|
Brittany Daniel Profile |
|
-
Birth Date: March 17, 1976
-
Birth Place: Gainesville, Florida, USA
-
Birth Name: Brittany Ann Daniel
-
Height: 5'7"
|
|
|
Brittany Daniel Wallpaper |
 |
|
|
Biography |
Brittany Ann Daniel was born in Gainesville, Florida on
March 17, 1976, five minutes before the birth of her twin
sister Cynthia. Mr. Daniel was a member of the Florida State
University Systems Board of Regents as well as a devout
Catholic, as was mom Carolyn, making for a rather strict
upbringing for the Daniel twins and their older brother
Brad. Nevertheless, whatever parameters their parents
imposed on them did not conflict with the sisters' shared
aspirations, and by the age of 11, both girls had begun
working professionally as print models.
By their 14th birthdays, Brittany and Cynthia both boasted
rather lengthy modeling resumes, having appeared together in
such teenybopper magazines as Seventeen, YM and Sassy. They
had also made their first foray into the acting world in
tandem, taking on the guest part of a double-headed dragon
in a 1987 episode of The New Leave It to Beaver. While this
first bit part may have seemed trivial at the time, the
experience that accompanied it later proved fruitful.
At 5'6" and 5'7" respectively Cynthia and Brittany were
considered too short for runway work and, although a
profession as print models would certainly have been a
reasonable option, early exposure to television work had
suggested to the Daniel twins that their career paths did
not have to be restricted to such.
It was Brittany who first capitalized on the opportunities
that her experience afforded her, taking on a guest role on
the television series Burke's Law. Work fostered further
work, and in 1992, at the age of 16, Brittany won her first
regular gig on the serial Swans Crossing, performing
alongside other young aspiring actresses Mira Sorvino and
Sarah Michelle Gellar. Swans Crossing turned out to be a
large commitment for Brittany, requiring that she move to
New York City during her seven-month span on the show, but
it did not go without its rewards.
In 1993, Brittany was nominated for a Youth in Film Award
for Best Young Actress in an Off-Primetime Series, upping
her visibility in the industry. Brittany made her homecoming
to Gainesville for her 1994 graduation from Gainesville High
School, assured in part from her work on Swans Crossing that
further roles were within reach upon her return to the
entertainment business.
As it turned out, acting work not only awaited Brittany, but
her sister Cynthia as well, as the two were cast in the
leading roles of Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield for the
television series Sweet Valley High immediately following
their graduation. The twins moved to Studio City,
California, where they sought additional parts to supplement
the income and experience that Sweet Valley High provided
them. While this consisted initially of commercial spots,
perhaps most notably in a Doublemint Gum campaign, it also
involved their first feature film appearance, alongside
Leonardo DiCaprio in 1995's The Basketball Diaries.
By the time Sweet Valley High wrapped up in 1998, Brittany
and Cynthia had expanded their acting expertise through
further commercial work and appearances in the MTV series
Singled Out and Fame or Shame. While their careers to this
date had progressed successfully enough, the notion that
their being perpetually typecast as twins was hindering
their individual development prompted Cynthia to take a
hiatus from the entertainment industry.
It did not take Brittany long to pick up work again
following the loss of her usual sidekick. In 1999, a guest
spot on Dawson's Creek as the temptress Eve soon transformed
into a regular role. That same year, she made her first solo
feature movie appearance alongside Ice-T in Sonic Impact.
Further film work came in 2000 with the TBS disaster movie
On Hostile Ground, and as Davis Spade's love interest in the
2001 comedy Joe Dirt.
In 2002, after a guest spot on That '70s Show, Brittany was
cast as the bisexual Sophia in That '80s Show. A cameo from
her sister Cynthia on the program marked the first
professional reunion for the Daniel twins in a number of
years.
While Brittany's acting talents and rapid rise to celebrity
status have caught more than a few eyes, her off-screen
exploits have also garnered her quite a bit of attention. A
1999 relationship with Dawson's Creek star Joshua Jackson
landed Brittany on every gossip column in the country, as
well as the on hit list of every 13-year-old girl in the
Western hemisphere. Recent sightings of Brittany alongside
Late Late Show host Craig Kilborn at Sacramento Kings
basketball games have set teeth chattering again. |
|
|
Other
Information |
Twin sister of Cynthia Daniel. Brittany is 5 minutes older,
and one inch shorter, than Cynthia. Both twins are, to the
day, 25 years younger than Kurt Russell.
Left her family in 1992 to work on "Swans Crossing" (1992)
Likes rock climbing and roller blading
Has an older brother named Brad Raylius Daniel.
Her father, C.B. Daniel, is running for Mayor of her
hometown of Gainesville, Florida. (2004)
Ranked #78 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women In The
World" (2002)
Aunt of her sister, Cynthia Daniel's son with Cole Hauser. |
|
|
|
