014 | The Thundermans | Cassandra | Episode: "Shred It Go" |
2015 | Bella and the Bulldogs | Mia | Episode: "Root for Newt" |
Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn | Randee | Episode: "Mall in the Family" | |
One Crazy Cruise | Piper Bauer | Television film | |
Nickelodeon's Ho Ho Holiday | Herself | Television special | |
2016–present | The Walking Dead | Cyndie | Recurring role (Seasons 7-present; 12 episodes) |
2016–present | The HALO Effect | Herself | Host |
2017–present | Spirit Riding Free | Pru Granger | Main voice role |
2017 | Wish Upon | Meredith McNeil | Film |
Lifeline | Norah Hazelton | Main role | |
2019 | Santa Clarita Diet | Winter | 5 episodes |
Knight Squad | Princess Eliza | 2 episodes | |
Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists | Caitlin Park-Lewis | Main role | |
2020[13] | There’s Someone Inside Your House | Makani Young | Film |
2021 | Moxie | Film |
References
- Thompson, Gary (July 14, 2017). "Philly native Sydney Park lands another grown-up role in horror movie 'Wish Upon'". Philly.
- Berman, Nat. "Five Things You Didn't Know about Sydney Park". TV Over Mind. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- "Rising Stars Raising Funds Performers–Sydney Park" Archived 2012-07-31 at Archive.today. (2007). EwingsSarcoma.org. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
- Trongo, Rachel (October 12, 2010). "New York Casts Young Actress For Family Role". CSI Files. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
- . Hale, Mike (May 26, 2011). "Life on the Fringe". The New York Times. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
- Boucher, Ashley (March 9, 2019). "'Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists' Casts Sydney Park and Eli Brown". SF Gate.
- Elizabeth, De (March 16, 2019). ""Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists" Stars Celebrate the Upcoming Freeform Premiere". Teen Vogue.
- Porter, Rick (September 27, 2019). "'Pretty Little Liars' Spinoff Canceled After Single Season on Freeform". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- Behan, Beau (March 31, 2019). "Inside The 'Santa Clarita Diet Season 3' LA Premiere [Photos]". Patch. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
- Kit, Borys (August 14, 2019). "Shawn Levy-James Wan's Horror 'There's Someone Inside Your House' Sets Cast (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
- "Actress Sydney Park On Being The Lead In James Wan's Horror 'There's Someone Inside Your House'". YouTube. December 21, 2020. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
- Marcia Gay Harden, ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Clark Gregg & More Round Out The Cast Of Amy Poehler’s ‘Moxie’
- "Never Rarely Sometimes Always: Between Poetry and Politics". The Sherbrook Times. April 12, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
External links
- Sydney Park on IMDb
- Sydney Park on Twitter