68 Facts About Brenda Song

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Brenda Song was born on March 27,1988 and is an American actress.

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Brenda Song made her screen debut with a guest appearance on the sitcom Thunder Alley, and went on to roles such as the children's television series Fudge and the Nickelodeon series 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd.

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Brenda Song starred in the Disney Channel original film The Ultimate Christmas Present, which won her a Young Artist Award.

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Brenda Song subsequently signed a contract with Disney Channel and earned widespread recognition for playing the titular character in the action film Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior, and London Tipton in the comedy franchise The Suite Life, earning her acclaim and two Young Hollywood Awards.

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Brenda Song additionally played the character of Tia on Phil of the Future, and had starring roles in the television films Get a Clue and the comedy film Stuck in the Suburbs.

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Brenda Song made her transition into mainstream roles with the critically acclaimed biographical drama film The Social Network and went on to roles in the ABC political thriller Scandal, the Fox sitcom New Girl and the sitcom Dads.

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Brenda Song provided the voice of Anne Boonchuy in the Disney Channel animated series Amphibia and starred as Madison Maxwell in the Hulu comedy-drama series Dollface.

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Brenda Song has headlined the romantic comedy film Angry Angel, the psychological thriller film Secret Obsession, the comedy-drama film Changeland, and the romantic comedy Love Accidentally.

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Brenda Song starred in the horror video game The Quarry.

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Brenda Song was born on March 27,1988, in Carmichael, California, a suburb of Sacramento, to a Thai and Hmong family.

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Brenda Song's parents were born in Thailand and met as adults in Sacramento.

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Brenda Song's father works as a school teacher and her mother is a homemaker.

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Brenda Song has two younger brothers named Timmy and Nathan Song.

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When she was six years old, Brenda Song moved with her mother to Los Angeles, California, to support her acting career; the rest of the family followed two years later.

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Brenda Song said, "My mom only wanted to take us to one place," so they settled on taekwondo.

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Brenda Song was named an All-American Scholar in the ninth grade.

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Brenda Song was homeschooled and earned a high school diploma at age 16, then took courses at a community college.

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Brenda Song graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 2009, majoring in psychology and minoring in business.

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Brenda Song began in show business as a child fashion model in San Francisco after being spotted in a shopping mall by an agent from a modeling school.

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Brenda Song began acting at the age of five or six in a Little Caesars commercial, and then a Barbie commercial.

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The seven-year-old Brenda Song played a young version of "Fong", who is portrayed as an adult by Tamlyn Tomita.

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Brenda Song appeared in another short film directed by Elizabeth Sung called The White Fox.

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Brenda Song next appeared in two episodes of the television program Thunder Alley, and was a regular in the children's television series Fudge, in which she portrayed Jenny.

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In 2002, Brenda Song signed a contract with Disney and appeared in the Disney Channel movie Get a Clue.

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Brenda Song had a recurring role as Tia in the Disney Channel series Phil of the Future, appearing in seven episodes of the series in 2004 and 2005.

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In Summer 2004, Brenda Song starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie Stuck in the Suburbs, portraying Natasha Kwon-Schwartz.

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Brenda Song got the role without an audition and was surprised to find her friend Ashley Tisdale working in the show.

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Brenda Song plays the ditzy spoiled hotel heiress London and, if I could say so myself, she does quite an excellent job doing so.

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In 2006 Brenda Song earned an Asian Excellence Award nomination for "Outstanding Newcomer" for her part in the series.

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In 2006, Brenda Song had a voice-over role in Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen.

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Brenda Song was part of the Disney Channel Circle of Stars, a group of performers from several different Disney Channel television series.

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Brenda Song was featured in the recording and music video of a version of "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes", which was included on the special edition Cinderella platinum edition DVD and on the DisneyMania 4 CD, released in April 2006.

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Brenda Song sang "Bling Is My Favourite Thing" on another Suite Life episode.

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Brenda Song's first starring role as the title character was in the 2006 Disney Channel Original Movie Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior, which had over 5.7 million viewers at its premiere.

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Brenda Song had the perfect combination of wit and martial arts.

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Brenda Song felt she could relate to the message since she knew little about her own people before making the film.

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Brenda Song said, "I really identified with Wendy because I don't want to not know where I came from".

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Brenda Song did most of her own stunt work for the film, with guidance from Koichi Sakamoto, executive producer for the Power Rangers series.

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Brenda Song was inspired to endure the stunt training by the way her mother dealt with breast cancer in 2005.

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Brenda Song adds diversity to our network, and she's a real kid.

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Brenda Song reprised her role as London Tipton in the Suite Life spin-off, The Suite Life on Deck.

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Brenda Song starred as Paige in an animated television special for NBC, "Macy's Presents Little Spirit: Christmas in New York".

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In late 2008, Brenda Song made a special appearance at the grand opening of the RTA HealthLine in Cleveland.

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Brenda Song appeared in the theatrical film College Road Trip with Raven-Symone and Martin Lawrence.

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In 2010, Brenda Song joined the main cast of Columbia Pictures' The Social Network alongside Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield and Justin Timberlake.

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Brenda Song portrayed Christy Lee, a Harvard University student who dates Eduardo Saverin.

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In 2012, Brenda Song starred in the short film First Kiss along with her Social Network costar Joseph Mazzello.

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In 2012 and 2013, Brenda Song had a recurring role as Alissa in the TV show Scandal in the first and second seasons.

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In 2013, Brenda Song had a recurring role as Daisy in New Girl.

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In October 2014, Brenda Song signed a talent holding deal with Fox and 20th Century Fox Television to star in a television project.

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In November 2015, Brenda Song was cast in the show Life in Pieces as Bonnie.

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In February 2016, Brenda Song was cast in CBS pilot Bunker Hill.

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In March 2017, Brenda Song was cast as a series regular in the CBS pilot Real Life.

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Brenda Song was cast in Seth Green's directorial debut Changeland.

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In March 2018, it was revealed Brenda Song would join the cast of new show Station 19 for a multi-episode arc.

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In January 2019, it was announced that Brenda Song is starring in the Hulu television series Dollface alongside Kat Dennings.

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In 2022, Brenda Song began appearing on The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder, voicing news anchor Vanessa Vue.

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From 2010 to 2017, Brenda Song was in an on-and-off relationship with musician Trace Cyrus, to whom she was engaged from 2011 to 2012.

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In 2017, Brenda Song shared that she was in a relationship with actor Macaulay Culkin.

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Brenda Song and Culkin's second child was born in December 2022.

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Brenda Song appeared alongside Paula Abdul and several other celebrities in a "Our Time to Vote" commercial, which aimed to encourage American citizens to vote during the 2008 presidential election.

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In 2009, Brenda Song was featured in Celebuzz's "Rising Stars" list and was described as one of "young Hollywood's most promising rising stars".

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In 2009, Brenda Song participated in the "Diet Pepsi Easter Holiday House" event.

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Brenda Song decorated an egg at the event that was sold in an online auction benefiting Feeding America.

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In 2008, Brenda Song was part of the "Power of Youth carnival", a benefit for the St Jude's Children's Research Hospital.

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Brenda Song began hosting a Disney special daily segment called Pass the Plate in 2007, in which she helps children and their families learn more about nutrition and healthy food.

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Brenda Song was a spokesperson for Disney's environmental campaign, Disney's Friends for Change.

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Brenda Song was featured in several commercials on the Disney Channel for the campaign.