Sydney Lemmon
Biography
Sydney Lemmon is an American actress born on August 10, 1990, in Los Angeles, California. She studied for her BFA at Boston University, graduating in 2012, and later earned an MFA from the Yale School of Drama in 2017. She also received a Julie Harris Scholarship and trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Lemmon is known for her roles in Fear the Walking Dead in 2019, Succession in 2019, and Helstrom in 2020, as well as her work on the theater stage. She is the daughter of actor Chris Lemmon and the granddaughter of Jack Lemmon. Additionally, she is a singer and guitarist who writes music with her brother, Jon Lemmon.
Career overview
Sydney Lemmon is an American actress born on August 10, 1990, in Los Angeles, California. Her educational background includes studying for a Bachelor of Fine Arts at Boston University, where she graduated in 2012, followed by earning a Master of Fine Arts from the Yale School of Drama in 2017. During her education, she received a Julie Harris Scholarship and also trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
In her professional career, Lemmon has worked extensively in television and on the theater stage. Her known television credits include appearances in Fear the Walking Dead in 2019, Succession in 2019, and Helstrom in 2020. Beyond her acting work in television and theater, Lemmon is a singer and guitarist who writes music alongside her brother, Jon Lemmon.
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- The Drama (2026) as Pauline
- Love Story (2026) as Lauren Bessette
- Merci, Poppy (2024)
- F*ck That Guy (2024) as Sydney
- How to Fill the Unfillable Hole Inside You (2023) as Dolores
- Tiger Tiger (2023)
- Tiger Tiger (2023) Producer
- TÁR (2022) as Whitney Reese
- Firestarter (2022) as Vicky Tomlinson-McGee
- Helstrom (2020) as Ana Helstrom
- Acting for a Cause (2020) as Bertha
- Acting for a Cause (2020) as Charlotte Lucas
- Jane Eyre (2020) as Bertha
- The Summer of Snakes (2020)
- Evil (2019) as Tori
- Velvet Buzzsaw (2019) as Jon Dondon's Assistant
- Succession (2018) as Jennifer
- The Good Fight (2017) as Lila Royce
- Fear the Walking Dead (2015) as Isabelle
- BadPuss: A Popumentary (2014) as Ro
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Susie
- The Mothership as Johanna
- The Philosophy of Dress
- The Philosophy of Dress Executive Producer
- Ally Clark
- Naked in the Park as Lindsey