Brittany Underwood | |
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 in the television film The Killer In My Backyard (2021) by Hybrid LLC. | |
| Born | July 6, 1988 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2005–present |
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 .
Brittany 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]
Underwood'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]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | The Dark Tapes | Amanda Courtney | Film |
| 2017 | It Happened One Valentine's | Carson Pete | Direct-to-video film; also known as Love Exclusively |
| 2019 | 2nd Chance for Christmas | Chance Love | Direct-to-video film |
| 2021 | Assault on va-33 | Vee | Film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Kelly Brown | Episode "Demons" |
| 2006–2012 | One Life to Live | Langston Wilde | Main role |
| 2011 | The Big C | Greta | Episode: "The Little c" |
| 2012 | Game Change | Willow Palin | Television film |
| 2012 | Hollywood Heights | Loren Tate | Main role |
| 2012 | Major Crimes | Sydney | Episode: "Do Not Disturb" |
| 2014 | The Goldbergs | Jill Rubin | Episode: “Shall We Play a Game?” |
| 2014 | Death Clique | Jade Thompson | Television film |
| 2014–2015 | Youthful Daze | Sheila Edmundson | Web series; 50 episodes; also Executive Producer |
| 2015 | Merry Kissmas | Kim | Television film |
| 2015–2020 | The Bay | Riley Henderson | Web series; recurring role (season 1), main role (seasons 2–6) |
| 2016 | Hidden Truth | Natalie | Television film |
| 2016 | Backstabbed | Shelby Wilson | Television film |
| 2016 | Love on the Vines | Amelia | Television film |
| 2017 | A Wedding To Die For | Helena | Television film |
| 2017 | The Bachelor Next Door | Sage | Television film |
| 2018 | Babysitter's Nightmare | Daphne Hart | Television film |
| 2020 | World's Funniest Animals | Guest | 1 episode |
| 2020 | Secrets in the Woods | Sandra | Television film; originally titled Off the Grid |
| 2020 | Dying for A Daughter | Margaret | Television film |
| 2021 | Fatal Fiancé | Leah | Television film; originally titled A Deadly Bridenapping |
| 2021 | The Killer in My Backyard | Allyson | Television film |
| 2022 | A Prince and Pauper Christmas | Sydney | Television film |
| 2023 | Love's Playlist | Turnley | Television film |
| 2023 | 12 Dares of Christmas | Elara | Television film |
| 2023 | A Royal Christmas Holiday | Katie | Television film |
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