Brittany Daniel Biography

Brittany Ann Daniel (born March 17, 1976) is an American television and film actress. She is the twin sister of former actress and photographer Cynthia Daniel. She is best known for her role as Jessica Wakefield on the 1990s syndicated teen drama Sweet Valley High and her portrayal of Kelly Pitts on the CW/BET comedy-drama series The Game.

Early life

Brittany and her twin sister Cynthia were born in Gainesville, Florida, the daughters of Carolyn and Charlton Bradford ('C.B.') Daniel, Jr (who died of cancer in 2008). They have an older brother, Brad. By age 11, both girls were signed to the Ford Agency and began modeling. They appeared in Seventeen and YM. They also appeared in ads for Doublemint gum as the Doublemint Twins.

Career

Both girls began acting in the 1989 with an appearance in the sitcom The New Leave It to Beaver. In 1992, when she was sixteen, Brittany won the role of Mila Rosnovsky on the short-lived syndicated teen drama Swan's Crossing. She then moved to New York to film the series.

After high school, she landed the role of Jessica Wakefield in the television series Sweet Valley High (twin sister, Cynthia portrayed Jessica's twin, Elizabeth). During the run of Sweet Valley High, the girls made their film debut in the drama The Basketball Diaries (1995) alongside Leonardo DiCaprio.

After Sweet Valley High was canceled in 1997, Daniel continued acting in films and television series including a stint on Dawson's Creek in 1999 and a role in the TBS television movie On Hostile Ground the following year. In 2001, she appeared as David Spade's love interest, Brandy, in Joe Dirt. In 2002, Daniel played one of the lead characters in the short-lived Fox series That '80s Show.

In 2002, she played Eric Forman's cousin Penny on That '70s Show. Daniel also appeared on the show It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as a transsexual named Carmen. She teamed with the Wayans Brothers for their films White Chicks (2004) and Little Man (2006). That same year, she appeared in the VH1 television movie Totally Awesome before landing a lead role in The CW Television Network's half-hour comedy The Game, which she starred in until 2011. However, she would return to the show in 2014. In February 2010, she was cast in the Brothers Strause thriller Skyline; the film was released on November 12, 2010.

Personal life

In March 2014, Daniel revealed that she had stage IV non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. She is currently cancer free.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	'	Blinkie
2000	Sonic Impact	Rachel
2001	Joe Dirt	Brandy
2004	Club Dread	Jenny
2004	White Chicks	Megan Vandergeld
2005	Dirty	Tatiana
2006	Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders	Samantha Stone
2006	Little Man	Brittany
2006	'	Dani Cummings
2007	Last of the Romantics	Sarah Xavier
2007	Loveless in Los Angeles	Kelly Liffen
2010	Skyline	Candice
2015	Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser	Brandy

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	'	Zorigna #1	Episode: "Man's Greatest Achievements"
1992	Swans Crossing	Mila Rosnovsky	Regular role (54 episodes)
1994–1997	Sweet Valley High	Jessica "Jess" Wakefield	Main role (88 episodes)
1999	Dawson's Creek	Eve Whitman	Recurring role (4 episodes)
2000	On Hostile Ground	Cindy Evers	TV film
2002	That '70s Show	Penny	Episode: "Eric's Hot Cousin"
2002	That '80s Show	Sophia	Main role (13 episodes)
2003	Just Shoot Me!	Sarah	Episode: "The Goodbye Girl"
2003	111 Gramercy Park	Brynn Martin	TV film
2004	North Shore	Cari Layne	Episode: "Pilot"
2005–2010	It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia	Carmen the Transsexual	4 episodes
2006	Totally Awesome	Kimberly	TV film
2006	Community Service	Carly Phillips	TV film
2006–2011, 2014-2015	'	Kelly Pitts	Main role: Seasons 1–3; Recurring role: Seasons 4, 7–9 (80 episodes)
2016	Blackish	Clair	2 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Result	Category	Film or series
1993	Young Artist Award	Nominated	Best Young Actress in an Off-Primetime Series	Swans Crossing
1995	Young Artist Award	Won	Best Performance: Young Actress in a TV Comedy Series	Sweet Valley High (Shared with Cynthia Daniel)
2007	New York International Independent Film & Video Festival	Won	Best Actress	Last of the Romantics
2007	MTV Movie Awards	Nominated	Best Kiss	Little Man (Shared with Marlon Wayans)