1. Brenda Song was born on March 27,1988 and is an American actress.
64 Facts About Brenda Song
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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 Suite Life franchise, earning her acclaim and two Young Hollywood Awards.
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Brenda Song additionally played the recurring role of Tia in Phil of the Future, and had starring roles in the television film Get a Clue, the sports comedy film Like Mike 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 returned to Disney Channel to provide the voice of Anne Boonchuy in the animated series Amphibia, starred as Madison Maxwell in the Hulu comedy-drama series Dollface, and provides the voice of Princess Akemi in Blue Eye Samurai.
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Brenda Song appeared in the romantic comedy film Angry Angel, the psychological thriller film Secret Obsession, the comedy-drama film Changeland, the romantic comedy film Love Accidentally and the horror video-game The Quarry.
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Brenda Song earned renewed recognition for starring as a showgirl in the drama film The Last Showgirl and a chief of staff in the Netflix series Running Point.
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Brenda Song was born on March 27,1988, in Carmichael, California, a suburb of Sacramento, to a Hmong father from Bangkok and Thai mother from Chiang Mai who was adopted by a 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 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 continued to make guest appearances in Disney sitcoms such as That's So Raven and One on One.
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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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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 was originally planned to play a supporting role, but was offered the lead after starting training in martial arts.
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Brenda Song adds diversity to our network, and she's a real kid.
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Brenda Song did most of her own stunt work for the film, with guidance from Koichi Sakamoto.
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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 series 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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The series' pilot episode was criticized by Asian-American watchdog groups because Brenda Song's character wore a stereotypical "sexy Asian schoolgirl" costume, which was deemed "racist" by watchdog groups.
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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 CBS series Life in Pieces as Bonnie.
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In February 2016, Brenda Song was cast in the 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, on which she worked with her future husband, Macaulay Culkin.
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In March 2018, it was revealed Brenda Song would join the cast of Station 19 for a multi-episode arc.
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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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Brenda Song was then cast as a showgirl in Gia Coppola's drama film The Last Showgirl, in which she thought her role would surprise audiences since her character works in adult entertainment.
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The Last Showgirl was released in 2024 and won Brenda Song a shared award at the San Sebastian International Film Festival.
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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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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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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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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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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.
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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, whom she met in June 2017 when they worked together on Changeland; they were seen dating the following month.
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Brenda Song and Culkin's second son, Carson Brenda Song Culkin, was born in December 2022.