Peyton List (actress, born 1986) facts for kids

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List in 2014
Born	(1986-08-08) August 8, 1986 (age 38) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2000–present

Peyton List (born August 8, 1986) is an American actress. She is famous for her roles in TV shows like Mad Men, FlashForward, The Tomorrow People, and Frequency.

Peyton started acting on daytime TV. She played Lucy Montgomery on the soap opera As the World Turns from 2001 to 2005. After that, she moved to primetime TV. She had regular roles in shows like Windfall (2006) and Big Shots (2007).

From 2008 to 2013, List had a repeating role in the drama Mad Men. She played Jane Siegel. She also appeared in movies such as The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005) and Meeting Evil (2012). Peyton starred in science fiction dramas like FlashForward (2009–2010) and The Tomorrow People (2013–2014). Later, she played the main character in Frequency (2016–2017). In 2018, she had a repeating role in Colony. She also played Poison Ivy in Gotham (2018–2019). She even voiced Poison Ivy in the animated movie Batman: Hush (2019).

Early life and education

Peyton List was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Her parents are Douglas List and Sherri Anderson. She grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, with her sister, Brittany List.

She went to Cedarcroft pre-school and Calvert School. Later, she attended Roland Park Country School in Baltimore. Peyton also studied ballet at the School of American Ballet in New York City.

Acting career highlights

Peyton began her career as a model when she was nine years old. Her first big commercial was with her sister. They appeared as "daughters next door" in the movie Washington Square.

Early TV roles

In 2000, List had a small part in the HBO show Sex and the City. The next year, she appeared in an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. She then started her four-year role as Lucy Montgomery on As the World Turns.

After leaving the soap opera in 2005, she played Lucy Lane in an episode of Smallville. She returned to Smallville for its final season in 2010. In 2005, she also guest-starred on shows like Without a Trace, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, and One Tree Hill.

Main and recurring roles

In 2006, List was a main character, Tally Reida, in the NBC drama Windfall. This show lasted only one season. She then had a repeating role in the ABC drama Day Break. In 2007, she joined another ABC show, Big Shots. She played Cameron Collinsworth, the daughter of Dylan McDermott's character. This series also ended after one season.

List also guest-starred on many other TV shows. These include Moonlight, Ghost Whisperer, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Monk, Hawaii Five-0, and House of Lies. From 2008 to 2013, List had a repeating role in the AMC series Mad Men. She played Jane Siegel, who became Roger Sterling's second wife. From 2009 to 2010, List starred in the ABC series FlashForward as Nicole Kirby.

Recent projects

In 2013, List was chosen for the main female role of Cara Coburn. This was for The CW series The Tomorrow People. The show was canceled after one season. The next year, she had repeating roles in The Flash and Blood & Oil. In 2016, she became the main character, Raimy Sullivan, in The CW's science fiction drama Frequency.

In 2017, she was cast as Ivy Pepper, also known as Poison Ivy. This was for the Fox drama series Gotham. She took over the role from other actresses. In 2018, she also had a repeating role in the series Colony.

Sharing a name

Peyton List shares her name with another actress, Peyton List, who was born in 1998. The younger Peyton List uses "Peyton R. List" to help avoid confusion.

It's unusual for two actors to have the exact same professional name. However, this situation went unnoticed by the actors' union. The two actresses even appeared in the same scene once. This happened when the older List was on As the World Turns. Years later, they found themselves staying at the same hotel. They received each other's daily schedules and voicemails by mistake. Both actresses also voiced characters in the 2019 animated movie Batman: Hush.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music video

See also

In Spanish: Peyton List (actriz nacida en 1986) para niños