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An extensively trained actress, Lacy has been awarded "Best Actress" three times by the Nashville 48 Hour Film Festival, and most recently won "Best Actress" in the Italian International Best Actor Festival held in Saint Vincent. She was also nominated for "Best Supporting Actress" in the ICVM Crown Awards, International Christian Film Festival and the Canadian International Faith and Family Film Festival.

Lacy specializes in dialects and foreign languages - speaking French fluently with a knack for accents including British RP, Scottish, Irish, French, Russian & Slavic, Australian, New Zealand and Regional US dialects including Brooklyn/Jersey, Southern, Trans-Atlantic, and Standard American. She is also very athletic and enjoys being as engaged as possible when it comes to her stunt work on set. Truly a compelling chameleon, Lacy radiates in roles with impressive transformation, depth and nuance.

In television, Lacy guest starred as Brittni, the tragedy-stricken wild child with a secret, in season two of the Peacock series Blue Ridge: The Series (2024) opposite Johnathon Schaech (That Thing You Do, Houdini), Eric Close (American Sniper, Suits, Nashville) and Chris Mulkey (Whiplash, Captain Phillips). Her role, Lola/The Falconess, in season three of ABC's crime drama Will Trent (2023) showcased her wide range from unsuspecting girl next door to international antagonist with a hidden, dark agenda. She also appeared in season two of USA Network's The Purge (2018) playing Mia, the feisty, rebellious teen out for blood on her first Purge Night. Lacy also lit up the comedy market with a fun, playful drunk girl co-star in HBO's first season of The Sex Lives of College Girls (2021). Other credits include a season four episode of ABC's Nashville (2012) opposite stars Will Chase and Chris Carmack; as well as the lead guest star on Oxygen Network's hit series #killerpost (2016).

In film, Lacy starred opposite James Faulkner (Game of Thrones, Downton Abbey) as Svetlana, the strongly-opinionated, hilarious Russian mail order bride (and potential spy), in Moonstone Entertainment's indie drama feature All Those Small Things (2021) directed by Andrew Hyatt. Lacy has carried many gripping indie horror features as the dynamic and resilient "final girl" - some of which include: Death Cast (2022), The OctoGames (2022), Ouija Craft (2020), American Hunt (2019) and Curse of the Nun (2019). She shines as the strong, nurturing Julia Whitmer in the historical period film Witnesses (2021); it is set in the 1860's Mid-Western US and is a story of faith and determination. She also stars in the family feature with a romantic twist Christmas in July (2019) opposite Reiley McClendon (Pearl Harbor, The Fosters). She notably worked with Academy Award winning actress, Melissa Leo as a featured role in the coming-of-age drama Novitiate (2017) by Sony Pictures Classics. She also charms audiences in the period style indie film The Piano Love Affair (2019), based on the true story of a WWII Tennessee soldier who fell in love with a French girl 'Anthelmette' (Lacy) while stationed in France. In Bound for Midnight (2019) she plays a spy's daughter who has to learn to fend for herself against all odds.

Awards

Lacy Hartselle

ICVM Crown Awards

International Christian Film Festival

The 48 Hour Film Project, Nashville, US

Canadian International Faith & Family Film Festival

Best Actor Award

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