Talia Ryder

Career

2015–2018: On stage Ryder was 12 years old when she and her family went to see the Broadway musical Matilda the Musical based on the Roald Dahl's 1988 children's book of the same name. She and her sister Mimi were inspired to audition for the show, and she was ultimately cast as Hortensia, a role which started her professional acting career. Her family moved to New York City where she performed the role from 2015 to 2016.

2019–2023: Never Rarely Sometimes Always, The Sweet East In 2019, she was cast as Autumn's cousin Skylar in Eliza Hittman's indie drama film Never Rarely Sometimes Always, where the two girls travel to New York City so that Autumn (Sidney Flanigan) can get an abortion without parental consent. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was later released in the theatre and on video on demand shortly afterwards in March 2020. For her performance Ryder received nominations for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female and the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer. In 2019, she was also cast as part of the Jets Chorus in Steven Spielberg's film adaptation of West Side Story.

In 2022, Ryder had a starring role as Clare in the film Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between Catherine Bray of Variety wrote, "Talia Ryder, lead actor in The Sweet East, is a star. There’s something of Kristen Stewart about her, not merely in terms of physical resemblance, but more in her gift for not just acting but reacting." That same year she acted in Liliana Padilla's Off-Broadway play How to Defend Yourself at the New York Theatre Workshop. Tim Teeman of The Daily Beast described the production as being "Profound, funny, and shocking" adding that "one hopes [it] graduates to a bigger stage—truly, it should go to Broadway". Also in 2023 she had a supporting role in the comedy film Dumb Money directed by Craig Gillespie.

2024–present: Little Death, Joika, Honey, Don't! In 2024 she had a supporting role as a drug addict in the comedy-drama Little Death starring David Schwimmer which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Critic Lovia Gyarkye of The Hollywood Reporter wrote of her performance, "Ryder, who has consistently proven her ability to carry a film with Never Rarely Sometimes Always and The Sweet East, predictably shines here." Esther Zuckerman of IndieWire noted that "Schwimmer is outshined by Ryder" and added that she never plays into the troupes of playing an addict but rather, "Ryder probes into [her character's] vulnerabilities, so when we realize the extent of her reliance on substances, it’s heartbreaking rather than obvious". She starred as ballet dancer Joy Womack in the 2023 James Napier Robertson-directed drama film Joika acting opposite Diane Kruger. In 2024, she was cast in Ethan Coen's comedic film Honey, Don't!, which filmed in New Mexico. She directed three music videos for the film's soundtrack, "In The Sun She Lies", "ODDWAD" and "Girl"; she featured in the latter two under the alias "Dixie Normus".

In 2025 she performed in the Anne Imhof-directed Doom: House of Hope, a modern-day political interpretation of William Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet at the Park Avenue Armory. Alex Greenberger of ARTnews panned the production calling it "glib, dull, and hopeless" adding, "I left Doom yearning for art with a pulse". Greenberger noted Ryder writing, "the talented actress Talia Ryder, intoned the Jeremih song "Paradise" live."

Acting credits

Films

+ List of film roles Year Title Role Notes 2020 Never Rarely Sometimes Always Skylar 2021 West Side Story Tessa 2022 Master Amelia Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in BetweenClare Do Revenge Gabbi Broussard 2023 The Sweet East Lillian Dumb Money Harmony Williams Joika Joy Womack 2024 Little Death Karla 2025 Honey Don't! Corinne 2026 In Memoriam Maura 2027 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank Paige Post-production

Television Year Title Role Notes TBA Mr. & Mrs. Smith Mrs. Smith Season 2; filming

Theater Year Title Role Venue 2015–2016 Matilda the Musical Hortensia Shubert Theatre, Broadway 2025 Doom: House of Hope Juliet Park Avenue Armory, Off-Broadway

Music videos