Alyvia Alyn Lind

Alyvia Alyn Lind (born 2006 or 2007) is an American actress. She played the roles of Faith Newman on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless (2011–2021), 9-year-old Dolly Parton in the made-for-television movies Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors (2015) and Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love (2016), Angelica Green in the Netflix series Daybreak (2019), and Lexy Cross in the SyFy/USA Network horror television series Chucky (2021–2024).

Alyvia Alyn Lind
Lind in 2024
Born	2006/2007 (age 18–19)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2011–present
Mother	Barbara Alyn Woods
Relatives	Natalie Alyn Lind (sister) Emily Alyn Lind (sister)

Early life and education

Alyvia Alyn Lind was born in 2006 or 2007, the youngest daughter of actress Barbara Alyn Woods and producer John Lind.^[1] She has two older sisters, Natalie Alyn Lind and Emily Alyn Lind, who are also actresses.^[1]

Career

Lind made her feature film debut in 2013 in the film Dark Skies. From 2011 to early 2021, she played Faith Newman in the television daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless. She has had recurring roles in the television series Revenge as young Amanda Clarke, as well as in Transparent as Grace. She guest starred on such series as NCIS and Masters of Sex. In 2014, she appeared in the feature movie Blended.^[2][3]

Between 2015 and 2016, she played a younger Dolly Parton in the TV films Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors and Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love. In 2016, Lind starred in the Amazon Studios special An American Girl Story – Maryellen 1955: Extraordinary Christmas, playing the role of American Girl character Maryellen Larkin.^[4] In 2019, he appeared in the Hulu series Future Man. Lind was cast in the main role of Angelica Green in the Netflix comedy-drama series Daybreak.^[5]

From 2021 to 2024, Lind appeared on Chucky starring as Lexy Cross.^{[citation needed]} In 2024, she appeared in the fantasy series The Spiderwick Chronicles, based on the book series of the same name by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black.^[6] In September 2025, Lind appeared alongside Toni Collette in the Netflix series Wayward as Leila.^[7][8]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011–2021	The Young and the Restless	Faith Newman	284 episodes
2012–2015	Revenge	Young Amanda Clarke	Recurring role (season 2, 4)
2012–2014	See Dad Run	Charlotte	Recurring role
2013	NCIS	Emma Daly	Episode: "Homesick"
2014	Transparent	Grace	Recurring role (season 1–2)
2015	A Deadly Adoption	Sully Benson	Television film
	Masters of Sex	Jenny Masters	Recurring role (season 3–4)
	Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything	Tina	Episode: "Puddin' Party"
	Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors	Dolly Parton	Television film
2016	Teachers	Annika	Episode: "Hot Lunch"
	Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love	Dolly Parton	Television film
2018	9-1-1	Lily	Episode: "Pilot"
	Alexa & Katie	Sasha	Episode: "Tryouts and Latte Doubts"
2019	Future Man	Lugnut	Recurring role (season 2)
	Daybreak	Angelica Green	Main role
2021–2024	Chucky	Lexy Cross	Main role
2024	The Spiderwick Chronicles	Calliope	Recurring role
2025	Wayward	Leila	Main role

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	Dark Skies	Young Daughter
2014	Blended	Louise "Lou" Friedman
	Mockingbird	Megan
2015	A Date to Die For	Kali Armstrong
	Fire Twister	Amber
	Shangri-La Suite	Lisa Marie Presley
2016	An American Girl Story – Maryellen 1955: Extraordinary Christmas	Maryellen Larkin	Direct-to-video film
2018	Overboard	Olivia Sullivan
2019	Walk. Ride. Rodeo.	Autumn Snyder	[9]
2021	Masquerade[10]	Casey

Awards and nominations

Association	Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
Critics' Choice Television Awards	2016	Best Actress in a Limited Series or Television Movie	Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors	Nominated	[11]
Daytime Emmy Awards	2017	Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series	The Young and the Restless	Nominated	[12]
	2021	Outstanding Younger Performer in a Drama Series	The Young and the Restless	Nominated	[13]
	2022	Outstanding Younger Performer in a Drama Series	The Young and the Restless	Nominated	[14]