Reign Edwards
{{short description|American actress|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Reign Edwards
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|12|1}}
| birth_place = Harford County, Maryland, U.S.
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| years_active = 2008–present
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| occupation = Actress
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Reign Edwards (born December 1, 1996) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Rachel Reid in The Wilds and as Nicole Avant on the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful,{{cite web|url=https://citizen.co.za/lifestyle/your-life-entertainment-your-life/soapies/1594110/big-break-for-reign-edwards/|title= Reign Edwards tells us what it’s like to be Bold and Beautiful |work=The Citizen|date=January 8, 2017}} for which she was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series in 2016, 2017 and 2018.
Biography
Edwards was born in Harford County, Maryland. She made her acting debut in the 2008 romantic drama Explicit Ills, written and directed by Mark Weber. In 2011, Edwards playing the younger version of the protagonist portrayed by Nicole Ari Parker, in the romantic comedy film 35 and Ticking written and directed by Russ Parr.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1652287/characters/nm3913726|title=Reign Edwards as Young Zenobia - 35 and Ticking|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=2023-09-01}}
In 2015, she was cast in the CBS drama series The Bold and the Beautiful in the role of Nicole Avant.{{cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/usa/abc-soaps-in-depth/20170828/281638190318318|title=Reign Edwards (Nicole)|work=PressReader|date=August 28, 2017}} In 2017, she took the recurring role of a secret agent in the series MacGyver.{{cite web|url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/reign-edwards-guest-star-macgyver/|title= Reign Edwards To Guest-Star On MACGYVER |work=Soap Opera Digest|publisher=American Media, Inc.|date=November 10, 2017}} On the same year, Edwards is currently playing the role of Melody Wright, in the FX crime drama series Snowfall. In 2018, she appeared in the horror film Hell Fest.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/02/hellfest-amy-forsyth-reign-edwards-bex-taylor-klaus-cbs-films-gregory-plotkin-1202288289/|title=CBS Films Sets ‘Hellfest’ Heroines: Amy Forsyth, Reign Edwards, Bex Taylor-Klaus|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=February 14, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/bbs-reign-edwards-books-new-gig/|title=B&B’s Reign Edwards Books New Gig|work=Soap Opera Digest|publisher=American Media, Inc.|date=February 14, 2018}}
Edwards was cast in the drama streaming series The Wilds as Rachel Reid, created by Sarah Streicher for Amazon Prime Video.{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/the-wilds-reign-edwards-interview-the-bold-and-the-beautiful/|title=Reign Edwards Details Her Journey From 'The Bold and the Beautiful' to 'The Wilds'|publisher=Collider|date=2022-05-13|accessdate=2023-09-01}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thecherrypicks.com/stories/the-wilds-interview-reign-edwards/|title="The Wilds": An Interview with Reign Edwards|publisher=thecherrypicks.com|date=2022-07-11|accessdate=2023-09-01}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2008
| Rally Participant | Uncredited |
| 2010
| Thicker Than Water | Leah | Short film |
| 2011
| Young Zenobia | |
| 2018
| Brooke |
| 2019
|"Pilgrim" | Cody | Main Role |
| 2021
|Love You Anyway | Mackenzie | Main role |
| 2023
| Old Dads | Britney | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2015
| Winnie Lee | Recurring role; 3 episodes |
| 2015
| Kitten | Episode: "Debutante Baller" |
| 2015–2018
| Nicole Avant | Regular role{{cite journal|title=Comings and Goings|journal=Soap Opera Digest|date=May 21, 2018|volume=43|issue=21|page=12|publisher=American Media, Inc.}} |
| 2017–2021
| Snowfall | Melody | Main role; 20 episodes |
| 2016–2020
| MacGyver | Leanna Martin | Recurring role; 13 episodes |
| 2019
| Cody | Episode: "Pilgrim" |
| 2020–2022
|Rachel Reid |Main role |
Awards
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|3913726}}
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Category:American soap opera actresses