Jessica Lowndes
Jessica Lowndes (; born November 8, 1988) is a Canadian actress and singer. She is best known for her roles as Adrianna Tate-Duncan on The CW teen drama series "90210," appearing in several Hallmark Channel movies, and the 2020 Lifetime Channel movie "Too Close for Christmas" which she co-produced with co-star Chad Michael Murray. Early life. Lowndes was born in Vancouver, British Columbia and attended Pacific Academy in Surrey. Lowndes knew from an early age that she had a passion for singing and acting. Lowndes also produced much of her own music from an early age . During the summer before her senior year, Lowndes worked on a project for Showtime. With encouragement from her parents, Lowndes moved to Los Angeles at the age of 16 and began her career. Career. Acting. Lowndes made her acting debut on the 2005 television film "Saving Milly" as Andrea Kondracke at the age of 16. This was followed by a guest role on an episode of "Masters of Horror", she was later cast as Becky, a recurring role in the sitcom "Alice, I Think". She also made a guest appearance on "Kyle XY". Her next film role was a supporting  role in the Lifetime movie "To Have and to Hold" released in 2005, followed by a pilot called "Pretty/Handsome" in 2007—which did not get picked up. In 2008, Lowndes appeared in "Autopsy" and "The Haunting of Molly Hartley" along with another recurring role, this time as Mandi, in the television drama series "Greek". She also landed a recurring role as Adrianna Tate-Duncan in the series "90210", a spin-off of the '90s teen drama series "Beverly Hills, 90210". In November 2008, her role was upgraded to series regular. Lowndes starred in the Canadian horror film "Altitude" in  2010. BuddyTV ranked her #58 on its TV's 100 Sexiest Women of 2011 list. In April 2012, she starred in "The Devil's Carnival", a short musical film screened on tour. Lowndes starred in Lionsgate's 2014 action film "The Prince" alongside Bruce Willis and John Cusack. In 2015, Lowndes starred in Lifetime's dramatic-thriller comedy film "A Deadly Adoption" alongside Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig. In 2016, Lowndes starred in Hallmark's "A December Bride" with Daniel Lissing. Singing. Lowndes made her musical debut in the pilot episode of TV series "90210" singing "Mama Who Bore Me  from Spring Awakening" in the school's musical, in the 2009 episode "Women's Intuition". In the "90210" episode "What's Past is Prologue", Lowndes sang "Jolene" for a rock band audition. She also sang a few other songs as the lead female vocalist on "90210"s "The Glorious Steinem"'s band. Lowndes also performed "One More Time" (feat. Diego Boneta) in the "90210" episode "Meet the Parent". During season 4 of "90210", her single "Fool" was featured and sung by her character in the episode "Benefit of the Doubt". In the episode "Bride And Prejudice", her song "Teardrops Fall" was  featured. "I Don't Want You Anymore" was featured in the episode "Tis Pity". During season 5, her next single "Snake Charmer" was featured in the episode "Into The Wild" and sung by her in "99 Problems". In the second-to-last episode, her song "The Last Time" was sung by her character. Just as she finishes, the stage collapses on her, catches on fire and leaving her trapped under rubble. In March 2009, she released the song "Fly Away" on Myspace. She was both the writer, singer and lead guitarist in the track. On September 19, 2009, Lowndes performed  God Bless America for a Dodgers game at the Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. She was featured on British rapper Ironik's single "Falling In Love", released on October 24, 2010, and revealed on OK! TV that she was finishing off her debut EP in the United Kingdom. She described the album as "sexy, pop dance music, like Rihanna and Katy Perry." Lowndes later teamed up with music producers James Rendon and Kayden Boche to record a featuring version of French American Idol finalist Jérémy Amelin's single "Undone" — which premiered online on May 6, 2011 and was released  worldwide on May 23, 2011. On October 11, 2011, CBS Records released her debut single "Fool" on iTunes. Shortly after, Lowndes released her follow-up single "I Wish I Was Gay", alongside its official music video directed by Frank E. Flowers, on November 11, 2011. On January 25, 2012, Lowndes released her debut EP—featuring singles "I Wish I Was Gay" and "Nothing Like This", along with two new songs "Stamp of Love" and "Go Back". The "Devil's Carnival" soundtrack also features a song titled "In All My Dreams I Drown" performed by Lowndes and released on April 3 , 2012. On May 14, 2012, her single "The Other Girl" premiered on Complex.com. The single was released on iTunes on May 16, 2012. On February 6, 2013, Lowndes announced that she would release her self-written second EP titled "TBT (Throwback Thursday)" on March 14, 2013, along with one track off it every Thursdays for four weeks. On February 7, 2013, Aperture Entertainment released "Fly Away" as the lead single from her EP. On September 9, 2014, Lowndes released her single "Silicone in Stereo". The official music video premiered on September 6, 2014, both on YouTube and Vevo. The song  peaked at number 35 on "Billboard" Canada's Top 50 and number 65 on the US Top 100. Lowndes was included on "People" magazine's list of World's Most Beautiful People of 2009, along with co-stars from the series "90210".