Lindsey Normington
Lindsey Normington | |
|---|---|
| Born | Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| Alma mater | Grand Valley State University |
| Organization | Actor's Equity |
| Website | lindseynormington |
Lindsey Normington is an actress, director, writer, and stripper best known for her role as Diamond, the antagonistic coworker of the titular character in Sean Baker's Palme d'Or and Academy Award-winning film Anora (2024). She also organized the first unionized strip club in the United States.
Early life
[edit]Normington grew up in Rockford, 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.[1][2]
Career
[edit]In 2018, as a senior at GVSU, she created a one-person show called Figurehead[3] that was an official selection at the 2019 United Solo Festival in New York City, where she earned the award of Best Emerging Actress.[4]
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.[1]
Normington has appeared on television as a background dancer in The Idol and Blindspotting, in music videos for Five Finger Death Punch, Ghost,[5] girl in red and She Past Away, as well as a lead actress in several short films. In 2024, she played a supporting role in Anora.[6][7] In 2025, she had a speaking role in the HBO series Hacks and was added to the cast of Margot's Got Money Troubles.[8]
Labor organizing
[edit]In 2023, she played an active role in organizing the only unionized strip club in the United States, the Star Garden in Hollywood.[9][10][11][12]
Filmography
[edit]Film and television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Off Book | Marcie | |
| 2021 | Blindspotting | Stripper (uncredited) | TV series; 1 episode |
| True Story | Stripper (uncredited) | TV mini series; 1 episode | |
| 2022 | Harry Potter and The Weekly Sessions | Ginny Weasley | TV mini series; 1 episode |
| All Rise | Eden Porter | TV series; 1 episode | |
| 2023 | Snuff Queen | Audrey Doe | Film |
| The Idol | Pole dancer | TV series; 2 episodes | |
| 2024 | Anora | Diamond | Film |
| 2025 | Hacks | Cherry | TV series; 1 episode |
| TBA | Margo's Got Money Troubles | Rose | [13] |
Music videos
[edit]| Year | Artist | Song | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Girl In Red | "I'll Call You Mine" | |
| 2022 | McKenna Michels | "Born to Die" | Faith |
| 2023 | Prof | "Judy" | Juror 5 |
| Five Finger Death Punch | "Judgement Day" | Female thug | |
| 2024 | Eagles | "Hotel California" (Sphere residency) | Greek chorus: Lucille Ball |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Film Society, Grand Rapids (January 11, 2023). "Filmmaker Spotlight: Lindsey Normington (Open Projector Night Winner) | The Rapidian". therapidian.org. The Rapidian. Archived from the original on January 15, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
- ^ Makowski, Matthew. "Grand Valley students, staff member win Grand Awards for roles in local theater productions". GV Next. Archived from the original on March 31, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
- ^ Adkins, Jenny. "GVSU senior produces one-person play". Grand Valley Lanthorn. Archived from the original on September 7, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
- ^ Wild, Stephi (September 18, 2019). "Figurehead Comes to the United Solo Festival". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
- ^ "GHOST Ghost - Jesus He Knows Me (Official Music Video) (video)". MetalMusicArchives.com. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
- ^ Gorham, Luke (May 27, 2024). "Anora — Sean Baker [Cannes '24 Review]". In Review Online. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
- ^ Ensor, Josie (May 25, 2024). "How Anora took strippers to Cannes — and won the Palme d'Or". The Times. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
- ^ Petski, Denise (March 21, 2025). "'Margo's Got Money Troubles' Rounds Out Cast With Lindsey Normington, Rico Nasty & Michael Workèyè". Deadline. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
- ^ Handler, Rachel (October 18, 2024). "A Night Out With the Strippers of Sean Baker's Anora". Vulture. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
- ^ Smith, Kevin (August 23, 2023). "Star Garden strippers returning to the stage, this time unionized". Los Angeles Daily News. Archived from the original on August 23, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
- ^ Way, Katie (August 26, 2022). "Partying on the Picket Line with the Strippers Making Labor History". VICE. Archived from the original on August 26, 2024. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
- ^ Rainey, Libby (September 5, 2023). "Summer Of Strikes: A Brief History Of LA's Labor Movement". LAist. Archived from the original on September 7, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
- ^ Petski, Denise (March 21, 2025). "'Margo's Got Money Troubles' Rounds Out Cast With Lindsey Normington, Rico Nasty & Michael Workèyè". Deadline. Retrieved April 19, 2025.