Sydney Mikayla


Sydney Mikayla, known professionally as Sydney Mikayla, is an American actress. Mikayla began taking acting classes as a child and began booking roles in many episodic television series as of 2011. In 2014, Mikayla portrayed Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas in the Lifetime biopic for which she won a Young Artist Award. In 2019, Mikayla joined the cast of the ABC daytime soap opera, General Hospital, in the role of Trina Robinson. She also voices the role of Wolf in the Netflix animated series Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts.

Early life and education

Sydney Mikayla was born on February 1, 2003, the daughter of Sonya and Derek Sonya is also an actress who has worked on Broadway and in television and film. Sonya put her daughter in acting classes at the age of 5 and Mikayla stuck with it. While Sonya did not push her daughter into acting, she supported her Mikayla's choice to pursue acting as a career. Mikayla continued her training at the Amazing Grace Conservatory under actress Wendy Raquel Robinson, as well as Debbie Allen's Dance Academy. In 2019, Mikayla began home-schooling to accommodate her work schedule. Though she is an only child, Mikayla has a dog called Champ.

Career

Mikayla's earliest roles included an episode of her favorite childhood television show, Yo Gabba Gabba! and an episode of the daytime soap opera, Days of Our Lives. In 2011, Mikayla booked her first credited role in the television film, Little in Common, which was intended to serve as a series pilot. She would later go on to appear in episodes of Parenthood, Hawthorne, Community, Hot in Cleveland and Whitney. In 2013, Mikayla was cast as a young Gabby Douglas in the Lifetime biopic, opposite Academy Award winner, Regina King. Mikayla would win the Young Artist Award for her portrayal of Douglas in 2014. Following the success and critical acclaim of The Gabby Douglas Story, Mikayla would go on to appear in episodes of Instant Mom, Teachers, Game Shakers and Fuller House. Mikayla explained that there was a period of time where she had difficulty booking roles due to the fact that she was tall for her age. In late 2018, Mikayla joined the cast of General Hospital in the recurring role of Trina. She was offered a contract with the series a few months after her debut in February 2019.
Mikayla has also found success as a voice actor with having voiced characters in episodes of the animated series, The Loud House and We Bare Bears. In 2018, just before she booked General Hospital, Mikayla voiced the role of Wolf in the Netflix series Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts. The series would debut in January 2020.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyAwardWorkResult
201536th Young Artist AwardsBest Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries, Special or Pilot – Young Actress 11 and UnderThe Gabby Douglas Story
201637th Young Artist AwardsBest Performance in Live TheaterPino, A Pinocchio Story
201738th Young Artist AwardsBest Performance in a TV commercial – Young Actor/ActressBest Buy
201738th Young Artist AwardsBest Performance in a TV series – Guest Starring Teen ActressGame Shakers
2017Young Entertainer AwardsBest Guest Starring Young Actress 12 & Under - Television SeriesGame Shakers