Emily Skeggs
{{short description|American actress and singer (born 1990)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Emily Skeggs
| image = Emily Skeggs at the San Francisco Trans March in 2017.jpg
| caption = Skeggs at the San Francisco Trans March in 2017
| birth_name = Emily Skeggs
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|07|10}}
| birth_place = New York City, U.S.
| education = Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School
| alma_mater = Emerson College
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Actress
- Singer}}
| years_active = 2008–present
}}
Emily Skeggs (born July 10, 1990)[https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K2TT-75W Emily Skeggs Public Record], familysearch.org; accessed April 30, 2015. is an American actress and singer. She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical in 2015 for playing the role of Medium Alison in Fun Home.Clarke, David. [http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/BWW-Interview-Emily-Skeggs-Talks-FUN-HOMEs-Humor-and-Universal-Relatability-20150327 BWW "Interview: Emily Skeggs Talks 'Fun Home' 's Humor and Universal Relatability"] broadwayworld.com, March 27, 2015, accessed April 30, 2015
Early life and education
She was born in New York City, the daughter of Susan (née Casserly) and Gary Skeggs. Her father is a graphic designer, and her mother works in business.[http://www.skeggsdesign.com/bio.html Skeggs Design website] accessed April 30, 2015 Skeggs graduated from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School in 2008 and from Emerson College in 2012 with a degree in theatre and minor in writing. She wrote a play when she was six years old titled Star Girl, which was performed at her school.[https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52d9a12fe4b0614bc8194aa4/t/52f8fedae4b059ef741a5a4d/1392049882816/Emily+Skeggs_Resume.pdf Emily Skeggs resume] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084225/https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52d9a12fe4b0614bc8194aa4/t/52f8fedae4b059ef741a5a4d/1392049882816/Emily+Skeggs_Resume.pdf |date=March 4, 2016 }} accessed April 30, 2015
At LaGuardia she played the role of Oolie/Donna in City of Angels, in a cast that included Azealia Banks. At Emerson, she played Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, Hero in Much Ado About Nothing, and Maid Marian in Robin Hood.
Career
Skeggs played Muriel in Take Me Along at the Off-Broadway Irish Rep in 2008.
Jones, Kenneth. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/irish-reps-take-me-along-revival-opens-feb.-28-in-nyc-147971 "Irish Rep's 'Take Me Along' Revival Opens Feb. 28 in NYC"], playbill.com, February 28, 2008 The production was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival. That year she also performed in the musical Ripcords at the New York International Fringe Festival in August.Jones, Kenneth. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/ripcords-a-musical-drama-of-post-war-secrets-reveals-itself-at-fringenyc-152356 " 'Ripcords', a Musical Drama of Post-War Secrets, Reveals Itself at FringeNYC"], playbill.com, August 10, 2008
Skeggs played Rebecca in the Huntington Theatre Company (Boston, Massachusetts) production of Our Town in December 2012.Hetrick, Adam. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/david-cromers-our-town-opens-at-bostons-huntington-theatre-company-dec.-12-200633 "David Cromer's 'Our Town' Opens at Boston's Huntington Theatre Company Dec. 12"], playbill.com, December 12, 2012[http://www.israelistage.com/actors/emily-skeggs/ Emily Skeggs bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031200/http://www.israelistage.com/actors/emily-skeggs/ |date=March 4, 2016 }} israelistage.com, accessed April 30, 2015 She returned to the Irish Rep in 2014 in the musical Transport, in which she played "Polly Cantwell".[http://www.irishrep.org/transport.html " 'Transport' Listing"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323104815/http://www.irishrep.org/transport.html |date=March 23, 2016 }}, irishrep.org, accessed May 1, 2015 Also in 2014, she appeared in the Signature Theatre Company's production of And I and Silence as Young Dee.Gordon, David. [http://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/08-2014/and-i-and-silence-opening_69665.html "Naomi Wallace's 'And I and Silence' Opens at Signature Theatre"], theatermania.com, August 26, 2014
Skeggs was the understudy in the Off-Broadway production of Fun Home in 2013 for the roles of Joan and Medium Alison. She replaced Alexandra Socha (who departed the show for personal reasons) in the role of Medium Alison in November 2013.Champion, Lindsay. [http://www.broadway.com/buzz/173348/alexandra-socha-departs-fun-home-understudy-emily-skeggs-to-assume-the-role-of-medium-alison/ Alexandra Socha Departs Fun Home; Understudy Emily Skeggs to Assume the Role of Medium Alison"], broadway.com, November 27, 2013 She reprised this role for the Broadway production in 2015, when she made her Broadway debut. Skeggs was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical,Gans, Andrew. [https://archive.today/20150428125601/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/69th-annual-tony-awards-nominations-announced-347781 "69th Annual Tony Awards Nominations Announced!"] Playbill.com, April 28, 2015 and received a Theatre World Award for her performance.Viagas, Robert. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/broadway-siblings-megan-and-robert-fairchild-among-71st-annual-theatre-world-award-winners-348368 "Broadway Siblings Megan and Robert Fairchild Among 71st Annual Theatre World Award Winners"] playbill.com, May 5, 2015
In 2017, she played the role of activist Roma Guy (when young) in ABC's miniseries When We Rise (2017). The eight-part series is about the LGBT civil rights movement in the United States over several decades.
Skeggs starred in the critically acclaimed comedy Dinner in America, which premiered at Sundance in 2020. She earned praise for her performance opposite Kyle Gallner.{{cite Rotten Tomatoes|type=m|id=dinner_in_america|title={{PAGENAMEBASE}}|access-date=February 8, 2025}} The film developed a cult following in 2024 after it was rediscovered and gained popularity on TikTok, particularly for her rendition of the film's original song "Watermelon".{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/05/movies/dinner-in-america-theatrical-run.html|url-access=limited|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241105125926/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/05/movies/dinner-in-america-theatrical-run.html|archive-date=November 5, 2024|url-status=live|title=For Dinner in America, a Surprise Theatrical Run Is Dessert|date=November 5, 2024|first=Mariella|last=Rudi|website=The New York Times|access-date=February 8, 2025}}
Credits
=Theatre=
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Title !Role !Location !Category !Notes |
| Unknown
|Rose |Mercutio Troupe |Regional | |
| 2008
|Muriel McComber |Off-Broadway | |
| 2008
|Ripcords |Susan Davies |New York International Fringe Festival | rowspan="2" |Regional | |
| 2012
|Rebecca Gibbs | |
| 2013
| rowspan="2" |Fun Home |Medium Alison/Joan | rowspan="2" |Public Theater | rowspan="2" |Off-Broadway |Understudy |
| 2013–2014
|Replaced Alexandra Socha |
| 2014
|Transport |Polly Cantwell |Off-Broadway | |
| 2014
|And I And Silence |Young Dee |Off Broadway | |
| 2015–2016
|Broadway | |
=Film=
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 2010
|Mad Mooney's Lake |Kate |Short |
| 2011
|Meat Me in Plainville |Emma |Short |
| 2011
|Tron Wayne Gacy | | |
| 2016
|Shy Sarah | |
| 2016
|The Ants |Lu |Also writer and producer |
| 2017
|A Lack of Dating in Brooklyn |Jocelyn |Short |
| 2018
|MIT | |
| 2018
|The Miseducation of Cameron Post |Erin | |
| 2020
|Patty | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 2015
|Medium Allison |Episode: "Ed Helms/Alison Bechdel/Fun Home/Brad Wilk" |
| 2016
|Billy |4 episodes |
| 2017
|Young Roma Guy |7 episodes |
| 2019
|Esme Stoller |TV movie |
=Video games=
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 2016
|Peter Panic | |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable" |
| align="center"
! style="background:#B0C4DE"| Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE"| Award ! style="background:#B0C4DE"| Category ! style="background:#B0C4DE"| Nominated Work ! style="background:#B0C4DE"| Result |
| rowspan="2"| 2011
| LaGuardia Alumni and Friends Award | Outstanding Graduate in Drama | rowspan="2"| | {{won}} |
| Nicole DuFresne Award
| Outstanding Student in Theatre | {{won}} |
| rowspan="4"| 2011–2013
|National Youth Theatre Award | Best Actress in a Musical | {{won}} |
| rowspan="3"| EVVY Award
| Best Actress | Macbeth | {{nom}} |
| rowspan="2"| Best Supporting Actress
|{{nom}} |
| Dancing at Lughnasa
|{{Nom}} |
| rowspan="2"| 2015
|Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical |rowspan="3"|Fun Home |{{nom}} |
| colspan="2"|Theatre World Award
| {{won}} |
| 2016
|Best Musical Theater Album |{{nom}} |
References
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External links
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Category:American stage actresses
Category:Actresses from New York City
Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:Emerson College alumni
Category:Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School alumni