Born and raised in a small farm community in Virginia, Fisk is the daughter of Oscar-winning actress
Sissy Spacek and production designer
Jack Fisk. With both parents heavily in the motion picture industry, Fisk spent much of her childhood on film sets. With little encouragement, she followed in her mother's footsteps and began acting at a young age. Starting out in theatre, she soon made her way onto the big screen. At age 15, she also learned how to
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After landing bit parts in a number of forgettable films, her first big break came at age 12 when she landed a starring role in The Baby-Sitters Club (1995). The exposure led to major roles in other film projects including My Friend Joe (1996), which garnered her numerous awards and accolades on the film festival circuit, Snow Day (2000) and Orange County (2002). Aside from starring in these films, the songs she writes are also featured as part of the films' soundtracks.
In addition to being an actress, Schuyler is also a photographer, musician and songwriter and has started her own line of handbags called "Applesky." Since 2005, she has toured with Joshua Radin whom she once dated.