| Lindsey Normington | |
|---|---|
| Born | Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| Alma mater | Grand Valley State University |
| Organization | Actor's Equity |
| Website | lindseynormington.com |
Lindsey Normington is an actress, director, writer, and stripper best known her role as Diamond, the workplace enemy of the titular character in Sean Baker's Palme d'Or winning Anora.
Early life
Normington grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan. At age 7, she saw a high school production of Little Shop of Horrors which inspired her to perform in plays and musicals all throughout her childhood and teenage years. She graduated from Grand Valley State University (GVSU) in 2018, where she played Sally Bowles in a college production of Cabaret.
Career
In 2018, as a senior at GVSU, she created a one-person show called Figurehead that was an official selection at the 2019 United Solo Festival in New York City, where she earned the award of Best Emerging Actress.
In 2023, Normington co-directed the narrative short How To (Without A Doubt) Get Rich And Famous In LA that won the Open Projector Night award from the Grand Rapids Film Society.
Normington has appeared on television as a background dancer in The Idol and Blindspotting, in music videos for Five Finger Death Punch, Ghost, girl in red as well as a lead actress in several short films. In 2024, she played a supporting role in Anora.
Labor organizing
In 2023, she played an active role in organizing the only unionized strip club in the United States, the Star Garden in Hollywood.
References
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- Ensor, Josie (2024-05-25). "How Anora took strippers to Cannes — and won the Palme d'Or". The Times. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- Handler, Rachel (2024-10-18). "A Night Out With the Strippers of Sean Baker's Anora". Vulture. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- "Star Garden strippers returning to the stage, this time unionized". Daily News. 2023-08-23. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- Way, Katie (2022-08-26). "Partying on the Picket Line with the Strippers Making Labor History". VICE. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- "Summer Of Strikes: A Brief History Of LA's Labor Movement". LAist. 2023-09-05. Retrieved 2024-11-03.