<P> Day was born in Huntsville, Alabama . She began her acting career at the age of 7 when she starred as Scout in a local production of To Kill a Mockingbird . She studied operatic singing and ballet professionally, performing at concerts and competitions nationwide . Home - schooled throughout much of her childhood, she began college at the age of 16 . </P> <P> She was a National Merit Scholar (1995) and graduated as valedictorian of her class . An accomplished violinist, Day was accepted to the Juilliard School of Music but chose to attend the University of Texas at Austin on a full scholarship in violin performance . She double majored in mathematics and music performance, and graduated at the age of 19 in the top 4% of her class . She is also an avid player of a wide variety of video game genres . Much of her work on The Guild web series was based on her personal experience with video games, especially when she played World of Warcraft . </P> <P> After graduation, Day moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting . She landed several roles in various short and independent films as well as commercials and guest spots on television shows, including Undeclared and Maybe It's Me . These parts propelled her to larger roles: a part in the film Bring It On Again, the starring role in June, and a recurring guest spot as potential Slayer Vi on television's Buffy the Vampire Slayer, a recurring role that is still occasionally used in that show's eighth season comic book series . In HBO's 2005 biopic of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Warm Springs, Day's singing was featured when her wheelchair - using character serenaded a dinner group with "I Won't Dance". </P> <P> Day is the creator, writer, and star of The Guild, a web series which aired from 2007 to 2013 and explored the MMORPG gaming subculture . The first season was primarily hosted on YouTube, where it garnered millions of views . Its second season premiered on Microsoft's three major video channels, Xbox Live, MSN Video and The Zune Marketplace, after Microsoft made a deal with The Guild, allowing Day, her cast and her crew to be paid for their work . </P>

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