Briana Evigan
Briana Evigan | |
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Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | October 23, 1986
Alma mater | Los Angeles Valley College |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1996–present |
Spouse | Damien Mander[1][2] |
Children | 1[3] |
Parent | Greg Evigan (father) |
Relatives | Jason Evigan (brother) Vanessa Lee Evigan (sister) |
Briana Evigan (born October 23, 1986) is an American actress and dancer best known for her roles in the
Evigan began dancing professionally and appeared in numerous music videos, most notably "
Early and personal life
Evigan was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Pamela C. Serpe, a dancer, model and actress, and actor Greg Evigan.[10] She has Polish (from her paternal grandmother) and Italian (from her maternal grandfather) heritage.[11] She is the youngest of three siblings, with brother Jason and sister Vanessa.[10] She has studied dance since she was nine.[12] She is one of the singers and plays keyboards in the group Moorish Idol.[13] In October 2023 she married Damien Mander, with whom she has one child.
Career
A professional dancer, Evigan has appeared in music videos for Linkin Park, Flo Rida, T-Pain and Enrique Iglesias. She has also had small roles in television series and films such as Bottom's Up, Something Sweet and Fear Itself.
In 2008, she won the breakout role of Andie West in the sequel to the 2006 dance drama Step Up, Step Up 2: The Streets. Filming took place in late 2007 in Baltimore and was released February 14, 2008. The film, which met with negative reviews with Rotten Tomatoes (receiving 24%), achieved box office success earning a worldwide gross of $148,424,320. Both Evigan and co-star Robert Hoffman earned the Best Kiss Award at the 2008 MTV Movie Awards.
In 2009, S. Darko, a sequel to the 2001 cult-hit horror Donnie Darko, was released. Evigan played Samantha Darko's best friend, Corey. The film stars James Lafferty and Ed Westwick. A theatrical release was scrapped and was released Straight-to-DVD on May 12, 2009. Unlike Donnie Darko, the film received negative reviews.
In August 2008,
In January 2009, Evigan was confirmed by Lionsgate to star in Burning Bright. She plays the lead female role, Kelly Taylor. In the film, "A young woman and her autistic brother find themselves trapped in their house with a ravenous tiger during a hurricane". Critical reception was extremely positive. Despite this, the film was announced to be released Straight-to-DVD on August 17, 2010.[14]
In February 2009, Evigan announced in an interview she has signed on for another remake. The film will be a remake of the cult slasher horror film Mother's Day and will be directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, best known for his work with previous Lionsgate films such as the Saw trilogy. Bousman previously directed Evigan in an episode of Fear Itself in 2008. The film will co-star A. J. Cook and Jaime King. The film has suffered numerous push backs, and was finally released on May 8, 2012, on DVD and Blu-ray. The film was also part of the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.
Evigan played the central character in the indie drama romance film Subject: I Love You.[15]
She stars in
In 2011, during a
In 2014, Evigan reprised her role as Andie West in the fifth installment of the Step Up series,
In 2015, Evigan announced, via
In 2017, she joined director James Kicklighter's Angel of Anywhere, with co-stars David A. Gregory, Ser'Darius Blain and introducing Axel Roldos.[17][18][19]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Spectre | Aubrey South | also known as House of the Damned, Escape to Nowhere |
2006 | Bottoms Up | High School Girl | |
2008 | Step Up 2: The Streets | Andrea "Andie" West | |
2009 | S. Darko | Corey Richardson | |
Sorority Row | Cassidy Tappan | ||
2010 | Burning Bright | Kelly Taylor | |
Mother's Day | Annette Langston | co-wrote, sang end credit song Better Than Yesterday | |
Monster Heroes | Svector Orlaff | ||
2011 | Subject: I Love You | Butterfly | |
2012 | Rites of Passage
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Penelope | |
The Devil's Carnival | Ms. Merrywood | ||
Stash House
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Emma Nash | ||
Mine Games | Lyla | ||
2013 | She Loves Me Not | Charlotte | |
2014 | Puncture Wounds | Tanya | also known as A Certain Justice |
Step Up: All In | Andrea "Andie" West | ||
Lap Dance | Tasha | ||
Paranormal Island | Ivy | ||
2016 | Monday at 11:01 A.M. | Olivia | |
ToY | Chloe | ||
Love Is All You Need? | Jude Klein | ||
The Devil's Carnival: Alleluia!
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Ms. Merrywood | ||
2018 | My Husband's Secret Wife | Melanie | |
River Runs Red | Marilyn |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Fear Itself | Helen | Episode: "New Year's Day" |
2012 | A Star for Christmas | Cassie Drake | Television film (Ion) |
2013 | Longmire | Brandy | Episode: "Carcasses" |
2015 | From Dusk till Dawn: The Series | Sonja Lam | Recurring role; 8 episodes |
2015 | Once Upon a Holiday | Katherine "Katie" Hollington | Television film (Hallmark) |
2017 | The Good Nanny | Summer Pratt | Television film ( Lifetime )
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Music videos
Year | Title | Artist |
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2003 | "Numb"[20] | Linkin Park |
2008 | "Low"[21] | Flo Rida featuring T-Pain |
"Push"[22] | Enrique Iglesias featuring Lil Wayne | |
"Church"[23] | T-Pain | |
"I Don't Think When I Dance"[24] | Herself | |
2009 | " | Shwayze |
2018 | "Give Me Your Hand" | Shannon K |
2020 | "Never Alone" (Paul Oakenfold & Varun Remix) | Emmanuel Kelly
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Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Refs |
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2008 | MTV Movie Awards | Best Kiss (with Robert Hoffman) | Step Up 2: The Streets | Won | [27] |
Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Breakout Female | Step Up 2: The Streets | Nominated | ||
2009 | Sho West Awards | Female Star of Tomorrow (with Leah Pipes, Rumer Willis, Jamie Chung, Audrina Patridge and Margo Harshman) |
Sorority Row | Won | |
2016 | FilmOut Audience Awards | Best Actress | ToY | Won | [28] |
2023 | Vegas Movie Awards | Best Woman Filmmaker | MoveMe South Africa | Won | [29] |
References
- ^ "Briana Evigan on Instagram".
- ^ "Damien Mander on Instagram".
- ^ "Briana Evigan on Instagram: "Best year of my life… I can't believe it's been a month with our son. The days keep getting better and better. I can't wait to find out what comes next. 🧡"".
- The Associated Press. October 23, 2022. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- ^ "Hot 10: Briana Evigan". maxim.com. Maxim. May 5, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ^ Leavengood, John. "The Scream Queens of Film: Briana Evigan". moviesfilmsandflix.com. Archived from the original on March 25, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ^ Hoare, Peter. "10 Hot Actresses Who Should Stop Doing Horror Movies". complex.com. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ^ "Briana Evigan". listal.com. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ^ Z., Jamie (October 23, 2014). "15 MOST SCREAM QUEEN FILLED FILMS". houseofgeekery.com. House of Geekery. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ^ The Record.
- UStream. Archivedfrom the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
- YouTube.
- ^ Moorish Idol at MySpace Music.
- ^ Michael Allen (August 15, 2010). "A Tiger is Burning Bright on DVD August 17th". 28dayslateranalysis.com. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
- ^ Flisha. ""Subject: I Love You" Stars Jericho Rosales and Briana Evigan". randomdetox.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ^ "Darren Bousman Opens The Devil's Carnival". Dread Central. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 7, 2018. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Angel of Anywhere". IMDb. January 6, 2018.
- ^ "Angel of Anywhere (2018) | Briana Evigan & Ser'Darius Blain".
- ^ Numb | Linkin Park | Music Video | MTV
- YouTube.
- YouTube.
- ^ Video Clip T-Pain : Church at clipzik.com.
- ^ I Don't Think When I Dance at Sammy Smith's website
- YouTube.
- ^ Eric Ditzian (August 28, 2009). "Shwayze Stages 'Hot, Sweaty, Sexy Dance Party' For 'Get U Home' Video". mtv.com. Retrieved September 16, 2010..
- ^ "MTV Movie Awards 2008". mtv.com. Retrieved June 27, 2010.
- ^ "FilmOut 2016 Festival and Audience Awards results". San Diego Gay and Lesbian News. June 20, 2016. Archived from the original on October 7, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2010.
- ^ "August 2023 Edition".
External links
- Briana Evigan at IMDb