brenda-song-biography


Name: Brenda Song

Birth Name: Brenda Julietta Song

Height: 5′ 1¾

Nationality: American

Birth Date: March 27, 1988

Birth Place: Carmichael, California, USA

Profession: Actress

Song was born in Carmichael, California to a Hmong father and a Thai American mother. Her mother, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005, is a homemaker, and her father works as a second-grade teacher. Song has two younger brothers, Timmy and Nathan. She was spotted by a talent agent at age 3 in a shopping mall.

Song holds a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and was named an All-American Scholar in ninth grade. She was home schooled, earned a high school diploma at age 16 and has taken college courses online from the University of California. Song is currently majoring in Psychology.

Song’s first film appearance was the 1995 short film Requiem, an AFI student film by actress Elizabeth Sung.Song starred in the 2000 Disney movie The Ultimate Christmas Present, which won her a Young Artist Award for “Best Performance in a TV Movie Comedy, Supporting Young Actress”. In late 2004, Song starred in the Disney movie Stuck in the Suburbs, where she portrayed Natasha Kwon-Schwartz. The film was one of the most viewed Disney Channel Original Movie of 2004. She earlier appeared in another Disney movie called Get a Clue with Lindsay Lohan.

After 2002, Song continued to make guest appearances in Disney Channel shows like That’s So Raven, and had minor roles in many American sitcoms. She had a recurring role as Tia in the Disney Channel’s Phil of the Future, appearing in seven episodes in 2004 and 2005.

Song appeared in Get a Clue with actress Lindsay Lohan, and in 2004 she appeared in Warner Brothers’s A Cinderella Story with Hilary Duff and Chad Michael Murray. The film was given mixed reviews by most critics, but the film was a box office success garnering $66 million worldwide.

Song won the role of the selfish heiress London Tipton on Disney Channel’s The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. The series eventually earned a 2007 Young Artist Award for “Best Family Television Series (comedy)”, an Emmy nomination for “Outstanding Children’s Program”, and two Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards for “Favorite TV show”.


Filmography

1. “The Suite Life on Deck” (2008) TV series (pre-production) …. London Tipton
2. Special Delivery (2008) (TV) (post-production) …. Alice Vanlen
3. Camp Rock (2008) (TV) (post-production) …. Girl near lake

4. “The Suite Life of Zack and Cody” (83 episodes, 2005-2008)
5. College Road Trip (2008)
6. Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn’t Happen (2006) (voice)
7. Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (2006) (TV)
8. “American Dragon: Jake Long” (1 episode, 2006)
9. “Phil of the Future” (7 episodes, 2004-2005)
10. Costume Party Capers: The Incredibles (2004) (TV)
11. Stuck in the Suburbs (2004) (TV)
12. “One on One” (1 episode, 2003)
13. “That’s So Raven” (2003)
14. “George Lopez” (1 episode, 2002)
15. Like Mike (2002)
16. Get a Clue (2002) (TV)
17. “The Nightmare Room” (2002)
18. “The Bernie Mac Show” (1 episode, 2002)
19. “Judging Amy” (1 episode, 2001)
20. “ER” (1 episode, 2001)
21. “Bette” (1 episode, 2001)
22. The Ultimate Christmas Present (2000) (TV)
23. “7th Heaven” (2 episodes, 2000)
24. “Popular” (1 episode, 1999)
25. “Mad TV” (1 episode, 1999)
26. “Once and Again” (1 episode, 1999)
27. “100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd” (1999) TV series
28. Leave It to Beaver (1997)
29. “Small Talk” (5 episodes, 1996)
30. Santa with Muscles (1996)
31. “Thunder Alley” (2 episodes, 1994-1995)
32. Requiem (1995)