Thursday, May 19, 2011

Brittany Daniel



Brittany Ann Daniel (born March 17, 1976) is an American television and film actress. She is the twin sister of actress and photographer Cynthia Daniel. She is best known for her portrayal of Kelly Pitts on the CW/BET comedy-drama series The Game, and Candice in the 2010science fiction film Skyline, and for her role as Jessica Wakefield on the 1990's teen showSweet Valley High.

Early life and career

Daniel was born in Gainesville, Florida, the daughter of Carolyn and C. B. Daniel. Brittany is five minutes older than her twin sister Cynthia. The two also have an older brother, Brad (born in 1968). By age 11, both girls began modeling and appeared in Seventeen and YM. They first began acting in the 1990s with an appearance in the sitcom The New Leave It to Beaver. In 1992, when she was sixteen, Daniel won the role of Mila Rosnovsky on the short-livedsyndicated teen drama Swan's Crossing. She then moved to New York to film the series. After high school, she landed the role of Jessica Wakefield in the television series Sweet Valley High(sister Cynthia portrayed Jessica's twin sister, Elizabeth) along with a Doublemint gum campaign. During the run of Sweet Valley High, the girls made their film debut in the drama The Basketball Diaries (1995) alongside Leonardo DiCaprio.

After Sweet Valley High was canceled in 1997, Daniel continued acting in films and television series including a stint on Dawson's Creek in 1999 and a role in the TBS television movie On Hostile Ground the following year. In 2001, she appeared as David Spade's love interest, Brandy, in Joe Dirt. In 2002, Brittany played one of the lead characters in the short-lived FOX series That '80s Show. In 2002, she played Eric Forman's cousin Penny on That 70's Show. She also appeared on the show It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as a transsexual named Carmen. In 2004, she teamed up with the Wayans Brothers for their films White Chicks and Little Man. That same year, she appeared in the VH1 television movie Totally Awesome before landing a role in The CW Television Network's half hour comedy The Game. In February 2010, she was cast in the Brothers Strause thriller Skyline; the film was released on November 12th 2010.

Personal life

On September 24, 2008, Daniel's father, C.B. Daniel, died in Gainesville, Florida from cancer.

Filmography

Year↓Title↓Role↓Notes
1989The New Leave It to BeaverZorigna #1Episode: "Man's Greatest Achivements"
1992Swans CrossingMila Rosnovsky54 episodes
1994–1997Sweet Valley HighJessica Wakefield58 episodes
1995The Basketball DiariesBlinkie
1999Sonic ImpactRachel
1999Dawson's CreekEve Whitman4 episodes
2000Fortunate SonTV movie
2000On Hostile GroundCindy EversTV movie
2001Joe DirtBrandy
2002That '70s ShowPennyEpisode: "Eric's Hot Cousin"
2002That '80s ShowSophia13 episodes
2003111 Gramercy ParkBrynn MartinUnsold pilot
2003Just Shoot Me!SarahEpisode: "The Goodbye Girl"
2004Club DreadJenny
2004North ShoreCari LayneEpisode: "Pilot"
2004White ChicksMegan Vandergeld
2005It's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaCarmenEpisode: "Charlie Has Cancer"
2005DirtyTatiana
2006Community ServiceCarly PhillipsTV movie
2006Rampage: The Hillside Strangler MurdersSamantha StoneVideo
2006Little ManBrittany
2006Totally AwesomeKimberlyTV movie
2006The HamiltonsDani Cummings
2006–presentThe GameKelly Pitts47+ episodes
2007Last of the RomanticsSarah Xavier
2007Loveless in Los AngelesKelly
2007It's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaCarmenEpisode: "Mac Is a Serial Killer"
2010It's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaCarmenEpisode: "Mac Fights Gay Marriage"
2010SkylineCandice
2010It's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaCarmen3 Episodes

Awards and nominations

Year↓Award↓Result↓Category↓Film or series↓
1993Young Artist AwardNominatedBest Young Actress in an Off-Primetime SeriesSwans Crossing
1995Young Artist AwardWonBest Performance: Young Actress in a TV Comedy SeriesSweet Valley High (Shared with Cynthia Daniel)
2007New York International Independent Film & Video FestivalWonBest ActressLast of the Romantics
2007MTV Movie AwardsNominatedBest KissLittle Man (Shared with Marlon Wayans)