Lucy Deakins (born December 18, 1971) is an American actress.Deakins was born in New York City, the daughter of Alice, a professor at William Paterson University, and Roger, a retired New York University professor. She graduated from Stuyvesant High School and enrolled in Harvard University in 1988. She graduated in 1994 with a degree in comparative religion. She took time off for acting jobs and to backpack across Europe.While living in Port Townsend, Washington, she enrolled in boatbuilding school, worked as an EMT, and signed up as a firefighter with the town's Fire Academy. Deakins moved to Denver, Colorado in 1999, where she worked as a paralegal. She and her husband, J.J. Arnold, were married in 1999.Her daughter, Mason, was born in January, 2000. In January, 2002, she and her husband moved to New York City so they could be closer to the art world (he is a painter and sculptor). She enrolled in law school at the University of Washington in Seattle and graduated in 2007. She was admitted to the New York Bar and is now a practicing attorney at Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Since 2009, she now works at their Denver office.
Denver, CO, USA: Senior associate at the Denver office of the law firm Fulbright & Jaworski, where she transferred in 2009 after joining the firm in New York in 2007. [March 2012]
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Father, Roger, is a retired NYU professor of Shakespeare.
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Brother, Ned, fights forest fires with AmeriCorps in Denver.
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Mother, Alice, is an English professor at William Paterson University in NJ.
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Moved to Denver in 1999, where she worked as a paralegal.
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Worked as a wildland firefighter for the National Forest Service in 1998.
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In January 2002, she and her husband plan to move to NYC so they can be closer to the art world (he is a painter and sculptor).
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Daughter, Mason, born February 2000.
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While living in Port Townsend, WA, she enrolled in boatbuilding school, worked as an EMT, and signed up as a firefighter with the town's Fire Academy.
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Graduated from Stuyvesant High School and enrolled in Harvard University in 1988, and graduated in 1994 with a degree in comparative religion. She took time off for acting jobs and to backpack across Europe.
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Sister, Catherine ("Cat"), was a photo researcher for YM magazine.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Law & Order
1993-2002
TV Series
Leah Stanton / Julia Wood
A Mother's Gift
1995
TV Movie
Isobelle as an Adult
There Goes My Baby
1994
Mary Beth
ABC Afterschool Specials
1990
TV Series
Becky Noonan
Cheetah
1989
Susan
The Great Outdoors
1988
Cammie
Little Nikita
1988
Barbara Kerry
The Boy Who Could Fly
1986
Milly
As the World Turns
1956
TV Series
Lily Walsh #1 (1984-1985)
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The 2nd Annual American Comedy Awards
1988
TV Special
Herself (as Lucy Webb)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1987
Saturn Award
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
Best Performance by a Younger Actor
The Boy Who Could Fly (1986)
1987
Young Artist Award
Young Artist Awards
Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress Starring in a Feature Film - Comedy or Drama
The Boy Who Could Fly (1986)
Known for movies
As the World Turns (1956) as Lily Walsh #1 (1984-1985)
$1.2 Million
