:Logan Browning
{{Short description|American actress}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Logan Browning
| image = Logan Browning WonderCon 2015.png
| caption = Browning at WonderCon 2015
| birth_name = Logan Laurice Browning
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1989|6|9}}
| birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
| occupation = Actress
| alma_mater = Vanderbilt University
| years_active = 2004–present
}}
Logan Laurice Browning (born June 9, 1989)[http://crowhavenroad.org/logan-browning/ Logan Browning] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121220050800/http://crowhavenroad.org/logan-browning/ |date=December 20, 2012 }}. crowhavenroad.org is an American actress. She is best known for starring as Samantha White in the 2017 Netflix satirical-drama series Dear White People. She is also known for playing Sasha in the 2007 film Bratz: The Movie, Brianna Brown in Meet the Browns, Jelena Howard on the VH1 series Hit the Floor, and Zora in the PlayStation Network series Powers.{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/espnw/culture/article/18612332/dear-white-people-actress-logan-browning-hollywood-giving-back|title='Dear White People' actress Logan Browning on Hollywood and giving back|publisher=ESPN|date=February 3, 2017}}
Early life
Browning was born in Atlanta, Georgia. She is biracial, her mother is white and her father is African American. Her adoptive father is mixed race and her mother is of African American ancestry.{{Cite web|title=Breakfast Club: The Cast Of 'Dear White People' Talks Interracial Dating, Use Of The N-Word + More (Minute 26:40)|date=May 3, 2018 |publisher=WWPR-FM Power 105.1|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpCVQ-1fq-4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/mpCVQ-1fq-4 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live}}{{cbignore}} Growing up, she did a lot of activities, from dancing for a local ballet company to cheerleading in junior high.{{cite journal |last1=Smith |first1=Jennifer |title=The Bratz Pack |journal=American Cheerleader Magazine |date=August 2007 |volume=13 |issue=4 |pages=28–30 |url=http://www.americancheerleader.com |access-date=13 February 2022}} She attended Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.{{cite magazine|first=Hannah|last=Orenstein|url=http://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/a46862/things-you-didnt-know-about-dear-white-people-star-logan-browning/|title=11 Things You Didn't Know About "Dear White People" Star Logan Browning|date=May 2, 2017|magazine=Seventeen|publisher=Hearst Communications|location=New York City}}{{cite magazine|first=Vanessa|last=Lawrence|url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/logan-browning-dear-white-people-netflix|title=Logan Browning on Race and Dear White People, Television's Most Necessary Show|magazine=W|publisher=Condé Nast|location=New York City|date=June 9, 2017}}
Career
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In 2003, She studied acting from a young age by taking classes at Barbizon Modeling and Acting School in Atlanta.{{cite magazine|first=Hannah|last=Orenstein|url=http://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/a46862/things-you-didnt-know-about-dear-white-people-star-logan-browning/|title=11 Things You Didn't Know About "Dear White People" Star Logan Browning|date=May 2, 2017|magazine=Seventeen|publisher=Hearst Communications|location=New York City}} She made her acting debut in the teen series Summerland as the character Carrie, and played Vanessa in the Nickelodeon series Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide in 2005–06. She also appeared as the main love interest in Dijon Talton's video for the song "Wild Out".
In 2007, Browning starred as one of the main characters, Sasha, in the live-action theatrical feature Bratz: The Movie, based on the popular fashion doll line.
Browning joined the cast of Meet the Browns during the second season, replacing Brianne Gould as the character Brianna Ortiz. She makes a brief appearance in Prima J's "Rockstar" music video, as well as B5's music video "U Got Me". Browning had a recurring role on the Disney XD series Pair of Kings.
She appeared in two episodes of The Secret Circle, a TV series based on the novels of the same name by L.J. Smith. In April 2012, Browning was cast as Jelena Howard in VH1's Hit the Floor. Before "Hit the Floor", Browning was not a professional dancer. She was cast for her acting ability and trained for 8 months before the series filming.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}}
Browning starred alongside her Hit the Floor co-star, Katherine Bailess, in the YouTube comedic series Shit Southern Women Say.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC12czKkoeW9KqtRB9IfDXig|title=Southern Women Channel|website=YouTube|access-date=August 4, 2016}} In July 2016, it was announced that Browning would star in the role of Samantha White in the Netflix satirical-drama series Dear White People.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/07/dear-white-people-netflix-logan-browning-brandon-p-bell-1201789815/|title=Netflix's 'Dear White People' Casts Brandon P. Bell & Logan Browning|publisher=Deadline|date=July 21, 2016}} In 2017, Browning was cast in the role of Lizzie on Netflix horror film The Perfection.{{cite web|first=Amanda|last=N'Duka|url=https://deadline.com/2017/12/dear-white-people-logan-browning-allison-willliams-the-perfection-movie-1202229133/|title='Dear White People' Star Logan Browning Joins Allison Williams In 'The Perfection'|website=Deadline Hollywood|publisher=Penske Media Corporation|location=Los Angeles, California|date=December 18, 2017|access-date=April 16, 2019}} The film was released on May 24, 2019.{{cite magazine|first=Katie|last=Hasty|url=https://ew.com/movies/2018/12/30/2019-movies/|title=Here's every 2019 movie release date so far|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|publisher=Meredith Corporation|location=New York City|date=December 30, 2018|access-date=April 16, 2019}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Film ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 2007
| Sasha | |
| 2013
| Breaking at the Edge | Sara | |
| 2015
| Trina | |
| 2019
| Elizabeth "Lizzie" Wells | |
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Television ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 2004–2005
| Carrie | 4 episodes |
| 2005–2006
| Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide | Vanessa | 5 episodes |
| 2009–2011
| Brianna Brown | Main role (Seasons 2–5); 106 episodes |
| 2010–2013
| Rebecca Dawson | 6 episodes |
| 2011
| Sally Matthews |
| 2013–2018
| Main role (Seasons 1–4); 33 episodes |
| 2014
| Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse | Shawn | 2 episodes |
| 2015
| Powers | Zora | 10 episodes |
| 2016
| Trina | Guest star |
| 2017–2021
| Samantha White | Main cast |
| 2018
| Herself, Guest Judge | Season 10 Episode 4: "The Last Ball on Earth"{{cite web|first=Christopher|last=Rudolph|url=http://www.newnownext.com/rupauls-drag-race-season-10-judges-trailer/03/2018/|title=Shania Twain, "Broad City" Stars And More Join The Judges' Panel On "Drag Race" Season 10|website=newnownext.com|date=March 8, 2018}} |
| 2021
| Onyx (voice) | 4 episodes |
| 2022
| The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder | College Penny Proud (voice) | Episode: "When You Wish Upon a Roker" |
| TBA
|Jenny |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|2503064}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140811060844/http://www.vh1.com/celebrities/logan-browning#cast=hit_the_floor Logan Browning] as Jelena Howard on VH1's Hit the Floor (TV series)
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