Jenny Boyd (actress)

Jenny Boyd is a British and American actress and model. She is known for her role as Lizzie Saltzman in the CW series Legacies (2018–2022).

Early life
Boyd was born in Sion, Switzerland to English mother Mary Weld-Forester, an office worker from Newbury, Berkshire, and father Brad Boyd, former mayor of Sisters, Oregon. Boyd holds dual British and American citizenship. Her parents divorced in 1996. She was raised in Sisters and Bend, Oregon where she began appearing in local theater productions at age five.

After modeling internationally with Elite New York, Boyd went on to graduate from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting. She also took an acting class in Los Angeles, through which she met Vampire Diaries actress Candice King.

Career
Boyd made her television debut as Tasya in the television film Viking Quest with Anya Taylor-Joy. This was followed by her feature film debut as Amber Kelly in Rudolf Buitendach's 2018 horror film Hex. That same year, Boyd began starring as witch Lizzie Saltzman, Josie's (Kaylee Bryant) twin sister and Alaric's (Matthew Davis) daughter, in the CW teen fantasy series Legacies, a spin-off of The Originals (2013–2018) that forms part of The Vampire Diaries Universe. The character had previously been introduced as a small child in The Vampire Diaries and as a tween in The Originals. Boyd played the role for all four seasons of Legacies from 2018 to 2022.

Personal life
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Boyd moved to Wiltshire. She married Eden Ormerod of Druids Lodge Polo Club in June 2022. After her mother was diagnosed with leukaemia, Boyd did campaigns with Leukaemia Care and Leukaemia UK.