Alya Thackeray is a New York-based actor, singer, and dancer. Her Television and Film credits include HAPPY! , I Hear Footsteps, Mysteries at the Museum, Trapped in Amber, On the Case with Paula Zahn.
Regional and Off-Broadway Theatre credits include Madeline’s Christmas (Mary), Matilda the Musical (Mrs. Phelps), 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Schwartzy), The Grand Escapade 1965 (Agrippa Pulaski), The Glimmering (Marley Flicker).
As a dancer, Alya is skilled in the ballet and jazz styles. She is a pianist and has studied voice since the age of six. Alya is homeschooled in the British curriculum and is a citizen of the UK, USA, and Switzerland. Alya has been studying the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) and speaks English in multiple dialects.
Her favorite subjects are English, Math, and History. In her spare time, she loves cooking, walking her dogs, and traveling. In 2022, Alya completed the CHSPE and is now Legal 18.