Alyah Chanelle Scott
Born
Alyah Chanelle Scott

(1997-07-03) July 3, 1997
EducationUniversity of Michigan
Occupation(s)Actress, director

Alyah Chanelle Scott (born July 3, 1997)[1] is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Whitney Chase on the 2021 HBO Max series The Sex Lives of College Girls and as Timberly Fox on the 2022 Hulu series Reboot.[2]

Early life and education

Alyah Chanelle Scott grew up in Pearland, Texas, a suburb of Houston. Her mother is a NASA aerospace engineer and her father works in finance at a car company.[3] She attended Glenda Dawson High School, graduating in 2015.[4]

She received a BFA from the University of Michigan's musical theatre program.[5][6]

Career

Scott spent various summers performing in productions at Music Theatre Wichita, including The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Pippin.[7] While in her senior year of college, Scott landed the role of Nabulungi, the female lead in The Book of Mormon, for the musical's U.S. national tour.[6][7][8][9] She joined the tour in July 2019 and performed in hundreds of shows through early 2020 when its shows were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8][10]

Scott starred on Mindy Kaling's The Sex Lives of College Girls, as Whitney Chase, which premiered on HBO Max on November 18, 2021. The show was renewed for a second season.[11]

Scott also starred in Steve Levitan's Reboot, as Timberly Fox, which premiered on Hulu on September 20, 2022.

Scott directed the music video to Reneé Rapp's song Talk Too Much, released in August 2023.

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2019 The Walk Off McKenna Film short
2021–present The Sex Lives of College Girls Whitney Chase Lead role
2022 Reboot Timberly Fox Recurring role

Stage

Year Production Role Venue
2019–2020 The Book of Mormon Nabulungi U.S. national tour

Music videos

Year Title Artist Notes
2022 "Too Well" Reneé Rapp
2023 "Snow Angel" Director
"Talk Too Much"

References

  1. "@alyahcs grateful doesn't begin to cover it #24 ✨🎬". Instagram. July 3, 2021. Retrieved 2022-01-15.[self-published]
  2. Highfill, Samantha. "'Sex Lives of College Girls' star Alyah Chanelle Scott talks Whitney's journey, season 2 hopes". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  3. "Sex Lives of College Girls Star Alyah Chanelle Scott on Imposter Syndrome". Grazia USA. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  4. Maines, Don (2014-09-03). "Final shows set for Dawson's 'Woods'". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-11-17. Alyah Scott, 17 and a senior…
  5. {{|College Girl by Davi Napoleon|url=https://alumni.umich.edu/michigan-alum/college-girl/
  6. 1 2 "'The Sex Lives of College Girls': Get to Know the HBO Max Comedy's Cast". Us Weekly. 2021-11-18. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  7. 1 2 Kaan, Gil. "BWW Interview: Alyah Chanelle Scott On Her Dream Role in THE BOOK OF MORMON". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  8. 1 2 "This Old-School Movie Musical May Be The Key To Alyah Chanelle Scott's Success". Elite Daily. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  9. "The Book of Mormon, October 15-20, 2019" (PDF).
  10. "@jordanmatthewbrown Finishing out our first week back from layoff here in Thousand Oaks! Having the best time baptizing our brand new Naba, @alyahcs!! From a fantastic debut to a fantastic weekend, she is KILLING IT!!!! Ok @bookofmormon, let's do this thing! 💦📖 #bookofmormon". Instagram. July 14, 2019. Retrieved 2022-01-15.[self-published]
  11. LeGardye, Quinci (2021-12-12). "'The Sex Lives of College Girls' Is Getting a Season 2". Harper's BAZAAR. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
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