Sydney Scotia

Sydney Scotia (born September 8, 1997[1]) is an American-Canadian actress and dancer who became known by playing Geneva in the TV series Some Assembly Required.

Sydney Scotia
Born
Sydney Dodick

(1997-09-08) September 8, 1997
Rochester, Minnesota
OccupationActress
Years active2014–present
Known forSome Assembly Required

Early life

On September 8, 1997, Scotia was born as Sydney Dodick in Rochester, Minnesota. Her parents, Paula and David, named her for their hometown of Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. She later extended that link by using Scotia for her stage surname. She has one brother. When she was 11 months old, her family moved to Arizona.[2] Since she was a child, she took dancing classes and rhythmic gymnastics. When she was 10, she was in Hong Kong to support olympic gold medal winner Olga Korbut on a gymnastics goodwill tour.[3]

Career

Scotia started her acting career as a child actress. Scotia played in various commercials and short films. In 2014, she landed her first major role in the Canadian children series Some Assembly Required, where she played Geneva Hayes.[4] For this role, she received the Joey Award for best young actress in a lead role in a comedy series for two consecutive years (2014, 2015),[5] as well as a 2016 LEO award nomination. In the same year, she guest starred in The Haunted Thundermans, a crossover between The Haunted Hathaways and The Thundermans. In 2018, Scotia appeared in a main role on the television series ReBoot: The Guardian Code.

Filmography

Television series
YearTitleRoleNotes
2014The Haunted HathawaysAmandaCrossover episode: "Haunted Thundermans"
The Thundermans
2014–2016Some Assembly RequiredGenevaMain role
2015See Dad RunMollyEpisode (#3.15): "See Dad Runner Up"
2018Crazy Ex-GirlfriendKristenEpisode (#3.08): "Nathaniel Needs My Help!"
2018–presentReBoot: The Guardian CodeTamraMain role

References
  1. "Biography | Sydney Scotia". Archived from the original on 2016-03-28.
  2. "Biography Sydney Scotia".
  3. "Olga Korbut in Hong Kong (2008)". YouTube.
  4. "INTERVIEW WITH SYDNEY SCOTIA WHO PLAYS GENEVA ON YTV'S NEW SERIES 'SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED'". The Promotion People. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  5. "The Joey Awards 2014 Nominations & Winners".
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