Emily Alyn Lind (born May 6, 2002) is an American actress. She began her career as a child actress, when she was known for her recurring role as young Amanda Clarke on the ABC series Revenge, and for her role as Ariel on the CBS medical drama Code Black. Lind has also starred in the Netflix original films The Babysitter and The Babysitter: Killer Queen as Melanie, the theatrical film Doctor Sleep as Snakebite Andi, and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire as Melody. From 2021 to 2023, she starred as Audrey Hope in the HBO Max teen drama series Gossip Girl. In 2025 she starred as Cady Sinclair Eastman in the Prime teen prestige drama series “We Were Liars”.
Early life and education Emily Alyn Lind was born on May 6, 2002, in Brooklyn, the daughter of producer and assistant director John Lind and actress Barbara Alyn Woods. She has an older sister, Natalie Alyn Lind, and a younger sister, Alyvia Alyn Lind, who are also actresses.
Career
Lind made her film debut as a child actress in 2008 in The Secret Life of Bees. Since then she has appeared in such films as Dear Dumb Diary, Enter the Void, J. Edgar, The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia, and Movie 43. She has played Emma Lavery in the soap opera All My Children.
Lind has had recurring roles in the ABC television series Revenge as young Amanda Clarke, as well as in the ABC television series Eastwick as Emily Gardener. She has also appeared in such series as Days of Our Lives, Medium, Flashpoint, Criminal Minds, Suburgatory, and Hawaii Five-0. In 2017, Lind was promoted to a starring role on the CBS medical drama Code Black for the series' third season, after appearing as the character of Ariel during the show's first two seasons.
Lind starred as Melanie in the comedy horror film, The Babysitter, which was released on Netflix in 2017. She reprised her role in the sequel, The Babysitter: Killer Queen. In 2018, Lind was cast as Snakebite Andi in the 2019 film Doctor Sleep, based on the 2013 Stephen King novel and sequel to The Shining.
In March 2020, it was announced that Lind was set to star in the HBO Max teen drama Gossip Girl, which debuted in 2021 and ran for two seasons. She also played ghost girl Melody in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire released in 2024.
On May 30, 2024, it was announced that she was cast as Cadence Sinclair Eastman, the protagonist of the series We Were Liars, adapted from E. Lockhart's book of the same name.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes2008Young Lily Owens2009Enter the VoidLittle Linda2010Blood Done Sign My NameJulie Tyson2011J. EdgarShirley Temple2012Won't Back DownMalia Fitzpatrick2013Heidi WyrickAll American Christmas CarolYoung CindyMovie 43Birthday GirlSegment: "Beezel"2014Jackie & RyanLiaMockingbirdAbby2015HiddenZoe2016Lights OutTeen Sophie2017The BabysitterMelanie Cyrus 2018 Replicas Sophie Foster 2019 Doctor Sleep Snakebite Andi 2020 The Babysitter: Killer Queen Melanie Cyrus 2021 Every Breath You Take Daphne Fragg 2024 Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Melody 2025 Chapter 51 Effy Mankiewicz2026 Pretty Babies Marie Company Completed TBA Speed-the-Plow Karen Post-production
Television Year Title Role Notes2009Days of Our LivesGrace1 episodeEastwickEmily GardenerRecurring role, 5 episodes2010Who Is Clark Rockefeller?Reigh "Snooks" BossTelevision filmMedium6-year-old GirlEpisode: "There Will Be Blood... Type B"All My ChildrenEmma LaveryRecurring roleFlashpointYoung AlexisEpisode: "Jumping at Shadows"Criminal MindsAna BrooksEpisode: "Into the Woods"November ChristmasVanessa MarksTelevision filmSundays at Tiffany'sYoung Jane ClaremontTelevision film2011Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. NiceGrace GoodwinVoice role; television short2011–2015RevengeYoung Amanda ClarkeRecurring role, 17 episodes2012Beautiful PeopleTinaTelevision filmHawaii Five-0LucyEpisode: "Huaka'i Kula"2013Untitled Larry Dorf/Ben Falcone ProjectHannahUnsold television pilotDear Dumb DiaryJamie KellyTelevision film2014SuburgatoryNadia NergenEpisode: "No, You Can't Sit with Us"Mind GamesDellaEpisode: "Embodied Cognition"2015–2018Code BlackArielRecurring role (seasons 1–2); main role (season 3)2016Rush HourCristin SandersEpisode: "Prisoner of Love"2021–2023Gossip GirlAudrey HopeMain role2025–We Were LiarsCadence "Cady" Sinclair EastmanMain role
Awards and nominations Year Association Category Title Result Ref 2011 Outstanding Supporting Actress – Junior Division (Film & Television) November Christmas 2012 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Series – Recurring Young Actress Ten and Under Revenge Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role – Young Actress
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