Brittany Underwood (born July 6, 1988) is a Colombian American actress, director, and singer. She is known for her roles as teenagers Langston Wilde on the daytime soap opera One Life to Live and Loren Tate on the Nick at Nite/TeenNick serial drama Hollywood Heights.
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 in the television film The Killer In My Backyard (2021) by
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| Born | July 6, 1988 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Early life
editBrittany Underwood was born on July 6, 1988[1][2] in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey.[3] Her mother is Colombian and her father is American of English descent.[4] She has an older sister named Brigitte. Underwood speaks fluent Spanish and is a black belt in Tae Kwon Do.[3][5] She attended Mountain Lakes High School.[6]
In an interview with SOAPnet in 2010, Underwood said she was currently attending Manhattanville College in Purchase, New York. At the college, she researched neuroscience, and such diseases as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease.[4][7]
Career
editUnderwood's first television role was in a 2005 episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. She later auditioned for the title role in the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana, but the role went to Miley Cyrus.[4][5]
Underwood portrayed Langston Wilde on the ABC Daytime soap opera One Life to Live from 2006 to 2012, a role she originated. In 2012 she starred as Loren Tate on the Nick at Nite/TeenNick serial drama Hollywood Heights.[4] She performed several songs on both series.
Underwood officially began a singing career in 2012. On December 18, 2012, Underwood released a single called "Flow".[8] It and more songs like "Pull Me in Again", "Black Widow", "California Wild", "Love Me Now or Let Me Go", "Shine" and "High Heels High Hopes" all are on her EP in iTunes and YouTube. In 2015, she released a single titled "Not Yet".[9]
In 2014 Underwood played the lead in the television film Death Clique.[10]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Mariela | Mariela | Video |
| 2011 | Margaret | Leslie | |
| 2012 | Game Change | Willow Palin | TV movie |
| 2014 | Death Clique | Jade Thompson | TV movie |
| 2015 | Merry Kissmas | Kim | TV movie |
| 2016 | Hidden Truth | Natalie | TV movie |
| The Dark Tapes | Amanda Courtney | ||
| Backstabbed | Shelby Wilson | TV movie | |
| 2017 | Love on the Vines | Amelia | TV movie |
| It Happened One Valentine's | Carson Pete | ||
| Meat Cute | Jamie | Short | |
| Deadly Vows | Helena | TV movie | |
| The Bachelor Next Door | Sage | TV movie | |
| L.A. Player | Jocelyn | Short | |
| 2018 | Babysitter's Nightmare | Daphne Hart | TV movie |
| 2019 | 2nd Chance for Christmas | Chance Love | TV movie |
| 2020 | Off the Grid | Sandra | TV movie |
| Dying for A Daughter | Margaret | TV movie | |
| 2021 | A Deadly Bridenapping | Leah | TV movie |
| Hollywood.Con | Jocelyn Reynolds | ||
| Assault on va-33 | Vee | ||
| The Killer in My Backyard | Allyson | TV movie | |
| Gunther | Brittany | Short | |
| 2022 | The Final Rose | Nicki | |
| Mother's Deadly Son | Tara | TV movie | |
| A Prince and Pauper Christmas | Sydney | TV movie | |
| 2023 | Love's Playlist | Turnley | TV movie |
| 12 Dares of Christmas | Elara | TV movie | |
| A Royal Christmas Holiday | Katie | TV movie |
Television roles
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–12 | One Life to Live | Langston Wilde | Regular Cast |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Kelly Brown | Episode "Demons" |
| 2010–20 | The Bay | Riley Henderson | Main Cast: Season 1-4, Recurring Cast: Season 5-6 |
| 2011 | The Big C | Greta | Episode: "The Little c" |
| 2012 | Hollywood Heights | Loren Tate | Main Cast |
| 2014 | Major Crimes | Sydney | Episode: "Do Not Disturb" |
| The Goldbergs | Jill Rubin | Episode: “Shall We Play a Game?” | |
| 2014–15 | Youthful Daze | Sheila Edmundson | Main Cast: Season 3, Recurring Cast: Season 4 |
| 2015 | TMI Hollywood | Various | Episode: "Scheana Shay Rules" |
Discography
edit- Brittany Underwood (2013)
References
edit- ^ "Brittany Underwood". Soap Opera Digest: 43. July 16, 2012.
- ^ "Brittany Underwood". Hollywood.com. Archived from the original on January 3, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
- ^ a b "Brittany Underwood". soapteens.com. Archived from the original on March 17, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
- ^ a b c d Leal, Samantha (July 11, 2012). "Introducing Hollywood Heights Actress Brittany Underwood". Latina. Archived from the original on January 27, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
- ^ a b "Brittany Underwood Biography". buddytv.com. Archived from the original on February 25, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
- ^ Lutz, Jaime. "From Mountain Lakes to Nickelodeon, Brittany Underwood doesn't sleep", The Star-Ledger, July 5, 2012, updated March 20, 2019. Accessed August 27, 2020. "She started acting professionally while she was still a student at Mountain Lakes High School, getting a steady, if slight, stream of work: a guest-star role on Law and Order, a featured part in Kenneth Lonergan's Margaret, various commercials."
- ^ "Fifteen Seconds With Brittany Underwood". YouTube. March 8, 2010. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
- ^ "Brittany Underwood - Flow". Apple. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
- ^ "Brittany Underwood - Not Yet". Apple. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
- ^ Arreola, Cristina (April 12, 2014). "EXCLUSIVE: Brittany Underwood Talks 'Death Clique' & Being Latina In Hollywood". Latina. Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
External links
edit- Brittany Underwood at IMDb
- Brittany Underwood at buddytv.com
- Brittany Underwood at Twitter