Early life
Day began her acting career at the age of 8 when she starred as Scout in a local production of To Kill a Mockingbird. She studied operatic singing and ballet professionally, performing at concerts and competitions nationwide. Home-schooled throughout much of her childhood, she began college at the age of 16.[5]
She was a National Merit Scholar (1995)[6] and graduated as valedictorian of her class.[5][7] An accomplished violinist,[5] Day was accepted to the Juilliard School of Music but chose to attend the University of Texas at Austin on a full scholarship in violin performance. She double majored in mathematics and music performance.[7][8] She is also an avid player of a wide variety of video game genres. Much of her work on The Guild web series was based on her personal experience with video games.[9]
Career
Early career
After graduation, Day moved to Los Angeles
to pursue a career in acting. She landed several roles in various short
and independent films, as well as commercials and guest spots on
television shows, including Undeclared and Maybe It's Me. These parts propelled her to larger roles: a part in the film Bring It On Again, the starring role in June, and a recurring guest spot as potential Slayer Vi on television's Buffy the Vampire Slayer, a recurring role that is still occasionally utilized in that show's eighth season comic book series.
The Guild
Felicia Day with The Guild co-star Wil Wheaton at w00tstock in 2011.
Day is the creator, writer, and star of The Guild,[10]
a web series which started airing its sixth season in October 2012. The
first season was primarily hosted on YouTube where it garnered millions
of views.[11] Its second season premiered on Microsoft's three major video channels Xbox Live, MSN Video and The Zune Marketplace after Microsoft made a deal with The Guild, allowing Day, her cast, and her crew to be paid for their work. Day also created a song and music video called “(Do You Wanna Date My) Avatar”,
featuring the cast dressed up as their in-game personae. The final
moments of the music video itself also detailed that the release date
for the 3rd season of Day's The Guild would be August 25, 2009. A second song and Bollywood style video “Game On” was released prior to the premiere of the 4th season of The Guild.
A third video (their most recent to date) called “I'm the One That's
Cool” features the members of the cast in the guise of an alternative
band performing at a local venue, intercut with scenes of the cast as
younger versions of their characters experiencing bullying at the hands
of “cooler” and more popular kids while at school.
The Guild has won multiple awards, including the Greenlight Award for Best Original Digital Series Production at the South by Southwest festivals,[12] the YouTube Video Award for Best Series,[13] the Yahoo! Video Award for Best Series,[14]
and 2009 Streamy Awards for Best Comedy Web Series, Best Female Actor
in a Comedy Web Series, and Best Ensemble Cast in a Web Series.[15]
Geek & Sundry
In March 2012, Day announced that she would be launching a premium YouTube channel, "Geek & Sundry," on April 2.[16]
Geek and Sundry took over production of The Guild for Season 6. Day hosts several shows on Geek & Sundry, most notably The Flog, Vaginal Fantasy, Felicia's Ark, and Co-Optitude.
Day is a recurring guest on Wil Wheaton's Tabletop and is also billed as an executive producer for the series.
Other work
In July 2008, Day starred as Penny in the three-part web-based musical Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (created by Joss Whedon, who also created Dollhouse and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, in which Day had parts).[17] Day was featured as a patient in the episode "Not Cancer" of the medical drama House,[18] and had a guest starring role in the sci-fi drama Dollhouse's unaired episode "Epitaph One",[19] as well as its series finale "Epitaph Two."[20] In 2008, Day was featured in a series of commercials for Sears Blue Crew.[21][22] She also appeared in the first of the revitalized Cheetos commercials.[23] In the series Lie to Me, on the episode called "Tractor Man", airing December 14, 2009, Day sang a song called "White Lie" alongside Brendan Hines.[24] Day starred with Kavan Smith in the Syfy film adaption of the Little Red Riding Hood saga, called Red,[25] produced by Angela Mancuso.[26] Day also played the continuing role of Dr. Holly Marten in the Syfy channel's original series, Eureka,
appearing in 18 episodes during the last two seasons of the show.
Felicia Day has also played the role of 'Gorgol' in the popular web
series 'MyMusic' directed by 'The Fine Brothers.'
Day also starred in Guild co-star Sandeep Parikh's web-series The Legend of Neil, in which she portrayed a Fairy. She sings in the second season musical episode, in which she obliquely references her history of Internet musicals.
Day lent her voice to the character Veronica Santangelo in the video game Fallout: New Vegas.
In February 2011, Day announced that she would be starring in a new web miniseries. Called Dragon Age: Redemption, it is based on the Dragon Age video games made by BioWare[27] and aired on October 10, 2011.[28] Day plays an elf named Tallis, and returns as the voice and model for the character in the Dragon Age II downloadable content "Mark of the Assassin".
In January 2012, Day announced that she would be hosting a Google+ Hangout called Vaginal Fantasy. The Hangout features Day along with Kiala Kazebee, Veronica Belmont, and Bonnie Burton. Every month they discuss lady-leaning paranormal and historical adventure books.[29]
In February 2012, Day guest starred in Sean "Day[9]" Plott's online webcast featuring Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.[30]
In April 2012 it was announced that Day will host the 2012 IndieCade Awards Ceremony on October 4, 2012.[31]
On April 29, 2012 she also appeared on the YouTube show MyMusic as a Norwegian Black Metal singer named Gorgol.[32] She guest starred in the second season of the Jane Espenson scripted web series, Husbands.[33]
In October 2012, she guest starred on The Game Station podcast and appeared in an episode of My Drunk Kitchen.
Awards
Felicia Day at the 2009 Streamy Awards.
In September 2008, TV Week included her in their list of Top 10 Web Video Creators.[34]
During the inaugural Streamy Awards held in Los Angeles on March 28, 2009, Day received the award for the "Best Female Actor in a Comedy" for her work as protagonist Cyd Sherman in The Guild, and won the same award again in 2010.[35] She was also recognized for her work on Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog in 2009. Day was also nominated for the Best Guest Appearance Award for the 3rd Streamy Awards.[36]
Awards and nominations for Felicia Day
| Year |
Award Show |
Category |
Work |
Result |
| 2009 |
1st Streamy Awards |
Best Female Actor in a Comedy Web Series |
The Guild |
Won |
| Best Ensemble Cast in a Web Series (shared with the rest of the cast) |
Won |
| Best Writing in a Comedy Web Series |
Nominated |
| 2010 |
2nd Streamy Awards |
Best Female Actor in a Comedy Web Series |
Won |
| Best Ensemble Cast in a Web Series (shared with the rest of the cast) |
Nominated |
| Best Writing in a Comedy Web Series |
Nominated |
| 2012 |
Inaugural IAWTV Awards |
Best Writing (Comedy) |
Won |
| Best Female Performance (Comedy) |
Won |
| 2013 |
2nd Annual IAWTV Awards |
Best Writing (Non-Fiction) |
The Flog |
Won |
| 3rd Streamy Awards |
Best Writing - Comedy |
The Guild |
Nominated |
| Best Guest Appearance |
MyMusic |
Nominated |
Filmography
| Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
| 2001 |
Strings |
Unknown |
Unknown part |
| 2002 |
They Shoot Divas, Don't They? |
Call Girl |
TV movie; supporting lead |
| House Blend |
Pam |
TV movie |
| 2003 |
Delusional |
Unknown |
Unknown part |
| 2003 |
Backslide |
Maddie |
Minor part |
| 2004 |
The Mortician's Hobby |
Tiffany |
|
| Bring It On Again |
Penelope |
Supporting lead |
| June |
June Marie Jacobs |
TV movie; lead |
| Final Sale |
Felicia |
Lead |
| 2005 |
Mystery Woman: Vision of a Murder |
Emily |
TV movie; lead |
| Warm Springs |
Eloise Hutchinson |
TV movie; supporting lead |
| Short Story Time |
Felicia |
|
| 2006 |
God's Waiting List |
Trixie |
|
| 2007 |
Splitting Hairs |
Sugar Girl |
|
| 2008 |
Prairie Fever |
Blue |
|
| Dear Me |
Pipsy |
Lead |
| 2010 |
Red: Werewolf Hunter |
Virginia Sullivan |
Lead |
| 2011 |
Rock Jocks |
Alison |
Lead
|
TV series/Internet productions
| Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
| 2001 |
Emeril |
Cherie |
One episode: "Whose Life Is It Anyway?" |
| 2002 |
Maybe It's Me |
Cookie |
One episode: "The Crazy-Girl Episode" |
| 2003 |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer |
Vi |
Eight episodes |
| For the People |
Nicole |
One episode: "Nexus" |
| Undeclared |
Sheila |
One episode: "God Visits" |
| 2004 |
One on One |
Sarah |
One episode: "We'll Take Manhattan" |
| Century City |
Sheryl |
One episode: "The Haunting" |
| Strong Medicine |
Jesse's Friend |
One episode: "Positive Results" |
| 2005 |
Monk |
Heidi Gefsky |
"Mr. Monk Gets Drunk" / One episode |
| 2006 |
Windfall |
Danielle |
Two episodes: "Changing Partners" and "Crash Into You" |
| Love, Inc. |
Natalie |
One episode: "Hello, Larry" |
| 2007–2013 |
The Guild |
Cyd Sherman/Codex |
Web series / all episodes / Creator |
| 2008–2010 |
The Legend of Neil |
Fairy |
Web series / five episodes |
| 2008 |
House |
Apple |
"Not Cancer" / One episode |
| Retarded Policeman #7.5: Fish[37] |
Herself |
|
| Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog |
Penny |
Joss Whedon web series / all episodes |
| 2009 |
Roommates |
Alyssa |
three episodes |
| My Boys |
Heather |
One episode |
| Dollhouse |
Mag |
Two episodes: "Epitaph One" and "Epitaph Two: Return" |
| IRrelevant Astronomy |
Felicia Day |
One episode: "Behind the Scenes: When Galaxies Collide" |
| Lie to Me |
Ms. Angela |
One episode: "Tractor Man" |
| Three Rivers |
Jeni |
One episode: "A Roll of the Dice" |
| 2010 |
A Comicbook Orange |
Herself |
One episode: "Felicia Day & Viking" |
| The Webventures of Justin & Alden |
Herself |
|
| Generator Rex |
Annie |
One episode: "Operation: Wingman" |
| 2011 |
Dragon Age: Redemption |
Tallis |
Writer & co-producer |
| Generator Rex |
Annie |
One episode: "Haunted" |
| The Big Chew |
Marjorie |
YouTube production |
| Eureka |
Dr. Holly Marten |
18 episodes |
| 2012–present |
Supernatural |
Charlie Bradbury |
Three episodes: "The Girl with the Dungeons and Dragons Tattoo", "LARP and the Real Girl" and "Pac-Man Fever" |
| The Flog |
Herself |
Weekly vlog on Geek & Sundry |
| Vaginal Fantasy |
Herself |
Monthly hangout on Geek & Sundry |
| Tabletop |
Herself |
Five episodes: "Munchkin", "Elder Sign", "Last Night on Earth", "The Resistance" and "Lords of Waterdeep".
YouTube Internet series. |
| 2012 |
Fish Hooks |
Angela |
Four episodes: "Send Me an Angel Fish", "Guys' Night Out", "Oscar is a Playa" and "Fish Prom" |
| MyMusic |
Gorgol |
One episode: "INVISIBLE!"
YouTube Internet series.
|
| Dan Vs. |
The Boss |
One episode: "Dan vs. The Boss" |
| The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange |
Marshmallow/Peach |
Four episodes: "Sir Juice Alot", "Founding Fruits", "Fruit Plane" and "Girls vs. Boys" |
| Husbands |
Sexy Pizza Girl |
Web series |
| My Gimpy Life |
Felicia |
Two episodes: "Inspirational," "Crowded"
YouTube Internet series
|
| YOMYOMF |
Herself |
One episode: "KevJumba Takes the SAT w/ Felicia Day"
YouTube Internet series. |
| The Game Station Podcast |
Herself |
One episode: "Episode 27"
YouTube Internet series. |
| Rewind YouTube Style 2012 |
Carly Rae Jepsen |
single video |
| 2013 |
Felicia's Ark |
Herself |
Weekly series running from 2013-04-01 to 2013-05-13.
YouTube Internet series. |
| 2013 |
Co-Optitude |
Herself |
YouTube Internet series. |
Video games
