Sydney Taylor is an American actress known for her roles as Amelia Taylor in Disney+ series American Born Chinese and as Lexi Hamilton in Prime Video Series Just Add Magic: Mystery City.
Career Taylor made her television debut in 2017 with a guest appearance on the series Nashville, where she played an 8th Grade Girl.
In 2018, she had a recurring role as Bronwyn in the ABC series Splitting Up Together.
In 2020, Taylor starred as Lexi Hamilton in the Amazon Prime series Just Add Magic: Mystery City, a spin-off of the original Just Add Magic series.
In 2023, she gained wider recognition for her role as Amelia in the Disney+ series American Born Chinese. The series is based on the graphic novel of the same name by Gene Luen Yang, and Taylor's character, Amelia, is described as a friendly "All-American" girl who is Jin's classmate and crush.
In January 2023, it was announced that she had been cast in Marked Men: Rule + Shaw, a young-adult romance film based on the book Rule by Jay Crownover. She will play the lead female role of Shaw Landon. The film wrapped production in late 2022. The film received a very limited theatrical release more than two years later, on January 22, 2025.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2025 Marked Men: Rule + Shaw Shaw Landon Main role2025Don't Be ShyMargaretMain role 2025DizzyDylanMain role2026The CureBrooke Amandine Supporting
Television Year Title Role Notes 2017 Nashville 8th Grade Girl Episode: "Second Chances" 2018 Splitting Up Together Bronwyn Recurring role 2020 Just Add Magic: Mystery City Lexi Hamilton Main role 2023 American Born Chinese Amelia Main role
References
External links Sydney Taylor at IMDb