Denyse Tontz

Denyse Tontz
Born September 17, 1994
San Diego, California, U.S.
Genres Acoustic, Pop
Occupation(s) singer-songwriter, Actress, dancer, voice artist
Instruments Piano, Guitar, Vocals
Years active 2006–present
Labels GoldVE Entertainment
Associated acts Thomas Hrvatin
Website denysetontz.com

Denyse Tontz (born September 17, 1994)[1] is an American singer-songwriter, dancer and actress. Tontz is best known for her role as Jennifer Woods on Nickelodeon's hit TV show Big Time Rush. She currently recurs on the Disney Channel sitcom Dog with a Blog as Nikki Ortiz.[2][3] Most recently, Tontz starred as Miranda Montgomery in the 2013 reincarnation of the soap opera All My Children.[4][5] Her first single, "Better Than Nothing" was released in 2012. Her latest single, "Mr. Hipster," was released on November 11, 2014.[6]

Personal life

Tontz has a younger sister, Nicole, and a younger brother, Tommy.[1]

Career

Acting

Before she began her acting career, Tontz was a part of Christian Youth Theater. She was also a child model for store campaigns including Mattel, Target, Tommy Hilfiger, Nautica, Guess, Tom Tailor, JC Penny and Mervyn's.[3][4][7] Tontz made her first appearance on television, appearing on the show E-Ring as Princess Gabrielle. In 2008, she was cast as Meagan Todd in the movie Dog Gone along with Luke Benward and French Stewart. Tontz began recurring on Big Time Rush in 2009 as Jennifer Woods.[7]

On November 18, 2012 Tontz appeared on the Disney Channel sitcom Dog with a Blog as Nikki Ortiz who is Avery's friend, and Tyler's old crush. She has a dog named Evita, who Stan despises, because she yaps too much. Nikki moved from El Salvador and is sweet and talented, but also initially quite naïve.[7][8] It was later announced that Tontz's character would begin to be recurring.[7]

Tontz revealed on August 6, 2012, that Nickelodeon renewed Big Time Rush for a 13-episode fourth season. It was later confirmed.[9] On February 25, 2013 it was revealed that Denyse Tontz will be playing Miranda Montgomery in daytime drama All My Children.[7][10] Tontz' first appearance as Miranda Montgomery was on the April 29, 2013 premiere episode of All My Children.[11] On November 11, 2013, it was announced that Prospect Park had closed production and canceled the series again.[12][13]

Music

In 2012, Tontz released the video for her first single, "Better Than Nothing" featuring Thomas Hrvatin, via YouTube. Shot on an iPhone 4S, the song features Tontz's quirky, playful style of writing. "Better Than Nothing" was also featured on the March 24, 2013 episode of the The Mentalist.[2][14] Tontz has recently announced that she is working independently on an album with producer Suren Wijeyaratne.

Tontz won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Song for a Drama Series on June 20, 2014 for Parachute, an original song she wrote for All My Children.[15][16]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2007 The Last Day of Summer Alice Keefe Film Debut
2008 Dog Gone Meagan Todd
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2006 E-Ring Princess Gabrielle Television Debut
2009 The Perfect Sleep Young Porphyria
2009–2013 Big Time Rush Jennifer 1 21 episodes
2011 The Nine Lives of Chloe King Vanessa "Responsible" (Season 1, Episode 9)
2011 I Hate My Teenage Daughter Snotty Girl Episode: "Pilot"
2012 Shake It Up Gloria "Weird It Up" (Season 2, Episode 17)
2012–2013 Pair of Kings Mary Ann 2 Episodes
2012–present Dog with a Blog Nikki Ortiz Recurring role; Disney Channel Original Series
2013 All My Children Miranda Montgomery Leading role
2014 Workaholics Kim "Beer Heist" (Season 4, Episode 48)
2014 Melissa & Joey Layla "Accidents Will Happen"
2014 Bones Alice Kelly "The Geek In The Guck"

Discography

Music videos

Title Year Director
"Better Than Nothing" 2012 Unknown

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "miranda rights". Soap Opera Digest. July 15, 2013. p. 45.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Watts, Clark. "The Mutli Talented Denyse Tontz is Electrifying the Industry". CelebrityJabber. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Official Denyse Tontz's website - Bio". DenyseTontz.com.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kroll, Dan K. "Denyse Tontz cast as AMC's Miranda Montgomery". SoapCentral. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
  5. ↑ Newcomb, Roger. "Getting To Know ALL MY CHILDREN's Denyse Tontz". We Love Soaps. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
  6. ↑ Tontz, Denise. "Mr. Hipster". YouTube. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Kroll, Dan J. "Denyse Tontz cast as AMC's Miranda Montgomery: Other Tontz news". SoapCentral. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Watch Dog with a Blog Season 1 Episode 4 Wingstan". OVGuide.com.
  9. ↑ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/08/06/nickelodeon-greenlights-fourth-season-of-hit-musical-comedy-series-big-time-rush/144027/
  10. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE! Jordan Lane Price NOT Miranda Montgomery; Soap Casts Denyse Tontz in Role". Soap Opera Network. Lewis, Errol. February 25, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Denyse-Tontz.com "All My Children" Premiere". Denyse Tontz.
  12. ↑ Stanhope, Kate (November 11, 2013). "All My Children Dead (Again), Cast Members Say". TV Guide. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
  13. ↑ "'All My Children' Canceled: Online Soap Not Returning". Huffington Post. November 12, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
  14. ↑ ""The Mentalist" (featuring "Better Than Nothing")". DenyseTontz.com. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
  15. ↑ "Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Song for a Drama Series". Retrieved 23 July 2014.
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