Skyler Elizabeth Day (born August 2, 1991) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her recurring roles as Maggie Ritter on the

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series '' Gigantic'' and as Amy Ellis on the

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series '' Parenthood''.

Life and career

Day was born in

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. She started participating in gymnastics and modeling at an early age. She was then discovered by a talent agent as a result of a chance encounter at the DMV. In 2003, she co-starred in the Atlanta-based short film ''A Perilous Dance: The Damon DeRivers Story''. In 2004, she and her family moved to

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, to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. For many months, she auditioned for television pilots and took jobs doing radio voice-overs and television commercials. In 2003, she was cast in the titular role in the independent film '' The Adventures of Ociee Nash'' opposite

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and

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. From 2004 to 2008, she co-starred in numerous television films and short independent films before guest starring in a 2009 episode of ''

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''. Her other television credits include ''

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'', '' The Whole Truth'', ''

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'', '' Law & Order: LA'', ''

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''. In 2010, she had a recurring role in the

series '' Gigantic''. The series ended the following year after one season. In 2011, she landed the role of Amy Ellis on the

series '' Parenthood''. Besides acting, Day is also an aspiring country music singer. Growing up she took classes in musical theater, acting and songwriting. Much of her music can be found on her official

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account. On October 26, 2014, Day released her debut EP ''Between the I and the You''. The album contained five songs. On August 1, 2017, Skyler released her second EP ''Los Angeles'', which consists of six songs.

Personal life

Day was homeschooled after second grade. She has an older sister, Savannah, and a twin brother who is also an actor and singer,

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. All three have competed in gymnastics and cheerleading. Her parents, David and Kelly, were also gymnasts and owned a gym in

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. Her father now works as a recruiter in the construction field. She and her family are committed

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. Day started dating actor Ian Nelson in January 2013. She wrote a song called "Ian's Song" for Nelson which is included on her '' EP''. On November 26, 2015, during their trip to

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, Nelson proposed to Day in

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. In a live stream on

celebrating her music video release for "Ian's Song" on September 10, 2016, Skyler said that after the proposal, she wrote another song about Ian called "Mine Sweet Mine", which she performed during the live show. Day and Nelson married in

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on September 30, 2017.

Filmography

Discography

;EP * ''Between the I and the You'' (2014, Skyler Day) * ''Los Angeles'' (2017, Skyler Day)

References

External links

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