Lindsey Normington
American actor, stripper
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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.
Lindsey Normington | |
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| Born | 24 July 1996 Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Grand Valley State University |
| Organization | Actor's Equity |
| Website | lindseynormington |
Early life and education
Normington grew up in Rockford, Michigan. At age seven, 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 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 speaking roles in the HBO series Hacks and the CBS series Elsbeth 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 North Hollywood.[9][10][11][12]
Filmography
Film and television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Off Book | Marcie | ||
| 2019 | Sandbagger[13] | Lee | ||
| 2021 | Blindspotting | Stripper (uncredited) | TV series; 1 episode | |
| True Story | Stripper (uncredited) | TV mini series; 1 episode | ||
| 2022 | Harry Potter and The Weekly Sessions | Ginny Weasley | TV mini series; 1 episode | |
| All Rise | Eden Porter | TV series; 1 episode | ||
| 2023 | Snuff Queen | Audrey Doe | Film | |
| The Idol | Pole dancer | TV series; 2 episodes | ||
| 2024 | Anora | Diamond | Film | |
| 2025 | Hacks | Cherry | TV series; 1 episodes | [14] |
| Elsbeth | Alaïa Jade | TV series; 1 episode | [15] | |
| We'll Still Be Here | Mel | Short | [16][17] | |
| 2026 | Margo's Got Money Troubles | Rose | [18] | |
| Together Forever | Sydney | Short | [19] | |
| Going Sane: The Rise and Fall of the Center for Feeling Therapy | Anonymous | Semi-documentary | [20] | |
| Lifewasters | Marna | Web Short | [21][better source needed] | |
| Busboys | [22] | |||
Music videos
| Year | Artist | Song | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Girl In Red | "I'll Call You Mine" | |
| 2022 | McKenna 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 |