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''. She made her feature film debut in 2020 as Skylar, opposite

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, in the critically acclaimed indie film ''

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'', which premiered at the

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. She also starred as Tessa in

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's film adaptation of '' West Side Story.'' (2021). In 2021, she also had a starring role in

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's music video for "

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". In 2022, she starred as Clare in the

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film '' Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between'' and as Gabbi Broussard in the

film ''

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''.

Career

Ryder was 12 years old when she and her family went to see the Broadway production of ''

'', and she and her sister Mimi were inspired to audition for the show. She landed the role of Hortensia, and her family moved to

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. Ryder has said that her background was mostly in dance, but she started developing her skills in stage acting. In 2016, she was part of a cast of 75 kids in the short film ''Broadway Kids Against Bullying: I Have a Voice'', directed by Jason Milstein, and its

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composed by

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, to support Nobully.org. In 2019, she was cast as Autumn's cousin Skylar in the indie film ''

'', where the two girls travel to New York City so that Autumn (

) can get an abortion without parental consent. ''Never Rarely Sometimes Always'' premiered at the

and was later released in the theatre and on video on demand shortly afterwards in March 2020. In 2019, she was also cast as part of the Jets Chorus in

's film adaptation of '' West Side Story.'' In 2021, she had a starring role in

's music video for "

". In 2022, Ryder had a starring role as Clare in the film '' Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between'' and played Gabbi Broussard in the hit Netflix movie ''

''. Ryder will star as Joy Womack in upcoming film ''Joika''.

Personal life

Ryder's younger sister Mimi has a career as a musical actress with a title role in ''

''. She graduated from high school in 2020.

Filmography

Film

Music videos

Theater

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ryder, Talia 2002 births Living people American child actresses 21st-century American actresses American musical theatre actresses American film actresses Actresses from Buffalo, New York