Lucy Walsh

Lucy Walsh
Born Santa Barbara, California
Occupation actor, singer, songwriter, and pianist

Lucy Marie Walsh (born in Santa Barbara, California, United States) is an Irish-American stage trained actress, singer, songwriter, and pianist. She is also known for her television and film roles. She is the daughter of Eagles' guitarist Joe Walsh and his third wife, Juanita "Jody" Boyer.

Musical career

Lucy is also a classically trained pianist and a professional singer and songwriter. She grew up in a musical family, her father is Joe Walsh of The Eagles (she was named “Favorite Rockstar Daughter” by CBS NEWS, her Uncle is Ringo Starr of The Beatles, and her Grandmother was a pianist for the New York City Ballet. Last year when Lucy’s dad was awarded the Kennedy Center Honor by President Barack Obama AND First Lady Michelle Obama, she attended the White House by his side. Signed to Island Def Jam by Jay-Z and LA Reid, Lucy has toured internationally with her music, most recently with Maroon 5, One Republic and Bruno Mars.

She has performed on National Television with MTV's hit series Rock The Cradle, earning the highest judge's score of the season. Judge Larry Rudolph said that "the hairs on his arms were standing up: after hearing her. She received a "Perfect 10 from Rudolph for her performance of Don Henley's "The Heart of the Matter". Fellow judge Brian L. Friedman said, "Lucy was untouchable... magical, I was in her soul." [1]

Lucy has sung the National Anthem at numerous events, including Dodger Stadium, UCLA’S Angel City Games hosted by Mayor Eric Garcetti, and for President Bill Clinton, Maria Schriver, and Tiger Woods. Lucy has been featured on numerous artists albums, including Secondhand Serenade and Roy Orbison’s Under The Sheets tribute record. Her music has been recorded by multiple recording artists, in several languages, and her original songs have over 1 million plays online.

Acting career

Her debut Shakespearean performance as Ariel in The Tempest, won her a Broadway World [2] nomination for Best Actress.

She has gone on to play Shakespeare’s most famous heroines, including;

Lucy's additional theatre credits include:

  • Joyce Carol Oates drama I Stand Before You Naked
  • Oscar Nominated comedy icons Renee Taylor and Joe Bologna’s comedy Love Allways
  • Stephen Adly Guirguis’s The Motherfu**er With The Hat
  • Down On Your Knees and Up To The Moon, an a cappella musical she co-wrote with the show's New York director Gloria Gifford [6].

Known for her role on the 9th season of Curb Your Enthusiasm opposite Elizabeth Banks and Larry David, Walsh has also recently appeared on Criminal Minds playing the head cop and directed by the shows Tony winning star Joe Mantegna. Lucy has also Guest Starred on NCIS and her feature films include the horror hit No Solicitors opposite Eric Roberts, and Garry Marshall’s final film Mother's Day opposite Jason Sudeikis. Lucy also has her original song "Winter Coat" included in the film, during Julia Roberts iconic throwback to "Pretty Woman" scene.

Discography

Singles

Year Title Album
2007 "So Uncool" Lost in the Lights

Albums

  • Lucy Walsh [unreleased - 2005]
  • Lost In The Lights [unreleased - 2008]
  • 1882 [released to iTunes - 2011]

Television

Film

  • Breathe (2011 - as Auralee)
  • Here Comes Midnight (Short Film) (2012 - as Sunshine)
  • No Solicitors (2015 - as Mindy)
  • Mother's Day (2016 - as Jody)
  • I Am Borderline (Short Film) (2016 - as Lucy)
  • Roadside Stars (2016 - as Ginny)
  • Two Dogs (2017 - as Gloria Glory)

Theatre

References

  1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtHoOaGUFus
  2. ↑ https://www.broadwayworld.com/los-angeles/article/BWW-Reviews-WILLIAM-SHAKESPEARES-THE-TEMPEST-Combines-Enchantment-and-the-Wonder-of-First-Love-20140811
  3. ↑ http://lapostexaminer.com/gray-studios-presents-antony-cleopatra-musical/2017/12/06
  4. ↑ http://nohoartsdistrict.com/theatres/theatre-reviews/item/4614-much-ado-about-nothing-by-william-shakespeare
  5. ↑ http://nohoartsdistrict.com/entertainment-all/the-lines/item/2851-the-comedy-of-errors
  6. ↑ https://nohoartsdistrict.com/theatres/theatre-reviews/item/3413-down-on-your-knees-and-up-to-the-moon-t-u-studio
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