Penny, Sydney 1971–

PERSONAL

Full name, Sydney Margaret Penny; born August 7, 1971, in Nashville, TN; daughter of Hank (a country and western music performer) and Shari (a country and western music performer) Penny; married Robert L. Powers (an artist), September 30, 1995. Avocational Interests: Tennis, horseback riding, growing tomatoes, hiking, knitting, reading, listening to music, watching classic films.

Addresses: Agent—Stone Manners Talent and Literary Agency, 6500 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 550, Los Angeles, CA 90048; (commercials and voice work) Sutton, Barth & Vennari, 145 South Fairfax Ave., Suite 310, Los Angeles, CA 90036. Manager—Bob McGowan, McGowan Management, 8733 West Sunset Blvd., Suite 103, West Hollywood, CA 90069.

Career: Actress. Appeared in commercials, beginning with a toy commercial as a child, 1977, and including ads for McDonald's restaurants, First Alert security alarms, Pop Tarts snack foods, Jell-O gelatin, and Barbie dolls. Tournages-lesite.com (French Internet Web site), foreign correspondent; Kidsingers (choral music program for inner city children), advisory director.

Awards, Honors: Young Artist Award nomination, best young actress in a television special, 1983, for The Circle Family; two Young Artist Award nominations, both best young actress in a movie made for television, 1983, for The Capture of Grizzly Adams and The Patricia Neal Story; Young Artist Award, best young actress in a movie made for television, 1984, for The Thorn Birds; Young Artist Award nomination, best young guest actress in a television series, 1985, for Silver Spoons; Young Artist Award, exceptional performance by a young actress in a motion picture, 1986, for Pale Rider; Daytime Emmy Award nomination, outstanding younger actress in a drama series, and Soap Opera Digest Award nomination, outstanding female newcomer, both 1993, for Santa Barbara; Daytime Emmy Award nomination, outstanding supporting actress in a drama series, 1995, Soap Opera Digest Award nomination, outstanding younger lead actress, 1995, and Soap Opera Digest Award (with Keith Hamilton Cobb), hottest romance, 1996, all for All My Children.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Danielle "Dani" Collins-Griffin, The New Gidget, syndicated, 1986–88.

B. J. Walker Lockridge, Santa Barbara, NBC, 1992–93.

Julia Santos Keefer, All My Children (also known as AMC), ABC, 1993–96, 1997, 2002, 2005–.

Meg Cummings, Sunset Beach, NBC, 1999.

Joy Arden, Largo Winch (also known as Largo Winch-gefaehrliches erbe), Mystery Channel, 2001.

Samantha Kelly, The Bold and the Beautiful (also known as Belleza y poder), CBS, 2003–2005.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Princess Ankelsen, Through the Magic Pyramid (also known as Tut and Tuttle), NBC, 1981.

Tessa Dahl, The Patricia Neal Story (also known as An Act of Love: The Patricia Neal Story), CBS, 1981.

Peg Adams, The Capture of Grizzly Adams, NBC, 1982.

Elizabeth, Two Kinds of Love, USA Network, 1983.

Ramona, Getting Physical, CBS, 1984.

Melissa Kenley, News at Eleven, CBS, 1986.

Margaret Gallagher, Child of Darkness, Child of Light, USA Network, 1991.

Maxine Deerfield, Hearts Adrift, USA Network, 1996.

Natalie Ross, Enchanted, Showtime, 1998.

Daphne Blake, McBride: The Doctor Is Out, Really Out, Hallmark Channel, 2005.

Eliza, Hidden Places, Hallmark Channel, 2006.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Melissa Hollister, The Night Rider, ABC, 1979.

Gloria, Dear Teacher, NBC, 1981.

Roxy Circle, The Circle Family, NBC, 1982.

Tammy Jean Baylor, Hearts Island, NBC, 1985.

Joy Arden, Largo Winch (also known as Largo Winch-gefaehrliches erbe), Mystery Channel, 2001.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Lily, The Big Stuffed Dog, NBC, 1981.

Voice of Lucy van Pelt, It's Magic, Charlie Brown (animated), CBS, 1981.

Susan, The Last Leaf, syndicated, 1983.

Shameir, The Fourth Wise Man, ABC, 1985.

The All My Children 25th Anniversary Special, ABC, 1995.

Presenter, The 11th Annual Soap Opera Awards, NBC, 1995.

Hot Summer Soaps, ABC, 1995.

Sexy Swimsuits 1999, E! Entertainment Television, 1999.

CMT: The Greatest—Sexiest Southern Women, Country Music Television, 2006.

CMT: The Greatest—Sexiest Southern Men, Country Music Television, 2006.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Susan Marshall, "Beginnings," Fame, NBC, 1982.

Katie Coats, "The Mumbler," T. J. Hooker, ABC, 1983.

Melissa Greely, "AIDS & Comfort," St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1983.

"The Beverly Hills Princess," Half Nelson, NBC, 1985.

Mary Miletti, "Grace Note" segment, "Shadow Play/Grace Note," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1986.

Young Jennifer Simpson-Riley, Jack's Place, ABC, 1992.

Juliette Titlebaum, "I Can't Get No Satisfaction," The Love Boat: The Next Wave, UPN, 1998.

Jennifer Worth, "Save the Last Dance for Me," Hyperion Bay, The WB, 1998.

Jennifer Worth, "The Rope," Hyperion Bay, The WB, 1998.

Josie Oliver, "Tainted Love," Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox, 2000.

Josie Oliver, "I'm Using You 'Cause I Like You," Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox, 2000.

Josie Oliver, "Fertile Ground," Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox, 2000.

Josie Oliver, "The Final Proof," Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox, 2000.

Also appeared in episodes of Silver Spoons, Super Force, and A Year in the Life.

Television Appearances; Other:

Katmandu, 1980.

Young Meggie Cleary, The Thorn Birds (miniseries), ABC, 1983.

Rosetta, La ciociara (also known as Running Away), 1988.

Film Appearances:

Megan Wheeler, Pale Rider, Warner Bros., 1985.

Robyn, Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star (also known as Hyper Sapien), TriStar, 1986.

Bernadette Soubirous, Bernadette (also known as La passion de Bernadette), Cannon France, 1988, subbed version, Cannon, 1989.

Malika, In the Eye of the Snake (also known as Im banne der schlange and La part du serpent), American International Pictures, 1994.

Corrine, Smoke Screens (short film), 1997.

Megan, The Pawn, York Entertainment, 1998.

Stage Appearances:

Cecily, The Importance of Being Earnest, off-Broadway production, 1995.

OTHER SOURCES

Electronic:

Sydney Penny Official Site, http://www.sydneypenny.net, August 30, 2006.