Sydney Penny

Birth Name:

Sydney Margaret Penny

Birth Place:

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Profession

Actress, Producer, Director, Writer

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․"

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

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