John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette

Love Story

Sydney Lemmon stars as Lauren Bessette in FX's Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. &amp; Carolyn Bessette.

Career Highlights

Sydney Lemmon recently starred alongside Peter Friedman in Job on Broadway, which completed a 14-week run after two sold-out, Off-Broadway runs. The show garnered rave reviews and was a The New York Times Critics' Pick. Upcoming, Lemmon will appear in A24's The Drama, starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson. In 2020, Lemmon played the titular role of "Ana Helstrom" in Hulu and Marvel's Helstrom. She also appeared in HBO's Emmy®-winning series Succession and the Academy Award®-nominated film Tár.Lemmon can also be seen in films like Dan Gilroy's Velvet Buzzsaw and Blumhouse's Firestarter, as well as AMC's blockbuster series Fear the Walking Dead, in which her performance was nominated for a Saturn Award. She made her Broadway debut in 2018 in Beau Willimon's The Parisian Woman, starring Uma Thurman. Lemmon is a graduate of Boston University, London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and Yale School of Drama.

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Sydney Lemmon stars as Lauren Bessette in FX's Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette.

Black and white headshot of Sydney Lemmon as Lauren Bessette in FX's Love Story wearing a square cut blouse.

Sydney Lemmon as Lauren Bessette | FX's Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette

Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette

Career Highlights

Sarah Pidgeon
as Carolyn Bessette

Paul Anthony Kelly
as John F. Kennedy Jr.

Grace Gummer
as Caroline Kennedy

Sydney Lemmon as Lauren Bessette | FX's Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette

Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette

Sarah Pidgeonas Carolyn Bessette

Paul Anthony Kellyas John F. Kennedy Jr.

Grace Gummeras Caroline Kennedy

Sarah Pidgeon
as Carolyn Bessette

Paul Anthony Kelly
as John F. Kennedy Jr.

Grace Gummer
as Caroline Kennedy