Brooke Lyons

Brooke Lyons (born November 8, 1980)^[1][2] is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Amy in the 2008 film Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins and as Peach Landis in the CBS sitcom 2 Broke Girls.

Early Life

Lyons was born in Washington, D.C. She is the daughter of surgeon James R. Lyons and dancer Penny A. (née Sousa). She grew up in Fairfield and New Haven, Connecticut, and moved around to several other towns in the state.^[3]

As a child she suffered from scoliosis, which debilitated her from a pursuing a career as a ballet dancer. Before being diagnosed, she studied dance at the Joffrey Ballet School of the Dance, New England Ballet School in Connecticut, Boston Ballet and traveled to France.^[3] She wore a back brace throughout her time in the ninth grade.^[4] She ultimately had surgery to correct her spine.^[3] While she was freshman at Yale University, she founded the Connecticut Scoliosis Association^[4] and wrote about her experiences with the disease in the book titled Scoliosis: Ascending the Curve.^[5] The book was published before she began classes at Yale in 1999.^[3]

While at Yale she majored in English literature and was a member of the "Arts and Letters" society Manuscript.^[3]

Career

She then became interested in acting, receiving her first speaking role in the Neil Simon play Rumors.^[6] She also worked in the productions The Maids and Heartbreak House. She received additional acting training at The Groundlings in Los Angeles.^[3]

Beginning in 2004, Lyons appeared in the television series American Dreams, That's So Raven, The Starter Wife, and Desperate Housewives, and has had recurring roles in 2 Broke Girls and Jane by Design.^[6]

In film, her most notable acting role to date was as Amy in the 2008 film Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins. She also appeared in the films The Trap (2005), Protecting the King (2007), and Dark Reel (2008).

Filmography

References

External links

• Official website
• Brooke Lyons at the Internet Movie Database