Brittany Daniel

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).[2][3] They have an older brother, Brad.[4] 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.[5]
== 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.[4]
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).[6] That same year, she appeared in the VH1television 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.[7] However, she would return to the show in 2014. In February 2010, she was cast in the Brothers Strause thriller Skyline;[8] the film was released on November 12, 2010.
== Personal life ==
In March 2014, Daniel revealed that in 2011, she was diagnosed stage IV non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, for which she underwent chemotherapy. As of 2014, she was cancer free.[9] she dated with actor Keenen Ivory Wayans from 2007 to 2014.[10] in 2017 she married her boyfriend Adam Touni.[11]
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1995	The Basketball Diaries 	Blinkie 	
1999	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	The Hamiltons 	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 	The New Leave It to Beaver 	Zorigna #1 	Episode: "Man's Greatest Achievements"
1992 	Swans Crossing 	Mila Rosnovsky 	Regular role (54 episodes)
1994 	Burke's Law 	Ginny 	Episode: "Who Killed the Legal Eagle?"
1994–1997 	Sweet Valley High 	Jessica "Jess" Wakefield	Main role (88 episodes)
1999 	Dawson's Creek 	Eve Whitman 	Recurring role (4 episodes)
2000 	Fortunate Son 	N/A 	Television film
2000 	On Hostile Ground 	Cindy Evers 	Television 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 	Television film
2004 	North Shore 	Cari Layne 	Episode: "Pilot"
2005–2010 	It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia	Carmen 	4 episodes
2006 	Totally Awesome 	Kimberly 	Television film
2006 	Community Service 	Carly Phillips 	Television film
2006–2011, 2014–2015	The Game 	Kelly Pitts 	Main role: Seasons 1–3; Recurring role: Seasons 4, 7–9 (80 episodes)
2008 	Ruby 	Herself 	Episode: "Meet Ruby"
2016–2018 	Blackish 	Blair 	3 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 (shared with Cynthia Daniel)	Sweet Valley High
2007	New York International Independent Film & Video Festival	Won 	Best Actress 	Last of the Romantics
2007	MTV Movie Awards 	Nominated	Best Kiss (shared with Marlon Wayans) 	Little Man
2010	Daytime Emmy Awards 	Nominated	Outstanding Special Class Series (shared with the cast) 	Ruby
Category:American film actresses