Brittany Daniel
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| Born | Brittany Ann Daniel March 17, 1976 Gainesville, Florida, United States |
| Years active | 1992-present |
Brittany Ann Daniel (born March 17, 1976) is an actress, well known for her role as Jessica Wakefield in the television series Sweet Valley High, in which she co-starred with her twin sister, Cynthia Daniel.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Career
Both twin sisters began modeling at age eleven in print ads. They have appeared in magazines such as Seventeen and YM.
In 1992, when she was sixteen, Brittany won a role on Swan's Crossing. She moved to New York. After high school, the twins landed roles in Sweet Valley High and a Doublemint gum campaign. Although Cynthia Daniel took a break from acting, Brittany continued to act in both television and films. Most noticeably, she played Brandy in the 2001 movie Joe Dirt, Eve Whitman in season 3 of Dawson's Creek, and teamed up with the Wayans Brothers for their films White Chicks and Little Man. In 2002, Daniel played one of the leading characters in That '80s Show, the short-lived spin-off of That '70s Show. She played Sophia, the wealthy, shallow, bisexual ex-girlfriend of Corey, the main character.
In 2006, Daniel took a bold step in her career with the movie Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders, in which she appears nude.
Currently she is starring in The CW Television Network's half hour comedy The Game.
[edit] Personal life
Daniel has dated actor/comedian Orlando Jones (when she was 19, during his time on Mad TV)[1], actor John Corbett[2], actor Joshua Jackson[3], and internet executive Carl Hagmier. She is also a devout vegetarian.
She is currently dating White Chicks director Keenan Ivory Wayans. [4]
[edit] Filmography
- The Basketball Diaries (1995) as Blinkie
- Sonic Impact (1999) as Rachel
- Jawbreaker (1999)
- Joe Dirt (2001) as Brandy
- The Hillside Strangler (2004) as Samantha Stone
- Club Dread (2004) as Jenny
- White Chicks (2004) as Megan Vandergeld
- The Hamiltons (2005) as Dani Cummings
- Little Man (2006) as Brittany
- Loveless in Los Angeles (2006) as Kelly Liffen
- Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders (2006) as Samantha Stone
- Totally Awesome (2006) as Kimberly
- Last of the Romantics (2007)
[edit] Television
- Swans Crossing (1992) as Mila Rosnovsky
- Sweet Valley High (1994-1997) as Jessica Wakefield
- Dawsons Creek (1999) as Eve Whitman
- On Hostile Ground (2000) as Cindy Evers
- That '70s Show (2002) as Penny
- That '80s Show (2002) as Sophia
- Just Shoot Me! (2003) as Sarah
- 111 Gramercy Park (2003) as Brynn
- North Shore (2004) as Cari Laye
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005-Present) as Carmen
- The Game (2006-Present) as Kelly Pitts
