Brenda Song

**Brenda Song** (born March 27, 1988) is an American actress and model.  She is also a former child model. Song was first famous for her appearances on the Disney Channel. She was a regular part on _The Suite Life of Zack and Cody_. Her character was noted as one of the Disney Channel's longest continuous characters. In 2010, she moved into mainstream movies and TV. These included _Changeland_, _Angry Angel_, and _Station 19_.

### Early years

Brenda Song was born in Carmichael, California to a Hmong American father and a Thai American mother. Song has two younger brothers, Timmy and Nathan. Brenda Song holds a black belt in Taekwondo and was named an All-American Scholar in ninth grade.

### Career

Brenda Song began acting and modeling at age 6. She also played a very minor role in a skit on MADtv.

One of Song's more notable acting roles is her portrayal of London Tipton in the Disney Channel Original Series _The Suite Life of Zack and Cody_ (along with Ashley Tisdale and twins Cole and Dylan Sprouse). She later continued this role in the spin-off _The Suite Life on Deck_. She also played a recurring role as Tia in the Disney Channel Original Series _Phil of the Future_. Song had minor guest appearances on both _That's So Raven_ and _American Dragon: Jake Long_.

Song had her first starring role in 2006 in the movie _Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior_.

In 2010, Song was part of the main cast of _The Social Network_. This marked her entry into mainstream movies and TV.

In 2012, Song starred in the short film _First Kiss_ along with her _Social Network_ costar Joseph Mazzello.

In 2017, Song was cast in Freeform's movie, _Angry Angel_.

In January 2019, Song was cast in a starring role in the Hulu television series _Dollface_ alongside Kat Dennings.

### Personal

She has received a black belt in one martial arts and had used her skills in the Disney Channel movie, _Wendy Wu:Homecoming Warrior_.

In 2017, Song began a relationship with actor Macaulay Culkin. They have a son together named Dakota, born in 2021.

### Film

|Year|Title|Role|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1995|_Requiem_|Young Fong||
|1996|_Santa with Muscles_|Susan||
|1997|_Leave It to Beaver_|Susan Acustis||
|1999|_The White Fox_|Sandy|Short film|
|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_|Chloe|Voice|
|2012|_First Kiss_|Samantha|Short film|
|2017|_Angry Angel_|Allison Pyke||
|2019|_Secret Obsession_|Jennifer Williams||
|2019|_Changeland_|Pen||

### Television

|Year|Title|Role|Notes||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1994–95|_Thunder Alley_|Kathy|2 episodes||
|1995|_Fudge_|Jennie|Main role (Season 1)||
|1999|_Once and Again_|Chrissy|Episode: "There Be Dragons"||
|1999|_MADtv_|Trick-or-Treater|Episode: "Halloween Special Edition"||
|1999|_Popular_|Mandy Shepherd|Episode: "Fall on Your Knees"||
|2000–02|_100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd_|Sariffa Chung|Main role||
|2000|_Double Dare 2000_|Herself|Episode: "_100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd_ vs _The Amanda Show_"||
|2000|_7th Heaven_|Cynthia|Episodes: "Love Stinks" parts 1 & 2||
|2000|_The Brothers García_|Jenny|Episode: "Love Me Tender"||
|2000|_The Ultimate Christmas Present_|Samantha Kwan|Television film||
|2001|_The Nightmare Room_|Tessa|Episode: "Dear Diary, I'm Dead"||
|2001|_Bette_|Stacey|Episode: "The Invisible Mom"||
|2001|_ER_|Lynda An|Episode: "Fear of Commitment"||
|2001|_Judging Amy_|Vanessa Pran|Episode: "Darkness for Light"||
|2002|_The Bernie Mac Show_|Shannon|Episode: "The King and I"||
|2002|_George Lopez_|Jennifer|Episode: "Token of Unappreciation"||
|2002|_Get a Clue_|Jennifer|Television film||
|2002|_For the People_|Ellie|Episode: "The Double Standard"||
|2003|_That's So Raven_|Amber|Episode: "A Dog by Any Other Name"||
|2003|_One on One_|Asanti|Episode: "Keeping It"||
|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 (Removed)_|Tracey|Voice; Episode: "Bring It On"||
|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)|||
|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 (Removed)_|Wendy|Voice; Episode: "Unfair Science Fair"||
|2009|_Wizards of Waverly Place_|rowspan=2|London Tipton|Episode: "Cast-Away (to Another Show)"|
|2011|_The Suite Life Movie_|Television film|||
|2012|_Key & Peele_|Purple Falcon|Episode: "Power Falcons"||
|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|Episode: "The Hot Tub"||
|2015|_Miles from Tomorrowland_|Frida|Voice; Recurring role (Season 1)||
|2015|_Life in Pieces_|Bonnie|Episode: "Bite Flight Wing-Man Bonnie"||
|2016–17|_Pure Genius_|Angie Cheng|Main role||
|2016-2018|_Milo Murphy's Law (Removed)_|Additional Voices|Voice, Main role, Disney XD series||
|2017|_Superstore_|Kristen|Episodes: "Glenn's Kids"; "Cheyenne's Wedding"||
|2018|_Station 19_|JJ|Recurring role||
|2019-22|_Amphibia (Removed)_|Anne Boonchuy|Voice, Main role, Disney Channel series||
|2022-present|_Hamster & Gretel_|Additional Voices|Voice, Main role, Disney Channel series||

### Web

|Year|Title|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_|||
|2003|Young Artist Award|Best Performance in a Television Comedy Series, Guest Starring Young Actress|_The Bernie Mac Show_|||
|2006|Asian Excellence Award|Newcomers Award|rowspan="2"|_The Suite Life of Zack & Cody_||
|2011|Kids' Choice Awards|Funniest TV Sidekick||||

## Other websites

- Brenda Song - Official Website

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: **Brenda Song**
- **img**: Brenda Song 2009 (Cropped).jpg
- **img capt**: Brenda Song in 2009
- **background**: solo_singer
- **birth name**: Brenda Song
- **origin**: Carmichael, California, Carmichael, California, United States, U.S.
- **instrument**: Singer, Vocals
- **genre**: Pop music, Pop
- **occupation**: Actor, Actress
Singer
Model (person), Model
Spokesperson
- **years active**: 1999-present(actress)<small></small>
2005–present <small>(singer)</small>
- **label**: Walt Disney (2005–)
Hollywood (2006–)
- **associated acts**: Walt Disney Records
The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, Zack and Cody
- **url**: [http://www.brendasongsite.com/ BrendaSongSite.com]