Brittany Daniel
Brittany Ann Daniel (born March 17, 1976) is an actress, well known for her role as Jessica Wakefield in the television series Sweet Valley High, in which she co-starred with her twin sister, Cynthia Daniel.
Biography
Career
Both twin sisters began modeling at age eleven in print ads. They have appeared in magazines such as Seventeen and YM.
In 1992, when she was sixteen, Brittany won a role on Swan’s Crossing. She moved to New York. After high school, the twins landed roles in Sweet Valley High and a Doublemint gum campaign. Although Cynthia Daniel took a break from acting, Brittany continued to act in both television and films. Most noticeably, she played Brandy in the 2001 movie Joe Dirt, Eve Whitman in season 3 of Dawson’s Creek, and teamed up with the Wayans Brothers for their films White Chicks and Little Man. In 2002, Daniel played one of the leading characters in That ’80s Show, the short-lived spin-off of That ’70s Show. She played Sophia, the wealthy, shallow, bisexual ex-girlfriend of Corey, the main character.
In 2006, Daniel took a bold step in her career with the movie Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders, in which she appears nude.
Currently she is starring in The CW Television Network’s half hour comedy The Game.
Personal life
Daniel has dated actor/comedian Orlando Jones (when she was 19, during his time on Mad TV), actor John Corbett, actor Joshua Jackson, and internet executive Carl Hagmier. She is also a devout vegetarian.
She is currently dating White Chicks director Keenan Ivory Wayans.
Filmography (selected)
Films
- Last of the Romantics (2007)
- Little Man (2006)
- Loveless in Los Angeles (2006)
- Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders (2006)
- Totally Awesome (2006)
- The Hamiltons (2005)
- The Hillside Strangler (2004)
- Club Dread (2004)
- White Chicks (2004)
- Joe Dirt (2001)
- Sonic Impact (1999)
- Jawbreaker (1999)
- The Basketball Diaries (1995)
Television
- The Game (2006-Present)
- It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005-Present)
- North Shore (2004)
- Just Shoot Me! (2003)
- 111 Gramercy Park (2003)
- That ’70s Show (2002)
- That ’80s Show (2002)
- On Hostile Ground (2000)
- Dawsons Creek (1999)
- Sweet Valley High (1994-1997)
- Swans Crossing (1992)