Brenda Song — biography, films, roles and trivia

Biography

Brenda Song (born March 27, 1988) is an American actress, film producer, and model. Song started in show business as a child fashion model. Her early television work included roles in the shows Fudge (1995) and 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd (1999). After many commercials and television roles in the late 1990s, Song won a Young Artist Award for her performance in The Ultimate Christmas Present (2000). She made her screen debut in Santa with Muscles (1996) and appeared in 20th Century Fox's Like Mike (2002). Her movies on the Disney Channel include Get a Clue (2002) and Stuck in the Suburbs (2004). In 2005, Song began playing the lead female role of London Tipton in the Disney series The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and The Suite Life on Deck. The character was noted as Disney's longest continuous female character in October 2009.

Song gained more fame after she played the title role in the Disney Channel Original Movie, Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior, which received over 5.7 million viewers on the night of its premiere. In 2006, Song was named the "Queen of Disney" by Cosmogirl Magazine. In the late 2000s, she starred in the coming-of-age drama Special Delivery, Walt Disney Pictures' College Road Trip, and The Social Network (2010). She was the celebrity endorser of Disney Cruise Lines in 2010. Song has been described as one of "young Hollywood’s most promising rising stars" and a "young phenomenon on the rise" by media outlets. TV Guide listed her in its 2008 list of "13 Hottest Young Stars to Watch".

Filmography

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2010 The Social Network Christy

2026 Operation Taco Gary's Allison

Interesting facts

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On April 5, 2021, Brenda and Macaulay Culkin had a son.
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As a child, Brenda wanted to take ballet lessons, but her mother enrolled her in karate lessons instead. Although Brenda hated the idea of fighting, it did not stop her from earning a black belt and making the All-American Scholar list when she was in ninth grade.
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Brenda speaks Thai and the Hmong language.
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Brenda's mother is an American of Thai descent, and her father is from the Hmong people.
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Brenda began her acting career at the age of six. Her first television appearance was in a small Caesars commercial.
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Brenda has two younger brothers: Timmy, three years younger than her, and Nathan, eight years younger.
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Her family immigrated to America from Laos in 1976.