Skye P. Marshall
Skye P. Marshall is an American actress. She is best known for playing Olympia Lawrence opposite Kathy Bates in the critically acclaimed CBS legal drama Matlock. For this role, she has received nominations for two Critics' Choice Television Awards for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, as well as nominations for a Gotham Television Award and an Astra Television Award.
Marshall’s feature work includes comedic thriller Coup!, opposite Peter Sarsgaard and Billy Magnussen, which premiered at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, as well as Qasim Basir’s critically acclaimed Sundance pic To Live ''and Die and Live.
Marshall's other television roles include Mambo Marie on Netflix's Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Kara Fowdy on the CW/Berlanti Productions superhero series Black Lightning, and Dr Lex Trulie on CBS' medical drama Good Sam''.
In addition to the screen work, Marshall is a veteran of the United States Air Force.
Early life and education
Marshall was born and raised in Chicago. After high school, she attended Hampton University for one year, before joining the United States Air Force. A proud veteran, after completing her service, Skye returned to Chicago where she graduated from Northeastern Illinois University, with honors, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in Communication, Media & Theatre. She then moved to New York City to work at a pharmaceutical marketing firm, while also training at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting and the Broadway Dance Center. She later quit her corporate job and moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.Career
Film Roles
Marshall's first major film role was as Towanda Braxton in the 2016 musical biopic Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart. That year she also appeared alongside Josh Duhamel, Al Pacino and Sir Anthony Hopkins in the thriller Misconduct. She later went on to appear in the 2018 war drama film Indivisible. In 2022, she shot the dark comedy film Coup! with Peter Sarsgaard, Billy Magnussen and Sarah Gadon. In 2023, she appeared in Qasim Basir's semi autobiographical film To Live and Die and Live.Television Roles
Marshall had guest star appearances on NCIS, Major Crimes, and Grey's Anatomy before having recurring roles on ABC's The Fix, The CW's Black Lightning and Netflix's Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. She landed her first series regular role in 2021 as Dr. Lex Trulie on the CBS medical drama Good Sam alongside Sophia Bush.In 2023, she joined the cast of a pilot for legal drama series of Matlock, with Kathy Bates in the title role. The project was commissioned for a series, broadcasting on CBS since September 22, 2024. The show has been critically acclaimed and is considered to be Marshall's breakout role, with her performance being praised by critics and receiving numerous Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series award nominations, including at the 30th and 31st Critics' Choice Awards.