Lucy Walsh
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| File:Lucywalsh1.jpg Lucy Walsh (2018) | |
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| Occupation(s) | actor, singer, songwriter, and pianist |
Lucy Marie Walsh (born in Santa Barbara, California, United States) is an Irish-American stage trained actress, singer, songwriter, and pianist. She is also known for her television and film roles. She is the daughter of Eagles' guitarist Joe Walsh and his third wife, Juanita "Jody" Boyer.
Musical career
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.
Lucy is also a classically trained pianist and a professional singer and songwriter. She grew up in a musical family, her father is Joe Walsh of The Eagles (she was named “Favorite Rockstar Daughter” by CBS NEWS, her Uncle is Ringo Starr of The Beatles, and her Grandmother was a pianist for the New York City Ballet. Last year when Lucy’s dad was awarded the Kennedy Center Honor by President Barack Obama AND First Lady Michelle Obama, she attended the White House by his side. Signed to Island Def Jam by Jay-Z and LA Reid, Lucy has toured internationally with her music, most recently with Maroon 5, One Republic and Bruno Mars.
She has performed on National Television with MTV's hit series Rock The Cradle, earning the highest judge's score of the season. Lucy has sung the National Anthem at numerous events, including Dodger Stadium, UCLA’S Angel City Games hosted by Mayor Eric Garcetti, and for President Bill Clinton, Maria Schriver, and Tiger Woods. Lucy has been featured on numerous artists albums, including Secondhand Serenade and Roy Orbison’s Under The Sheets tribute record. Her music has been recorded by multiple recording artists, in several languages, and her original songs have over 1 million plays online.
Acting career
Her debut Shakespearean performance as Ariel in The Tempest, won her a Broadway World [1] nomination for Best Actress.
She has gone on to play Shakespeare’s most famous heroines, including;
- Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra [2]
- "Beatrice" in Much Ado About Nothing [3], which won Best Director (Gloria Gifford) at the NAACP Theatre Awards 2018
- Adriana in Comedy Of Errors [4], 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 Naked
- Oscar Nominated comedy icons Renee Taylor and Joe Bologna’s comedy Love Allways
- Stephen Adly Guirguis’s The Motherfu**er With The Hat
- 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 [5].
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)
- NCIS (2015 - as Alice)
- Criminal Minds (2016 - as Sgt. Natalie Whitfield)
- Curb Your Enthusiasm (2017 - as Elizabeth's Friend Lucy )
Film
- Breathe (2011 - as Auralee)
- Here Comes Midnight (Short Film) (2012 - as Sunshine)
- No Solicitors (2015 - as Mindy)
- Mother's Day (2016 - as Jody)
- I Am Borderline (Short Film) (2016 - as Lucy)
- Roadside Stars (2016 - as Ginny)
- Two Dogs (2017 - as Gloria Glory)
Theatre
- The Tempest (2014 - as Ariel)
- Comedy Of Errors (2015 - as Adriana)
- Much Ado About Nothing (2016 - as Beatrice)
- Antony and Cleopatra (2017 - at Cleopatra)
References
- ^ 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