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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Brenda Song
| image =
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| caption = Brenda Song at the promotional conference for Teen People and Verizon Wireless chocolate phone, in LA.
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| birth_name = Brenda SongWameng Moua (September 22, 2005). [http://www.hmongtoday.com/displaynews.asp?ID=2030 Bonafide Star: Brenda Song]. HmongToday.com. Accessed 2007-12-04.
| Born = {{birth date and age|1988|3|27}}
Carmichael, California, USA
| occupation = Actress
Model
Singer
Spokesperson
| years_active = 1995 - present (actress)
| website = [http://www.brendasongsite.com/ BrendaSongSite.com]
|awards=
Young Artist Award - Best Performance in a TV Movie Comedy, Supporting Young Actress
2001 The Ultimate Christmas Present
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Brenda Song (born March 27, 1988[http://www.brendasongsite.com/bio.asp About Brenda]. BrendaSongSite.com. Accessed 2007-05-19.) is an American actress. She is best known for starring in Wendy Wu: Homecoming WarriorStacy Jenel Smith. [http://webcenters.netscape.compuserve.com/celebrity/becksmith.jsp?p=bsf_song_rstar Rising Star: Brenda Song Shows Off Chops in 'Wendy Wu'] Netscape Celebrity. Accessed 2007-09-08.Izuan Shah (November 10, 2006). [http://www.star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp?file=/2006/11/10/tvnradio/13517803&sec=tvnradio Happily on Song] star-ecentral.com Accessed 2007-10-27. which is currently the eighth highest viewed Disney Channel Original Movie, with over 5.7 million viewers on the night of its premiere.{{cite web | url=http://multichannel.com/article/CA6408870.html | title=Disney Movie Skips to Another Record | author=R. Thomas Umstead | date=January 22, 2007 | accessdate=2007-09-22}} Song helped co-produce the film, and she and Shin Koyamada will star in the Wendy Wu sequel.
She is also well-known for starring in the Disney Channel Original Series, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody as the spoiled heiress London Tipton,[http://asiancemagazine.com/200606/celeb_brendaSong.php Brenda Song is Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior] (June 2006) AsianceMagazine.com. Retrieved 2007-08-08 and has appeared in other Disney Channel original series and movies. She has guest appearances in many other television series, and she won a Young Artist Award for her work in The Ultimate Christmas Present. She was voted one of Teen People's 25 hottest stars under 25.
Biography
=Family=
Brenda Song's grandparent's were part of the Xiong clan, but changed their last name to Song when the family immigrated to America. Song was born in Carmichael, California (a suburb of Sacramento) to a Hmong father, and a Thai American mother. Her mother, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005, is a homemaker, and her father works as a second-grade teacher.{{cite web | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/15/arts/television/15song.html?ex=1308024000&en=695ce9e0f0d03324&ei=5088&pagewanted=all |title=Brenda Song Turns Warrior in Disney's 'Wendy Wu' | author=Jacques Steinberg | date=June 15, 2006 | work=New York Times | accessdate=2007-05-09}} Song has two younger brothers, Timmy and Nathan.
Song currently resides in Los Angeles, California, and is an avid L.A. Lakers fan. She is managed by The Curtis Talent Management.
=Education=
Song was home schooled, and earned a high school diploma at age 16.Song holds a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and was named an All-American Scholar in ninth grade.
Career
Song started in show business as a child fashion model in San Francisco.
=Actress=
Song began acting with a Little Caesars commercial at age five, which led to other commercials including a Barbie commercial.[http://www.thestarscoop.com/archives/brenda-song.php Interview with Brenda Song]. TheStarScoop.com. Accessed 2007-11-20.
Song's first film appearance was the 1995 short film Requiem, an AFI student film by actress Elizabeth Sung. Song was discovered at 7 years old to play a young version of "Fong," who is played as an adult in the film by Tamlyn Tomita. Song then had a small role in the television program Thunder Alley, where she appeared in two episodes.
Song's first role in a theatrical motion picture was with Santa with Muscles, a 1996 independent film starring professional wrestler Hulk Hogan. Song next film appearance was in Leave It to Beaver (1998) as Susan Acustis.
Song's first major television role came in 1999 with Nickelodeon's 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd, where she played Sariffa Chung. After this she had numerous minor television roles in 7th Heaven, Once and Again, Popular, Judging Amy, and The Nightmare Room, and appeared in Bette with close friend Ashley Tisdale in 2001.
Song starred in the 2000 Disney movie The Ultimate Christmas Present, which won her a Young Artist Award for "Best Performance in a TV Movie Comedy, Supporting Young Actress". She co-starred in other Disney movies, including Get a Clue and Stuck in the Suburbs.
Her 2002 appearance on The Bernie Mac Show led to a Young Artist Award nomination for the category "Best Performance in a Television Comedy Series, Guest Starring Young Actress". Her first major role in a feature film occurred the same year in the family film Like Mike, which starred rapper Bow Wow. Song portrayed the character Reg Stevens; the film received positive reviews and was successful enough to spawn a sequel, although Song did not participate.
After 2002, Song continued to make guest appearances in Disney Channel shows like That's So Raven, and had minor roles in many American sitcoms, She had a recurring role as Tia in the Disney Channel's Phil of the Future, appearing in seven episodes in 2004 and 2005.
Song won the role of the selfish heiress London Tipton on Disney Channel's The Suite Life of Zack & Cody.[http://www.missoandfriends.com/misso/thescoop/entertainment/interview_brendasong.php Celebrity interview with Brenda Song] Teenmag.com Accessed 2007-10-24. The series eventually earned a 2007 Emmy nomination for "Outstanding Children's Program". As the series became popular, Song became a featured performer on the Disney Channel, and acquired a voice role in Disney's American Dragon: Jake Long series.
Song appeared in Get a Clue with actress Lindsay Lohan, and in 2004, she appeared in Warner Brothers's A Cinderella Story with Hilary Duff and Chad Michael Murray.[http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1804517291 Brenda Song filmography]. Accessed 2007-12-06. The film was given mixed reviews by most critics, but the film was a box office success garnering $66 million worldwide.
In 2006, Song had a voice-over role in Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen, which also featured the voices of fellow Disney Channel stars Dylan and Cole Sprouse and Emily Osment.{{cite web | title=“Holidaze” Trailer | work=DylanSprouse.org | url=http://www.dylan-sprouse.org | accessdate= November 30, 2006}}
{{cite web | url=http://one.revver.com/watch/?id=99082 | title=Holidaze: The Christmas that Almost Didn't Happen | work=revver.com | accessdate=2007-09-22}}
She appeared in the Disney Channel Games 2006 as captain of the Blue Team, and in the second rendition of the Disney Channel Games as captain of the Red Team.
File:Brenda Song Singapore.jpg
In 2006, Song had her breakthrough role, starring in and co-producing the Disney Channel Original Movies Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior,[http://ultimatedisney.com/wendywu.html Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior] UltimateDisney.com. Accessed 2007-08-25 which received 5.7 million viewersJeff Yang (2006). [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2006/06/23/apop.DTL Warrior Women-Brenda Song] SF gate.com. Accessed 2007-11-20. making Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior the eighth highest viewed Disney Channel Original Movie. To promote the film, Song traveled to Malaysia, Singapore, and Costa Rica.[http://www.teenmag.com/seen-in-teen/brenda-song-interview Teen Talks To: Brenda Song] TeenMag.com Retrieved 2007-10-14.
That year, She was voted one of Teen People's 25 hottest stars under 25. Song ranked ninth in Netscape's "Top 10 Pretty Petites in Entertainment".Stacy Jenel Smith (2007). [http://webcenters.netscape.compuserve.com/celebrity/package.jsp?name=celebrity/content/ce_bsf_toptenpetites_channel Top 10 Pretty Petites in Entertainment] Netscape. Accessed 2007-11-20. In December 2006, CosmoGIRL! and Popstar! Magazine named her The Queen of Disney, and the readers of Askmen.com named her "Actress of the Year".
Song is currently hosting a new Disney Channel short series called "Pass the Plate", which is a multicultural series produced in ten countries in association with Disney Channel.[http://www.buddytv.com/articles/the-suite-life-of-zack-and-cody/suite-life-actress-hosting-dis-13041.aspx 'Suite Life' Actress Hosting Disney's Multicultural Series] buddytv.com Accessed 2007-10-27.
Song and Shin Koyamada will star in a sequel to Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior.[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117974023.html?categoryid=28&cs=1&nid=2595 Shin Koyamada] Variety.com. Retrieved 2007-10-14. Shooting begins in early 2008.
Song has been mentioned in regard to various future projects: Disney's College Road Trip[http://www.teenmag.com/seen-in-teen/teen-scene/brenda-song-interview-two Brenda Song Teen Mag Interview 2] TeenMag.com. Accessed 2007-11-02.[http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/402097/College-Road-Trip/cast New York Times Movies] College Road Trip Cast. Accessed 2007-11-20 with Raven-Symoné and Martin Lawrence; American Darlings,{{cite web | url=http://www.biggeststars.com/b/brenda-song-biography.html | title= Brenda Song Biography | work=Biggeststars.com | accessdate=2007-09-22}} a feature film with Nicole Kidman and Jennifer Lopez; and Special Delivery,Kimberly Nordyke (January 15, 2008) [http://www.reuters.com/article/televisionNews/idUSN1555841620080116 House actress making "Delivery" for Lifetime] Reuters. Accessed 2008-01-16. a Lifetime Movie Network telefilm.
=Singer=
Song was part of the Disney Channel Circle of Stars, a group of performers from several different Disney Channel television series. She took part in the recording and music video of a version of "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes". The recording appeared on both the special edition Cinderella DVD and on the DisneyMania 4 CD. The album CD was released in April 2005 under the Walt Disney Records label and peaked at number 15 on the Billboard 200, and number 2 on the Top Kids Audio chart.[http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:2edqoararijd~T3 Disneymania, vol 4]. Allmusic.com. Accessed 2007-06-18. Song recorded a song titled "I'm Not That Girl" for Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior.[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0790781/soundtrack Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior Soundtrack]. IMDB.com. Accessed 2008-01-16.
Ian Scott has written and produced songs for her.[http://www.markjacksonproductions.com/producers Producers]. MarkJacksonProductions.com. Accessed 2007-11-22. Asked if she plans to break into the music scene, Brenda replied, “Well if the opportunity were to come about, I'd be stupid to say no.”
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Personal life
=Charity work and activism=
In 2006, Song was hostess for the "A World Of Change" annual charity fashion show fundraiser to benefit Optimist Youth Homes & Family Services. [http://www.lasplash.com/publish/Los_Angeles_Charities_188/A_World_Of_Change_-_Ritz-Carlton_Optimist_Youth_Home.php A World Of Change Charity Event:Brenda Song] SplashMag.com. Accessed 2007-10-22. Song also participated in The 10th Annual L.A. Cancer Challenge.[http://www.kintera.org/faf/home/ccp.asp?ievent=227292&ccp=57839 Brenda Song participates The 10th Annual L.A. Cancer Challenge] kintera.org Accessed 2007-10-21. In addition as part of the Disney Channel Games 2007, Song's team supported the Make-a-Wish Foundation.
In 2007, Song started hosting a Disney special daily segment called Pass the Plate, where she helps kids and their families learn more about healthy food. She was also involved with the YMCA Healthy Kids Day, where she showed teens in Chicago Tae Kwon Do moves.[http://www.unionsentinel.com/news/2006/0601/Community/077.html Brenda Song talks about kids' health] unionsentinel.com. Accessed 2007-11-20.
In November 2007, Brenda supported the Writers Guild of America West solidarity march in Hollywood Los Angeles, California on November 13. The strike started on November 5, 2007.[http://www.dailyceleb.com/production/?view=event&eid=5326&PHPSESSID=c5 Brenda Song-Writers Guild America strike] DailyCeleb.com. Retrieved 2007-10-14.
Awards and nominations
- 2001
:Young Artist Award for "Best Performance in a TV Movie Comedy, Supporting Young Actress", for The Ultimate Christmas Present (Won).[http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms22A.htm 22nd Annual Young Artist Awards.] YoungArtistAwards.org. Accessed 2007-06-20.
- 2003
:Young Artist Award for "Best Performance in a Television Comedy Series, Guest Starring Young Actress", for The Bernie Mac Show (Nominated).[http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms24.htm 24th Annual Young Artist Awards.] YoungArtistAwards.org. Accessed 2007-06-20.
- 2004
:"Poptastic's rising star" award for Popstar! Magazine's 3rd Annual Poptastic Awards! (Won).
- 2006
: "Poptastic's Favourite TV actress" award for Popstar! Magazine's 5th Annual Poptastic Awards! (Won).
:Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards UK: "Best TV Actress (Won)
:"Black Reel:Television Best Actress" (Nominated).
- 2007
:"Poptastic's Favourite beauty" award for Popstar! Magazine's 6th Annual Poptastic Awards! (Nominated).
:Emmy Awards: "Outstanding Children's Program - with Suite Life Of Zack and Cody Cast" (Nominated).[http://www.emmys.org/awards/2007pt/59thnominations.php 2007 Primetime Emmys]. Emmys.org. Accessed 2007-12-30.
:"Image Award:Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Program" (Won)
:Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Italy: "Best TV Show" by The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (Nominated).
:Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Italy: "Best Movie" by Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (Nominated).
Discography
Selected filmography
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=Films=
- 2008: College Road Trip
- 2006: Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior
- 2006: Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen
- 2004: Stuck in the Suburbs
- 2004: A Cinderella Story
- 2002: Like Mike
- 2002: Get a Clue
- 2000: The Ultimate Christmas Present
- 1997: Leave It to Beaver
- 1996: Santa with Muscles
- 1995: Requiem
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=Documentary=
=Television=
- (2005-2008) The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
- (2004-2005) Phil of the Future
- (1999-2002) 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd
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References
==External links==
{{wikiquote}}
- [http://www.brendasongsite.com The Official Brenda Song Site]
- {{imdb name | id=0814259 | name=Brenda Song}}
- [http://uk.askmen.com/women/actress_250/270_brenda_song.html Brenda Song] at AskMen.com
- [http://connection.ebscohost.com/content/article/1039541425.html Math Spotlight on... Brenda Song] EBSCOhost.com Accessed 2007-10-21. Scholastic Press, 2005, ISBN 9572420500537
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