Kaylee Kaneshiro

Kaneshiro grew up in Southern California.{{Cite web|last=Borama|first=Jennifer|date=2019-10-27|title=10 Things You Didn't Know about Kaylee Bryant|url=https://www.tvovermind.com/kaylee-bryant/|access-date=2020-06-30|website=TVOvermind|language=en-US}} Due to her early career in modeling and acting, she was homeschooled for part of her upbringing and entered junior year in high school at the age of 15 years old. Kaneshiro is of 1/4 Japanese descent through her paternal grandfather, who is from Okinawa,{{Cite web|last=Fuentes|first=Tamara|date=February 14, 2020|title=Kaylee Bryant Opens Up About Bringing Dark Josie to Life in "Legacies"|url=https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/movies-tv/a30913160/kaylee-bryant-bringing-dark-josie-to-life-legacies-the-vampire-dairies/|access-date=June 22, 2020|website=Seventeen}} and spoke Japanese while growing up.{{Citation|title='Legacies': Watch Kaylee Bryant and Jenny Boyd Interview Each Other!|url=https://www.etonline.com/media/videos/legacies-twinterview-kaylee-bryant-and-jenny-boyd-interview-each-other-exclusive-0|access-date=June 23, 2020}} Kaneshiro publicly came out as queer in June 2021.{{Cite web|date=2021-06-02|title='Legacies' Star Kaylee Bryant Comes Out As Queer For Pride Month|url=https://www.out.com/celebs/2021/6/02/legacies-star-kaylee-bryant-comes-out-queer-pride-month|access-date=2021-06-03|website=www.out.com|language=en}}

Kaneshiro began her career as a model when she was seven years old for clothing brands like Ralph Lauren walking runways and doing print ads.{{Cite web|title=Interview: Teen Actress Kaylee Bryant (Mary Loss of Soul)|url=http://www.fountainofyouthproductions.com/3/post/2013/08/interview-teen-actress-kaylee-bryant-mary-loss-of-soul.html|access-date=June 22, 2020|website=Fountain of Youth Productions|language=en}} She began acting when she was eight years old and participated in children's theater.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=February 9, 2010|title=Young actors from Tustin on stage in 'Frog Prince'|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2010/02/09/young-actors-from-tustin-on-stage-in-frog-prince/|access-date=June 23, 2020|website=Orange County Register|language=en-US}} She went to appear on shows like American Horror Story, Santa Clarita Diet, The Real O'Neals, and Kickin' It among others.{{Cite web|last=Fuentes|first=Tamara|date=October 24, 2018|title=Here's Everything You Need To Know About The "Legacies" Cast|url=https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/movies-tv/a23712399/legacies-the-originals-vampire-diaries-spinoff-cast-characters/|access-date=June 23, 2020|website=Seventeen}}{{Cite web|last=Fuentes|first=Tamara|date=October 10, 2019|title=Kaylee Bryant Was Actually Team Stefan When She Watched "The Vampire Diaries"|url=https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/a29429040/legacies-kaylee-bryant-facts/|access-date=June 23, 2020|website=Seventeen}} Her first lead role was in the 2014 independent film in Mary Loss of Soul.

In 2018, Kaneshiro was cast in The CW's supernatural drama series Legacies as Josie Saltzman, one of the series' starring roles,{{Cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=March 6, 2018|title='TVD/The Originals' Universe Spinoff: Matt Davis & Danielle Rose Russell Lead Cast of Hope-Centric Series In Works At the CW|url=https://deadline.com/2018/03/the-vampire-diaries-the-originals-universe-spinoff-matt-davis-danielle-rose-russell-cast-hope-centric-series-the-cw-aria-shahghasemi-quincy-fouse-jenny-boyd-and-kaylee-bryant-1202312569/|access-date=June 22, 2020|website=Deadline}} a role she portrayed on the show through its fourth season.{{Cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2021/12/16/legacies-kaylee-bryant-leaving-josie-saltzman-statement/|title = Kaylee Bryant Exits Legacies After 4 Seasons — Read Her Full Statement|date = December 17, 2021}} In 2021, she was cast in the thriller film The Locksmith.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/12/legacies-kaylee-bryant-big-little-lies-star-join-ryan-philippe-locksmith-1234882757/|title = 'The Locksmith': 'Big Little Lies' Actor Jeffrey Nordling & 'Legacies' Star Kaylee Bryant Among Cast to Join Thriller|date = December 2021}}

On November 30, 2023, she announced on Instagram that she would no longer be using the stage surname "Bryant" she'd chosen as an 11-year old, and would be henceforth go by her birthname "Kaylee Kaneshiro."{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C0SR8UVvwEl/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D|publisher=Instagram|title=itskayleekaneshiro|access-date=2023-11-30}}

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Category:21st-century American actresses

Category:American actresses of Japanese descent

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