Sydney Elizebeth Agudong (born November 13, 2000) is an American actress and singer. Agudong is best known for her role as

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in ''

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'' (2025).

Early life

Sydney Elizebeth Agudong was born in

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, Hawaii and is of Caucasian, Filipino, and Polynesian descent. Her younger sister

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is also an actress. Agudong grew up participating in theater, talent shows and pageants and was named the 2010 Miss Hawaii Preteen. When she was 11 and her sister was 7 they began going to

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for acting auditions. When she attended Island School, she initially concentrated more on her social life before taking up songwriting in her junior and senior year. She wrote her first song "I'm So Sorry" entirely during a math class and it received air time on KQNG-FM.

Career

After graduating school in 2018, Agudong moved to

to pursue acting again alongside her music career. She writes music under the

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of Jayne Doe who she states is "basically erown version of ''

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''" and is an "unapologetic soul searcher". Her debut single "Welcome to Hollywood" was released in 2022 which she said was about her "relationship to erdreams in Hollywood". She cited artists and bands she looked up to as including Briston Maroney,

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, The Backseat Lovers,

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and

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. Agudong starred in the low-budget film ''West Michigan'' (2021). She made her television debut playing Jamal's ( Brett Gray) prom date in the final season of ''

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''. She played a social media influencer whose friend disappears in the web series ''Find Millie Martin'' (2022) and played Savannah in ''At Her Feet'' (2024), an adventure film shot at the

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. Agudong's other acting credits include ''

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'' and '' Infamously in Love''. Agudong's first major starring role was as

in ''

'' (2025). Both she and her sister had auditioned for the role and were the final two candidates considered. Some critics and fans said that Agudong looked whiter than her animated character and that a darker skinned actor should have been cast instead. Agudong will play Aria in the upcoming drama series ''Ripple''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Agudong, Sydney 2000 births 21st-century American actresses 21st-century American singer-songwriters Actresses from Hawaii American actresses of Filipino descent American child actresses American film actresses American television actresses American web series actresses Living people People from Kauai Singer-songwriters from Hawaii