Hayley Faith Negrin

Hayley Faith Negrin
Negrin with her Emmy Award in 2014
Born (2003-04-09) April 9, 2003 (age 21)
New York City, New York, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present
Known forPeg + Cat

Hayley Faith Negrin (born April 9, 2003) is an American actress, best known for her voice work on the PBS Kids television series Peg + Cat.

Born in New York City,[1] Negrin now resides in Weston, Connecticut, with her family. A performer since an early age, her professional career began in 2010 when she appeared in a national television commercial for Verizon. In 2013, she was picked from hundreds of girls to star in the lead role as Peg in Peg + Cat.[2] Series creators Billy Aronson and Jennifer Oxley both stated that Negrin "sounded like a real kid, not too polished or over-rehearsed" and won the role "with her quirky voice and raw talent".[3]

In 2014, Negrin won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program for her work on Peg + Cat.[4] She was the second youngest person to be nominated for that category, the youngest person to be nominated for that category was Danica Lee in 2007 and 2008.[5]

References

  1. ^ Bobbitt, Tracy (October 8, 2013). "New Talent: PBS Series Peg & Cat Stars 10 Year Old Actress Hayley Faith as Peg". hollywoodmomblog.com. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
  2. ^ "Connecticut 10-Year-Old To Star In New PBS Series". foxct.com. September 27, 2013. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
  3. ^ Gerber, Suzanne. "Local Child Has PBS show". westportmag.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
  4. ^ "The 41st Annual Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Award Winners". National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. emmyonline.org. June 20, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  5. ^ "Hailey Faith Negrin, 11, of Weston, nominated for Daytime Emmy Award for her work in Peg and Cat". News 12 Connecticut. June 14, 2014. Archived from the original on June 18, 2014. Retrieved March 3, 2015.


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