Skyler Elizabeth Day (born August 2, 1991) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She is best known for her recurring roles as Maggie Ritter on the TeenNick series Gigantic and as Amy Ellis on the NBC series Parenthood.
Life and career Day was born in Cumming, Georgia. She started participating in gymnastics and modeling at an early age. She was then discovered by a talent agent as a result of a chance encounter at the DMV. In 2003, she co-starred in the Atlanta-based short film A Perilous Dance: The Damon DeRivers Story. In 2004, she and her family moved to French Valley, California, to pursue a career in the entertainment industry.
For many months, she auditioned for television pilots and took jobs doing radio voice-overs and television commercials. In 2003, she was cast in the titular role in the independent film The Adventures of Ociee Nash opposite Keith Carradine and Mare Winningham. From 2004 to 2008, she co-starred in numerous television films and short independent films before guest starring in a 2009 episode of iCarly. Her other television credits include Southland, Drop Dead Diva, The Whole Truth, Days of Our Lives, Law & Order: LA, Sonny with a Chance, CSI: Miami and Good Luck Charlie. In 2010, she had a recurring role in the TeenNick series Gigantic, the series ended the following year after one season. In 2011, she landed the role of Amy Ellis on the NBC series Parenthood.
Besides acting, Day is also a singer-songwriter. Growing up she took classes in musical theater, acting and songwriting. Much of her music can be found on her official YouTube account.
On October 26, 2014, Day released her debut EP Between the I and the You. The EP contained five songs. On August 1, 2017, Skyler released her second EP Los Angeles, which consists of six songs.
Personal life Day was homeschooled after second grade. She has an older sister, Savannah, and a twin brother who is also an actor and singer, Dalton Day. All three have competed in gymnastics and cheerleading. Her parents, David and Kelly, were also gymnasts and owned a gym in Norcross, Georgia. Her father now works as a recruiter in the construction field. She and her family are committed Christians.
Day started dating actor Ian Nelson in January 2013. She wrote a song called "Ian's Song" for Nelson which is included on her Between the I and the You EP (2014). On November 26, 2015, during their trip to Italy, Nelson proposed to Day in Cortona. In a live stream on YouTube celebrating her music video release for "Ian's Song" on September 10, 2016, Day said that after the proposal, she wrote another song about Nelson called "Mine Sweet Mine", which she performed during the live show. Day and Nelson married in Camarillo, California on September 30, 2017. In July 2024, Day announced she was pregnant with her first child, she gave birth to a boy the following December.
Filmography + Film Year Title Role Notes2003 A Perilous Dance: The Damon DeRivers Story Mary Katherine Grainger Short film The Adventures of Ociee Nash Ociee Nash 2004 Moved MaryShort film 2006 Rite of Passage Renee 2007 Redemption Maddie Classmate Girl #2 2008 Little Wonders Lucy Sturges First Period Libby 2010 Backlight Lucy Also stunt performer 2013 Channeling Ashleigh Maddox 2015 Strays ZoeShort film2016 Storytelling Mary Roberts For You Jess 2021 Florence & Normandie Frances 2022 Shaky Shivers Karen Too
+ Television Year Title Role Notes 2005 Untitled David Diamond/David Weissman Project Liza Unsold TV pilot 2006 Hollis & Rae Stephanie Television film 2009 iCarly Magic Malika Episode: "iSpeed Date"2010 Southland Lauren Ryerson Episode: "Butch & Sundance" Drop Dead Diva Lana Dooley Episode: "The Long Road to Napa" The Whole Truth Brianna Sellards Pilot episode Days of Our Lives Teenage Sydney Episode #1.11459 2010–11 Gigantic Maggie Ritter Recurring role, 15 episodes2011 Sonny with a Chance Mel Winters Episode: "New Girl" CSI: Miami Ashley Chandler Episode: "F-T-F" Good Luck Charlie Kayla Episode: "Something's Fishy" Law & Order: LA Mila Ackroyd Episode: "Plummer Park" Who Is Simon Miller? Sarah Miller Television film The Closer Missy Michaels Episode: "Star Turn" CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Sylvia Grier Episode: "Freaks & Geeks" 2011–14 Parenthood Amy Ellis Recurring role, 17 episodes2012 Army Wives Sophie Clarke 3 episodes Grey's Anatomy Emery James Episode: "Love the One You're With"2013 Wedding Band Catherine Episode: "Personal Universe" The Client List Honey Episode: "Unanswered Prayers" Ironside Nicole Holt Episode: "Sleeping Dogs" 2013–14 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Renee Clark Episodes: "Girl Dishonored" & "Comic Perversion" 2014 Workaholics Brooke Episode: "Beer Heist" 2014–15 Pretty Little Liars Claire Episodes: "Who's in the Box?" & "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou"2015 Constantine Miranda Episode: "A Whole World Out There" Code Black Veronica Franco Episode: "Buen Arbol" 2015–16 Con Man Tiffany Gizela 4 episodes2016 iZombie Starlee Decker Episode: "Method Head" Hawaii Five-0 Nikki Pressman/Julie Hillman Episode: "Ka hale ho'okauweli" 2016–17 Sweet/Vicious Mackenzie 9 episodes 2017 Raven's Home Paisley 3 episodes 2019–22 The Resident Nurse Clara Rasmussen 7 episodes 2021 Dave Sadie Episode: "Somebody Date Me" 2023 iCarly Magic Malika Episode: "iReunited and It Felt Okay"
Discography EPs Between the I and the You (2014) Los Angeles (2017) Songs from the Greenhouse (2021)
Singles "Honest" (2019) "Sleepwalking" (2019) "6 Feet Apart" (2020) "If Not" (2021) "The Best Worst Thing" (2023) "Monsters" (2023) "Heartcrusher" (2024) "Those Three Things" (2024) "The Chase" (2024) "No Catch" (2024) "Voicemails" (2025)
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