Skyler Day
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Skyler Day is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her recurring role as Maggie Ritter on the TeenNick
series Gigantic
. She currently has a recurring role as Amy Ellis on the NBC
series Parenthood
.
, Georgia
. She started participating in gymnastics and modeling at an early age. She was then discovered by a talent agent as a result of a chance encounter at the DMV. In 2003, she co-starred in the Atlanta-based short film A Perilous Dance: The Damon DeRivers Story. In 2004, she and her family moved to French Valley
, California
to pursue a career in the entertainment industry.
For many months, she auditioned for television pilots and took jobs doing radio voice-overs, television commercials before landing a role in the independent film entitled The Religion of Choice In 2003, she was given the title role in the direct-to-video film The Adventures of Ociee Nash opposite Keith Carradine
and Mare Winningham
. From 2004 to 2008, she co-starred in number television films and short independent films before guest starring in a 2009 episode of iCarly
. Her other television credits include Southland
, Drop Dead Diva
, The Whole Truth
, Days of our Lives
, Law & Order: Los Angeles
, Sonny with a Chance
, CSI: Miami
and Good Luck Charlie
. In 2010, she had a recurring role in the TeenNick
series Gigantic
. The series ended the following year after one season. In 2011 she landed the role of Amy Ellis (Drew's girlfriend) on the hit NBC series Parenthood.
Besides acting, Day is also an aspiring country singer. Growing up she took classes in in musical theater, acting and songwriting. Much of music can be found on her official YouTube
account.
brother named Dalton and an older sister named Savannah. They have both competed in gymnastics and cheerleading, respectively. Her parents, David and Kelly, were also gymnasts and owned a gym in Norcross, Georgia
.
| 2003
| A Perilous Dance: The Damon DeRivers Story
| Mary Katherine Grainger
| Short film
|-
| 2003
| The Adventures of Ociee Nash
| Ociee Nash
| Lead role,
direct-to-video film
|-
| 2004
| Moved
| Girl with bent spoon
| Short film
|-
| 2005
| Untitled David Diamond
/David Weissman
Project
| Liza
| Unsold TV pilot
|-
| 2006
| Hollis & Rae
| Stephanie
| TV film
|-
| 2006
| Rite of Passage
| Renee
| Short film
|-
| 2007
| Redemption Maddie
| Classmate Girl #2
| Short film
|-
| 2008
| First Period
| Libby
| Short film
|-
| 2010
| Backlight
| Lucy
| Independent film,
also stunt performer
|-
| 2011
| Who Is Simon Miller?
| Sarah Miller
| TV film
|-
| 2009
| iCarly
| Magic Malika
| Episode: "iSpeed Date"
|-
| 2010
| Southland
| Lauren Ryerson
| Episode: "Butch & Sundance"
|-
| 2010
| Drop Dead Diva
| Lana Dooley
| Episode: "The Long Road to Napa"
|-
| 2010
| The Whole Truth
| Brianna Sellards
| Pilot episode
|-
| 2010
| Days of our Lives
| Teenage Sydney
| Episode #1.11459
|-
| 2010
| Law & Order: Los Angeles
| Mia Ackroyd
| Episode: "Plummer Park"
|-
| 2009–
2011
| Gigantic
| Maggie Ritter
| Recurring role
|-
| 2011
| Sonny with a Chance
| Mel Winters
| Episode: "New Girl"
|-
| 2011
| CSI: Miami
| Ashley Chandler
| Episode: "F-T-F"
|-
| 2011
| Good Luck Charlie
| Kayla
| Episode: "Something's Fishy"
|-
| 2011
| The Closer
| Missy Michaels
| Episode: "Star Turn"
|-
| 2011
| Parenthood
| Amy Ellis
| Recurring role, season 3
|-
| 2011
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
| Sylvia Grier
| Episode: "Freaks & Geeks"
|-
TeenNick
TeenNick, formerly The N, is an American television network aimed at the teenage market. TeenNick is owned by the MTV Networks subsidiary, Viacom. The channel was originally known as The N from its April 1, 2002 launch until September 28, 2009....
series Gigantic
Gigantic (TV series)
Gigantic is an American dramedy television series that airs on the TeenNick TV channel. The series is the first scripted show for the channel since its rebranding from The N in September 2009. It premiered on October 8, 2010....
. She currently has a recurring role as Amy Ellis on the NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
series Parenthood
Parenthood (2010 TV series)
Parenthood is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Jason Katims and produced by Imagine Television and Universal Media Studios. The first season premiered on March 2, 2010 on NBC...
.
Life and career
Day was born in CummingCumming, Georgia
Cumming is a city in Forsyth County, Georgia, United States. The population was 5,430 at the 2010 census. However, places with a Cumming mailing address have a population of around 100,000...
, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
. She started participating in gymnastics and modeling at an early age. She was then discovered by a talent agent as a result of a chance encounter at the DMV. In 2003, she co-starred in the Atlanta-based short film A Perilous Dance: The Damon DeRivers Story. In 2004, she and her family moved to French Valley
French Valley
French Valley is a valley in southwestern Riverside County, near the communities of Hemet, Winchester, and Temecula in the state of California in the United States. Other places nearby include the Skinner Reservoir in the Lake Skinner Park, and Diamond Valley Lake.According to the U.S...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
to pursue a career in the entertainment industry.
For many months, she auditioned for television pilots and took jobs doing radio voice-overs, television commercials before landing a role in the independent film entitled The Religion of Choice In 2003, she was given the title role in the direct-to-video film The Adventures of Ociee Nash opposite Keith Carradine
Keith Carradine
Keith Ian Carradine is an American actor who has had success on stage, film and television. In addition, he is a Golden Globe and Oscar winning songwriter. As a member of the Carradine family, he is part of an acting "dynasty" that began with his father, John Carradine.-Early life:Keith...
and Mare Winningham
Mare Winningham
Mare Winningham , born Mary Megan Winningham, is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She has been nominated once for an Academy Award, Golden Globe and Drama Desk, 7 times for Emmy Awards , and has also won an Independent Spirit Award and two Screen Actors Guild Award nominations.She is...
. From 2004 to 2008, she co-starred in number television films and short independent films before guest starring in a 2009 episode of iCarly
ICarly
iCarly is an American sitcom that focuses on a girl named Carly Shay who creates her own web show called iCarly with her best friends Sam and Freddie. The series was created by Dan Schneider, who also serves as executive producer. It stars Miranda Cosgrove as Carly, Jennette McCurdy as Sam, Nathan...
. Her other television credits include Southland
Southland (TV series)
Southland is an American drama series created by writer Ann Biderman and produced by Warner Bros. Television. It premiered on NBC on April 9, 2009...
, Drop Dead Diva
Drop Dead Diva
Drop Dead Diva is an American legal comedy-drama/fantasy television series that debuted on Lifetime on July 12, 2009. The hour-long series, which was created by Josh Berman, is produced by Sony Pictures Television...
, The Whole Truth
The Whole Truth (TV series)
The Whole Truth is an American legal drama series that premiered on ABC on September 22, 2010. Episodes aired on Wednesdays at 10:00 pm ET/9:00 pm CT...
, Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
, Law & Order: Los Angeles
Law & Order: Los Angeles
Law & Order: LA, originally titled Law & Order: Los Angeles, is an American police procedural and legal drama television series set in Los Angeles, where it was produced...
, Sonny with a Chance
Sonny With a Chance
Sonny with a Chance is an American children's sitcom which aired on Disney Channel, created by Steve Marmel, that follows the experiences of teenager Sonny Munroe, portrayed by Demi Lovato, who becomes the newest accepted cast member of her favorite live comedy show, So Random!.The series debuted...
, CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation....
and Good Luck Charlie
Good Luck Charlie
Good Luck Charlie is an original Disney Channel television sitcom, which premiered April 4, 2010. The series was created by Phil Baker and Drew Vaupen, who wanted to create a program that would appeal to entire families, as opposed to children only...
. In 2010, she had a recurring role in the TeenNick
TeenNick
TeenNick, formerly The N, is an American television network aimed at the teenage market. TeenNick is owned by the MTV Networks subsidiary, Viacom. The channel was originally known as The N from its April 1, 2002 launch until September 28, 2009....
series Gigantic
Gigantic (TV series)
Gigantic is an American dramedy television series that airs on the TeenNick TV channel. The series is the first scripted show for the channel since its rebranding from The N in September 2009. It premiered on October 8, 2010....
. The series ended the following year after one season. In 2011 she landed the role of Amy Ellis (Drew's girlfriend) on the hit NBC series Parenthood.
Parenthood (2010 TV series)
Parenthood is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Jason Katims and produced by Imagine Television and Universal Media Studios. The first season premiered on March 2, 2010 on NBC...
Besides acting, Day is also an aspiring country singer. Growing up she took classes in in musical theater, acting and songwriting. Much of music can be found on her official YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
account.
Personal life
Day has a twinTwin
A twin is one of two offspring produced in the same pregnancy. Twins can either be monozygotic , meaning that they develop from one zygote that splits and forms two embryos, or dizygotic because they develop from two separate eggs that are fertilized by two separate sperm.In contrast, a fetus...
brother named Dalton and an older sister named Savannah. They have both competed in gymnastics and cheerleading, respectively. Her parents, David and Kelly, were also gymnasts and owned a gym in Norcross, Georgia
Norcross, Georgia
As of 2010 Norcross had a population of 9,116. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 40.8% white , 19.8% black or African American , 0.7% Native American, 2.1% Asian Indian, 10.7% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 21.5% from some other race and 4.3% reporting two or more races...
.
Films
|-| 2003
| A Perilous Dance: The Damon DeRivers Story
| Mary Katherine Grainger
| Short film
|-
| 2003
| The Adventures of Ociee Nash
| Ociee Nash
| Lead role,
direct-to-video film
|-
| 2004
| Moved
| Girl with bent spoon
| Short film
|-
| 2005
| Untitled David Diamond
David Diamond (screenwriter)
David Diamond is an American screenwriter. His film credits include The Family Man, Old Dogs, When in Rome, Evolution and the television film Minutemen.Frequently collaborates with David Weissman.-External links:...
/David Weissman
David Weissman
David Weissman is a screenwriter and director. His film credits include The Family Man , Evolution , and When in Rome .-External links:...
Project
| Liza
| Unsold TV pilot
|-
| 2006
| Hollis & Rae
| Stephanie
| TV film
|-
| 2006
| Rite of Passage
| Renee
| Short film
|-
| 2007
| Redemption Maddie
Redemption Maddie
Redemption Maddie is a 2007 short film directed by Aaron King and starring Allison Scagliotti. The film was completed as part of the American Film Institute Conservatory's MFA Program....
| Classmate Girl #2
| Short film
|-
| 2008
| First Period
| Libby
| Short film
|-
| 2010
| Backlight
| Lucy
| Independent film,
also stunt performer
|-
| 2011
| Who Is Simon Miller?
Who Is Simon Miller?
Who Is Simon Miller? is a television film that premiered August 6, 2011 on NBC as part of the network's "Family Movie Night".-Plot:Simon Miller outwardly appears to be a geologist who must frequently take business trips, which has strained the relationship with his family, including his wife...
| Sarah Miller
| TV film
|-
Television
|-| 2009
| iCarly
ICarly
iCarly is an American sitcom that focuses on a girl named Carly Shay who creates her own web show called iCarly with her best friends Sam and Freddie. The series was created by Dan Schneider, who also serves as executive producer. It stars Miranda Cosgrove as Carly, Jennette McCurdy as Sam, Nathan...
| Magic Malika
| Episode: "iSpeed Date"
|-
| 2010
| Southland
Southland (TV series)
Southland is an American drama series created by writer Ann Biderman and produced by Warner Bros. Television. It premiered on NBC on April 9, 2009...
| Lauren Ryerson
| Episode: "Butch & Sundance"
|-
| 2010
| Drop Dead Diva
Drop Dead Diva
Drop Dead Diva is an American legal comedy-drama/fantasy television series that debuted on Lifetime on July 12, 2009. The hour-long series, which was created by Josh Berman, is produced by Sony Pictures Television...
| Lana Dooley
| Episode: "The Long Road to Napa"
|-
| 2010
| The Whole Truth
The Whole Truth (TV series)
The Whole Truth is an American legal drama series that premiered on ABC on September 22, 2010. Episodes aired on Wednesdays at 10:00 pm ET/9:00 pm CT...
| Brianna Sellards
| Pilot episode
|-
| 2010
| Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
| Teenage Sydney
| Episode #1.11459
|-
| 2010
| Law & Order: Los Angeles
Law & Order: Los Angeles
Law & Order: LA, originally titled Law & Order: Los Angeles, is an American police procedural and legal drama television series set in Los Angeles, where it was produced...
| Mia Ackroyd
| Episode: "Plummer Park"
|-
| 2009–
2011
| Gigantic
Gigantic (TV series)
Gigantic is an American dramedy television series that airs on the TeenNick TV channel. The series is the first scripted show for the channel since its rebranding from The N in September 2009. It premiered on October 8, 2010....
| Maggie Ritter
| Recurring role
|-
| 2011
| Sonny with a Chance
Sonny With a Chance
Sonny with a Chance is an American children's sitcom which aired on Disney Channel, created by Steve Marmel, that follows the experiences of teenager Sonny Munroe, portrayed by Demi Lovato, who becomes the newest accepted cast member of her favorite live comedy show, So Random!.The series debuted...
| Mel Winters
| Episode: "New Girl"
|-
| 2011
| CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation....
| Ashley Chandler
| Episode: "F-T-F"
|-
| 2011
| Good Luck Charlie
Good Luck Charlie
Good Luck Charlie is an original Disney Channel television sitcom, which premiered April 4, 2010. The series was created by Phil Baker and Drew Vaupen, who wanted to create a program that would appeal to entire families, as opposed to children only...
| Kayla
| Episode: "Something's Fishy"
|-
| 2011
| The Closer
The Closer
The Closer is an American crime drama, starring Kyra Sedgwick as Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson, a Georgia police detective who often closes her cases using sometimes-questionable methods...
| Missy Michaels
| Episode: "Star Turn"
|-
| 2011
| Parenthood
Parenthood (2010 TV series)
Parenthood is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Jason Katims and produced by Imagine Television and Universal Media Studios. The first season premiered on March 2, 2010 on NBC...
| Amy Ellis
| Recurring role, season 3
Parenthood (season 3)
The third season of the American television series Parenthood officially premiered on September 13, 2011. This season will consist of 18 episodes.- Main cast :* Peter Krause as Adam Braverman* Lauren Graham as Sarah Braverman* Dax Shepard as Crosby Braverman...
|-
| 2011
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...
| Sylvia Grier
| Episode: "Freaks & Geeks"
|-