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Sydney Penny Biography
Birth Name:Sydney Margaret Penny
Birth Place:Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Profession Actress, Producer, Director, Writer
Fast Facts
- Received a Youth in Film Award for her performance in "Pale Rider․"
- Was named as the fifty-second Azalea Queen of the North Carolina Azalea Festival in 1999
- Won a Camie Award for her work on "Hidden Places․"
- Is the daughter of comic and bandleader Hank Penny
- Started performing at the age of three when she would join her parents during their stage performances
- Has served on the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences board
- Learned to speak French fluently by learning lines for the French film "La Passion de Bernadette․"
Awards
- 1983Young Artist Award-Best Young Actress in a Movie Made for Television: nominated
- 1983Young Artist Award-Best Young Actress in a Movie Made for Television: nominated
- 1984Young Artist Award-Best Young Actress in a Movie Made for Television: winner
- 1985Young Artist Award-Best Young Actress - Guest in a Television Series: nominated
- 1986Young Artist Award-Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress - Motion Picture: winner
- 1993Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series: nominated
- 1993Soap Opera Digest Award-Outstanding Female Newcomer: nominated
- 1995Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: nominated
- 1995Soap Opera Digest Award-Outstanding Younger Lead Actress: nominated
- 1996Soap Opera Digest Award-Hottest Romance: winner