Birth Name: Brenda Julietta Song
Born: 27-03-1988
Birthplace: Carmichael (California)
Country: USA
Nicknames: B/Bren/BS/Bren S
Height: 5' 2" (1,57 m)
American actress/model Brenda Song grew up in Carmichael (a suburb of Sacramento). Her parents were born in Asia and met as adults in Sacramento. Her father is of Hmong descent who works as second-grade schoolteacher and her mother is of Thai/American descent who works as homemaker. She has two younger brothers named Timmy (three years younger) and Nathan (eight years younger). She moved with her mother to Los Angeles to support her acting career when she was six years old and the rest of the family followed two years later. Her paternal grandparents are from the Xiong clan, but changed their last name to Song when the family immigrated from Laos to the United States in 1976.
She had an relation with Israeli-American actor/musician Raviv Ullman from april 2006 until january 2007. She had an short-term relation with actor Aaron Musicant in 2007. She had an relation with actor/song writer Jesse McCartney from march 2007 until august 2008. She had an relation with American actor/musician Jason Dolley from october 2008 until september 2009. She had an short-term relation with American rapper Flo Rida in february 2009 and American musician Trace Cyrus in may 2010. There were rumours that she had an relation with Disney star Joe Jonas in july 2009.
She was home-schooled since the fourth grade and earned a high school diploma when she was 16 years old. She was named an All-American Scholar in the ninth grade. She studied at a community college and online at the University of California in Berkeley, with a major in psychology and a minor in business. She first wanted to do ballet but switches to taekwondo training because her younger brother wanted to do this martial art also. She holds a black belt in taekwondo and is very talented.
She started her show business career as child fashion model in San Francisco after she is being spotted in a shopping mall by an agent from a modeling school when she was three years old. She appears in commercials of the brands Little Caesars and Barbie when she was five or six. There are several covershoots and articles about her in magazines as The Washington Post, The New York Times, People, Biliken, Other, Seventeen, Teenpeople.
She came through the auditions which led to her first film role in ''Requiem'' (1995) when she was seven years old. The film goes about a waitress/dancer named Fong who remembers her loving brother and their bittersweet childhood in Hong Kong. She played a young version of "Fong", who is portrayed as an adult by Tamlyn Tomita. Director Elizabeth Sung said that she was very focused, and it was very obvious that she loved what she was doing. She appeared in another short film called ''The White Fox'' which also is directed by Elizabeth Sung. She appeared in two episodes of the television program ''Thunder Alley'' and appears regular in the children's television series ''Fudge''. Her theatrical film debut was in Santa with ''Muscles'' (1996), a independent film starring professional wrestler Hulk Hogan. She signed a contract with Disney and appeared in the Disney Channel movie ''Get a Clue'' (2002).
Action Movie Career
She made her action movie debut as Californian teenager Wendy Wu who learns that she is the reincarnation of a legendary female warrior who destined is to protect the world in ''Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior'' (2006). She wants the title of homecoming queen but discovers that she first must learn the way of the warrior, before she can wear the coveted crown. She was trained into a fearless kung fu warrior by mysterious Chinese monk Shen (played by Shin Koyamada). She begins to train her mind, body and spirit in the ancient tradition of martial arts with result that her inner warrior gradually begins to emerge.
She plays Natalie in this story where no more violence and drugs are in New York City of the future, in their place are illegal dance contests which occur at the underground world of Boogie Town in the action movie ''Boogie Town'' (2012). Micha (played by Marques Houston) and Jay (played by Mykal Anthony Bean) are leaders of rival dancing crews, which acquires superpowers to take the contests to new levels. Micha falls in love with Jay's beautiful sister Natalie and the two become a future-day Romeo and Juliet, despite the animosity between the two gangs.
She made her action movie debut as Californian teenager Wendy Wu who learns that she is the reincarnation of a legendary female warrior who destined is to protect the world in ''Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior'' (2006). She wants the title of homecoming queen but discovers that she first must learn the way of the warrior, before she can wear the coveted crown. She was trained into a fearless kung fu warrior by mysterious Chinese monk Shen (played by Shin Koyamada). She begins to train her mind, body and spirit in the ancient tradition of martial arts with result that her inner warrior gradually begins to emerge.
She plays Natalie in this story where no more violence and drugs are in New York City of the future, in their place are illegal dance contests which occur at the underground world of Boogie Town in the action movie ''Boogie Town'' (2012). Micha (played by Marques Houston) and Jay (played by Mykal Anthony Bean) are leaders of rival dancing crews, which acquires superpowers to take the contests to new levels. Micha falls in love with Jay's beautiful sister Natalie and the two become a future-day Romeo and Juliet, despite the animosity between the two gangs.
Achievements And Awards
- She won the Young Artist Award for ''Best Performance in a TV Movie (Comedy) - Supporting Young Actress'' at the Young Artist Awards (2001).
- She won the Jury Prize for ''Best Supporting Actress'' at the Austin Fantastic Fest (2003).
- Her first magazine cover was in the April 2004 edition of Popstar! Magazine.
- Ranked #7 on Hollywood's Richest Kids list by People magazine (2005).
- One of Teen People 25 Hottest Stars Under 25 (2005).
- Ranked #7 on Forbes List of the Top Young Earners (2006).
- She was rated as the #5 Hottest Teen Female Star for 2006 based on her acting, endorsement deals, public appearances, and charity work.
- Ranked #5 on Hollywood's Richest Kids list by People magazine (2006).
- She was topped as US Weekly's Ten Most Powerful Girls in Hollywood list (2006).
- One of Teen People 25 Hottest Stars Under 25 (2006).
- Ranked #10 on interview magazines Hollywood faces to watch "future stars of tomorrow" (2006).
- Ranked #10 on the Maxim magazine's Asian Hot 100 of 2006 list.
- Ranked #5 in Forbes Hollywood's Top-Paid Tweens list (2006).
- Ranked #10 on interview magazines Hollywood faces to watch "future stars of tomorrow" (2006).
- She won the Role Model Award for ''Best Role Model'' at the Young Hollywood Awards (2006).
- She won the Young Hollywood Award for ''Superstar of Tomorrow'' at the Young Hollywood Awards (2006).
- She was topped as US Weekly's Ten Most Powerful Girls in Hollywood list (2007).
- Ranked #5 on the Maxim magazine's Asian Hot 100 of 2007 list.
- She was voted as the 12th Greatest Tween Star of all time by VH1 in 2007.
- She won the Hollywood Film Award for ''Ensemble of the Year'' at the Hollywood Film Festival (2010).
- She won the PFCS Award for ''Best Ensemble Acting'' at the Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards (2010).
- She won the Ensemble Cast Award'' at the Palm Springs International Film Festival (2011).
- She was voted as one of Teen People's 25 hottest stars under 25.
- CosmoGIRL! and Popstar! Magazine called her the Queen of Disney.
- She was topped as TV Guide's 20 Hottest Young Stars to Watch list for four years.
- Ranked #3 on the Maxim maga.
Action Movie Filmography
- Boogie Town (2012)
- Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (2006)
