Brenda Song
| Brenda Song | |
|---|---|
 Song at the Up premiere in May 2009 | |
| Born | Brenda Marcus Song (1988-03-27) March 27, 1988[1] Carmichael, California, U.S. |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1995–present |
Brenda Song (born March 27, 1988)[1] is an American actress. Song started in show business as a child fashion model. Her early television work included roles in the television 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). In 2002, Song signed a contract with Disney Channel and starred in the 2002 Disney Channel Original Movie Get a Clue and then made significant contributions to the channel, including Stuck in the Suburbs (2004) and many other productions. In 2005, Song began playing the lead female role of London Tipton in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and The Suite Life on Deck. The character is noted as one of the Disney Channel’s longest continuous characters.[2]
Song made her transition into mainstream movies in 2010 when she appeared in the critically acclaimed film The Social Network. She also starred in the short indie film First Kiss. In 2012 and 2013, she had recurring roles in Scandal and New Girl. In 2013–2014, she starred in the Fox TV series Dads. In October 2014, Song signed a talent holding deal with Fox and 20th Century Fox Television to star in a television project.[3] Since then, Song has been cast in several television pilots for NBC and CBS. She also starred in the CBS drama Pure Genius. In 2017, Song was cast in two new movies: She will play Pen in Changeland;[4] and Allison Pyke in Angry Angel.[5] Song was cast in 2018 in the TV series Station 19 for a multi-episode arc.[6]
1 Early life
2 Acting
2.1 1995–2002: early work and career beginnings
2.2 2002–2010: breakthrough with Disney
2.3 2010–present: mainstream television and film work
3 Music credits
4 Public image
5 Personal life
6 Filmography
6.1 Films
6.2 Television
6.3 Web
7 Awards and nominations
8 References
9 Further reading
10 External links
Early life
Brenda Song was born in Carmichael, California, a suburb of Sacramento, to a Hmong family.[7] Her paternal grandparents were from the Xiong clan (熊), but changed their last name to Song when the family immigrated to the United States.[7] Her parents were born in Thailand and met as adults in Sacramento. Her father works as a schoolteacher and her mother is a homemaker. She has two younger brothers, Timmy and Nathan.[8][9]
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,[10] she now holds a black belt in taekwondo. Song was named an All-American Scholar in the ninth grade. She was homeschooled and earned a high school diploma at age 16,[8][7] then took courses at a community college and online from the University of California, Berkeley,[8] with a major in psychology[7] and a minor in business.[11]
Acting
1995–2002: early work and career beginnings
Song started in show business as a child fashion model in San Francisco after being spotted in a shopping mall by an agent from a modeling school.[12] She began acting at the age of five or six in a Little Caesars commercial,[8][13] and then a Barbie commercial.[8] Her first film role was in the 1995 Requiem, an AFI student short film by actress Elizabeth Sung. “She came in confident [at the auditions]. She was very focused, and it was very obvious that she loved what she was doing,” said Sung.[10] The film is about a waitress/dancer named Fong who remembers her loving brother and their bittersweet childhood in Hong Kong. The seven-year-old Song played a young version of “Fong”, who is portrayed as an adult by Tamlyn Tomita. The film won a CINE Golden Eagle award.[14] She appeared in another short film directed by Elizabeth Sung called The White Fox.[7]
Song appeared in two episodes of the television program Thunder Alley, and was a regular in the children’s television series Fudge, in which she portrayed Jenny. Her theatrical film debut was in Santa with Muscles, a 1996 independent film starring professional wrestler Hulk Hogan. After a small role in Leave It to Beaver (1997), she appeared in the Nickelodeon television series 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd, where she played Sariffa Chung in thirteen episodes. After 100 Deeds, she had a number of small parts in television shows such as 7th Heaven, Judging Amy, ER, Once and Again, The Brothers García, Popular, Bette, The Bernie Mac Show, The Nightmare Room, For the People and George Lopez.
Two of Song’s early roles led to recognition in the Young Artist Awards. Her role in the 2000 Disney Channel Original Movie, The Ultimate Christmas Present, won her the award for “Best Performance in a TV Movie Comedy, Supporting Young Actress”.[15] The film centers on two teenage girls, Allison Thompson (Hallee Hirsh) and Samantha Kwan (Song), who find a weather machine and make it snow in Los Angeles.
Her 2002 appearance on The Bernie Mac Show led to her nomination for “Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series, Guest Starring Young Actress”.[16] In the same year, she was in the 20th Century Fox family film Like Mike, which grossed over $60 million.[17] The film stars rapper Bow Wow as an orphan who can suddenly play NBA-level basketball. Song portrays the character Reg Stevens, a thirteen-year-old orphan. Although the film was criticized for its “frightening myths about adoption”,[18] it was successful enough to spawn a sequel. Song did not participate in the sequel.
2002–2010: breakthrough with Disney
In 2002, Song signed a contract with Disney[10] and appeared in the Disney Channel movie Get a Clue. After 2002, Song continued to make guest appearances in American situation comedies such as That’s So Raven and One on One. She had a recurring role as Tia in the Disney Channel series Phil of the Future, appearing in seven episodes of the series in 2004 and 2005.
In late 2004, Song starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie Stuck in the Suburbs, portraying Natasha Kwon-Schwartz.[19] The television premiere received 3.7 million viewers.[20] The film is about two teenage girls living in suburbia who accidentally exchange cell phones with a famous teen musician. She later said: “When Stuck came out it was crazy ’cause we went to Six Flags and we were there and so many kids recognized us from Stuck in the Suburbs, I’m like wow that movie must have done really well.”[21]
In 2005, Song began appearing in the role of spoiled heiress London Tipton in the Disney Channel Original Series, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. The role was named “Paris” in an early script and alludes to Paris Hilton (London spoofing Paris, and Tipton is the name of the hotel her father owns in the show).[8][22][23] She got the role without an audition[24] and was surprised to find her friend Ashley Tisdale working in the show.[19] Song says, “London is my fantasy person, I wish I could be her. I wish I had her closet.”[8]
The series is about the residents and workers at the fictional Tipton Hotel in Boston and mainly centers around the trouble-making twins, Zack and Cody Martin (Dylan and Cole Sprouse), and London Tipton (Song). The series premiered on the Disney Channel on March 18, 2005, receiving four million viewers, making it the most successful premiere for the Disney Channel in 2005.[25] Critics often praised Song’s performance in the Suite Life series. An April 2009 andPOP.com article stated that as London Tipton, “Song is the One to Steal the Spotlight” on the Disney Channel. It said, “if you ever watched an episode of ‘The Suite Life with Zack & Cody’ you should realize that show is watchable because of one character: London Tipton. Brenda plays the ditzy spoiled hotel heiress London (an allusion to Paris Hilton) and, if I could say so myself, she does quite an excellent job doing so.”[26] While commenting on Song, MSN’s 2009 cover story on the series stated, “Song is one of the main reasons why the “Suite Life” franchise remains one of the most successful and highly rated series in the Disney stable.”[27] In a 2009 People magazine article, the character was described as a “melodramatic high-seas diva.”[9]
The series eventually earned a 2007 Young Artist Award for “Best Family Television Series (comedy)”,[28]Emmy nominations for “Outstanding Children’s Program” (twice)[29] and “Outstanding Choreography”,[30] and three Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Award nominations for “Favorite TV show” in 2007, 2008, and 2009.[31] In 2006 Song earned an Asian Excellence Award nomination for “Outstanding Newcomer” for her part in the series.[32] After her debut on the Suite Life series, Song became a regular on the Disney Channel, and had a voice role in Disney Channel’s American Dragon: Jake Long series. In 2006, Song had a voice-over role in Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn’t Happen. She later starred in an online series called London Tipton’s Yay Me!.
Song’s first starring role as the title character was in the 2006 Disney Channel Original Movie Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior,[33] which had over 5.7 million viewers at its premiere.[12][34]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’s 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.”[10] Song had to break a brick with her hand in a screen test before landing the title role.
Song at The Cheetah Girls: One World premiere on August 12, 2008
According to The New York Times, the film became a “star vehicle” for Song.[8] The film was about an average, popular Chinese-American teenager whose life is turned upside down by a visit from a young Chinese monk (Shin Koyamada). The monk claims she is the reincarnation of a powerful female warrior and the only person who can prevent an ancient evil spirit from destroying the world. In a second story line, Wendy and most of her family struggle with keeping their culture and heritage.[35] Song felt she could relate to the message since she knew little about her own people before making the film.[8] She said, “I really identified with Wendy because I don’t want to not know where I came from”.[36] To promote the film, she posed for the cover of Seventeen, Teen People, Teen, Seventeen Malaysia, and several other magazines,[37] and traveled to Malaysia, Singapore, and Costa Rica.[38] A Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior sequel, starring Song and Koyamada, was announced in the end of 2007.[39]
The film received positive reviews from critics. UltimateDisney.com called the role “a strong departure from her flaky London Tipton character in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody“, adding that Song “shows in this movie that she no longer has to restrict herself to playing the dumb one.”[33] The site praised the film, stating, “Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior is an enjoyable little telefilm, rife with killer action sequences (for a DCOM), and a great showcase of talent in both acting and martial for Brenda Song. Aside from a few totally cliched characters and situations, it’s worth 91 minutes of your time.”[33]Allmovie described Song as a “charming and appealing personality, even when playing a shallow airhead”.[40]
While commending Disney for the strong Asian cast, a BellaOnline review noted that it is rare to see a female martial arts star with a black belt.[41] Song did most of her own stunt work for the film, with guidance from Koichi Sakamoto, executive producer for the Power Rangers series. Song was inspired to endure the stunt training by the way her mother dealt with breast cancer in 2005.[12] Disney Channel executive vice president Gary Marsh called the film “Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon” and said of Song: “She’s incredibly talented, she’s smart. She adds diversity to our network, and she’s a real kid.”[35]
Song reprised her role as London Tipton in the Suite Life spin-off, The Suite Life on Deck.[42] The show’s premiere on the Disney Channel drew 5.7 million viewers,[43] and it became the most-watched series premiere on Canada’s Family Channel.[44] The show became the most-watched scripted series among children aged 6 to 11 and among tweens in 2008.[45] In 2009, the show was the most-watched scripted series among children and the second most-watched scripted series among pre-teens.[46] Disney ordered second and third seasons for the series.[47]
In May 2009, Disney Channel’s executive vice president Gary Marsh issued a press release, which stated: “with this second-season extension, the cast of ‘The Suite Life’ makes Disney Channel history by becoming the longest running continuous characters on our air – 138 half-hour episodes. We are thrilled for them, and for the brilliant, inspired production team that made this extraordinary run possible.”[2] According to the Wall Street Journal, Song’s participation in the series led to her becoming highly popular among children between the ages of seven and ten.[48]
2010–present: mainstream television and film work
In 2009, she starred in the telefilm Special Delivery,[49] a film about bonded courier, Maxine (Lisa Edelstein) and troubled teen, Alice (Song). The Daily Record called it a “likeable comedy”.[50] The Australian publication Urban CineFilm gave Song a positive review for her performance in the film.[51] Song also appeared in the theatrical film College Road Trip with Raven-Symoné and Martin Lawrence.
Song starred as Paige in an animated television special for NBC, “Macy’s Presents Little Spirit: Christmas in New York”.[52] In late 2008, Song made a special appearance at the grand opening of the RTA HealthLine in Cleveland.[53]
In 2010, Song joined the main cast of Columbia Pictures’ The Social Network alongside Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield and Justin Timberlake.[54] 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.[55][56] 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.[57]
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.[58][59][60][61][62][63] In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Song defended the show and denied the racism allegations.[64] Fox refused to re-shoot the scenes which were deemed racist by watchdog groups.[59][65] The show premiered September 17, 2013 but in May 2014, Fox canceled the series after only one season.[66][67]
In October 2014, Song signed a talent holding deal with Fox and 20th Century Fox Television to star in a television project.[3][68][69][70] In April 2015, Song was cast in a regular role in the NBC comedy pilot Take It From Us.[71] In November 2015, Song was cast in the show Life in Pieces as Bonnie.[72] In February 2016, Song was cast in CBS pilot Bunker Hill.[73] Later renamed Pure Genius, the series was picked up by CBS and is scheduled to begin airing in the 2016-2017 television season.[74]
In March 2017, Song was cast as a series regular in the CBS pilot Real Life.[75] 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.[76]
In March 2018, it was revealed Song would join the cast of new show Station 19 for a multi-episode arc.[6]
Music credits
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.[77] The songs are credited to Mark Jackson Productions, which is associated with Warner Bros. Records.[77]
Public image
Song 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.”[7] On being a role model to children, Song said: “Oh goodness, I hope I can set a good example. If I can do it, anyone can. I’m living my dream every single day.”[10]
In 2006, CosmoGirl named Song the “Queen of Disney”, citing her major contributions on the Disney Channel.[78] Song ranked ninth in Netscape’s 2007 “Top 10 Pretty Petites in Entertainment”,[79] was voted one of AOL’s “Top 20 Tween (and Teen) TV Stars”,[80] and was ranked #3 on Maxim’s Asian Hot 100 of 2008 list. Song was also ranked #45 in AIM’s “Top 100 Celebs Under 25” list.[81]TV Guide listed her in its 2008 list of “13 Hottest Young Stars to Watch”.[82] In 2009, Song was featured in Celebuzz’s “Rising Stars” list[83] and was described as one of “young Hollywood’s most promising rising stars”.[84] In 2009, the blog Angry Asian Man named her one of the most influential Asian Americans under the age of 30.[85]
In 2006, Song was hostess for the “A World Of Change” annual charity fashion show to benefit Optimist Youth Homes & Family Services.[86] 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.[87] In 2006 and 2007, she participated in the YMCA Healthy Kids Day in Chicago.[88] 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.[89] The series is produced in ten countries in association with Disney Channel.[90] Song returned for the second season of the miniseries.
In 2005, an article “Maths Spotlight on… Brenda Song” in Scholastic Math included facts about Song and mathematical guidance from her.[91][92] Song appeared alongside Paula Abdul and several other celebrities in a “Our Time to Vote” commercial, which aimed to encourage American citizens to vote during the 2008 presidential election.[93] 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.[94]
In April 2008 a picture of Song was used in an ad for an escort agency in the LA Weekly.[95] A rep from Disney told TMZ: “This is an unauthorized use of Brenda Song’s image and her personal attorney has issued a cease and desist to the advertiser.”[96] Song filed a libel suit seeking $100,000 in damages.[97] 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.”[98] The settlement was announced in March 2009.[99]
Song was a spokesperson for Disney’s environmental campaign, Disney’s Friends for Change.[100] 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.[101] In 2010, she was the celebrity endorser of the Walt Disney Company’s Disney Cruise Line.[102] In 2011, she was also the spokesperson of the clothing brand OP.[103]
Personal life
As of October 2017, Song has been in a relationship with her Changeland co-star Macaulay Culkin.[104]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role[citation needed] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Requiem | Young Fong | |
| 1996 | Santa with Muscles | Susan | |
| 1997 | Leave It to Beaver | Susan Acustis | |
| 1999 | The White Fox | Sandy | Short film |
| 2000 | “The Ultimate Christmas Present” | Sam | |
| 2002 | Like Mike | Reg Stevens | |
| 2004 | Costume Party Capers: The Incredibles | Alex | Voice |
| 2006 | Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior | Wendy Wu | Also co-producer |
| 2006 | Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn’t Happen | Treat | Voice |
| 2008 | College Road Trip | Nancy | |
| 2009 | Boogie Town | Natalie | |
| 2010 | The Social Network | Christy Lee | |
| 2010 | Little Sister | Storyteller | |
| 2011 | The Little Engine That Could | Shiny Passenger Train | |
| 2011 | Pixie Hollow Games[105] | Chloe | Voice |
| 2012 | First Kiss | Samantha | Short Film |
| 2017 | Angry Angel | Allison Pyke | |
| 2018 | Changeland | Pen | Filming |
Television
| Year | Title | Role[citation needed] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994–95 | Thunder Alley | Kathy | “Speak No Evil” (Season 2, Episode 2) “Buzz Off, Buzzard Boy” (Season 2, Episode 18) |
| 1995 | Fudge | Jennie | Main role (Season 1) |
| 1999 | Once and Again | Chrissy | “There Be Dragons” (Season 1, Episode 5) |
| 1999 | MADtv | Trick-or-Treater | “Halloween Special Edition” (Season 5, Episode 6) |
| 1999 | Popular | Mandy Shepherd | “Fall on Your Knees” (Season 1, Episode 10) |
| 2000–02 | 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd | Sariffa Chung | Main role |
| 2000 | 7th Heaven | Cynthia | “Love Stinks: Part 1” (Season 4, Episode 21) “Love Stinks: Part 2” (Season 4, Episode 22) |
| 2000 | The Brothers García | Jenny | “Love Me Tender” (Season 1, Episode 2) |
| 2000 | The Ultimate Christmas Present | Samantha Kwan | Television film |
| 2001 | The Nightmare Room | Tessa | “Dear Diary, I’m Dead” (Season 1, Episode 10) |
| 2001 | Bette | Stacey | “The Invisible Mom” (Season 1, Episode 14) |
| 2001 | ER | Lynda An | “Fear of Commitment” (Season 7, Episode 20) |
| 2001 | Judging Amy | Vanessa Pran | “Darkness for Light” (Season 3, Episode 3) |
| 2002 | The Bernie Mac Show | Shannon | “The King and I” (Season 1, Episode 11) |
| 2002 | George Lopez | Jennifer | “Token of Unappreciation” (Season 2, Episode 2) |
| 2002 | Get a Clue | Jennifer | Television film |
| 2002 | For the People | Ellie | “The Double Standard” (Season 1, Episode 7) |
| 2003 | That’s So Raven | Amber | “A Dog by Any Other Name” (Season 1, Episode 14) |
| 2003 | One on One | Asanti | “Keeping It” (Season 3, Episode 8) |
| 2004–05 | Phil of the Future | Tia | Recurring role (Season 1) |
| 2004 | Stuck in the Suburbs | Natasha Kwon-Schwartz | Television film |
| 2005–08 | The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | London Tipton | Main role |
| 2006 | American Dragon: Jake Long | Tracey | Voice; “Bring It On” (Season 2, Episode 1) |
| 2006–08 | Disney Channel Games | Herself | Television special; 3 editions |
| 2007 | The Emperor’s New School | Dancing Queen | Voice; “The Emperor’s New Tuber/Room for Improvement” (Season 2, Episode 1) |
| 2007–08 | Pass the Plate | Herself (host) | Season 1 |
| 2008 | Macy’s Presents Little Spirit: Christmas in New York | Paige | Television film |
| 2008 | Special Delivery | Alice Cantwell | Television film |
| 2008–11 | The Suite Life on Deck | London Tipton | Main role |
| 2009 | Phineas and Ferb | Wendy | Voice; “Unfair Science Fair” (Season 2, Episode 2) |
| 2009 | Wizards of Waverly Place | London Tipton | “Cast-Away (to Another Show)” (Season 2, Episode 25) |
| 2011 | The Suite Life Movie | London Tipton | Television film |
| 2012 | Key & Peele | Purple Falcon | “Power Falcons” (Season 2, Episode 9) |
| 2012–13 | Scandal | Alissa | Recurring role (Season 1–2) |
| 2013 | New Girl | Daisy | Recurring role (Season 2) |
| 2013–14 | Dads | Veronica | Main role |
| 2014, 2018 | Robot Chicken | Various Voices | Voice; episodes: “The Hobbit: There and Bennigan’s”; “What Can You Tell Me About Butt Rashes?” |
| 2014 | The League | Rosette | “The Hot Tub” (Season 6, Episode 5) |
| 2015 | Miles from Tomorrowland | Frida | Voice; Recurring role (Season 1) |
| 2015 | Life in Pieces | Bonnie | “Bite Flight Wing-Man Bonnie” (Season 1, Episode 12) |
| 2015 | Take It from Us | Caitlin | Television pilot |
| 2016–17 | Pure Genius[106] | Angie Cheng | Main role[107] |
| 2017 | Superstore | Kristen | “Glenn’s Kids” (Season 2, Episode 19) “Cheyenne’s Wedding” (Season 2, Episode 21) |
| 2017 | Real Life | Lauren | Television pilot |
| 2018 | Station 19 | JJ | Recurring role |
Web
| Year | Title[citation needed] | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–11 | London Tipton’s Yay Me! Starring London Tipton | London Tipton | Web-show |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Awards | Category | Recipient | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a TV Movie (Comedy), Supporting Young Actress | The Ultimate Christmas Present | Won[15] |
| 2003 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a Television Comedy Series, Guest Starring Young Actress | The Bernie Mac Show | Nominated[16] |
| 2006 | Asian Excellence Award | Newcomers Award | The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | Nominated[32] |
| 2011 | Kids’ Choice Awards | Funniest TV Sidekick | Nominated[108] |
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Further reading
- Tamra Orr (2009). Brenda Song (A Robbie Reader). Mitchell Lane Publishers. ISBN 1-58415-753-4.
- Katherine Rawson (2009). Brenda Song (Kid Stars!). PowerKids Press. ISBN 1-4358-3406-2.
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