Brenda Song

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Brenda Song

Brenda Song at the promotional conference for Teen People and Verizon Wireless chocolate phone, in LA.
Born March 27, 1988 (age 19)
Flag of United States Carmichael, California, USA
Official site BrendaSongSite.com
Notable roles London Tipton in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
Wendy Wu in Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior

Brenda Song (born March 27, 1988) is an American actress and former child model. She is most famous for her appearances on the Disney Channel, having starred in four Disney Channel Original Movies, one Disney Channel Original Series, and having guest-starred in six other Disney series.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Early years

Brenda Song was born in Carmichael, California (a suburb of Sacramento) to a Hmong American father and a Thai American mother. Her family immigrated to America from Laos in 1976. Brenda has two younger brothers, Timmy and Nathan, with whom she and her parents live in Greater Los Angeles. Brenda holds a black belt in Taekwando and was named an All-American Scholar in ninth grade. She began acting and modeling at age six. Her first television appearance was in a Little Caesars commercial. She also played a minor role in a skit on MADtv. Song got her start in acting when auditioning at the John Robert Powers acting agency. She began her professional performing career almost from infancy, and was appearing on television in commercials, series guest roles, and minor movie parts from the age of 6. While growing up, she wanted to take ballet lessons, but her mother refused and put her in Tae Kwon Do lessons.

[edit] Television career

One of Song's more notable acting roles is her portrayal of London Tipton in the Disney Channel Original Series The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (alongside Ashley Tisdale and twins Cole and Dylan Sprouse). She also played a recurring role as Tia in the Disney Channel Original Series Phil of the Future and as Sariffa Chung on Nickelodeon's 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd. She starred as Wendy Wu in the Disney Channel Original Movie, Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior.

Song had minor guest appearances on the Disney Channel Original Series That's So Raven, American Dragon: Jake Long, and Lloyd In Space; on One on One, George Lopez, The Nightmare Room, The Bernie Mac Show, Judging Amy, Bette, Charmed, and 7th Heaven; and "extra" appearances on Reba, Strong Medicine, Supernatural, Gilmore Girls, One Tree Hill, Will and Grace, Grounded for Life, Lizzie McGuire, and Even Stevens.

Song had starring roles as Natasha in the Disney Channel Original Movie Stuck in the Suburbs (alongside Danielle Panabaker), Jennifer in Get a Clue (alongside Lindsay Lohan), Samantha Kwan in The Ultimate Christmas Present (alongside Hallee Hirsh), and Wendy Wu in Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (alongside Shin Koyamada). Wendy Wu first aired on June 16, 2006, where Song starred as a popular high school student who aspires to be Homecoming Queen, but is called to be the next great warrior – her only Disney Channel Original Movie role where she does not portray a sidekick character. In December 2006, Song provided voice overs for a 60-minute made-for-television film called The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen.

Song sang alongside other Disney Channel stars in their rendition of "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes," which was released on both the special edition Cinderella DVD and on the DisneyMania 4 CD.

[edit] Film career

Song had roles in three feature films. Song's first feature film was in 1996, when she appeared with Hulk Hogan in Santa with Muscles. She also played Susan Acustus in the 1997 film Leave it To Beaver; and in 2002, she played Reg in Like Mike. Song's first film appearance was the 1995 short film Requiem, an AFI student film by actress Elizabeth Sung. Song was discovered at 7 years old to play a young version of "Fong," who is played as an adult in the film by Tamlyn Tomita.

[edit] Guest Appearence

In early November, Song appeared to fans in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia & Singapore to promote her Disney Channel Original Movie, Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior. She had also appeared in Disney Channel Asia as a grand prize. Four fans from Singapore and Malaysia were given the grand prize of hanging out with her for an entire day. Fans from Singapore were treated to a special screening of Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior.

[edit] Selected filmography

Year Title Role Other notes
2006 Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior Wendy Wu
Disney Channel Games Herself Captain of the Blue Team, Hamster Ball Relay MVP
2005 The Suite Life of Zack & Cody London Tipton
(2005-present)
2004 Stuck in the Suburbs Natasha Kwan-Shwartz
Phil of the Future Tia (seven episodes)
2002 Like Mike Reg
Get a Clue Jennifer
2000 The Ultimate Christmas Present Samantha Kwan
1999 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd Shariffa Chung
1996 Santa with Muscles Susan
1995 Requiem Young Fong

[edit] External links

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