Brenda Song | |
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 Song in 2009 | |
| Born | March 27, 1988 Carmichael, California, U.S. |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley (BA) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Partner | Macaulay Culkin (2017–present) |
| Children | 2 |
Brenda Song (born March 27, 1988)[1] is an American actress. Born in California, Song began her career at the age of six, working as a child model. She made her screen debut with a guest appearance on the sitcom Thunder Alley (1995), and went on to roles such as the children's television series Fudge (1995) and the Nickelodeon series 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd (1999). She starred in the Disney Channel original film The Ultimate Christmas Present (2000), which won her a Young Artist Award. She subsequently signed a contract with Disney Channel and earned widespread recognition for playing the titular character in the action film Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (2006), and London Tipton in the comedy franchise The Suite Life (2005–2011), earning her acclaim and two Young Hollywood Awards.[2] She additionally played the character of Tia on Phil of the Future (2004–2005), and had starring roles in the television film Get a Clue (2002), the sports comedy film Like Mike (2002) and the comedy film Stuck in the Suburbs (2004).
Song made her transition into mainstream roles with the critically acclaimed biographical drama film The Social Network (2010) and went on to roles in the ABC political thriller Scandal (2012–2013), the Fox sitcom New Girl and the sitcom Dads (2013). In October 2014, she signed a talent holding deal with Fox and 20th Century Fox Television and was subsequently cast in several television pilots for NBC and CBS, including the medical drama series Pure Genius (2016–2017) and the action drama series Station 19 (2018–2020). She provided the voice of Anne Boonchuy in the Disney Channel animated series Amphibia (2019–2022), starred as Madison Maxwell in the Hulu comedy-drama series Dollface (2019–2022), and provides the voice of Princess Akemi in Blue Eye Samurai (2023–present). She has also headlined the romantic comedy film Angry Angel (2017), the psychological thriller film Secret Obsession (2019), the comedy-drama film Changeland (2019), the romantic comedy Love Accidentally (2022) and the drama film The Last Showgirl (2024). She also starred in the horror video game The Quarry (2022).
- ^ "Brenda Song". TV Guide. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
- ^ Siedman, Robert (May 15, 2009). "Disney Channel orders more The Suite Life on Deck". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on May 15, 2009.