Lucy Walsh
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Lucy Walsh | |
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 Lucy Walsh (2008) | |
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Lucy Walsh (born December 3, 1982 in Santa Barbara, California, United States) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, and pianist. She is the daughter of Eagles' guitarist Joe Walsh and his third wife, Juanita "Jody" Boyer.
Musical career
In 2004, Walsh was the backup singer and played keyboards for American pop singer Ashlee Simpson during the promo tour of her debut album.
In 2008, Walsh appeared on the reality television singing competition Rock the Cradle, which featured the offspring of famous singers competing against one another. She came in third place. Judge Larry Rudolph said that "the hairs on his arms were standing up" after hearing her.[1] She received a "Perfect 10"[2] from Rudolph for her performance of Don Henley's "The Heart of the Matter". Fellow judge Brian L. Friedman said, "Lucy was untouchable ... magical, I was in her soul."[1]
In 2010, Walsh played keyboards for Australian singer Ry Cuming; they toured alongside Maroon 5 and OneRepublic. She has performed at SXSW, the Sundance Film Festival, The Viper Room, Hotel Cafe, and The Hard Rock Cafe in Los Angeles.
In 2011, she released the EP 1882.
Walsh sang a cover of "Not Alone Any More" on the Roy Orbison tribute record Under the Covers.
- Debuted her music video "Lullaby" in 2008, Directed by Lee Toland Krieger.
- In 2010, she announced on her Myspace page that she has been signed to new record label started by David Letterman, Clear Entertainment, a division of Worldwide Pants Incorporated with distributor partner Capitol Records.
- Attended the 53rd Grammy Awards February 13, 2011, participating in an Artist based fashion segment for E!
Acting career
Her debut Shakespearean performance as Ariel in The Tempest, won her a Broadway World [3] nomination for Best Actress. She has gone on to play Shakespeare’s most famous heroines, including Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra [4], "Beatrice" in [[Much Ado About Nothing [5], which won Best Director (Gloria Gifford) at the NAACP Theatre Awards 2018, and Adriana in Comedy Of Errors [6], for which she won Best Ensemble in the Valley Theatre Awards with her cast. Lucy's additional theatre credits include Joyce Carol Oates drama I Stand Before You Nakend, Oscar Nominated comedy icons Renee Taylor and Joe Bologna’s comedy Love Allways, Stephen Adly Guirguis’s The Motherfu**er With The Hat, and Down On Your Knees and Up To The Moon, an a cappella musical she co-wrote with the show's New York director Gloria Gifford [7]. Known for her role on the 9th season of Curb Your Enthusiasm opposite Elizabeth Banks and Larry David, Walsh has also recently appeared on Criminal Minds playing the head cop and directed by the shows Tony winning star Joe Mantegna. Lucy has also Guest Starred on NCIS and her feature films include the horror hit No Solicitors opposite Eric Roberts, and Garry Marshall’s final film Mother's Day opposite Jason Sudeikis. Lucy also has her original song "Winter Coat" included in the film, during Julia Roberts iconic throwback to "Pretty Woman" scene.
Discography
Singles
| Year | Title | Album |
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| 2007 | "So Uncool" | Lost in the Lights |
Albums
- Lucy Walsh [unreleased - 2005]
- Lost In The Lights [unreleased - 2008]
- 1882 [released to iTunes - 2011]
Television
- The Ashlee Simpson Show (2005 - as herself)
- Rock the Cradle (2008 - as herself)
- "E! 53rd Annual Grammy Awards" (2011 - as herself)
- "Georgia O'Keeffe Biography" A&E Network (co-star)
References
- ^ a b Lisa Chudnofsky (2008-04-25). "Lucy Walsh Tattles on Ashlee Simpson". Remotecontrol.mtv.com. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
- ^ "Lucy Walsh - Heart Of The Matter". YouTube. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
- ^ https://www.broadwayworld.com/los-angeles/article/BWW-Reviews-WILLIAM-SHAKESPEARES-THE-TEMPEST-Combines-Enchantment-and-the-Wonder-of-First-Love-20140811
- ^ http://lapostexaminer.com/gray-studios-presents-antony-cleopatra-musical/2017/12/06
- ^ http://nohoartsdistrict.com/theatres/theatre-reviews/item/4614-much-ado-about-nothing-by-william-shakespeare
- ^ http://nohoartsdistrict.com/entertainment-all/the-lines/item/2851-the-comedy-of-errors
- ^ https://nohoartsdistrict.com/theatres/theatre-reviews/item/3413-down-on-your-knees-and-up-to-the-moon-t-u-studio