Cailey Presley Fleming (born March 25, 2007)[1] is an American actress, known for her role as Judith Grimes on the AMC horror-drama television series The Walking Dead (2018–2022), and as young versions of Rey in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) and Sylvie in Loki (2021) respectively. She also played the main character, Bea, in IF (2024).
Cailey Fleming | |
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![]() Fleming at the San Diego Comic-Con in 2019 | |
Born | Cailey Presley Fleming March 25, 2007 Picayune, Mississippi, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2015–present |
Early life and career
editFleming was born in Picayune, Mississippi. At age eight, she began acting professionally, first gaining attention in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Portraying a Young Rey.[2] Fleming to portray Judith Grimes in The Walking Dead during season nine and became a series regular beginning with season ten.[3][4] She briefly appeared in Loki episode four as Young Sylvie. In January 2022, Fleming was cast as Bea in the comedy IF, directed by John Krasinski.[5]
Filmography
editFilm
editYear | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Young Rey | |
2016 | The Book of Love | Young Millie | |
2017 | Armed Response | Danielle | |
Desolation | Grace | ||
2018 | Supercon | Lizzie Fisher Fan | |
Hover | Greta Dunn | ||
Peppermint | Carly North | ||
2019 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Young Rey | Archive footage |
2024 | IF | Bea |
Television
editYear | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | One Mississippi | Young Tig | Episode: "Pilot" |
2016 | Memoir | Obee | Television short |
2017 | Preacher | Susie | Episode: "The End of the Road" |
Better Things | Sorrow | 4 episodes | |
2018–2022 | The Walking Dead | Judith Grimes | Recurring (season 9), starring (seasons 10–11); 32 episodes |
2019 | Creepshow | Evie | Episode: "The House of the Head" |
2021 | Loki | Young Sylvie | Episode: "The Nexus Event" |
2024 | The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live | Judith Grimes | Episode: "The Last Time" |
References
edit- ^ Fleming, Cailey [@caileypresleyfleming] (March 28, 2024). "17". Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Instagram.
- ^ Favre, Cassandra (December 23, 2015). "Dreams of Stardom: Picayune native appears in blockbuster film". Picayune Item. Archived from the original on February 14, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
- ^ Wigler, Josh; Goldberg, Lesley (November 4, 2018). "How 'The Walking Dead' Used Andrew Lincoln's Exit to Establish a "New Beginning"". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- ^ Lee, Jess (September 19, 2019). "The Walking Dead season 10 promotes seven stars to series regulars". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on January 4, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (January 25, 2022). "Steve Carell, Alan Kim, Cailey Fleming & Louis Gossett Jr. Join Paramount And John Krasinski's 'IF' Starring Ryan Reynolds". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 1, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2022.