Skye P. Marshall is an American actress. She is best known for playing Olympia Lawrence opposite Kathy Bates in the critically acclaimed CBS legal drama Matlock (2024–present). For this role, she has received nominations for two Critics' Choice Television Awards for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, as well as nominations for a Gotham Television Award and an Astra Television Award.
Marshall’s feature work includes comedic thriller Coup!, opposite Peter Sarsgaard and Billy Magnussen, which premiered at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, as well as Qasim Basir’s critically acclaimed Sundance pic To Live and Die and Live.
Marshall's other television roles include Mambo Marie on Netflix's Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2020), Kara Fowdy on the CW/Berlanti Productions superhero series Black Lightning (2018), and Dr Lex Trulie on CBS' medical drama Good Sam (2022).
In addition to the screen work, Marshall is a veteran of the United States Air Force.
Early life and education Marshall was born and raised in Chicago. After high school, she attended Hampton University for one year, before joining the United States Air Force. After completing her service, Marshall returned to Chicago where she graduated from Northeastern Illinois University, with honors, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in Communication, Media & Theatre (CMT Program). She then moved to New York City to work at a pharmaceutical marketing firm, while also training at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting and the Broadway Dance Center. She later left her corporate job and moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.
Career
Film Marshall's first major film role was as Towanda Braxton in the 2016 musical biopic Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart. That year she also appeared alongside Josh Duhamel, Al Pacino and Sir Anthony Hopkins in the thriller Misconduct. She later went on to appear in the 2018 war drama film Indivisible. In 2022, she shot the dark comedy film Coup! with Peter Sarsgaard, Billy Magnussen and Sarah Gadon. In 2023, she appeared in Qasim Basir's semi autobiographical film To Live and Die and Live.
Television Marshall had guest star appearances on NCIS, Major Crimes, and Grey's Anatomy before having recurring roles on ABC's The Fix, The CW's Black Lightning and Netflix's Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. She landed her first series regular role in 2021 as Dr. Lex Trulie on the CBS medical drama Good Sam alongside Sophia Bush.
In 2023, she joined the cast of a pilot for legal drama series of Matlock, with Kathy Bates in the title role. The project was commissioned for a series, broadcasting on CBS since September 22, 2024. The show has been critically acclaimed and is considered to be Marshall's breakout role, with her performance being praised by critics and receiving numerous Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series award nominations, including at the 30th and 31st Critics' Choice Awards.
Personal life Marshall married fellow actor and former Good Sam co-star Edwin Hodge on June 29, 2024 at Carondelet House in Los Angeles.
Television Year Title Role Notes2024–presentMatlockOlympia LawrenceMain Role Won - Celebration of Black Cinema & Television Supporting Actress Award for Television (2025)
Nominated - Critics' Choice Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (2025, 2026)
Nominated - Black Reel Television Awards Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Drama Series (2025) Nominated - Gotham TV Awards Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Drama Series (2025)
Nominated - Astra Television Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (2025)2022–2023East New YorkNadia NyeEpisodes: "Court on the Street" and "Personal Shopper"2022Good SamDr. Lex TrulieMain Role2020Chilling Adventures of SabrinaMambo MarieRecurring (Season 2)2019The Hypnotist's Love StoryRosieUnaired PilotThis Is UsTrish LawrenceEpisode: "The Dinner and the Date"9-1-1Sonia MossEpisode: "Broken"The FixAngelaRecurring; 3 episodes2018The RookieKai De VeraEpisode: "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly"Black LightningKara FowdyRecurring; 10 episodesNCISSara CarterEpisode: "One Step Forward"2017Major CrimesMakisha SelbyEpisode: "Conspiracy Theory: Part 3"Grey's AnatomyMary HodgesEpisode: "Who Is He (And What Is He To You)?"2016ShamelessJune2 episodes2015In the CutEllaEpisode: "Gold Diggers for Dummies"Public MoralsTanya JohnsonEpisode: "Ladies Night"Family TimeBrendaEpisode: "Air RNB"Almost 30TiffanyEpisode: "Almost Dating"2014Love HandlesJade7 episodes2013DexterReceptionistEpisode: "Remember the Monsters?"2012The MentalistShariceEpisode: "Cherry Picked"2011BlackBoxTVSam PalmerEpisode: "More Than You Can Chew"8 Days a WeekZoe Daniels10 episodes2010HousePatient VisitorEpisode: "Office Politics"
Film Year Title Role2025Park AvenueTina O'Neill2024Daft StateSakura2023To Live and Die and LiveAsiaCoup!Ruth Tidwell2022A Lot of NothingMarleyTo Her, with LoveKayla ScottMVPPatricia2020A Nice Girl Like YouDr. Becker2018IndivisibleSgt. Shonda Peterson2016MisconductHatty9 RidesAbused WomanToni Braxton: Unbreak My HeartTowanda Braxton2014For Love or MoneySapphireLet's be CopsDEA Agent2013The AdvocatesLucy Lara2012A Broken CodeTrixxy RobinsonParanormal AdoptionNurse CrystalNote to SelfMary Dexter2011DetentionNews Reporter2010ReservationTawanna StewartThe Haunting of Katie MaloneSorority Girl
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result2025Critics' Choice Television AwardsBest Supporting Actress in a Drama Series MatlockBlack Reel Television AwardsOutstanding Supporting Performance in a Drama SeriesCelebration of Black Cinema & TelevisionSupporting Actress Award for TelevisionGotham TV AwardsOutstanding Supporting Performance in a Drama SeriesAstra Television AwardsBest Supporting Actress in a Drama Series2026Critics' Choice Television AwardsBest Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
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