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on ''

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'' and ''

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'', Penny Scavo on ''

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'', Princess Amber on ''

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'' and '' Elena and the Secret of Avalor'', Ikki on ''

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'', and Maricela in ''

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''. In addition to contributing original music to the show, Byrnes recurs in the role of Harper Schapira, in Season 1 and Season 2, on the

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series ''

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'' (2021/2022).

Early life

Byrnes was born in

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. She was homeschooled during her time on ''The Young and The Restless'' and then tested out of high school early. As she was too young to be a full time undergraduate student, she enrolled in the 8-week

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programme at the

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(RADA) in

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Career

Byrnes appeared in the direct-to-video film ''The Sparky Chronicles: The Map'' in 2003, the same year she obtained a role in the soap opera ''

'' as

from 2003 to 2008. During that time, she also had a guest starring role in ''

'' for 8 episodes. Byrnes also has appeared in television shows including '' How I Met Your Mother'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. She played Rebecca Knepp in the Hallmark television movie ''

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'', alongside

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. She played Penny Scavo in the ABC show ''

''. She also appeared in the movies ''

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'', ''Working Miracles'', ''The Kidnapping'', and '' A Thousand Words'' with

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Filmography

Awards and nominations

; Sources

References

External links

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