Sydney Mikayla

Sydney Mikayla Shepherd (born February 1, 2003), known professionally as Sydney Mikayla, is an American actress. In 2014, Mikayla portrayed Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas in the Lifetime biopic for which she won a Young Artist Award. In 2019, Mikayla joined the cast of the ABC daytime soap opera, General Hospital, in the role of Trina Robinson. She also voices the role of Wolf in the Netflix animated series Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts.

Sydney Mikayla
Born (2003-02-01) February 1, 2003
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present

Early life and education

Sydney Mikayla Shepherd[1] was born on February 1, 2003,[2] the daughter of Sonya Shepherd and Derek Shepherd.[1] Sonya is also an actress who has worked on Broadway, television, and film.[2] Sonya put her daughter in acting classes at the age of 5 and Mikayla stuck with it.[3] While Sonya did not push her daughter into acting, she supported her Mikayla's choice to pursue acting as a career.[2] Mikayla continued her training at the Amazing Grace Conservatory[4] under actress Wendy Raquel Robinson,[5] as well as Debbie Allen's Dance Academy.[4] In 2019, Mikayla began home-schooling to accommodate her work schedule. Though she is an only child, Mikayla has a dog called Champ.[2]

Career

Mikayla's earliest roles included an episode of her favorite childhood television show, Yo Gabba Gabba! and an episode of the daytime soap opera, Days of Our Lives.[2] In 2011, Mikayla booked her first credited role in the television film, Little in Common, which was intended to serve as a series pilot. She would later go on to appear in episodes of Parenthood, Hawthorne, Community, Hot in Cleveland and Whitney.[4] In 2013, Mikayla was cast as a young Gabby Douglas in the Lifetime biopic, opposite Academy Award winner, Regina King.[6] Mikayla would win the Young Artist Award for her portrayal of Douglas in 2014.[2] Following the success and critical acclaim of The Gabby Douglas Story, Mikayla would go on to appear in episodes of Instant Mom, Teachers, Game Shakers and Fuller House.[4] Mikayla explained that there was a period of time where she had difficulty booking roles due to the fact that she was tall for her age.[2] In late 2018, Mikayla joined the cast of General Hospital in the recurring role of Trina.[7][8] She was offered a contract with the series a few months after her debut in February 2019.[2]

Mikayla has also found success as a voice actor with having voiced characters in episodes of the animated series, The Loud House and We Bare Bears.[4] In 2018, just before she booked General Hospital, Mikayla voiced the role of Wolf in the Netflix series Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts. The series would debut in January 2020.[9][10]

Filmography
Television and film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2011ParenthoodTheater Kid #4Episode: "Opening Night"
2011HawthorneYoung ChristinaEpisode: "Price of Admission"
2011CommunityChildren's Choir MemberEpisode: "Regional Holiday Music"
2011Little in CommonNicole BurlesonTelevision film
2012Hot in ClevelandLittle GirlEpisode: "I'm with the Band"
2012A Beautiful SoulDaughterFilm
2013WhitneyMaggieEpisode: "Space Invaders"
2014The Gabby Douglas StoryGabby (7–12 years)Television film
2014Instant MomGirlEpisode: "Popular Mechanics"
2015Criminal MindsMaggie CrewsickEpisode: "Pariahville"
2015Boys in BlueZoeTelevision film
2016TeachersJosieEpisode: "Pilot"
2016Game ShakersShelbyEpisode: "Revenge @ Tech Fest"
2016The Loud HouseJoy (voice)Recurring role; 2 episodes
2016School of RockOliveRecurring role; 7 episodes
2018SpeechlessTrack Team MemberEpisode: "D-I-- DIMEO A-C-- ACADEMY"
2018We Bare BearsKit (voice)Episode: "Baby Bears Can't Jump"
2018Fuller HouseAshlynEpisode: "Ghosted"
2019–presentGeneral HospitalTrina RobinsonRecurring (February–July 2019); main role (July 2019–present)
2019Craig of the CreekMaya / Merchant (voice)Episode: "The Other Side"
2020Kipo and the Age of WonderbeastsWolf (voice)Main role

Awards and nominations
YearCeremonyAwardWorkResultRef.
201536th Young Artist AwardsBest Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries, Special or Pilot – Young Actress 11 and UnderThe Gabby Douglas StoryWon[11]
201637th Young Artist AwardsBest Performance in Live TheaterPino, A Pinocchio StoryNominated[12]
201738th Young Artist AwardsBest Performance in a TV commercial – Young Actor/ActressBest BuyNominated[13]
Best Performance in a TV series – Guest Starring Teen ActressGame ShakersNominated[13]
Young Entertainer AwardsBest Guest Starring Young Actress 12 & Under - Television SeriesNominated[14]

References
  1. "Please Tune In" (PDF). The Progress. Progressive Union MB Church. 32 (12): 5. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 1, 2020. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  2. Levinsky, Mara (March 16, 2020). "Winning Syd". Interviews. Soap Opera Digest. American Media, Inc. 45 (11): 42–45.
  3. "It's Christmas!". Star-Kidz.net. December 25, 2019. Archived from the original on February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  4. "General Hospital's Sydney Mikayla Celebrated Her Birthday". Soap Hub. February 2, 2020. Archived from the original on February 29, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  5. "Sydney Mikayla". The Gabby Douglas Story Cast. Lifetime. Archived from the original on February 29, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  6. Andreeva, Nellie (September 16, 2013). "Lifetime To Do Gabby Douglas Biopic; Regina King & S. Epatha Merkerson To Co-Star, Douglas To Make Appearance". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on February 29, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  7. "Who's Coming". Comings and Goings. Soap Opera Digest. American Media, Inc. 44 (8): 12. February 25, 2019.
  8. "Newcomer Roundup!". Ins & Outs. ABC Soaps In Depth. Bauer Media Group. 23 (10): 10. March 11, 2019.
  9. Wilson, Lori (December 12, 2019). "Sydney Mikayla Shares Excitement Over Role in DreamWorks Series". Soaps.com. SheKnows Media. Archived from the original on February 29, 2020. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  10. Trumbore, Dave (January 8, 2020). "New Trailer for 'Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts' Is Absolutely Insane". Collider. Archived from the original on January 13, 2020. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  11. "36th Annual Young Artist Awards". Young Artist Awards. Archived from the original on 19 November 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  12. "Nominations Young Artist Awards". Young Artist Awards. March 13, 2016. Archived from the original on April 24, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  13. "Nominees – Young Artist Awards". Young Artist Awards. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  14. "Young Entertainer Awards Submissions". Retrieved August 27, 2020.
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