Skyler Day
Skyler Elizabeth Day (born August 2, 1991) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her recurring roles as Maggie Ritter on the TeenNick series Gigantic and as Amy Ellis on the NBC series Parenthood.
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| Born | Skyler Elizabeth Day August 2, 1991 Cumming, Georgia, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Spouse | |
| Relatives | Dalton Day (brother) |
| Website | Official website  |
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Life and career
Day was born in Cumming, Georgia.[1] 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.[2] 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.[2]
For many months, she auditioned for television pilots and took jobs doing radio voice-overs and television commercials. In 2003, she was cast in the titular role in the independent film The Adventures of Ociee Nash opposite Keith Carradine and Mare Winningham. From 2004 to 2008, she co-starred in numerous 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: LA, 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 on the NBC series Parenthood.[3]
Besides acting, Day is also an aspiring country music singer. Growing up she took classes in musical theater, acting and songwriting. Much of her music can be found on her official YouTube account.[2]
On October 26, 2014, Day released her debut EP Between the I and the You. The album contained five songs. On August 1, 2017, Skyler released her second EP Los Angeles, which consists of six songs.
Personal life
Day was homeschooled after second grade.[4] She has an older sister, Savannah, and a twin brother who is also an actor and singer, Dalton Day.[5] All three have competed in gymnastics and cheerleading.[2] Her parents, David and Kelly, were also gymnasts and owned a gym in Norcross, Georgia.[2] Her father now works as a recruiter in the construction field.[4] She and her family are committed Christians.[4]
Day started dating actor Ian Nelson in January 2013.[6] She wrote a song called "Ian's Song" for Nelson which is included on her EP. On November 26, 2015, during their trip to Italy, Nelson proposed to Day in Cortona.[7] In a live stream on YouTube celebrating her music video release for "Ian's Song" on September 10, 2016, Skyler said that after the proposal, she wrote another song about Ian called "Mine Sweet Mine", which she performed during the live show. Day and Nelson married in Camarillo, California on September 30, 2017.[8]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | A Perilous Dance: The Damon DeRivers Story | Mary Katherine Grainger | Short film |
| The Adventures of Ociee Nash | Ociee Nash | ||
| 2004 | Moved | Mary | Short film |
| 2006 | Rite of Passage | Renee | |
| 2007 | Redemption Maddie | Classmate Girl #2 | |
| 2008 | Little Wonders[9] | Lucy Sturges | |
| First Period | Libby | ||
| 2010 | Backlight | Lucy | Also stunt performer |
| 2013 | Channeling | Ashleigh Maddox | |
| 2015 | Strays | Zoe | Short film |
| 2016 | Storytelling | Mary Roberts | |
| For You | Jess |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Untitled David Diamond/David Weissman Project | Liza | Unsold TV pilot |
| 2006 | Hollis & Rae | Stephanie | TV film |
| 2009 | iCarly | Magic Malika | Episode: "iSpeed Date" |
| 2010 | Southland | Lauren Ryerson | Episode: "Butch & Sundance" |
| Drop Dead Diva | Lana Dooley | Episode: "The Long Road to Napa" | |
| The Whole Truth | Brianna Sellards | Pilot episode | |
| Days of Our Lives | Teenage Sydney | Episode #1.11459 | |
| 2010–11 | Gigantic | Maggie Ritter | Recurring role, 15 episodes |
| 2011 | Sonny with a Chance | Mel Winters | Episode: "New Girl" |
| CSI: Miami | Ashley Chandler | Episode: "F-T-F" | |
| Good Luck Charlie | Kayla | Episode: "Something's Fishy" | |
| Law & Order: LA | Mila Ackroyd | Episode: "Plummer Park" | |
| Who Is Simon Miller? | Sarah Miller | TV film | |
| The Closer | Missy Michaels | Episode: "Star Turn" | |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Sylvia Grier | Episode: "Freaks & Geeks" | |
| 2011–14 | Parenthood | Amy Ellis | Recurring role, 17 episodes |
| 2012 | Army Wives | Sophie Clarke | 3 episodes |
| Grey's Anatomy | Emery James | Episode: "Love the One You're With" | |
| 2013 | Wedding Band | Catherine | Episode: "Personal Universe" |
| The Client List | Honey | Episode: "Unanswered Prayers" | |
| Ironside | Nicole Holt | Episode: "Sleeping Dogs" | |
| 2013–14 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Renee Clark | Episodes: "Girl Dishonored" & "Comic Perversion" |
| 2014 | Workaholics | Brooke | Episode: "Beer Heist" |
| 2014–15 | Pretty Little Liars | Claire | Episodes: "Who's in the Box?" & "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou" |
| 2015 | Constantine | Miranda | Episode: "A Whole World Out There" |
| Code Black | Veronica Franco | Episode: "Buen Arbol" | |
| 2015–16 | Con Man | Tiffany Gizela | 4 episodes |
| 2016 | iZombie | Starlee Decker | Episode: "Method Head" |
| Hawaii Five-0 | Nikki Pressman/Julie Hillman | Episode: "Ka hale ho'okauweli" | |
| 2016–17 | Sweet/Vicious | Mackenzie | 9 episodes |
| 2017 | Raven's Home | Paisley | 3 episodes |
| 2019–22 | The Resident | Nurse Clara | 7 episodes |
Discography
- EP
- Between the I and the You (2014, Skyler Day)
- Los Angeles (2017, Skyler Day)
References
- "Skyler Day BIO". Skyler Day. Archived from the original on November 18, 2015. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
- Newman, Deirdre (March 22, 2006). "Local girl shoots TV pilot; Menifee artist opens at Mercantile Gallery". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
- Masters, Megan (September 7, 2011). "Exclusive: Parenthood Lands Gigantic Star to Play Drew's New Girlfriend". TVLine. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
- Robertson, Annabelle (September 7, 2005). "Skyler Day's Leading Lady Dream Begins with "Ociee Nash"". Crosswalk.com. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
- Day, Skyler [@skylerday] (August 2, 2015). "I made it out of the womb first..." Retrieved November 17, 2015 – via Instagram.
- Day, Skyler [@skylerday] (January 28, 2015). "My guy and I are calling it 2 years today!..." Retrieved November 10, 2015 – via Instagram.
- Day, Skyler [@skylerday] (December 11, 2015). "Say hi to my favorite person in the world/FIANCÉ!!!!!!! ❤️". Retrieved December 20, 2015 – via Instagram.
- Day, Skyler [@skylerday] (October 2, 2017). "My best friend, my soulmate, my partner, my home and as of yesterday-- MY HUSBAND!!!" (Tweet). Retrieved October 9, 2017 – via Twitter.
- "Little Wonders". Festival Focus.
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