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Night of the Living Dead
Background:
Making her first on-screen appearance in 1999 in the pilot episode of NBC’s cult
teen dramedy “Freaks and Geeks,” Brianna Brown continues to add to her acting
resume with roles in films like Hollywood Homicide (2003), Spider-Man 2 (2004),
The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005), Conversations with Other Women (2005), Adam and
Eve (2005), Night of the Living Dead 3D (2006) and Love's Abiding Joy (2006).
The 5' 7" naturally blonde actress, who has appeared on such hit television
shows as “Monk,” “CSI,” “Smallville” and “Entourage,” will play roles in the
upcoming films Knocked Up, No Destination, Timber Falls, Art Imitating Life, and
in a TV series pilot called “Dash 4 Cash.”
Minnesota Girl
Childhood and Family:
Brianna Brown was born on October 2, 1979, in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Dash 4 Cash
Career:
In late of the 1990s, Brianna Brown made her first on-screen appearance as a
cheerleader in the pilot episode of NBC’s cult teen dramedy “Freaks and Geeks.”
She followed it up with a co-starring role, as Kim, the girl who is suddenly
transported back to the 17th century during a museum visit in the
made-for-television movie Search for the Jewel of Polaris: Mysterious Museum.
Brown subsequently received guest starring roles in TV shows like UPN
short-lived horror/comedy "Special Unit 2," the WB comedy "Off Centre," CBS
police procedural series "Robbery Homicide Division," CBS popular, Emmy-winning
crime drama "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" and its spin-off, "CSI: Miami." She
also had a starring role in the failed TV series "Lost at Home."
Meanwhile, moviegoers could catch her in director Luke Greenfield's comedy The
Animal (2001; starring Rob Schneider) and Ron Shelton's action comedy Yuri & Me
(2003; starring Harrison Ford and Josh Hartnett). She also appeared in Kevin Du
Toit's 12-minute comedy film Yuri & Me (2003).
In 2004, Brown played a tiny part as a train passenger in Sam Raimi's Academy
Award-winning sequel to the popular 2002 film, Spider-Man 2, starring Tobey
Maguire, Kirsten Dunst and James Franco. The next year, she appeared as a bar
girl in Judd Apatow's directional debut, the romantic comedy The 40 Year Old
Virgin, starring Steve Carell, and played a bride in Hans Canosa's independent
film Conversations with Other Women, with Aaron Eckhart and Helena Bonham
Carter. Also in 2005, she starred in Phil Volken's 15-minute film Ex Post Facto
and in Jeff Kanew's romantic comedy Adam and Eve, starring Cameron Douglas and
Emmanuelle Chriqui.
During that time, Brown also guest starred in an episode of the WB’s sci-fi
series about a young Clark Kent/Superman, "Smallville," NBC sitcom starring Matt
LeBlanc, "Joey," and in two episodes of HBO dramedy "Entourage."
In 2006, Brown snagged the female lead role in Jeff Broadstreet's 3D chiller
film Night of the Living Dead 3D, the second remake of the 1968 horror classic
Night of the Living Dead, and was cast in Michael Landon Jr.'s adaptation of
Janette Oke's novel, Love's Abiding Joy. She also guest starred in an episode of
USA Network's Emmy-winning dramedy starring Tony Shalhoub, "Monk," and in two
episodes of CBS legal drama "Shark."
Brown has wrapped her upcoming film, Knocked Up, a romantic comedy by
writer-director Judd Apatow starring Seth Rogen and Katherine Heigl scheduled
for release on June 1, 2007. She also has completed No Destination, an 18-minute
film by Shannah Laumeister which also stars John Savage, and Tony Giglio's
horror/thriller Timber Falls, alongside Josh Randall. She is currently filming
Matthew Van Vlack's drama comedy Art Imitating Life, starring Ric Borelli, and
will star in an upcoming comedy pilot called "Dash 4 Cash" with Robert Hoffman.
Awards:
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