Alyah Chanelle Scott

Alyah Chanelle Scott (born July 3, 1997)[1] is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Whitney Chase on the 2021 HBO Max series, The Sex Lives of College Girls.[2]

Alyah Chanelle Scott
Born (1997-07-03) July 3, 1997
Houston, Texas
EducationUniversity of Michigan
OccupationActress

Early life and education

Alyah Chanelle Scott grew up in Pearland, Texas, a suburb of Houston. Her mother is a NASA aerospace engineer and her father works in finance at a car company.[3]

She received a BFA from University of Michigan's prestigious musical theatre program.[4]

Career

Scott spent various summers performing in productions at Music Theatre Wichita, including The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Pippin.[5] While in her senior year of college, Scott landed the role of Nabulungi, the female lead in The Book of Mormon, for the musical's U.S. national tour.[4][5][6][7] She joined the tour in July 2019 and performed in hundreds of shows through early 2020 when its shows were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6][8]

During the pandemic, Scott auditioned for Mindy Kaling's television series, The Sex Lives of College Girls, and appeared as Whitney Chase on series, which aired on HBO Max in late 2021 and was renewed for a second season.[9]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2019 The Walk Off McKenna Film short
2021–present The Sex Lives of College Girls Whitney Chase Lead role

Stage
Year Production Role Venue
2019–2020 The Book of Mormon Nabulungi U.S. national tour

References
  1. "@alyahcs grateful doesn't begin to cover it #24 ✨🎬". Instagram. July 3, 2021. Retrieved 2022-01-15.[self-published]
  2. Highfill, Samantha. "'Sex Lives of College Girls' star Alyah Chanelle Scott talks Whitney's journey, season 2 hopes". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  3. "Sex Lives of College Girls Star Alyah Chanelle Scott on Imposter Syndrome". Grazia USA. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  4. "'The Sex Lives of College Girls': Get to Know the HBO Max Comedy's Cast". Us Weekly. 2021-11-18. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  5. Kaan, Gil. "BWW Interview: Alyah Chanelle Scott On Her Dream Role in THE BOOK OF MORMON". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  6. "This Old-School Movie Musical May Be The Key To Alyah Chanelle Scott's Success". Elite Daily. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  7. "The Book of Mormon, October 15-20, 2019" (PDF).
  8. "@jordanmatthewbrown Finishing out our first week back from layoff here in Thousand Oaks! Having the best time baptizing our brand new Naba, @alyahcs!! From a fantastic debut to a fantastic weekend, she is KILLING IT!!!! Ok @bookofmormon, let's do this thing! 💦📖 #bookofmormon". Instagram. July 14, 2019. Retrieved 2022-01-15.[self-published]
  9. LeGardye, Quinci (2021-12-12). "'The Sex Lives of College Girls' Is Getting a Season 2". Harper's BAZAAR. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
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