Brenda Song Sighting in New York City - May 24, 2006, in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by Marcel Thomas)
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2008
100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, CA 91608, USA
Brenda Song arrives at the 2008 Teen Choice Awards at Gibson Amphitheater on August 3, 2008, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff)
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2009
10250 Santa Monica Blvd Suite 1530, Los Angeles, CA 90067, USA
Brenda Song attends Vogue and Lacoste Host Benefit for BCRF at Lacoste Boutique on October 5, 2009, in Los Angeles, California. Photo (Photo by Donato Sardella)
Gallery of Brenda Song
2009
1540 Broadway, New York, NY 10036, USA
(L-R) Actors Dylan Sprouse, Brenda Song, and Cole Sprouse visit The World of Disney store on March 6, 2009, in New York City. (Photo by Gary Gershoff)
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2010
Лос-Анджелес, Калифорния 90038, USA
Brenda Song and Trace Cyrus pose at the NYLON & YouTube Young Hollywood Party at the Roosevelt Hotel on May 12, 2010, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison)
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2010
146 N Robertson Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90048, USA
Brenda Song attends "Disco Glam" at A|X Robertson Store on May 25, 2010, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Mark Sullivan)
Gallery of Brenda Song
2010
35 W 44th St, New York, NY 10036, USA
(L-R) Joseph Mazzello, Brenda Song, Jesse Eisenberg, and Andrew Garfield attend the after-party for the premiere of "The Social Network" during the 48th New York Film Festival at The Harvard Club on September 24, 2010, in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker)
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2013
West Hollywood, California, USA
Brenda Song attends the FOX All-Star Party on August 1, 2013, in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason LaVeris)
Gallery of Brenda Song
2014
HANGAR:8, Santa Monica, California, USA
Brenda Song attends Elyse Walker presents the 10th anniversary Pink Party hosted by Jennifer Garner and Rachel Zoe at HANGAR:8 on October 18, 2014, in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez)
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2016
8687 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood, CA 90069, USA
Brenda Song arrives at CBS, CW, Showtime Summer TCA Party at Pacific Design Center on August 10, 2016, in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff)
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2016
6250 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028, USA
Brenda Song visits Hollywood Today Live at W Hollywood on November 22, 2016, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by David Livingston)
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2018
3021 Airport Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90405, USA
(L-R) Marlee Matlin, Macaulay Culkin, and Brenda Song attend the sixth biennial Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) telecast at the Barkar Hangar on Friday, September 7, 2018, in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur)
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2019
1313 Disneyland Dr, Anaheim, CA 92802, USA
Brenda Song celebrates her 31st birthday at Disneyland on March 27, 2019, at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Joshua Sudock)
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961 Broxton Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
Brenda Song during "Freedom Writers" Los Angeles Premiere - Arrivals at Mann Village Theatre in Westwood, California, United States. (Photo by Gregg DeGuire)
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6360 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028, USA
Brenda Song during "Dust to Glory" Los Angeles Premiere - Arrivals at Arclight Theatre in Hollywood, California, United States. (Photo by J. Merritt)
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6757 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028, USA
Brenda Song during Life & Style Magazine Presents Stylemakers 2005 - Arrivals at Montmartre Lounge in Hollywood, California, United States. (Photo by Mark Sullivan)
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1000 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA 94109, USA
Brenda Song during San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival - "Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior" at AMC Van Ness Theatre in San Fransisco, California, United States. (Photo by Albert Chau)
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1000 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA 94109, USA
Brenda Song during San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival - "Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior" at AMC Van Ness Theatre in San Fransisco, California, United States. (Photo by Albert Chau)
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Brenda Song (Photo by Isaac Sterling)
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Brenda Song attends Knott's Scary Farm and Instagram Celebrity Night at Knott's Berry Farm on September 29, 2017, in Buena Park, California. (Photo by Barry King)
10250 Santa Monica Blvd Suite 1530, Los Angeles, CA 90067, USA
Brenda Song attends Vogue and Lacoste Host Benefit for BCRF at Lacoste Boutique on October 5, 2009, in Los Angeles, California. Photo (Photo by Donato Sardella)
Brenda Song and Trace Cyrus pose at the NYLON & YouTube Young Hollywood Party at the Roosevelt Hotel on May 12, 2010, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison)
(L-R) Joseph Mazzello, Brenda Song, Jesse Eisenberg, and Andrew Garfield attend the after-party for the premiere of "The Social Network" during the 48th New York Film Festival at The Harvard Club on September 24, 2010, in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker)
Brenda Song attends Elyse Walker presents the 10th anniversary Pink Party hosted by Jennifer Garner and Rachel Zoe at HANGAR:8 on October 18, 2014, in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez)
Brenda Song arrives at CBS, CW, Showtime Summer TCA Party at Pacific Design Center on August 10, 2016, in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff)
(L-R) Marlee Matlin, Macaulay Culkin, and Brenda Song attend the sixth biennial Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) telecast at the Barkar Hangar on Friday, September 7, 2018, in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur)
Brenda Song during "Freedom Writers" Los Angeles Premiere - Arrivals at Mann Village Theatre in Westwood, California, United States. (Photo by Gregg DeGuire)
Brenda Song during Life & Style Magazine Presents Stylemakers 2005 - Arrivals at Montmartre Lounge in Hollywood, California, United States. (Photo by Mark Sullivan)
Brenda Song during San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival - "Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior" at AMC Van Ness Theatre in San Fransisco, California, United States. (Photo by Albert Chau)
Brenda Song during San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival - "Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior" at AMC Van Ness Theatre in San Fransisco, California, United States. (Photo by Albert Chau)
Brenda Song attends Knott's Scary Farm and Instagram Celebrity Night at Knott's Berry Farm on September 29, 2017, in Buena Park, California. (Photo by Barry King)
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Brenda Song is an American actress, known for her portrayal of courageous teenage girls in several Disney Channel shows and other projects; most notably: London Tipton from The Suite Life of Zack and Cody and Wendy Wu from Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior.
Background
Ethnicity:
Song's father is a Hmong who emigrated to the United States from Laos. Her mother is Thai, and was adopted by Hmong parents.
Brenda Song was born on March 27, 1988, in Carmichael, California, the United States, but currently resides in Los Angeles with her family. She has her ancestry from Thailand as her paternal grandparents were said to have emigrated from Thailand from the prestigious clan of Xiong but changed their last name to Song after they arrived in the United States.
Both of Song's parents met in the United States where they both worked at the time. Her father was a school teacher while her mother is a homemaker. She has two younger brothers; Nathan and Timmy Song.
Brenda, since her early childhood, showed enthusiasm towards dancing and other performing arts. When she was six years old, Song moved with her mother to Los Angeles, California, to support her acting career; the rest of the family followed two years later. As a young girl, Song wanted to do ballet, while her younger brother wanted to take taekwondo. She said, "My mom only wanted to take us to one place," so they settled on taekwondo. Although Song cried all the way through her first class, she now holds a black belt in taekwondo.
Education
Song was academically very bright. She was named an All-American Scholar in the ninth grade. She was homeschooled since the fourth grade and earned a high school diploma at age 16, then took courses at a community college. She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 2009, majoring in psychology and minoring in business.
Brenda Song’s career started when a casting agent spotted her in a shopping mall. She wasn’t more than 5 years of age and her mother accepted the offer and Brenda’s very first introduction to fame happened in the form of Little Caesars commercial. A Barbie commercial followed sometime later and Breda started getting popular among kids.
In 1995, Song got her first minor role in the short film Requiem, an AFI student short film, where she depicted the character of the Young Fong, which earned her a Golden Eagle award by CINE - a non-profit organization.
Song exhibited immense confidence in front of the camera and the entire crew loved having her around. Her next appearance on television was a two-episode role in Thunder Alley and soon after that, a regular role in Fudge followed. Dozens of other roles followed and Song became one of the most popular child actors but was somehow type-cast to play Asian characters. From then on, her journey to stardom began as she started getting more role plays in minor casts until she finally hit it big by signing a contract to be featuring in Disney Channel series.
In 2000, she was presented a couple of awards for her role in The Ultimate Christmas Present and two years later, her performance on The Bernie Mac show met with critical acclaim and established her as a good actor. In 2002, Disney signed her on and she became one of the many child actors Disney channel had signed for many shows under production.
Brenda started with guest appearances on Disney shows. She warmed her way to the hearts of the teeming fans after she featured back to back on 7 episodes in the Phil of The Future (2004-2005), but the biggest break of her career arrived in 2005 when Disney’s Suite Life of Zack and Cody started airing on the channel. Song played the spoilt daughter of an Asian businessman, who was a little ‘dumb’ and her character became the most loved one on the show. Later, the writers said that she wasn’t even auditioned for the role and in a way, she was always on their mind while writing the character.
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. Wendy Wu was planned to be a comedy, but the directors of the film were having trouble finding a suitable actor with both the comedic presence and taekwondo ability to play the main character, originally named Kenny Lu. Lydia Cook, one of the films' directors, said, "Brenda was originally brought in to play the [supporting] monk's role. We started training with her in martial arts, and that's when we realized that she should be Kenny Lu. They quickly switched things around and offered Brenda the lead in the movie. She had the perfect combination of wit and martial arts." Song had to break a brick with her hand in a screen test before landing the title role. According to The New York Times, the film became a "star vehicle" for Song.
Song reprised her role as London Tipton in the Suite Life spin-off, The Suite Life on Deck. The show's premiere on the Disney Channel drew 5.7 million viewers, and it became the most-watched series premiere on Canada's Family Channel. The show became the most-watched scripted series among children aged 6 to 11 and among tweens in 2008. In 2009, the show was the most-watched scripted series among children and the second most-watched scripted series among pre-teens. Disney ordered the second and third seasons for the series.
In 2009, Song starred in the telefilm Special Delivery, a film about a bonded courier, Maxine (Lisa Edelstein) and a troubled teen, Alice (Song). Song starred as Paige in an animated television special for NBC, Macy's Presents Little Spirit: Christmas in New York.
In 2010, Song joined the main cast of Columbia Pictures' The Social Network alongside Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield and Justin Timberlake. Song portrayed Christy Lee, a Harvard University student who dates Eduardo Saverin (Andrew Garfield).
In 2012, Song starred in the short film First Kiss along with her Social Network costar Joseph Mazzello. First Kiss was screened at numerous film festivals throughout the US and won the Best Short Film award at the Omaha Film Festival and TriMedia Film Festival. In 2012 and 2013, Song had a recurring role as Alissa in the TV show Scandal in the first and second seasons. In 2013, Song had a recurring role as Daisy in New Girl.
In August 2013, Song was cast in a leading role in the Fox television series Dads, in which Song portrayed Veronica. The show's pilot episode was criticized by Asian American watchdog groups because Song's character wore a stereotypical "sexy Asian schoolgirl" costume, which was deemed "racist" by watchdog groups. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Song defended the show and denied the racism allegations. Fox refused to re-shoot the scenes which were deemed racist by watchdog groups. The show premiered September 17, 2013, but in May 2014, Fox canceled the series after only one season.
In October 2014, Song signed a talent holding deal with Fox and 20th Century Fox Television to star in a television project. In April 2015, Song was cast in a regular role in the NBC comedy pilot Take It From Us. In November 2015, Song was cast in the show Life in Pieces as Bonnie. In February 2016, Song was cast in CBS pilot Bunker Hill. Later renamed Pure Genius, the series was picked up by CBS and is scheduled to begin airing in the 2016-2017 television season.
In March 2017, Song was cast as a series regular in the CBS pilot Real Life. She was also cast in Seth Green's directorial debut Changeland. In August 2017, it was announced that Song would be starring in Freeform's first original holiday movie, Angry Angel. The film is part of the network's "Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas" series of programming, which premiered November 18, 2017.
In March 2018, it was revealed Song would join the cast of new show Station 19 for a multi-episode arc. In December 2018, it was announced that Song is starring in the Netflix movie Secret Obsession.
In January 2019, it was announced that Song is starring in the Hulu television series Dollface alongside Kat Dennings. In March 2019, it was announced that Song is starring in the Disney animation series Amphibia. In June 2019, she appeared in the Seth Green movie Changeland. She also appeared as a guest star in Aly & AJ's music video Star Maps from their 2019 EP Sanctuary.
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 was included on 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.
Film clips from Stuck in the Suburbs, which included Song, appeared in music videos for Anneliese van der Pol's song "Over It" and Taran Killam's More Than Me, On Top of the World, and Make a Wish. In the Suite Life High School Musical-themed episode, Song performed Bop To The Top and Really Great. Really Great became the theme song for the online series, London Tipton's Yay Me!. She sang Bling Is My Favourite Thing on another Suite Life episode. In these episodes, Song purposefully sang poorly to create the impression that her character, London Tipton, is tone-deaf. Ian Scott wrote and produced demo songs for her. The songs are credited to Mark Jackson Productions, which is associated with Warner Bros. Records.
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Politics
Song appeared alongside Paula Abdul and several other celebrities in an Our Time to Vote commercial, which aimed to encourage American citizens to vote during the 2008 presidential election.
Views
In 2006, Song was hostess for the A World Of Change annual charity fashion show to benefit Optimist Youth Homes & Family Services. She also supported the 10th Annual L.A. Cancer Challenge. In 2008, Song was part of the Power of Youth Carnival, a benefit for the St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. In 2006 and 2007, she participated in the YMCA Healthy Kids Day in Chicago. She 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. The series is produced in ten countries in association with Disney Channel. Song returned for the second season of the miniseries. In 2009, Song participated in the "Diet Pepsi Easter Holiday House" event. She decorated an egg at the event that was sold in an online auction benefiting Feeding America.
Song was a spokesperson for Disney's environmental campaign, Disney's Friends for Change. She was featured in several commercials on the Disney Channel for the campaign. The charity's aim was to explain how children can help preserve the Earth and invited them to go to the Friends for Change website to register and pledge, offering them the chance to help choose how Disney will invest $1 million in environmental programs.
Quotations:
"Shoot for the moon, if you fall you might catch a star."
"Writing in a journal comes naturally to me. It helps me escape reality for a while. When I'm upset, instead of taking it out on my brothers. I'll write it down. I feel so much better afterwards."
"The sky's the limit. Reach for the stars. Anything that you want to do, you never know. Like anything's possible. Like, if I can get here, anyone can. I was just a little two-year-old saying I want to be on TV and you know, I going to be doing my own show next month. And so I really think you should just try, 'cause you never know, and if you really, truly want to do this and you really have passion for it, go for it. Because no one should tell you that you can't do something."
Personality
In April 2008 a picture of Song was used in an ad for an escort agency in the LA Weekly. A rep from Disney told TMZ: "This is unauthorized use of Brenda Song's image and her personal attorney has issued a cease and desist to the advertiser." Song filed a libel suit seeking $100,000 in damages. Song said: "As a role model to millions of young people, I feel I have to take a stand against this company in regard to its exploitation of my image." The settlement was announced in March 2009.
Song appears to be one of the few Disney starlets to not have succumbed to the party scene. She said in 2005: "Besides Hollywood grand-openings and award shows, I try to stay away from the parties. It’s so easy to be swept away from that whole scene because it’s expected of you. I’ve never drank or smoked in my entire life, but I’ve seen 15-year-olds drinking and smoking and I just think that’s gross."
Brenda Song once saved her brother, Timmy Song, from drowning.
Physical Characteristics:
Brenda Song has a height of 5 ft 2 in or 157 cm, and a weight of 51 kg or 112.5 pounds. She has dark brown hair and dark brown eyes. Brenda is a regular visitor to her gym.
Interests
Writers
Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden
Sport & Clubs
basketball, Los Angeles Lakers
Athletes
Kobe Bryant
Music & Bands
rock, Hilary Duff, Kelly Clarkson, Mariah Carey, Ashlee Simpson
Connections
The beautiful actress has had a long dating history. She has been indifferent relationships and at different times. Some of them are, Raviv Ullman a co-star, in Phil of the Future, Aaron Musicant, Jesse McCartney, Jason Dolley, and Joe Jonas.
Flo Rida the rapper, was also rumored to have dated the actress briefly in 2009 but they did not last long together; as she later moved on to Trace Cyrus. Brenda and Trace appeared publicly for the first time during NYLON magazine’s Young Hollywood Event. They spent the time together and looked cozy in each other’s company. Since that time, they made numerous appearances together on the red carpet. On October 14, 2011, People magazine announced that they had engaged. There was also some buzz about Brenda to be pregnant with Trace’s child. The couple separated in June 2012. In January 2013, they again reconciled and started seeing each other. This on and off relationship came to an end for the final time in August 2017.
The former Disney actress is still not married, though, she has been linked with one of the most successful child actors, Macaulay Culkin, whom she started dating in October 2017. The couple met on the set of Changeland.