Lucy Deakins

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::summary American actress ::

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Field	Value
name	Lucy Deakins
image	Lucy Deakins.jpg
imagesize	220px
caption	Deakins on the set of The Great Outdoors in 1987.
birth_date
birth_place	New York City, U.S.
occupation	Actress, attorney
yearsactive	1984–2002 (as an actress)
spouse	John Jay Arnold (1999–present)
children	3
alma_mater	Harvard University
University of Washington School of Law
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| name = Lucy Deakins | image = Lucy Deakins.jpg | imagesize = 220px | caption = Deakins on the set of The Great Outdoors in 1987. | birth_date = | birth_place = New York City, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Actress, attorney | yearsactive = 1984–2002 (as an actress) | spouse = John Jay Arnold (1999–present) | children = 3 | alma_mater = Harvard University University of Washington School of Law | website =

Lucy Helyn Deakins (born December 18, 1971) is an American attorney and former actress best known for starring as Milly in The Boy Who Could Fly and originating the role of Lily Walsh on As the World Turns.

Biography

Deakins was born in New York City, the daughter of Alice, a professor at Columbia University, and Roger, a professor at New York University. She graduated from Stuyvesant High School and enrolled in Harvard University in 1988. She graduated in 1994 with a degree in comparative religion. She took time off from acting to backpack across Europe.

In 2007, she graduated from University of Washington School of Law and is now a practicing attorney in Denver, Colorado, specializing in energy law, and then moving to family law and criminal defense. She is a partner in the Denver law firm, Dunsing, Deakins & Galera.

Filmography

Film

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Year	Title	Role
1986	**	Amelia "Milly" Michaelson
1988	Little Nikita	Barbara Kerry
**	Cammie
1989	Cheetah	Susan Johnson
1994	There Goes My Baby	Mary Beth
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Television

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984–1985	As the World Turns	Lily Walsh	TV series
1990	ABC Afterschool Special	Becky Noonan	"Stood Up!"
1993	Law & Order	Julia Wood	"Discord"
1995	**	Isobelle Deal (adult)	TV film
2002	Law & Order	Leah Stanton	"The Ring"
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Awards and nominations

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Year	Award	Category	Title of work	Result
1986	Young Artist Award	Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress Starring in a Feature Film - Comedy or Drama	The Boy Who Could Fly
1987	Saturn Award	Best Performance by a Younger Actor
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References

References

1. Maslin, Janet. (November 21, 1986). "SCREEN: 'THE BOY WHO COULD FLY'". The New York Times.
2. . (). ["Who's Who In Oakdale: Lily Walsh Snyder"](https://www.soapcentral.com/atwt/whoswho/lily.php). *Soap Central*.
3. . (November 10, 1986). ["Lucy Deakins, 15, Learns All the World's a Stage, or Else a Movie, or a Video"](https://people.com/archive/lucy-deakins-15-learns-all-the-worlds-a-stage-or-else-a-movie-or-a-video-vol-26-no-19/). *People Magazine*.
4. Lynch, Jason. (October 15, 2001). "The Sky's the Limit". People Magazine.
5. (2 August 2023). "Dunsing Law Website".
6. "Denver lawyer named top woman in energy | News | United States | Norton Rose Fulbright".
7. "Home".

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