Sydney Lemmon

Sydney Noël Lemmon (born August 10, 1990) is an American actress. She studied acting at Yale University and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. She is known for her roles on stage and screen. She made her acting debut in the Beau Willimon play The Parisian Woman (2018). She has earned acclaim for her leading role in the Max Wolf Friedlich thriller play Job both off-Broadway in 2023 and on Broadway in 2024. She starred as Ana Helstrom in the Hulu series Helstrom. She is also known for her recurring roles in the AMC horror series Fear the Walking Dead (2019–2021) and the HBO series Succession (2019–2023). She has acted in films such as Velvet Buzzsaw (2019) and Tár (2021).

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Sydney Lemmon

Early life and education

Sydney Lemmon

She received an MFA from Yale University in 2017, where she was the recipient of the Julie Harris Scholarship. Lemmon received her BFA from Boston University in 2012 and also attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

Career

Sydney Lemmon

Lemmon earned a Saturn Award nomination for her role as Isabelle in season 5 of Fear the Walking Dead. Throughout 2023 and 2024, Lemmon performed in the Broadway play Job written by Max Wolf Friedlich. She appeared in the films Tár and Firestarter and will appear in The Philosophy of Dress and A24's The Drama.

Filmography

Film

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2014</td><td>BadPuss: A Popumentary</td><td>Ro</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>Plain Fiction</td><td>San</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>Velvet Buzzsaw</td><td>Jon Dondon's Assistant</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>The Summer of Snakes</td><td>Valerie</td><td>Short film</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>The Mothership</td><td></td><td>Filmed in 2021, ultimately unreleased</td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>Firestarter</td><td>Victoria "Vicky" McGee (born Tomlinson)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Tár</td><td>Whitney Reese</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>Merci, Poppy</td><td></td><td>Short film</td></tr><tr><td>2026</td><td>The Drama</td><td>Pauline</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Television

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2014</td><td>Irreversible</td><td>Waitress</td><td>TV movie</td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>Roof Access</td><td>Bella</td><td>Episode: "Financial District"</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>Law & Order: Special Victims Unit</td><td>Susie</td><td>Episode: "Hell's Kitchen"</td></tr><tr><td>2019–2021</td><td>Fear the Walking Dead</td><td>Isabelle</td><td>5 episodes</td></tr><tr><td>2019, 2023</td><td>Succession</td><td>Jennifer</td><td>2 episodes</td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>Acting for a Cause</td><td>Bertha / Charlotte Lucas</td><td>2 episodes</td></tr><tr><td>Helstrom</td><td>Ana Helstrom</td><td>Lead role</td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>The Good Fight</td><td>Lila Royce</td><td>Episode: "The End of the Yips"</td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>Evil</td><td>Tori</td><td>Episode: "How to Fly an Airplane"</td></tr><tr><td>2026</td><td>Love Story</td><td>Lauren Bessette</td><td>5 episodes</td></tr></tbody></table>

Theatre

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Playwright</th><th>Venue</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2018</td><td>The Parisian Woman</td><td>Rebecca (understudy)</td><td>Beau Willimon</td><td>Hudson Theatre, Broadway</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>Job</td><td>Jane</td><td>Max Wolf Friedlich</td><td>Soho Playhouse, Off-Broadway</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>Connelly Theater, Off-Broadway</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Helen Hayes Theatre, Broadway</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>