Lindsey Normington

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Lindsey Elaine Normington
Born
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Alma mater Grand Valley State University
Organization Actor's Equity
Website lindseynormington.com

Lindsey Elaine Normington (born 24 July 1996) is an actress, director, writer, and stripper best known for her role as Diamond, the antagonistic coworker of the titular character in Sean Baker's Palme d'Or and Academy Award-winning film Anora (2024). She also organized the first unionized strip club in the United States.

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Early life

Normington grew up in Rockford, Michigan. At age 7, she saw a high school production of Little Shop of Horrors which inspired her to perform in plays and musicals all throughout her childhood and teenage years. She graduated from Grand Valley State University (GVSU) in 2018, where she played Sally Bowles in a college production of Cabaret. [1] [2]

Career

In 2018, as a senior at GVSU, she created a one-person show called Figurehead [3] that was an official selection at the 2019 United Solo Festival in New York City, where she earned the award of Best Emerging Actress. [4]

In 2023, Normington co-directed the narrative short How To (Without A Doubt) Get Rich And Famous In LA that won the Open Projector Night award from the Grand Rapids Film Society. [1]

Normington has appeared on television as a background dancer in The Idol and Blindspotting, in music videos for Five Finger Death Punch, Ghost, [5] girl in red and She Past Away, as well as a lead actress in several short films. In 2024, she played a supporting role in Anora . [6] [7] In 2025, she had a speaking role in the HBO series Hacks and was added to the cast of Margot's Got Money Troubles . [8]

Labor organizing

In 2023, she played an active role in organizing the only unionized strip club in the United States, the Star Garden in Hollywood. [9] [10] [11] [12]

Filmography

Film and television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016Off BookMarcie
2019Sandbagger [13] Lee
2021 Blindspotting Stripper (uncredited)TV series; 1 episode
True Story Stripper (uncredited)TV mini series; 1 episode
2022Harry Potter and The Weekly SessionsGinny WeasleyTV mini series; 1 episode
All RiseEden PorterTV series; 1 episode
2023Snuff QueenAudrey DoeFilm
The Idol Pole dancerTV series; 2 episodes
2024 Anora DiamondFilm
2025 Hacks CherryTV series; 1 episode
TBA Margo's Got Money Troubles Rose [14]
TBAWe'll Still Be HereMelShort [15]

Music videos

YearArtistSongRole
2021 Girl In Red "I'll Call You Mine"
2022McKenna Michels"Born to Die"Faith
2023 Prof "Judy"Juror 5
Five Finger Death Punch "Judgement Day"Female thug
2024 Eagles "Hotel California" (Sphere residency)Greek chorus: Lucille Ball

References

  1. 1 2 "Filmmaker Spotlight: Lindsey Normington (Open Projector Night Winner)". therapidian.org. The Rapidian. January 11, 2023. Archived from the original on January 15, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  2. ↑ Makowski, Matthew. "Grand Valley students, staff member win Grand Awards for roles in local theater productions". GV Next. Archived from the original on March 31, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  3. ↑ Adkins, Jenny. "GVSU senior produces one-person play". Grand Valley Lanthorn. Archived from the original on September 7, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  4. ↑ Wild, Stephi (September 18, 2019). "Figurehead Comes to the United Solo Festival". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Ghost - Jesus He Knows Me (Official Music Video)". MetalMusicArchives.com. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  6. ↑ Gorham, Luke (May 27, 2024). "Anora — Sean Baker [Cannes '24 Review]". In Review Online. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  7. ↑ Ensor, Josie (May 25, 2024). "How Anora took strippers to Cannes — and won the Palme d'Or". The Times . Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  8. ↑ Petski, Denise (March 21, 2025). "'Margo's Got Money Troubles' Rounds Out Cast With Lindsey Normington, Rico Nasty & Michael Workèyè". Deadline. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  9. ↑ Handler, Rachel (October 18, 2024). "A Night Out With the Strippers of Sean Baker's Anora". Vulture. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  10. ↑ Smith, Kevin (August 23, 2023). "Star Garden strippers returning to the stage, this time unionized". Los Angeles Daily News . Archived from the original on August 23, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  11. ↑ Way, Katie (August 26, 2022). "Partying on the Picket Line with the Strippers Making Labor History". VICE. Archived from the original on August 26, 2024. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  12. ↑ Rainey, Libby (September 5, 2023). "Summer Of Strikes: A Brief History Of LA's Labor Movement". LAist . Archived from the original on September 7, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Sandbagger". youtube.com. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  14. ↑ Petski, Denise (March 21, 2025). "'Margo's Got Money Troubles' Rounds Out Cast With Lindsey Normington, Rico Nasty & Michael Workèyè". Deadline. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Actress from Oscar-nominated film 'Anora' to star in Richmond horror short". WRIC ABC 8News. February 4, 2025. Archived from the original on February 6, 2025. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
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