Brittney Powell

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Brittney Powell
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Powell in November 2012
Born (1972-03-04) March 4, 1972 (age 52)
Other namesBrittney Rache
OccupationActress
Years active1991–present
Spouse
Kevin O'Bannon
(divorced)
Partner Verne Troyer (2007–2018; his death)
Children1[ citation needed ]

Brittney Powell (born March 4, 1972) [1] is a German-American actress. She has starred in Safety Geeks: SVI .

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Career

In 1991, Powell started her career in Playboy: Girls of Spring Break as herself. She then went on to be a contestant on Round Trip to Heaven. Powell has guest starred in more than 25 different TV series such as Friends , Harry and the Hendersons , California Dreams , The Commish , Silk Stalkings , Tarzan: The Epic Adventures , The Sentinel , NCIS , Invention with Brian Forbes , and Safety Geeks: SVI . [2]

She has appeared in more than ten films, including Airborne , Trouble Is My Business , and That Thing You Do! . [2]

Powell has starred in the short-lived Pacific Palisades in 1997. She was cast as Summer Halloway on General Hospital in 2002 where she had a contract role. [3]

Filmography

n.b. for credit listings reference [4]
YearTitleRole
1991 Playboy: Girls of Spring Break Herself
1991Round Trip to HeavenContestant
1993Karate Tiger 7: To Be the BestCheryl
1993 Airborne Nikki
1994 The Unborn II Sally Anne Philips
1994 Dragonworld Beth Armstrong
1995RenegadeBrittnay
1996 That Thing You Do! Shades Fan
1996 Fled Cindy/Faith
1997L.A. JohnsLiz Shelby
2007Misty & SaraSara Parsons
2009A Tribute to Big RedHerself
2018Trouble Is My BusinessJennifer Montemar

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1992 Harry and the Hendersons KateEpisode: "The Old Bigfoot" (S 3:Ep 5)
1992 2000 Malibu Road Guest star
1992 California Dreams Randi JoEpisodes:
  • "The First Gig: (S 1:Ep 1 - "Pilot")
  • "Double Date" (S 1:Ep 4)
  • "They Shoot Videos, Don't They?" (S 1:Ep 11)
1993 Eden Josh's LoverEpisode: "Eden 1" (S 1:Ep 1 – "Pilot")
1993 Saved by the Bell: The College Years Jennifer WilliamsEpisode: "Professor Zack" (S 1:Ep 8)
1994 The Commish ChristineEpisode: "Security" (S 3:Ep 18)
1994 Heaven Help Us Aerobics InstructorEpisode: "Beauty and the Least" (S 1:Ep 5)
1994–97 Weird Science Paula Sparks
1994 Saved by the Bell: The New Class Karen JensenEpisode: "Brian's Girlfriend" (S 2:Ep 6)
1995High Sierra Search and RescueKajaMain cast
1995 Marker Tricia MadsenEpisode: "Spiked Through the Heart" (S 1: 7)
1995 The Jeff Foxworthy Show SherryEpisode: "A Non-Affair to Remember" (S 1:Ep 2)
1995 Silk Stalkings Maddie PastonEpisode: "Sweet Punishment" (S 5:Ep 3)
1995 Friends JadeEpisode: "The One with Five Steaks and an Eggplant" (S 2:Ep 5)
1995 High Tide Elaine MathisEpisode: "Mermaid" (S 2:Ep 5)
1996 Renegade BrittneyEpisode: "Love Hurts" (S 4:Ep 21)
1996 The Client AlanaEpisode:"Money Talks" (S 1:Ep21)
1996–1997 Tarzan: The Epic Adventures EmmaEpisodes:
  • "Tarzan and the Scarlet Diamond" (S 1:Ep 5)
  • "Tarzan and the Demon Within" (S 1:Ep 16)
1997 Pacific Palisades Beth Hooper
1997 Dark Skies GeenaEpisode: "The Last Wave:" (S 1:Ep 11)
1997 Boy Meets World KellyEpisode: "Uncle Daddy" (S 4:Ep 18)
1997 The Sentinel Monique St. JamesEpisode: "Storm Warning" (S 3:Ep 8)
1999 Beverly Hills, 90210 RobynEpisodes:
  • "A Fine Mess" (S 10:Ep 4)
  • "The Loo-Ouch" (S 10:Ep 5)
1999–2000 Pensacola: Wings of Gold Janine KellyEpisodes:
  • "Gypsy Tumble" (S 3:Ep 2)
  • "Crash Test" (S 3:Ep 16)
2000 Martial Law Lt. P.J. GarrettEpisode: "Honor Among Strangers" (S 2:Ep 6)
2000 18 Wheels of Justice Madison SteeleEpisode: "The Fire Next Time" (S 1:Ep 9)
2000 Xena: Warrior Princess BrunnhildaEpisodes:
  • "The Rheingold" (S 6:Ep 7)
  • "The Ring" (S 6:Ep 8)
  • "Return of the Valkyrie" (S 6:Ep 9)
2000–01 Titans Maureen KellerEpisodes:
  • "Secrets and Thighs" (S 1:Ep 9)
  • "Angels with Dirty Minds" (S 1:Ep 10)
  • "She Stoops to Conquer" (S 1:Ep 12)
  • "Someone Wicked This Way Comes" (S 1:Ep 13)
2001 18 Wheels of Justice Denise SandersEpisode: "Dream Girls" (S 2:Ep 16)
2002 Bram & Alice Kristen ChaseEpisode: "Required Reading" (S 1:Ep 5)
2002-03 General Hospital Summer Halloway Contract role [3]
2004 Girlfriends Natalie KyleEpisodes:
  • "Just the Three of Us" (S 4: Ep21)
  • "New York Unbound" (S 4:Ep 24)
2004One Minute SoapRebeccaEpisode: "Too Late" (S 1:Ep 1 – "Pilot")
2004–05 Phil of the Future KeelyEpisodes:
  • "Age Before Beauty" (S 1:Ep 16)
  • "The Giggle" (S 2:Ep 3)
2005 NCIS Jamie CarrEpisode: "The Voyeur's Web" (S 3:Ep 6)
2006 Living with Fran Nurse ClaireEpisode: "Healing with Fran" (S 2:Ep 8)
2008 Two and a Half Men ClairEpisode: "Best H.O. Money Can Buy" (S 6:Ep 7)
2009 Safety Geeks:SVI Dr. Randi Minky

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