Schuyler Elizabeth Fisk (pronounced ; born July 8, 1982) is an American actress and singer-songwriter.

Early life and education Fisk was born on July 8, 1982, in Los Angeles to actress Sissy Spacek and production designer Jack Fisk.

Fisk began acting in school plays as a child and progressed to acting in film roles. Her first part was playing a bumblebee in a community theatre production of Charlotte's Web. In sixth grade she had her first lead role playing the title character in Annie. She studied visual arts at the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Virginia; she graduated from there and was signed to Universal Records before leaving the label in 2008.

Career

Acting Fisk had her film breakthrough in 1995 as Kristy Thomas in The Baby-Sitters Club. Her next appearance was in the 2000 comedy Snow Day as Lane Leonard. She is likely most well known for her supporting role as Ashley in the 2002 teen comedy Orange County; starring with Colin Hanks and Jack Black. Her notable TV appearances include an appearance on One Tree Hill as Daytona in the 2005 episode "I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning", and an appearance on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Ella Christiansen in the 2006 episode "Taboo." She played the overbearing and protective sister in the 2011 film Restless. She also starred in The Best of Me in 2014.

Music

Solo career Fisk plays the guitar; she learned to play guitar from her mother and sang in various musicals as a child. She began writing and playing her own songs at age 15 and, in 2004, signed with Universal Records. In 2006, she put her acting career on hold in favor of honing her skills as a musician and recorded a demo with Joshua Radin, with whom she toured for two years. In early 2006 the duo wrote a song entitled "Paperweight." Radin introduced Fisk to Zach Braff, who in turn used the duet on the soundtrack of his film The Last Kiss;"Schuyler Fisk", Billboard 121 (8):31, February 29, 2009. the song was also included on the Dear John soundtrack. Various projects followed, including the song "I Just Remember Goodbye" for the film Gray Matters starring Tom Cavanagh, Heather Graham, and Bridget Moynahan, as well as "Waking Life" for the film Penelope starring Christina Ricci.

In 2008, Fisk left Universal amicably. Plans to release an EP were scrapped in favor of releasing a full-length album, which was released digitally on January 27, 2009, as a download at several online retailers. As of the week of February 4, 2009, Fisk's debut album The Good Stuff, climbed to No. 1 on the iTunes Folk Charts. On Amazon, Fisk's album ranked No. 17 on the Folk chart in MP3 albums. The album was well received by various media outlets including the New York Times. She then toured with Ben Taylor.

On March 1, 2011, Fisk released her second album, Blue Ribbon Winner (through her label Cassidy Barks), then toured with the band Harper Blynn (they collaborated with her on the title track of the album). In November 2011, Fisk released a Christmas EP titled Sounds of the Holiday on iTunes and Amazon. Tracks included holiday standards such as "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree," and "Silver Bells," as well as original Christmas music. Fisk's band FM Radio debuted an album titled Out of the Blue in April 2012.

Me and My Brother Fisk; Carl Anderson, another singer-songwriter; and Sam Wilson, who had previously toured as part of Sons of Bill; formed The Restless Hearts. After an initial tour, the band changed their name to Me and My Brother. Their first single was called "Restless Heart".

Other pursuits She graduated from the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Virginia in 2006.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes1990Daddy's Dyin': Who's Got the Will?Little Sara Lee Turnover1990Judy1991Hard PromisesMary1994Trading MomSuzy1995Kristy Thomas1996My Friend JoeJoe2000Snow DayLane Leonard2001Skeletons in the ClosetRobinDirect-to-video film2002Orange CountyAshley2005American GunCicily2006I'm Reed FishJill2011RestlessElizabeth Cotton2014April2016Hot AirSummer2017Anna2018 A Holiday Wish Come TrueTracie2022Sam & KateKate

Television Year Title Role Notes1999Figure It OutHerself/PanelistOne episode2000Double Dare 2000HerselfEpisode: "Snow Day vs. The Amanda Show"2005One Tree HillDaytona GreenEpisode: "I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning"2006Law & Order: Special Victims UnitElla ChristiansenEpisode: "Taboo"2016Fear the Walking DeadJessica StoweEpisode: "Do Not Disturb"2018Castle RockYoung Ruth DeaverRecurring role (season 1)2018Every Other HolidayTracieTelevision film (Lifetime)2024 The Chicken SistersAmanda Moore-HillierSeries regular

Discography

Studio albums The Good Stuff (2009) Blue Ribbon Winner (2011)

Live album We Could Be Alright (2022)

EPs Songs for Now (2006) One World. Be Kind. (2008) Sounds of the Holiday (2011)

Singles "Love Somebody." (2009) "Eastside" (2021)

Soundtracks "Skeletons in the Closet" ("Catching up with Yesterday") (2000) "Snow Day" ("It's Not Her") (2000) "American Gun" ("The Good Stuff") (2005) "I'm Reed Fish" ("From Where I'm Standing", "On Your Arm") (2006) "Penelope" ("Waking Life") (2006) "Gray Matters" ("I Just Remember Goodbye") (2006) "Dear John" ("Paperweight") (2010) Life Unexpected (TV series) Bride Unbridled (2010) (writer: "Fall Apart Today" – uncredited / performer: "Fall Apart Today" – uncredited) Ugly Betty (TV series) The Past Presents the Future (2010) (writer: "Be My Only" – uncredited / performer: "Be My Only" – uncredited) "House" (TV series – Season 8 EP 8) ("Waking Life") (2011) AppleBox (short) ("15 Miles Ago") (2011)

Awards and nominations Year Event Award Category Movie Result 1998 16th Ale Kino! InternationalYoung Audience Film Festival16th Ale Kino! Official Homepage Poznań Goats Best Foreign Child Actor or Actress My Friend Joe

References

External links

One on One with Schuyler Fisk Soundcrank podcast hosted by Schuyler Fisk Metromix 5 Questions With... Schuyler Fisk