Naked truth of ‘Pale Rider’ star Sydney Penny – Husband, Age

• Sydney Penny is an American actress known for her role in “All My Children”.
• She was born into the family of the former Western Swing singer and comedian Hank Penny and operatically trained singer Shari Penny.
• She won the Young Artist Award for her role in “Pale Rider” in 1986.
• She has appeared in “Fame”, “St. Elsewhere”, “Silver Spoons”, “The New Gidget”, “Hyperion Bay”, “Sunset Beach”, “Beverly Hills, 90210”, “The Bold and the Beautiful”, “Days of Our Lives”, “The Wife He Met Online”, “Dark Canyon”, “The Perfect Summer”, “Heart of the Country”, “Pretty Little Liars”, “Killer Crush”, “Heritage Falls” and “Mountain Top”.
• She has an estimated net worth of $2 million.

Known for movies

Santa Barbara (1992-1993)
as B.J. Walker

Pale Rider (1985)
as Megan Wheeler

All My Children (1993-2008)
as Julia Santos Keefer / Julia Santos / Julia Santos

The New Gidget (1986-1988)
as Danielle 'Dani' Collins-Griffin

Sydney Penny is an American actress, who is probably best known for her role of Julia Santos Keefer in the series “All My Children”. She’s also appeared in such series as “The Bold and the Beautiful”, “Hyperion Bay” and “Pale Rider”.

Early life and family

Sydney Margaret Penny was born on 7 August 1971, in Nashville, Tennessee USA, so holding American nationality, and her zodiac sign is Leo. Born into the family of the former Western Swing singer and comedian Hank Penny, and operatically trained singer Shari Penny, Sydney was raised in Chatsworth, California. She has a half-brother, Greg Kevin Penny, born on 12 October 1955, from Hank Penny’s first marriage with the popular country singer Sue Thompson. Greg holds the position of the president of Flower Records, and is one of the partners at Siwa Productions, Tokyo.

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I call this one ‘48’, cropped and color timed the way I like it. Just love who you are and what you are.

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Greg is also known for being the producer of k.d. lang and Elton John. Sydney and Greg communicate as often as they can and all are in good relationships. In 2019 Sydney’s mother published her book “The Enchanted Carousel”, which is a fantasy children book about the girl named Chloe, who finds her grandmother’s secret journal in the attic of her old house. Shari wrote on her Instagram account that the plot of the book was totally inspired by the story of her grandmother, Sydney Guerry Fox Madden.

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Me & my bro

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Sydney’s father, Western swing star Hank Penny

Born on 18 September 1918, Sydney’s father, Herbert Clayton “Hank” Penny played banjo and sang in such music bands as “The Radio Cowboys”, “Musical Brownies” and many others.

The list of his own hits which got to the Billboard charts includes “Steel Guitar Stomp” (1946), “Get Yourself A Red Head” (1946) and “Bloodshot Eyes” (1950). In 1950 Hank founded the band “The Penny Serenaders”, inviting Jaye P. Morgan as a singer, and Benny Garcia and Jimmy Wyble as guitarists to join. Along with Spade Cooley, Hank is famous for the comedian characters of “That Plain Ol’ Country Boy” (1952). Hank died of a heart attack on 17 April 1992.

Educational background

Sydney matriculated from her local high school in Nashville, in 1999. There is no information on her further education.

Career

Acting career: first steps

Sydney’s acting debut happened in 1979, when she landed the role of Melissa Hollister in the TV movie “The Night Rider”. She continued appearing in TV films and miniseries as a child actress, and when she was only 11 years old, landed the role of young Meggie Cleary in the popular TV miniseries “The Thorn Birds”. In 1981 she appeared in such projects as “It’s Magic, Charlie Brown”, “Dear Teacher”, “Through the Magic Pyramid” among others, in fact had trouble skipping some school lessons due to her high load in filming, but tried to balance between her studies and work.

From 1982 to 1985 Sydney appeared as Susan Marshall in the “Fame” series, as Melissa Greely in “St. Elsewhere” comedy series, and as Billie in an episode of the “Silver Spoons” sitcom.

Further success

Sydney got her first recurring role in the series “The New Gidget” in 1986, landing the role of Danielle ‘Dani’ Collins-Griffin, and appearing in 44 episodes of the show from 1986 to 1988. In 1986 she also won the Young Artist Award for her role of Megan Wheeler in Clint Eastwood’s “Pale Rider” (1985) at the 7th Youth in Film Awards ceremony, a major boost in Sydney’s career, which saw her in steady demand for a variety of roles in films and on TV.

From 1992 to 1993 Sydney appeared in 123 episodes of “Santa Barbara”, landing the role of B.J. Walker. From 1998 to 1999 she played Jennifer Worth in 17 episodes of the “Hyperion Bay” drama series, and then, finally matriculating from her high school and able to focus on her work full-time, she started filming in “Sunset Beach” as Meg Cummings. She later played Josie Oliver in “Beverly Hills, 90210” (2000), Joy Arden in “Largo Winch” (2001 – 2003) and Samantha Kelly in “The Bold and the Beautiful” (2003 – 2005).

Sydney also got back to filming in “All My Children”, as she started working in the cast of the show in 1992, and then left in 1997, returning in 2002. Her role of Julia Santos made her even famous after her glorious comeback. Sydney later admitted that she had a great pleasure working with such talented actors as Susan Lucci, Michael E. Knight and David Canary. Finally leaving the show in 2008, Sydney appeared as Chloe in “The Wish List” (2010), playing opposite Jennifer Esposito and David Sutcliffe.

Latest works

In 2011 Sydney landed the role of Dr. Liv Norman in the popular TV series “Days of Our Lives”, appearing in seven episodes of the show which has been aired since 1965 to the present.

In 2012 Sydney could be seen as Georgia Marisette Meyers in the TV movie “The Wife He Met Online”, and as Ashley Lagare in “Dark Canyon”. In 2012 she played Alyssa in “The Perfect Summer”, and Candace in “Heart of the Country”. Among her latest works there are such series as “Pretty Little Liars”, in which she played Leona Vanderwaal in a couple of episodes in 2014 and 2015, and such movies as “Killer Crush” (2015), “Heritage Falls” (2016) and “Mountain Top” (2017); the latter remains Sydney’s final work in the entertainment industry. The information on Sydney’s official website claims that she is writing screenplays and poetry, yet no movies has been released based on her screenplays or originals ideas.

Personal life, husband Robert Powers

Sydney married her high school sweetheart Robert L. Powers in 1995, after they dated for several years. In 2007 Sydney took a break from her career to give birth to their son, Chasen. Robert is an experienced chef, who was trained in Paris at the Cordon Bleu. He is now the owner of the line of gourmet seasonings and barbeque sauces “Curly’s Q Sauce”, which he launched in 2013. As of 2020, Sydney and Robert are still living together, enjoying their spare time drinking wine, reading non-fiction books and preparing for their 25th Wedding Anniversary on 29 September 2020.

Hobbies, favorite things and interesting facts

Sydney likes to laugh about the fact that she played at least three characters named Melissa, joking that her first role doesn’t let her go – she played Melissa Hollister in her debut movie “The Night Rider” (1979), Melissa Greely in “St. Elsewhere” (1983), and then Melissa Kenley in “News at Eleven” (1986). Sydney and her fellow actress Sarah Michelle Gellar are still good friends from the time they shared the set of the series “All My Children”.

Her favorite flower is hydrangea. Sydney likes reading historical non-fiction, but also detective stories as she is fond of mysteries. She enjoys gardening, competitive tennis, and is keen on genealogy. If she can watch TV, she definitely chooses BBC’s “Top Gear”.

Planning all future trips to include a 3 hour layover at the @Delta Sky Lounge in ATL. pic.twitter.com/u3bGjnSNZs

— Sydney Penny (@sydney_penny) April 26, 2017

Sydney is fond of cooking, enjoys her time in the kitchen, and cooks everything starting from deserts, such as Red Velvet cake or cupcakes, to time-consuming preserves, such as figs canned with balsamic vinegar and honey with rosemary, thyme, peppercorns and vanilla bean. She has a dog named Axel, and two Siamese cats.

Appearance

Sydney has middle length black hair she wears with a side bangs. She has dark brown eyes. Sydney is 5ft 4ins (1.63m) tall and weighs around 132lbs (60kgs).

Net worth and salary

As of 2020, Sydney’s net worth is estimated to be around $2 million.

Facts

#	Fact
1	Has left The Bold and the Beautiful (1987) and has signed a contract to return to All My Children (1970), resuming her role of Julia Santos-Keefer. [May 2005]
2	Real-life friends with actor River Phoenix.
3	Son, Chasen August Powers (born May 31, 2007).
4	Is expecting her first child, due June 2007.
5	Played a girl named Megan in love with a priest in both The Thorn Birds (1983) and Pale Rider (1985).
6	Daughter of Hank Penny.
7	Has 2 brothers (Greg and Bill) and 2 sisters (Patricia and Sandra).
8	Is of Hungarian, Scots-Irish, French, English, and Cherokee ancestry.

Pictures

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Movies

Actress

Title	Year	Status	Character
Heritage Falls	2016/I		Heather Fitzpatrick
Killer Crush	2015	TV Movie	Gabby Emery
Pretty Little Liars	2014-2015	TV Series	Leona Vanderwaal
Mountain Top	2014		Judge Coberg
Heart of the Country	2013		Candace
The Perfect Summer	2013		Alyssa
Ambush at Dark Canyon	2012		Madeleine Donovan
Little Red Wagon	2012		Ashley Lagare
The Wife He Met Online	2012	TV Movie	Georgia Marisette Meyers
Days of Our Lives	2011	TV Series	Dr. Liv Norman
Drop Dead Diva	2011	TV Series	Ms. Kritzer
The Wish List	2010	TV Movie	Chloe
All My Children	1993-2008	TV Series	Julia Santos Keefer Julia Santos Julia Santos Keffer
Hidden Places	2006	TV Movie	Eliza Monteclaire Wyatt
McBride: The Doctor Is Out... Really Out	2005	TV Movie	Daphne Blake
The Bold and the Beautiful	2003-2005	TV Series	Samantha Kelly
Largo Winch	2001-2003	TV Series	Joy Arden
Largo Winch: The Heir	2001	TV Movie	Joy Arden
Beverly Hills, 90210	2000	TV Series	Josie Oliver
Sunset Beach	1999	TV Series	Meg Cummings
Hyperion Bay	1998-1999	TV Series	Jennifer Worth
The Pawn	1998		Megan
Enchanted	1998		Natalie Ross
Love Boat: The Next Wave	1998	TV Series	Juliette Titlebaum
Smoke Screens	1997	Short	Corrine
Hearts Adrift	1996	TV Movie	Max Deerfield
Santa Barbara	1992-1993	TV Series	B.J. Walker
Jack's Place	1992	TV Series	Jennifer Simpson
Child of Darkness, Child of Light	1991	TV Movie	Margaret Gallagher
In the Eye of the Snake	1990		Malika
La passion de Bernadette	1989		Bernadette
Running Away	1989	TV Movie	Rosetta
Bernadette	1988		Bernadette Soubirous
A Year in the Life	1988	TV Series	Megan
The New Gidget	1986-1988	TV Series	Danielle 'Dani' Collins-Griffin
Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star	1986		Robyn
The Twilight Zone	1986	TV Series	Mary Miletti (segment "Grace Note")
News at Eleven	1986	TV Movie	Melissa Kenley
Heart's Island	1985	TV Series	Tommy Jean Baylor
Pale Rider	1985		Megan Wheeler
Half Nelson	1985	TV Series
The Fourth Wise Man	1985	TV Movie	Shameir
Getting Physical	1984	TV Movie	Ramona
Silver Spoons	1984	TV Series	Billie
The Last Leaf	1983	Short	Susan
St. Elsewhere	1983	TV Series	Melissa Greely
Two Kinds of Love	1983	TV Movie	Elizabeth
The Thorn Birds	1983	TV Mini-Series	Young Meggie Cleary
T.J. Hooker	1983	TV Series	Katie Coats
The Circle Family	1982	TV Movie
Fame	1982	TV Series	Susan Marshall
The Capture of Grizzly Adams	1982	TV Movie	Peg Adams
The Patricia Neal Story	1981	TV Movie	Tessa Dahl
Through the Magic Pyramid	1981	TV Movie	Princess Ankelsen
Dear Teacher	1981	TV Movie	Gloria
It's Magic, Charlie Brown	1981	TV Movie	Lucy van Pelt (voice)
The Big Stuffed Dog	1981	TV Movie	Lily
The Night Rider	1979	TV Movie	Melissa Hollister

Producer

Title	Year	Status	Character
Heart of the Country	2013	co-producer
Red Handed	2013	Short executive producer

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
Home & Family	2013	TV Series	Herself - Guest
Hannity	2010	TV Series	Herself - Panelist
CMT: The Greatest - 20 Sexiest Videos of 2006	2006	TV Special	Herself
CMT: The Greatest - Sexiest Southern Men	2006	TV Special	Herself
CMT: The Greatest - Sexiest Southern Women	2006	TV Special	Herself
SoapTalk	2005	TV Series	Herself
The 22nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards	1995	TV Special	Herself - Nominee
The 11th Annual Soap Opera Digest Awards	1995	TV Movie documentary	Herself - Presenter
All My Children 25th Anniversary Special	1995	TV Movie	Herself
The 20th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards	1993	TV Special	Herself
Mardi cinéma	1988	TV Series documentary	Herself
Hour Magazine	1987	TV Series	Herself

Awards

Won Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
1996	Soap Opera Digest Award	Soap Opera Digest Awards	Hottest Romance	All My Children (1970)
1986	Young Artist Award	Young Artist Awards	Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress - Motion Picture	Pale Rider (1985)
1984	Young Artist Award	Young Artist Awards	Best Young Actress in a Movie Made for Television	The Thorn Birds (1983)

Nominated Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
1995	Daytime Emmy	Daytime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	All My Children (1970)
1995	Soap Opera Digest Award	Soap Opera Digest Awards	Outstanding Younger Lead Actress	All My Children (1970)
1993	Daytime Emmy	Daytime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series	Santa Barbara (1984)
1993	Soap Opera Digest Award	Soap Opera Digest Awards	Outstanding Female Newcomer	Santa Barbara (1984)
1985	Young Artist Award	Young Artist Awards	Best Young Actress - Guest in a Television Series	Silver Spoons (1982)
1983	Young Artist Award	Young Artist Awards	Best Young Actress in a Movie Made for Television	The Patricia Neal Story (1981)
1983	Young Artist Award	Young Artist Awards	Best Young Actress in a Movie Made for Television	The Capture of Grizzly Adams (1982)
1983	Young Artist Award	Young Artist Awards	Best Young Actress in a Television Special	The Circle Family (1982)