Sydney Morton

Morton played a recurring character in Spike Lee's She's Gotta Have It.^[1][2] She appeared opposite Octavia Spencer in Netflix's miniseries Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C. J. Walker.^[5] She had a recurring part in NBC's Manifest.^[5] In 2021 she was cast as Meghan Markle, opposite Jordan Dean, in the title roles in Lifetime's Harry & Meghan: Escaping The Palace^[1][5] which began production in May 2021 and appeared in fall of 2021.^[6][7]

She was a member of the original Broadway cast of Memphis, working as a swing to cover eight tracks or roles, including those of both white and Black performers.^[8] She was also a member of the original Broadway cast of Motown the 2012 revival of Evita.^[4][8] She played Alex in the US touring company of Flashdance.^[9] She appeared previously opposite Dean in the original Broadway cast of American Psycho.^[5] She played the title role in An Octoroon in the 2017 Berkeley Repertory production.^[10] In February and March 2020 she appeared opposite Billy Harrigan Tighe in the pre-Broadway tryout of The Secret of My Success at the Paramount Theatre; the production was cut short by the coronavirus pandemic.^[11][12]

Morton discussed her work in Memphis as a musical theatre swing and understudy in Robert Simonson's Performance of the Century (2012), saying that the swing's biggest challenge is to participate without causing a significant change from other performances.^[13] In Memphis she covered eight tracks or roles, including those of both white and Black performers.^[13]

Morton was cast in the 2023 comedy-drama A Good Person.^[14]

As of 2021 Morton lived in Manhattan^[4][15] with her husband, fellow actor Preston Boyd.^[2][16] They have one daughter.^[17][18]