Sydney Margaret Penny was born on August 7,1971 and is an American actress.
30 Facts About Sydney Penny
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Sydney Penny began her career as a child performer appearing in made-for-television movies.
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Sydney Penny made her big screen debut in the Western film Pale Rider directed by Clint Eastwood.
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Sydney Penny received total six Young Artist Awards nominations, winning two for playing Young Meggie Cleary in the miniseries The Thorn Birds, and for Pale Rider.
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Sydney Penny later joined the cast of ABC soap opera All My Children playing the role of Julia Santos Keefer receiving Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series nomination in 1995.
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Sydney Penny starred in the drama series Hyperion Bay and Largo Winch.
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Sydney Penny was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and raised in Chatsworth, California, the daughter of former Western Swing bandleader and comedian Hank Sydney Penny and his wife, Shari.
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Sydney Penny began performing when she was three years old singing "My Little Pony" during her father's concert.
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Sydney Penny made her screen debut playing the supporting role in the made-for-television movie The Night Rider starring David Selby, Kim Cattrall and Hildy Brooks.
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Sydney Penny performed as Lucy Van Pelt in the 1981 television special It's Magic, Charlie Brown and that year appeared in the Primetime Emmy Award-nominated television movie Through the Magic Pyramid.
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Sydney Penny played Tessa Dahl in the television film The Patricia Neal Story starring Glenda Jackson and Peg Adams in The Capture of Grizzly Adams.
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At the 4th Youth in Film Awards, Sydney Penny received two Best Young Actress in a Movie Made for Television nominations for this performances, as well one Best Young Actress in a Television Special nomination for The Circle Family.
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Sydney Penny later guest-starred on Fame, T J Hooker, St Elsewhere and The Twilight Zone.
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In 1983, Sydney Penny played Young Meggie Cleary in the miniseries The Thorn Birds.
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Sydney Penny starred as Danielle 'Dani' Collins-Griffin in the syndicated sitcom The New Gidget from 1986 to 1988.
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Sydney Penny later played the role of Bernadette Soubirous in the French drama film Bernadette and its sequel The Passion of Bernadette both directed by Jean Delannoy.
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Sydney Penny starred alongside Sophia Loren in the Italian drama film Running Away, and opposite Malcolm McDowell in the Switzerland-filmed thriller film In the Eye of the Snake.
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Sydney Penny played the role of Julia Santos Keefer on the ABC soap opera All My Children, from 1993 to 1996, with guest appearances in 1997 and 2002 and returned to the show in 2005.
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Sydney Penny left the show in May 2008 when Julia was killed off.
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Sydney Penny received Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series nomination in 1995.
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Sydney Penny returned to film starring in independent productions Hearts Adrift, Enchanted and The Pawn.
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From 1998 to 1999, Sydney Penny starred alongside Mark-Paul Gosselaar in the WB drama series, Hyperion Bay.
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Sydney Penny had a recurring role as Josie Oliver during the final season of Beverly Hills, 90210.
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From 2001 to 2003, Sydney Penny starred in the internationally-produced action adventure series, Largo Winch.
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The character never caught on and Sydney Penny was bumped to recurring status in late 2004.
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Sydney Penny last appeared on April 26,2005, and rejoined All My Children a few months later.
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Sydney Penny stayed with the show for an additional three years.
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Since leaving daytime television, Sydney Penny guest-starred on Drop Dead Diva and Pretty Little Liars.
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Sydney Penny starred in a number of movies for Hallmark Channel and Lifetime, notably Hidden Places, The Wife He Met Online and Killer Crush.
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In 1995, Sydney Penny married producer Robert Powers, and has lived in Wilmington, North Carolina since 2005.