• Shay Rudolph is a 15-year-old actress and social media star.
• She is best known for her portrayal of Stacey McGill in the Netflix series "The Baby-Sitters Club".
• She is a vegetarian and animal lover.
• She is a big supporter of the LGBT community and is possibly attracted to girls.
• Her estimated net worth is over $300,000.
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Who is Shay Rudolph?
Shay Rudolph was born in Los Angeles, California USA, on 6 September 2005 – her zodiac sign is Virgo and she holds American nationality. She’s an actress and a social media star, who’s probably known best for her portrayal of Stacey McGill, one of the lead characters in the family comedy series “The Baby-Sitters Club” created by Rachel Shukert, and which also stars Sophie Grace and Momona Tamada. It’s been airing since 2020, and is based on the eponymous book series by Ann M. Martin, which follows several girls who have launched their own babysitting service. The series has already won four of the 10 awards for which it has been nominated.
— shay rudolph (@shaygrudolph) January 27, 2021
Early life and education
Shay is being raised alongside her older sister Rhys Rudolph in Los Angeles, by their father Harry and their mother Danielle Shapero Rudolph, however, Shay respects their privacy and thus nothing about them is known.
She grew up watching movies and TV series at home with her family, and thus became interested in acting and began appearing in plays performed at her elementary school. She was also interested in many other activities, including singing, dancing and playing tennis. In the late 2016, she attended an audition, and subsequently got to launch her acting career with her portrayal of Young Mae in the short drama film “Mae”, written by Kelsey Fordham, directed by Anjalika Sharma, and which starred Kelsey Fordham, Olivia van Den Berg and Michael C. Morello.
It follows Mae Meyer who has lived in seclusion for over a decade, while her half-sister Olivia has now found her and has come to visit.
Shay completed her elementary school education just recently in early 2021, while she should be enrolling at a local high school by the end of the year. Shay’s planning to continue acting, and it’s assumed that if she succeeds in the film industry, she won’t be pursuing a college degree.
Career as an actress
Shay has appeared in only four movies and two TV series, including those mentioned above. In 2018, she was cast to play Becky Thatcher in the family adventure film “The Adventures of Thomasina Sawyer”, written and directed by nine people, and which starred Corwin Allard, Brandon Beets and Corey Bente.
It follows Huck Finn and Thomasina Sawyer who have just witnessed an innocent man being wrongfully accused of a murder; the movie saw Jayden Maddux and Elysium Bandini Studios nominated for a 2019 Young Entertainer Award for Best Supporting Young Actor – Independent or Film Festival Feature Film.
In 2018 and 2019, Shay portrayed Maya Flynn in nine episodes of the critically acclaimed action crime comedy series “Lethal Weapon”, created by Matthew Miller, and which starred Keesha Sharp, Kevin Rahm and Damon Wayans. It follows the lives of two police officers who are trying to keep their stress down; the series aired from 2016 to 2019, and won one of the nine awards for which it was nominated.
In 2019, Shay played Gisele in the drama film “Less Than Zero” written by Craig Wright, and which starred Ronen Rubinstein, Austin Abrams and Kylie Rogers. It follows a freshman at college who has just returned to Los Angeles for the holidays because his former girlfriend wants to see him, while he has now realized that one of his best friends is addicted to drugs. The film failed to attract any attention.
Shay’s only other role has been her portrayal of Abbey in the 2021 comedy movie “Rita”, written by Christian Torpe, directed by Lisa Cholodenko, and which starred Lena Headey, Josh Hutcherson and Lauren Stamile. It follows the life of a single mother who’s working as a teacher.
Other credits
In 2020, Shay appeared in two episodes of the news talk-show “Entertainment Tonight”, created by Alfred Masini, hosted by Kevin Frazier and Nancy O’Dell, and which has been airing since 1981.
Shay’s an Instagram star, having amassed close to 400,000 followers, while she’s uploaded over 260 pictures, most of which have been taken during her everyday life – it’s widely believed that her parents have access to all her accounts on the internet, because she’s still too young to deal with her newfound fame on her own.
Shay launched her Twitter account in October 2018 and it’s today followed by close to 7,000 people, while she tends to tweet at least once a day. She’s also a TikTok star, as she’s followed by half a million people and has gathered over 5.1 million likes of all her videos combined.
Love life and boyfriend
Most people believe Shay to be too young to be dating, and she hasn’t mentioned any boys or girls whom she has perhaps been with, however, there are various rumors circulating the internet concerning her love life.
Shay’s a huge supporter of the LGBT community, and this has led her fans to believe that she’s perhaps attracted to girls. She has uploaded many pictures with her female friends onto her Instagram account, and can rarely be seen spending time with boys, which is one of the reasons why some of her fans believe her to be dating one of these female friends, however, Shay hasn’t commented on this.
There are also those who claim that she’s today in a relationship with a mysterious boy, and that the two have been seen holding hands, but no evidence has been provided to support these claims, nor has Shay commented on this.
She appears to be single as of May 2021.
Hobbies and other interests
Shay’s a vegetarian, and a huge lover of animals. She’s trying to help preserve the endangered species of animals in any way possible, while she’s also interested in making the planet a better place by lowering air pollution. She had a pet cat which can be seen featured in some of her Instagram pictures, but which has died.
Shay likes to play the guitar and sing for her friends and family.
She spends most of her spare time outdoors, and enjoys being in nature such as in parks and high up in the mountains.
Winter’s her favorite season, as she loves snow and enjoys making snowmen.
Late at night, Shay likes to watch movies starring her favorite actresses Natalie Portman, Emma Watson and Julia Roberts, such as “Leon: The Professional”, the franchise “Harry Potter” and “Notting Hill”.
Age, measurements and net worth
Shay’s age is 15. She has long blonde hair and blue eyes, her height is 5ft 3ins (1.61m) and she weighs around 114lbs (52kgs).
As of May 2021, her net worth has been estimated at over $300,000, most of which she has earned by starring in the series “The Baby-Sitters Club”.
