Felicia Day
{{Short description|American actress (born 1979)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Felicia Day
| image = Felicia Day by Gage Skidmore 5.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Day in 2022
| birth_name = Kathryn Felicia Day
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|6|28}}
| birth_place = Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.
| education = University of Texas at Austin
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|singer|writer|producer}}
| years_active = 2001–present
| children = 1
| website = {{URL|felicia.day}}
}}
Kathryn Felicia Day (born June 28, 1979){{cite web |title=Felicia's College Resume |url=http://ccwf.cc.utexas.edu/~felicia/personal.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19981202063934/http://ccwf.cc.utexas.edu/~felicia/personal.html |archive-date=1998-12-02}}{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-3852|title=Felicia Day|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Alabama|last=McDowell|first=Ian|date=January 11, 2017|access-date=October 3, 2018|archive-date=October 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004021229/http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-3852|url-status=live}} is an American actress, singer, writer, and web series creator. She is the creator and star of the web series The Guild (2007–2013), a show loosely based on her life as a gamer. She also wrote and starred in the Dragon Age web series Dragon Age: Redemption (2011). She is a founder of the online media company Geek & Sundry, best known for hosting the show Critical Role between 2015 and 2019. Day was a member of the board of directors of the International Academy of Web Television from December 2009 until August 2012.{{cite press release|title=International Academy of Web Television Names Inaugural chairman and board of directors |publisher=IAWTV |date=December 14, 2009 |url=http://iawtv.org/press/Announcing-the-IAWTV-Board-12-14-09.pdf |access-date=January 10, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726164449/http://iawtv.org/press/Announcing-the-IAWTV-Board-12-14-09.pdf |archive-date=July 26, 2011 |url-status=dead}}{{cite press release|title=International Academy of Web Television Announces New Members of the board of directors |publisher=IAWTV |date=July 27, 2011 |url=http://iawtv.org/2011/07/27/international-academy-of-web-television-announces-new-members-of-the-board-of-directors-2 |access-date=August 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301163220/http://iawtv.org/2011/07/27/international-academy-of-web-television-announces-new-members-of-the-board-of-directors-2/ |archive-date=March 1, 2012 |url-status=dead }}
On television, Day has played Vi in the series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2003) and Dr. Holly Marten in Eureka (2011), and had a recurring role as Charlie Bradbury on Supernatural (2012–2015, 2018–2020). She has also acted in films such as Bring It On Again (2004), as well as the Internet musical Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008). In April 2017, she began appearing as Kinga Forrester in Mystery Science Theater 3000.
Early life
Day was born in Huntsville, Alabama. She began her acting career at the age of 7 when she starred as Scout in a local production of To Kill a Mockingbird.{{cite book|first=Felicia|last=Day|title=You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost): A Memoir|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rnv0CwAAQBAJ&pg=PA83|date=19 April 2016|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=978-1-4767-8566-0|pages=83–84}} She studied operatic singing and ballet professionally, performing at concerts and competitions nationwide. Home-schooled throughout much of her childhood, she began college at the age of 16.{{cite web|url=http://allthingsgirl.com/2009/07/cover-girl-felicia-day-part-i-with-melissa-a-bartell/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120506012206/http://allthingsgirl.com/2009/07/cover-girl-felicia-day-part-i-with-melissa-a-bartell/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 6, 2012|title=Cover Girl Felicia Day (Part I) with Melissa A. Bartell|access-date=October 26, 2012}}
She was a National Merit Scholar (1995){{cite web|title=Scholars You May Know |publisher=National Merit Scholarship Corp |url=http://www.nationalmerit.org/scholars_you_may_know.php |access-date=August 3, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612232747/http://nationalmerit.org/scholars_you_may_know.php |archive-date=June 12, 2010 |df=mdy }} and graduated as valedictorian of her class. An accomplished violinist, Day was accepted to the Juilliard School of Music but chose to attend the University of Texas at Austin on a full scholarship in violin performance. She double majored in mathematics and music performance, and graduated at the age of 19 in the top 4% of her class.{{cite web|url=http://majornelson.com/archive/2009/01/25/show-306-felicia-day-re5-and-enforcement-on-xbox-live.aspx|title=Major Nelson: Show #306 : Felicia Day, RE5 and enforcement on Xbox LIVE|last=Hryb|first=Larry|author-link=Larry Hryb|date=January 25, 2009|work=Felicia Day interview|publisher=MajorNelson.com|access-date=January 27, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201054948/http://majornelson.com/archive/2009/01/25/show-306-felicia-day-re5-and-enforcement-on-xbox-live.aspx|archive-date=February 1, 2009|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web|author=Trapani, Gina|title=How Dr. Horrible's Felicia Day Gets Things Done|work=Lifehacker|date=August 4, 2008|url=https://lifehacker.com/how-dr-horribles-felicia-day-gets-things-done-399636|access-date=December 1, 2023|archive-date=December 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208004521/https://lifehacker.com/how-dr-horribles-felicia-day-gets-things-done-399636|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://utdirect.utexas.edu/registrar/degv.WBX|title=Degrees and Dates of Attendance|publisher=The University of Texas at Austin|access-date=25 May 2015|archive-date=August 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130823051128/http://utdirect.utexas.edu/registrar/degv.WBX|url-status=live}} She is also an avid player of a wide variety of video game genres. Much of her work on The Guild web series was based on her personal experience with video games, especially when she played World of Warcraft.{{cite web |url=http://www.gamingnexus.com/Article/Felicia-Day-Interview/Item2136.aspx |title=Felicia Day Interview |work=Gaming Nexus Interview |date=February 18, 2009 |accessdate=December 24, 2009 |archive-date=January 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111122459/http://www.gamingnexus.com/Article/Felicia-Day-Interview/Item2136.aspx |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/review/felicia-days-memoir-fun-shallow-223202 |title=Felicia Day's memoir is fun but shallow |website=The A.V. Club |date=August 10, 2015 |accessdate=November 21, 2015 }}
Career
=Early career=
After graduation, Day moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. She landed several roles in various short and independent films as well as commercials and guest spots on television shows, including Undeclared and Maybe It's Me. These parts propelled her to larger roles: a part in the film Bring It On Again, the starring role in June, and a recurring guest spot as potential Slayer Vi on television's Buffy the Vampire Slayer, a recurring role that is still occasionally used in that show's eighth season comic book series. In HBO's 2005 biopic of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Warm Springs, Day's singing was featured when her wheelchair-using character serenaded a dinner group with "I Won't Dance".
=''The Guild''=
{{Main|The Guild (web series)}}File:Felicia Day - Streamy Awards 2009 (05).jpg|left]]Day is the creator, writer, and star of The Guild,{{cite news |title=Felicia Day: A rising star for the Internet geek |first=Monica |last=Hesse |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=April 3, 2012 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/felicia-day-a-rising-star-for-the-internet-geek/2012/04/03/gIQAHpnEtS_story.html |access-date=August 27, 2017 |archive-date=August 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822033341/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/felicia-day-a-rising-star-for-the-internet-geek/2012/04/03/gIQAHpnEtS_story.html |url-status=live }} a web series which aired from 2007 to 2013 and explored the MMORPG gaming subculture.{{cite journal |last=Jøn |first=A. Asbjørn |date=2010 |title=The Development of MMORPG Culture and The Guild |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283281457 |journal=Australian Folklore: A Yearly Journal of Folklore Studies |volume=25 |pages=97–112 |access-date=November 4, 2015 |archive-date=December 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230171253/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283281457 |url-status=live }} The first season was primarily hosted on YouTube, where it garnered millions of views.Daisy Whitney (March 2008). [http://www.tvweek.com/news/2008/03/popular_but_not_profitable.php "Popular but Not Profitable"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411232747/http://www.tvweek.com/news/2008/03/popular_but_not_profitable.php |date=April 11, 2008 }}. TelevisionWeek, 27(8), 3,28. Retrieved November 5, 2008, from ABI/INFORM Global database. (Document ID: 1454502881). Its second season premiered on Microsoft's three major video channels, Xbox Live, MSN Video and The Zune Marketplace, after Microsoft made a deal with The Guild, allowing Day, her cast and her crew to be paid for their work.
Day also created a song and music video called "(Do You Wanna Date My) Avatar", featuring the cast dressed up as their in-game personae. The final moments of the music video itself also detailed that the release date for the third season of Day's The Guild would be August 25, 2009. A second song and Bollywood style video "Game On" was released prior to the premiere of the fourth season of The Guild. A third and final music video, called "I'm the One That's Cool", features the members of the cast in the guise of an alternative band performing at a local venue, intercut with scenes of the cast as younger versions of their characters experiencing bullying at the hands of "cooler" and more popular kids while at school.
File:Felicia Day and Wil Wheaton - w00tstock.jpg co-star Wil Wheaton at w00tstock in 2011|262x262px]]
The Guild has won multiple awards, including the Greenlight Award for Best Original Digital Series Production at the South by Southwest festivals,Press Release. [http://www.onnetworks.com/node/4466 "The Guild And "Knock Off" Take Top Honors At The Greenlight Awards"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516222219/http://www.onnetworks.com/node/4466 |date=May 16, 2008 }}, ON Networks Inc. March 11, 2008. Retrieved on November 5, 2008. several IAWTV Awards, including Best Comedy Series,{{Cite web|url=http://www.iawtv.org/iawtv-awards-ap/|title=IAWTV Awards - Past Winners|website=International Academy of Web Television|language=en-US|access-date=2017-09-17|archive-date=October 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004135043/http://www.iawtv.org/iawtv-awards-ap/|url-status=dead}} the YouTube Video Award for Best Series,[https://www.youtube.com/ytawards07winners 2007 YouTube Video Awards] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110808091129/http://www.youtube.com/ytawards07winners |date=August 8, 2011 }}, List of 2007 Winners. Retrieved on November 5, 2008. the Yahoo! Video Award for Best Series,{{cite web |url=http://www.yvideoblog.com/blog/2008/03/21/the-yahoo-video-awards-the-results/ |title=The Yahoo! Video Awards: The Results! |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080322200337/http://www.yvideoblog.com/blog/2008/03/21/the-yahoo-video-awards-the-results/ |archivedate=March 22, 2008 |work=Yahoo Video Blog |date=March 21, 2008 |accessdate=November 5, 2008 }} and 2009 Streamy Awards for Best Comedy Web Series, Best Female Actor in a Comedy Web Series, and Best Ensemble Cast in a Web Series.{{cite web |url=http://www.streamys.org/winners/ |title=2009 Streamy Awards |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100123162939/http://www.streamys.org/winners/ |archivedate=January 23, 2010 }}
=Geek & Sundry=
{{Main|Geek & Sundry}}
In March 2012, Day announced that she would be launching a premium YouTube channel, "Geek & Sundry", on April 2.{{cite web | url = https://www.forbes.com/sites/johngaudiosi/2012/03/17/wondercon-2012-felicia-day-launches-geek-sundry-youtube-channel/ | title = WonderCon 2012: Felicia Day Launches Geek & Sundry YouTube Channel | first = John | last = Gaudiosi | date = March 17, 2012 | access-date = March 19, 2012 | work = Forbes }} Geek & Sundry took over production of The Guild for Season 6. Day hosted several shows on Geek & Sundry, most notably The Flog, Vaginal Fantasy, Felicia's Ark, and Co-Optitude (which co-stars Felicia's brother Ryon Day.)
In 2012, Day created the web series Tabletop with Wil Wheaton. She was an executive producer for the series and appeared regularly as a guest. In the same vein, in 2015, she suggested to the original cast of Critical Role to begin streaming their tabletop home game as a show.{{cite web |title=Watch C2E2: The Critical Role Cast Shares Their Origin Story |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/watch-c2e2-the-critical-role-cast-shares-their-origin-story |website=Syfy |date=April 10, 2018 |access-date=17 February 2019 |archive-date=February 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217201103/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/watch-c2e2-the-critical-role-cast-shares-their-origin-story |url-status=dead }} In 2013, Geek & Sundry and Atlas Games worked together to release a promotional pack for the card game Gloom for TableTop Day 2013 with a Felicia Day, Guild Goddess card.{{cite web |title=Gloom: TableTop Promo Expansion |url=https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/140772/gloom-tabletop-promo-expansion |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220065853/http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/140772/gloom-tabletop-promo-expansion |archive-date=December 20, 2016 |access-date=16 August 2016 |website=Board Game Geek}}
In August 2014, Geek and Sundry was acquired by Legendary to produce content alongside of Chris Hardwick's Nerdist Industries,{{cite web | url = http://www.bleedingcool.com/2014/08/10/legendary-acquires-felicia-days-geek-sundry/ | title = Legendary Acquires Felicia Day's Geek & Sundry | date = August 10, 2014 | access-date = August 11, 2014 | work = Bleeding Cool | archive-date = August 12, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140812204052/http://www.bleedingcool.com/2014/08/10/legendary-acquires-felicia-days-geek-sundry/ | url-status = live }} with Day retaining creative control. On January 11, 2016, Chinese conglomerate Wanda Group announced that it concluded an agreement with shareholders to acquire Legendary Entertainment for $3.5 billion.{{Cite news |last=Kaiman |first=Jonathan |date=January 11, 2016 |title=China's Dalian Wanda Group buys Legendary Entertainment for up to $3.5 billion |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-wanda-buys-legendary-entertainment-20160111-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112054351/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-wanda-buys-legendary-entertainment-20160111-story.html |archive-date=January 12, 2016 |access-date=January 12, 2016 |work=Los Angeles Times}} In 2016, Day left Geek & Sundry after growing "fatigued in a less creative, more managerial role in the company".{{Cite web |last=Francisco |first=Eric |date=September 21, 2019 |title=Felicia Day on Life After Geek & Sundry, podcast 'Voyage to the Stars' |url=https://www.inverse.com/article/59326-felicia-day-interview-geek-and-sundry-embrace-your-weird-critical-role |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112202945/https://www.inverse.com/article/59326-felicia-day-interview-geek-and-sundry-embrace-your-weird-critical-role |archive-date=2020-11-12 |access-date=2020-11-12 |website=Inverse |language=en}} Day said "I gave it my heart and my soul. When I realized I had given as much as I could, I needed to move on".
=Other work=
In July 2008, Day starred as Penny in the three-part web-based musical Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (created by Joss Whedon, who also created Dollhouse and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, in which Day had parts).{{cite web |author=Caroline van Oosten de Boer, Milo Vermeulen |url=http://whedonesque.com/comments/15781#216963 |title=Comments on 15781: Neil Patrick Harris working with Joss Whedon? |publisher=Whedonesque |access-date=March 19, 2008 |archive-date=January 2, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102040853/http://whedonesque.com/comments/15781#216963 |url-status=live }} Day was featured as a patient in the episode "Not Cancer" of the medical drama House,{{cite web |url=http://foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z4&mo=9&d=22 |title=House Episode 5.02 – Not Cancer – Press Release |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227033436/http://foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z4&mo=9&d=22 |archivedate=December 27, 2008 |work=FoxFlash |date=September 23, 2008 |accessdate=November 5, 2008 }} and had a guest starring role in an unaired episode of sci-fi drama Dollhouse entitled "Epitaph One",{{cite web |url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/07/epitaph-one-dollhouse-joss-whedon-eliza-dushku-fox.html |title=13 facts about 'Epitaph One,' the 'lost' episode of 'Dollhouse' |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100529231847/http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/07/epitaph-one-dollhouse-joss-whedon-eliza-dushku-fox.html |archivedate=May 29, 2010 |work=Chicago Tribune |date=July 6, 2009 }} as well as its series finale, "Epitaph Two". Also in 2008, Day was featured in a series of commercials for Sears Blue Crew.{{cite web |first=Annie |last=Wu |url=http://cliqueclack.com/tv/2008/10/17/dr-horribles-felicia-day-moonlights-for-sears/ |title=Dr. Horrible's Felicia Day moonlights for Sears | CliqueClack TV |publisher=Cliqueclack.com |date=October 17, 2008 |access-date=April 24, 2012 |archive-date=August 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813175032/http://cliqueclack.com/tv/2008/10/17/dr-horribles-felicia-day-moonlights-for-sears/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6xU9l8Vw9o |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/D6xU9l8Vw9o| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=blue |publisher=YouTube |date=September 30, 2008}}{{cbignore}} She also appeared in the first of the revitalized Cheetos commercials.YouTube of [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-V8wd_aGPI Cheetos Commercial], November 26, 2008. File:Felicia Day by Gage Skidmore 3.jpg.|left|238x238px]]
In the series Lie to Me, on the episode called "Tractor Man", airing December 14, 2009, Day sang a song called "White Lie" alongside Brendan Hines. Day starred with Kavan Smith in the Syfy film adaption of the Little Red Riding Hood saga, called Red,{{cite web|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/36293/felicia-day-sees-red-when-it-comes-werewolves-syfy |title=Felicia Day Sees Red When it Comes to Werewolves on Syfy |publisher=Dreadcentral.com |date=March 8, 2010}} produced by Angela Mancuso.{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/03/08/new-syfy-saturday-original-movie-to-star-felicia-day-the-guild-dr-horrible-in-re-imagining-of-little-red-riding-hood/44196 |title=New Syfy Saturday Original Movie To Star Felicia Day ("The Guild", "Dr. Horrible") in Re-Imagining of "Little Red Riding Hood" |publisher=Tvbythenumbers.com |date=March 8, 2010 |access-date=October 11, 2022 |archive-date=March 11, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100311185546/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/03/08/new-syfy-saturday-original-movie-to-star-felicia-day-the-guild-dr-horrible-in-re-imagining-of-little-red-riding-hood/44196 |url-status=dead }} Day also played the continuing role of Dr. Holly Marten in the Syfy channel's original series, Eureka, appearing in 18 episodes during the last two seasons of the show. Day has also played the role of 'Gorgol' in the web series MyMusic directed by The Fine Brothers.
In February 2011, Day announced that she would be starring in a new web miniseries called Dragon Age: Redemption, based on the Dragon Age video game series developed by BioWare{{cite web |url=http://feliciaday.com/blog/dragon-age-redemption |title=Felicia Day Blog Archive: Dragon Age: Redemption |publisher=Feliciaday.com |date=February 15, 2011 |access-date=May 6, 2011 |archive-date=July 10, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710233739/http://feliciaday.com/blog/dragon-age-redemption |url-status=dead }} and aired on October 10, 2011.{{cite web |url=http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/video/dragon-age-redemption-trailer-21611/1295316/ |title=Late Night with Jimmy Fallon – Dragon Age: Redemption Trailer |publisher=Latenightwithjimmyfallon.com |access-date=May 6, 2011 |archive-date=February 21, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221150814/http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/video/dragon-age-redemption-trailer-21611/1295316/ |url-status=live }} Day plays an elf named Tallis, and returns as the voice and likeness for the character in the Dragon Age II downloadable content Mark of the Assassin.
In April 2012, it was announced that Day would host the 2012 IndieCade Awards Ceremony on October 4, 2012.{{cite web | url = http://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/168884/Felicia_Day_to_Host_Fifth_Annual_IndieCade_Red_Carpet_AwardsCeremony.php | title = Gamasutra: Felicia Day to Host Fifth Annual IndieCade Red Carpet Awards Ceremony | date = April 19, 2012 | access-date = April 19, 2012 | work = Gamasutra | archive-date = May 10, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120510142202/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/168884/Felicia_Day_to_Host_Fifth_Annual_IndieCade_Red_Carpet_AwardsCeremony.php | url-status = dead }} Also in April of that year, Day appeared on the YouTube show MyMusic as a Norwegian Black Metal singer named Gorgol.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xav-UUWF15c |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/xav-UUWF15c| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=MyMusic: INVISIBLE (Episode 3) |publisher=Youtube.com |date=April 29, 2012}}{{cbignore}} She guest starred in the second season of the Jane Espenson scripted web series, Husbands.{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2012/06/28/husbands-season-2-first-look/|title='Husbands': EP and star on season 2 of their gay-marriage web series – EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|last=Vary|first=Adam B|date=June 28, 2012|access-date=June 28, 2012}} In October 2012, she guest starred on The Game Station podcast and appeared in an episode of My Drunk Kitchen.
In 2014, Alderac Entertainment Group included a Felicia Day card in the storage case expansion, The Big Geeky Box for their card game Smash Up.{{cite web|url=https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/157427/smash-big-geeky-box|title=Smash Up: The Big Geeky Box expansion|website=Board Game Geek|access-date=12 May 2017|archive-date=May 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517220012/https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/157427/smash-big-geeky-box|url-status=live}} In 2015, Plaid Hat Games released a Felicia Day character card for their board game Dead of Winter: A Cross Roads Game for Tabletop Day 2015.{{cite web|url=https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/174152/dead-winter-felicia-day|title=Dead of Winter: Felicia Day|website=Board Game Geek|access-date=16 August 2016|archive-date=August 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818095146/http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/174152/dead-winter-felicia-day|url-status=live}} On August 4, 2015, Day guest starred on Episode 9 of the Dear Hank & John podcast.{{cite web|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dear-hank-john/id1002937870?mt=2|title=iTunes - Podcasts - Dear Hank & John by Hank Green and John Green|work=iTunes|access-date=August 11, 2015|archive-date=September 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918190643/https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dear-hank-john/id1002937870?mt=2|url-status=live}} On October 1, 2016, Day provided a guest voice for the Welcome to Night Vale podcast as Zookeeper Joanna Rey.
In April 2017, she began appearing as Kinga Forrester in Mystery Science Theater 3000. In August 2017, Day appeared as a guest in the My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic episode "The Perfect Pear", voicing Pear "Buttercup" Butter, the presumed-deceased mother of one of the show's main characters, Applejack. In the episode, she also performs a romantic ballad, titled "You're In My Head Like a Catchy Song".
From 2018 to 2019, Day appeared in the third season of the SyFy series The Magicians as Poppy Kline.{{Cite web |last=Odom |first=Dani Kessel |date=2024-06-09 |title=The Magicians: 8 Best Characters Who Only Appeared In One Season |url=https://screenrant.com/the-magicians-8-best-characters-who-only-appeared-in-one-season/ |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Weekes |first=Princess |date=2019-01-17 |title=What We Loved and Hated About The Magicians Season Three |url=https://www.themarysue.com/what-we-loved-and-hated-about-the-magicians-season-three/ |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=The Mary Sue}} Day organized and hosted a Twitch charity livestream on June 30, 2018, in aid of Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES), a Texas nonprofit. The 12-hour livestream raised over $212,000.{{Cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/funny-or-die-hosts-charity-livestream-featuring-felicia-day/|title=Funny or Die Hosts Charity Livestream Featuring Felicia Day, Seth Green, Alan Tudyk, and More|website=TV Shows|date=June 29, 2018 |access-date=February 8, 2023|archive-date=April 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408060812/https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/funny-or-die-hosts-charity-livestream-featuring-felicia-day/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/RAICESTEXAS/status/1013273937986314241|title=RAICES on Twitter}}
In 2022, Day hosted The Official The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Podcast,{{Cite web |last=Behbakht |first=Andy |date=October 7, 2022 |title=Superfan Felicia Day To Host Official Rings of Power Podcast [Exclusive] |url=https://screenrant.com/lotr-rings-of-power-podcast-felicia-day-exclusive/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008001246/https://screenrant.com/lotr-rings-of-power-podcast-felicia-day-exclusive/ |archive-date=October 8, 2022 |access-date=February 25, 2023 |website=Screen Rant}}{{Cite web |last1=Vary |first1=Adam B. |last2=Maas |first2=Jennifer |date=2022-10-07 |title='The Rings of Power' Debuts Fiery Season Finale Trailer, Official Podcast to Be Hosted by Felicia Day |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/rings-of-power-season-finale-trailer-official-podcast-felicia-day-1235396595/ |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} and spent two months recording with the cast and crew while they were promoting the season around the world.{{Cite web |last=Behbakht |first=Andy |date=October 19, 2022 |title=Felicia Day Breaks Down Her New LOTR Rings of Power Podcast |url=https://screenrant.com/lotr-rings-of-power-podcast-felicia-day-interview/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019211351/https://screenrant.com/lotr-rings-of-power-podcast-felicia-day-interview/ |archive-date=October 19, 2022 |access-date=February 25, 2023 |website=Screen Rant}} She also interviewed cast members for a panel at New York Comic Con, which was recorded and released as a bonus episode of the podcast in November 2022.{{Cite AV media |url=https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1191b7d6-8036-4814-a685-7f80bb2d95d6/episodes/68ccf3ed-bea3-4fe9-89c3-f91a30378f40/the-official-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-podcast-%25E2%2580%259Cthe-rings-of-power%25E2%2580%259D-cast-live-from-new-york-comic-con |title=The Official The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Podcast {{!}} "The Rings of Power" Cast Live from New York Comic Con |date=November 9, 2022 |last=Day |first=Felicia |author-link=Felicia Day |access-date=February 25, 2023 |website=Amazon Music}} In 2024, she hosted the aftershow for the second season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.{{Cite episode |title=Inside The Rings of Power S2, E1 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ_ayV-DT-g |access-date=September 9, 2024 |series=Inside The Rings of Power |network=Prime Video |date=August 29, 2024 |season=2 |number=1}}
In 2023, Day created and starred in the scripted fantasy podcast titled Third Eye produced by Audible.{{Cite web |last=Takahashi |first=Dean |date=November 10, 2023 |title=Successful nerd Felicia Day ruminates on failure with Third Eye |url=https://venturebeat.com/games/successful-nerd-felicia-day-ruminates-on-failure-with-third-eye-interview/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231115005249/https://venturebeat.com/games/successful-nerd-felicia-day-ruminates-on-failure-with-third-eye-interview/ |archive-date=November 15, 2023 |access-date=November 19, 2023 |website=VentureBeat |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Tantimedh |first=Adi |date=October 14, 2023 |title=Third Eye: Felicia Day Audio Comedy's Magic Sauce is Snarky Comedy |url=https://bleedingcool.com/tv/third-eye-felicia-day-audio-comedys-magic-sauce-is-snarky-comedy/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023142221/https://bleedingcool.com/tv/third-eye-felicia-day-audio-comedys-magic-sauce-is-snarky-comedy/ |archive-date=October 23, 2023 |access-date=November 19, 2023 |website=Bleeding Cool |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Meredith |first=Kyle |date=November 4, 2023 |title=Felicia Day: "I wanted to do a grim fantasy" |url=https://www.lpm.org/music/2023-11-04/felicia-day-i-wanted-to-do-a-grim-fantasy |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109212932/https://www.lpm.org/music/2023-11-04/felicia-day-i-wanted-to-do-a-grim-fantasy |archive-date=November 9, 2023 |access-date=November 19, 2023 |website=Louisville Public Media |language=en}} The show was number 3 on the list of top fiction audio shows in October 2023{{Cite web |date=October 10, 2023 |title=US Audiobooks Top 10 |url=https://apnews.com/entertainment/michael-lewis-books-and-literature-patrick-stewart-walter-isaacson-kerry-washington-5c428bd47cf7832eb81e4faca27722ff |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011164132/https://apnews.com/entertainment/michael-lewis-books-and-literature-patrick-stewart-walter-isaacson-kerry-washington-5c428bd47cf7832eb81e4faca27722ff |archive-date=October 11, 2023 |access-date=November 19, 2023 |website=Associated Press |language=en}} and won an Earphones Award from AudioFile Magazine.{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=THIRD EYE by Felicia Day Read by Sean Astin Felicia Day Neil Gaiman LilyPichu London Hughes Wil Wheaton and a Full Cast |url=https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/238594/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119194827/https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/238594/ |archive-date=November 19, 2023 |access-date=November 19, 2023 |website=AudioFile Magazine |language=en}}
In 2024, Day was a guest star in the stage production of Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern which combines actual play, improv, and immersive theater at Stage 42 in New York City.
Awards
In September 2008, TV Week included her in their list of Top 10 Web Video Creators.{{cite web |url=http://www.tvweek.com/news/2008/09/poised_to_leap_10_web_video_cr.php |title=Poised to Leap |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080917225502/http://www.tvweek.com/news/2008/09/poised_to_leap_10_web_video_cr.php |archivedate=September 17, 2008 |work=TelevisionWeek |volume=27 |issue=23 |pages=25–26 |accessdate=November 5, 2008 }}
During the inaugural Streamy Awards held in Los Angeles on March 28, 2009, Day received the award for the "Best Female Actor in a Comedy" for her work as protagonist Cyd Sherman in The Guild, and won the same award again in 2010.{{cite web |url=http://www.streamys.org/winners/2010-winners/ |title=2010 Winners – The Streamy Awards |year=2010 |website=Streamys.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101114062358/http://www.streamys.org/winners/2010-winners/ |archive-date=November 14, 2010 |url-status=dead }}
She was also recognized for her work on Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog in 2009. Day was also nominated for the Best Guest Appearance Award for the 3rd Streamy Awards.{{cite web|url=http://www.streamys.org/nominees-winners/3rd-annual-nominees/|title=3RD ANNUAL NOMINEES|publisher=Streamys|access-date=January 20, 2013|archive-date=March 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130301233651/http://www.streamys.org/nominees-winners/3rd-annual-nominees/|url-status=live}}
In June 2018, she won a Behind the Voice Actors Award in Best Female Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Guest Role for her role as Pear Butter in the episode "The Perfect Pear".{{cite web|url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/btva-awards/2017/movies/|title=BTVA Voice Acting Awards 2017 - Television
In 2023, Day was awarded the Inkpot Award during the annual San Diego Comic-Con.{{Cite web |url=https://file770.com/2023-inkpot-award-recipients/ |title=2023 Inkpot Award Recipients |date=August 3, 2023 |access-date=February 20, 2024 |archive-date=December 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223114319/https://file770.com/2023-inkpot-award-recipients/ |url-status=live }}
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| rowspan="3" |2009 | rowspan="3" |1st Streamy Awards | Best Female Actor in a Comedy Web Series | rowspan="8" |The Guild | {{won}} |
| Best Ensemble Cast in a Web Series (shared with the rest of the cast) | {{won}} | |||
| Best Writing in a Comedy Web Series | {{nom}} | |||
| rowspan="3" |2010 | rowspan="3" |2nd Streamy Awards | Best Female Actor in a Comedy Web Series | {{won}} | |
| Best Ensemble Cast in a Web Series (shared with the rest of the cast) | {{nom}} | |||
| Best Writing in a Comedy Web Series | {{nom}} | |||
| rowspan="2" |2012 | rowspan="2" |Inaugural IAWTV Awards | Best Writing (Comedy) | {{won}} | |
| Best Female Performance (Comedy) | {{won}} | |||
| rowspan="3" |2013 | 2nd Annual IAWTV Awards | Best Writing (Non-Fiction) | The Flog | {{won}} |
| rowspan="2" |3rd Streamy Awards | Best Writing – Comedy | The Guild | {{nom}} | |
| Best Guest Appearance | MyMusic | {{nom}} | ||
| rowspan="1" |2017 | Behind the Voice Actors Awards | Best Female Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Guest Role | My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic | {{won}} |
Personal life
On January 3, 2017, Day announced on social media that she was pregnant and expecting a baby girl in a few weeks.{{Cite web |last=Juneau |first=Jen |date=January 4, 2017 |title=Felicia Day Is Pregnant, Expecting Daughter |url=https://people.com/parents/felicia-day-pregnant-expecting-first-child-daughter/ |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=Peoplemag |language=en |archive-date=March 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307084152/https://people.com/parents/felicia-day-pregnant-expecting-first-child-daughter/ |url-status=live }} She announced the birth of her daughter Calliope Maeve on January 30, 2017.{{Cite web |last=Juneau |first=Jen |date=January 30, 2017 |title=Felicia Day Welcomes Daughter Calliope Maeve |url=https://people.com/parents/felicia-day-welcomes-daughter-calliope-maeve/ |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=People |language=en |archive-date=August 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814213127/https://people.com/parents/felicia-day-welcomes-daughter-calliope-maeve/ |url-status=live }}
Filmography
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=Film=
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes | |||
| 2001 | Strings | ||
| rowspan="2"| 2003 | Delusional | ||
| Backslide | Maddie | ||
| rowspan="3"| 2004 | The Mortician's Hobby | Tiffany | |
| Bring It On Again | Penelope | ||
| Final Sale | Felicia | ||
| 2005 | Short Story Time | Felicia | |
| 2006 | God's Waiting List | Trixie | |
| 2007 | Splitting Hairs | Sugar Girl | |
| rowspan="2"| 2008 | Prairie Fever | Blue | |
| Dear Me | Pipsy | ||
| 2010 | Red: Werewolf Hunter | Virginia Sullivan | |
| 2011 | Rock Jocks | Alison | |
| 2014 | Lust for Love | Mary | |
| 2017 | We Love You, Sally Carmichael! | Sarah | |
| 2024 | Tim Travers & The Time Traveler's Paradox | Delilah |
= Television =
= Web series and podcasts =
=Video games=
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! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |
| rowspan="2"|2010
| Mary Beth | |
| Fallout: New Vegas
| Veronica Santangelo |
| 2011
| Dragon Age II: Mark of the Assassin | Tallis | |
| 2012
| Zojja |
| 2014
| Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff | Herself | |
| 2015
| Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns | Zojja | |
| 2018
| Violet | |
| 2020
| The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet of Chaos | The Wizardress |
| 2023
| Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical | Athena | |
| 2025
| Date Everything! | Skylar Specs |
= Audio books =
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes ! Ref |
|---|
| 2020
|The World of Critical Role |Narrator | |
= Stage =
Other works
=Books=
Day is the author of the memoir You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost),{{cite book |last=Day |first=Felicia |year=2015 |title=You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) |publisher=Simon & Schuster |oclc=913517863 |isbn= 9781476785653}} Embrace Your Weird: Face Your Fears and Unleash Creativity,{{cite book |last=Day |first=Felicia |year=2019 |title=Embrace Your Weird: Face Your Fears and Unleash Creativity |publisher=Gallery Books |isbn= 978-1982113223}} as well as numerous works relating to The Guild web series.{{cite web |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3440476.Felicia_Day |title=Felicia Day (Author of The Guild) |website=Goodreads |access-date=August 5, 2015 |archive-date=August 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150817223756/http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3440476.Felicia_Day |url-status=live }}
= Music =
Day created a few singles:
- Do You Wanna Date My Avatar (with her co-starts of The Guild; 2009)
- I'm the One That's Cool (with her co-starts of The Guild; 2012)
- Gamer Girl, Country Boy (with Jason Charles Miller; 2012)
References
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External links
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- {{IMDb name|id=1260407|name=Felicia Day}}
- "[https://archive.org/details/between-the-sheets/2019-09-18+Between+the+Sheets+Felicia+Day.mkv Between the Sheets: Felicia Day]" (2019 video interview by Critical Role Productions). {{YouTube|id=6eTgJvF79Hc- | Archived from the original}}
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