Shelbie Bruce

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Shelbie Bruce
Born
Shelbie Carole Bruce

(1992-11-12) November 12, 1992 (age 29)
OccupationActress
Years active2002–2013

Shelbie Carole Bruce (born November 12, 1992) is an American former actress who had a lead role in the 2004 film Spanglish .

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Early life

Shelbie was born in Brownsville, Texas, was homeschooled, and trained as a child model, but later moved to California, where she pursued her film career. Shelbie is part Spanish and Mexican on her mother's side, and part Scottish and Native American on her father's side.[ citation needed ] She considers herself to be Latina. She explains that the two most important things in her life are her family and Jesus Christ. [1] She speaks fluently in both English and Spanish.

Career

Shelbie has guest-starred on Nickelodeon shows like Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide and Romeo! . She has also guest-starred on the medical drama ER . She got her big break when she starred in the 2004 film Spanglish in which she played the bilingual daughter of a housemaid who speaks only Spanish. [2] [3] Shelbie signed a deal with Claire's Boutique to have her own jewelry line, which launched on September 8, 2006. She was also a blogger for Mis Quince Magazine, which is an online publication about planning quinceañeras. [4]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 Providence Young SidEpisode: "The Sound of Music"
2004The Mystery of Natalie WoodNatasha at age 11Voice, TV movie
2004 ER BrandiEpisode: "White Guy, Dark Hair"
2004 Spanglish Cristina Moreno
2005 Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide PattyEpisode: "Your Body & Procrastination"
2006 Romeo! Stacy-MarieEpisode: "The Mrs. Landers Incident"
2008Little Miss CEO PilotNina BeckTV movie
2008 Moonlight NicoleEpisode: "Love Lasts Forever"
2008 Just Jordan Page ParkerEpisode: "Cool Guys Don't Wear Periwinkle"
2008El TuxSuzy Lopez
2008 Lincoln Heights TrinaEpisode: "The New Wild Ones"
2010 Cougar Town Glee Club Member #2Episode: "Breakdown"
2011 Big Time Rush Red Shirt GirlEpisode: "Big Time Single"

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References

  1. Bruce, Shelbie. "faqs". ShelbieBruce.com. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
  2. Spanglish, Actress gets bilingual breakthrough in. "Actress gets bilingual breakthrough in Spanglish". Brownsville Herald. Retrieved 2019-10-18.
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