Brooklyn Sudano
Brooklyn Sudano is an American actress, singer, and dancer. She played the role of Vanessa Scott on the ABC sitcom "My Wife and Kids" and acted in NBC's action series "Taken" (playing Asha Flynn). Sudano is the daughter of superstar "Disco Queen" Grammy Award-winning singer Donna Summer and songwriter Bruce Sudano, and the older sister of Amanda Sudano of the music duo Johnnyswim. Early life. Sudano was born in Los Angeles, California, to African American singer Donna Summer and Italian American songwriter Bruce Sudano. She was named after her father's hometown of Brooklyn, New York  City. Her younger sister (by 19 months) is singer and songwriter Amanda Sudano of Johnnyswim. She has an older half-sister, Mimi Sommer, from her mother's first marriage to Helmut Sommer. As a baby, she was featured in her mother's song "Brooklyn" on the record "I'm a Rainbow". Sudano spent the early part of her childhood on a 56-acre ranch in Thousand Oaks, California until her family moved to Connecticut when she was 10 years old. When she was 14, her family relocated to Nashville, Tennessee. Here, Sudano gravitated toward the arts. She also sang in  the gospel choir at church. Sudano and her sisters spent summers touring and singing backing vocals for their famous mother. In her leisure, she studied dance and wrote songs. She attended high school at Christ Presbyterian Academy where she appeared in all the theater productions. Sometimes Sudano accompanied her parents while they toured around the world, continuing her studies with tutors. A distinguished student, she was valedictorian at her graduation. Upon graduation, Sudano was accepted at Brown, Duke and Georgetown University. However, she chose to remain close to home and attended Vanderbilt University. Sudano eventually left Vanderbilt to study at  the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York. Career. Modeling. While studying acting in New York, Sudano was spotted by a modelling agent and signed to the Ford Modeling Agency. She appeared in numerous advertising campaigns in print and television, including Clairol, Clean & Clear and K-Mart. Acting. In 2003, Sudano replaced Meagan Good as Vanessa Scott on "My Wife and Kids". Vanessa is Junior's girlfriend and later wife, who first appears in the season finale of season 3 (played by Good). Sudano continued as a regular cast member throughout the rest of the series' five-year  run. She also starred in the 2006 film adaptation of V. C. Andrews' novel "Rain", and played Mikaela in the MTV TV movie "Turn the Beat Around" in 2010. Sudano appeared in "$#*! My Dad Says" in 2011. In 2016, she played the role of Christy Epping in the Hulu series "11.22.63" and appeared on HBO's "Ballers". In 2017, she starred in 10 episodes of "Taken"'s season 1 on NBC. Currently, she plays Angela Prescott on the Freeform series "Cruel Summer". Personal life. Sudano married her longtime boyfriend, Mike McGlaflin, on October 8, 2006. The couple's wedding  inspired Bruce Sudano's song "It's Her Wedding Day". Sudano and McGlaflin have a daughter, and reside in the Los Angeles area.