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Sydney Margaret Penny (born August 7, 1971) is an American actress. She began her career as a child performer appearing in made-for-television movies. She made her big screen debut in the Western film Pale Rider directed by Clint Eastwood. She received total six Young Artist Awards nominations, winning two for playing Young Meggie Cleary in the miniseries The Thorn Birds (1984), and for Pale Rider. Penny also starred in the sitcom The New Gidget (1986–1988), and played Bernadette Soubirous in the French drama film Bernadette (1988) and its sequel The Passion of Bernadette (1990) both directed by Jean Delannoy. Penny starred as B.J. Walker during the final season of NBC soap opera Santa Barbara (1992–1993), receiving Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series nomination. She later joined the cast of ABC soap opera All My Children (1993–1997, 2002-05, 2008) playing the role of Julia Santos Keefer receiving Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series nomination in 1995. She also starred in the drama series Hyperion Bay (1998–1999) and Largo Winch (2001–2003). Life and career Penny was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and raised in Chatsworth, California, the daughter of former Western Swing bandleader and comedian Hank Penny and his wife, Shari. She began performing when she was three years old singing "My Little Pony" during her father's concert. She made her screen debut playing the supporting role in the made-for-television movie The Night Rider (1979) starring David Selby, Kim Cattrall and Hildy Brooks. She performed as Lucy Van Pelt in the 1981 television special It's Magic, Charlie Brown and also that year appeared in the Primetime Emmy Award-nominated television movie Through the Magic Pyramid. She played Tessa Dahl in the television film The Patricia Neal Story (1981) starring Glenda Jackson and Peg Adams in The Capture of Grizzly Adams (1982). At the 4th Youth in Film Awards, Penny received two Best Young Actress in a Movie Made for Television nominations for this performances, as well one Best Young Actress in a Television Special nomination for The Circle Family. She later guest-starred on Fame, T. J. Hooker, St. Elsewhere and The Twilight Zone. In 1983, Penny played Young Meggie Cleary in the miniseries The Thorn Birds. For her performance she won Best Young Actress in a Movie Made for Television at the 5th Youth in Film Awards. In 1985, she starred as Megan Wheeler in the Western film Pale Rider directed by Clint Eastwood, released on June 26, 1985. For this performance she was awarded a Young Artist Award for Exceptional Performance By a Young Actress - Motion Picture at the 7th Youth in Film Awards in December 1985. The following year, Penny went to star in the science fiction family film Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star distributed by Tri-Star Pictures. She starred as Danielle 'Dani' Collins-Griffin in the syndicated sitcom The New Gidget from 1986 to 1988. She later played the role of Bernadette Soubirous in the French drama film Bernadette (1988) and its sequel The Passion of Bernadette (1990) both directed by Jean Delannoy. She starred alongside Sophia Loren in the Italian drama film Running Away (1989), and opposite Malcolm McDowell in the Switzerland-filmed thriller film In the Eye of the Snake (1990). In 1991 she appeared in the made-for-television horror film Child of Darkness, Child of Light. In 1992, Penny made her daytime television debut playing the role of B.J. Walker in the NBC soap opera, Santa Barbara appearing on show to its finale in 1993. For her performance, she received Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series nomination. She played the role of Julia Santos Keefer on the ABC soap opera All My Children, from 1993 to 1996, with guest appearances in 1997 and 2002 and returned to the show in 2005. Penny left the show in May 2008 when Julia was killed off. She received Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series nomination in 1995. She returned to film starring in independent productions Hearts Adrift (1996), Enchanted (1998) and The Pawn. From 1998 to 1999, Penny starred alongside Mark-Paul Gosselaar in the WB drama series, Hyperion Bay. In 1999 she took the role of Meg Cummings in the NBC soap opera Sunset Beach replacing Susan Ward for one month during her filming the movie The In Crowd. The serial's creator, Aaron Spelling, was impressed with Penny's portrayal of Meg so he cast her in another series he created. She had a recurring role as Josie Oliver during the final season of Beverly Hills, 90210.From 2001 to 2003, Penny starred in the internationally-produced action adventure series, Largo Winch. In August 2003, she was cast as Samantha Kelly on The Bold and the Beautiful. The character never caught on and Penny was bumped to recurring status in late 2004. She last appeared on April 26, 2005, and rejoined All My Children a few months later. She stayed with the show for an additional three years. Since leaving daytime television, Penny guest-starred on Drop Dead Diva and Pretty Little Liars. She starred in the number of movies for Hallmark Channel and Lifetime, notable Hidden Places (2006), The Wife He Met Online (2012) and Killer Crush (2015). Personal life In 1995, Penny married producer Robert Powers, and has lived in Wilmington, North Carolina since 2005. They had a child in 2007. Filmography Film Television References External links Official website Sydney Penny at IMDb. 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  • Harlequin Presents - March 2019 - Box Set 2 of 2 synopsis, comments

    Harlequin Presents - March 2019 - Box Set 2 of 2

    Dani Collins, Maya Blake, Pippa Roscoe & Rachael Thomas

    Harlequin® Presents brings you a collection of four new titles! This Presents box set includes:A VIRGIN TO REDEEM THE BILLIONAIREBy Dani CollinsRuthless billionaire Kaine has just ...

  • A Baby to Make Her His Bride synopsis, comments

    A Baby to Make Her His Bride

    Dani Collins

    The reason that they will meet at the altar? Their baby! Fall in love with this pregnancy romance from USA TODAY bestselling author, Dani Collins.    Unexpectedly...

  • Harlequin Presents January 2018 - Box Set 2 of 2 synopsis, comments

    Harlequin Presents January 2018 - Box Set 2 of 2

    Dani Collins, Caitlin Crews, Melanie Milburne & Bella Frances

    Harlequin® Presents brings you a collection of four new titles! This Presents box set includes:PRINCE’S SON OF SCANDALThe Sauveterre SiblingsBy Dani CollinsFor one night, Trella Sa...

  • Das Schicksal der Karten synopsis, comments

    Das Schicksal der Karten

    Dani Collins

    Yurik ging zu dem runden Tisch und breitete ein Kartenspiel aus, das so bemerkenswert war, dass alle überrascht keuchten. Es basierte auf den typischen dreizehn Karten von Ass bis ...

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    Hustled To The Altar

    Dani Collins

    One con artist bride. One cocky exlover. One chance to sting a professional thief...A reformed grifter, Renny O'Laughlin, thinks marriage will make an honest woman of her, but the ...

  • Liebesbriefe einer Gouvernante synopsis, comments

    Liebesbriefe einer Gouvernante

    Dani Collins

    Als ich vor dem Fenster stand, konnte ich durch den Spalt der Vorhänge deutlich sehen, dass die Gouvernante meiner Tochter mein privates Reich betreten hatte. Sie trugen nur ein dü...

  • Das Geheimnis der Liebe synopsis, comments

    Das Geheimnis der Liebe

    Dani Collins

    Olivia bemerkte einen kleinen Riss in der Zeltplane, durch den sie, wenn sie sich anders setzte, Reeves nackten Rücken sehen konnte. Sie wandte sich von dem Anblick ab, als sie ein...

  • Harlequin Presents April 2018 - Box Set 2 of 2 synopsis, comments

    Harlequin Presents April 2018 - Box Set 2 of 2

    Dani Collins, Caitlin Crews, Heidi Rice & Pippa Roscoe

    Harlequin® Presents brings you a collection of four new titles! This Presents box set includes:CONSEQUENCE OF HIS REVENGE One Night With Consequences By Dani CollinsWhen Dante fire...

  • Terzett der Liebe synopsis, comments

    Terzett der Liebe

    Dani Collins

    Maude hörte ihr Herz in den Ohren hämmern. Bildete sie sich etwas ein oder hatten sie beide ein Interesse an ihr, das über Freundschaft hinausging?Die junge Witwe Maude ist verunsi...

  • Harlequin Presents May 2023 - Box Set 1 of 2 synopsis, comments

    Harlequin Presents May 2023 - Box Set 1 of 2

    Dani Collins, Cathy Williams, Heidi Rice & Lela May Wight

    Harlequin Presents brings you four fulllength stories in one collection! Experience the glamorous lives of royals and billionaires, where passion knows no bounds. Be swept into a w...

  • Cruel Summer synopsis, comments

    Cruel Summer

    Dani

    Maidofhonor Chelsea Parks joins the wedding party at the bride’s beach housewhere she burns alive in old flames.  Her first love, Gavin Fairfield is here. He’s the bride's bro...

  • Wicked Words 10 synopsis, comments

    Wicked Words 10

    Various Artists

    Wicked Words a collection of saucy and compelling short storiesWicked Words 10 is an editor's choice of the best stories published over the past five years of this immensely popul...

  • An Heir to Bind Them synopsis, comments

    An Heir to Bind Them

    Dani Collins

    Off the boss's payroll…and into his bed Jaya. Her name reverberates around Theo Makricosta's head in time to the whirring blades of his private helicopter. He must find her; o...

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    Eine Nacht mit einem Duke

    Dani Collins

    Sie könnte eine einzige Nacht mit einem Fremden verbringen und alle ihre drängendsten Probleme vollständig lösen. Aber was wird er mit ihr machen?Lady Clara, Baronin von Rosewick, ...

  • Harlequin Presents April 2022 - Box Set 2 of 2 synopsis, comments

    Harlequin Presents April 2022 - Box Set 2 of 2

    Dani Collins, Natalie Anderson, Abby Green & Pippa Roscoe

    Harlequin Presents brings you four fulllength stories in one collection! Experience the glamorous lives of royals and billionaires, where passion knows no bounds. Be swept into a w...

  • Not in Her Wildest Dreams synopsis, comments

    Not in Her Wildest Dreams

    Dani Collins

    Paige Fogarty never believed Liebe Falls’ golden boy, Sterling Roy, could want a No Good Fogarty, but one magical night, they kissedruining her already murky reputation. Fifteen ye...

  • Only in His Sweetest Dreams synopsis, comments

    Only in His Sweetest Dreams

    Dani Collins

    When Mercedes Kimball’s sister abandons her children, Mercedes takes in her confused niece and nephew, jeopardizing the job she loves at a retirement community. The sexy new handym...

  • Rendezvous mit dem Stallburschen synopsis, comments

    Rendezvous mit dem Stallburschen

    Dani Collins

    "An was hast du gedacht?""Ich würde es Ihnen lieber zeigen. Aber ich kann es Ihnen auch vorher im Detail beschreiben. Wenn Sie möchten ...“Sein Blick glitt hinunter zu ihrem Dekoll...

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    Eine Nacht als Lady

    Dani Collins

    Ulysses wollte mit Leigh allein sein, wo sie frei reden konnten. Sie selbst sein konnten, ohne Angst vor Entdeckung.Mehr. Er wollte einfach mehr ...Leigh Rempleton muss sich für di...

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    The Healer

    Dani Collins

    Are they each other’s downfall? Or salvation? Athadia is a Healer, possibly the last of her dwindling race. Vaun is the warrior who rescues herthen refuses to let her go. She knows...

  • Harlequin Presents - January 2021 - Box Set 1 of 2 synopsis, comments

    Harlequin Presents - January 2021 - Box Set 1 of 2

    Dani Collins, Caitlin Crews, Lucy King & Joss Wood

    Harlequin Presents brings you four fulllength stories in one collection! Experience the glamorous lives of royals and billionaires, where passion knows no bounds. Be swept into a w...

  • Harlequin Presents - February 2020 - Box Set 2 of 2 synopsis, comments

    Harlequin Presents - February 2020 - Box Set 2 of 2

    Dani Collins, Natalie Anderson, Maya Blake & Jackie Ashenden

    Harlequin Presents brings you four fulllength stories in one collection! Experience the glamorous lives of royals and billionaires, where passion knows no bounds. Be swept into a w...

  • Cinderella for the Miami Playboy synopsis, comments

    Cinderella for the Miami Playboy

    Dani Collins

    Cinderella steps into the glamour of the spotlight in this fake relationship romance by USA TODAY bestselling author Dani Collins. His housekeeper in the spotlightOr his irresisti...