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Jessica Lowndes 
Jessica Lowndes at Hollywood Life's 6th Annual Hollywood Style Awards (2009)Born Jessica Lowndes
November 8, 1988
Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaOccupation Actress, singer-songwriter Years active 2005–present Jessica Lowndes (born November 8, 1988) is a Canadian actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Adrianna Tate-Duncan on TV series 90210.
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Personal life
Jessica Suzanne Lowndes was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She studied at Pacific Academy in Surrey and was included on People magazine's list of World's Most Beautiful People of 2009, along with co-stars from the series 90210.[1]
She currently describes herself as 'single'.
Career
Acting
Lowndes got her acting debut in the 2005 TV movie, Saving Milly as Andrea Kondracke. This was followed by a guest role in an episode of Masters of Horror, she was later cast in a recurring role on the sitcom Alice, I Think. She has since made guest appearances on Kyle XY. Her next film role was a supporting role in the Lifetime movie To Have and to Hold released in 2006, this was followed in 2007 by a pilot called Pretty/Handsome which did not get picked up.
In 2008 Lowndes appeared in Autopsy and The Haunting of Molly Hartley along with a recurring role in the drama series Greek as Mandi. Lowndes also landed a recurring role in the series 90210 a spin-off of the 90s TV teen drama Beverly Hills, 90210 as Adrianna Tate-Duncan. In November 2008 her role was upgraded to series regular.
Lowndes starred in the Canadian horror film Altitude in 2010.
Singing
Lowndes made her musical debut in the pilot episode of TV series 90210 singing in the shows fictional school play, in the 2009 episode "Woman's Intuition". She serenaded her character's boyfriend, singing and playing the guitar.
In March 2009, she published the song Fly Away on her Myspace page. She was both the writer, singer and lead guitarist in the track.
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.[2]
In September 2009, Lowndes sang God Bless America at a Dodgers game at Dodger Stadium.[3]
Lowndes also performed "One More Time" (featuring Diego González) in the 90210 episode (season 2, episode 20, final scene).
She was featured on rapper Ironik's single "Falling In Love", released on October 24, 2010.[4]
In a May 2011 interview on OK! TV, Lowndes revealed that she was finishing off her album in the United Kingdom.[5]
X-Cite Records announced on April 20, 2011 that Lowndes teamed up with Jérémy Amelin - French American Idol finalist - to be featured on his new single "Undone", which premiered online on April 29, 2011[6] and was released worldwide on May 23, 2011.[7]
In mid-late 2011, her first single, "Fool" was released on iTunes.
On November 11th, 2011, Lowndes released another single titled "I Wish I Was Gay" on iTunes. The official music video was released the same day on her YouTube channel. [8]
Filmography
Films Year Title Role Notes 2005 Saving Milly Andrea Kondracke (Age 15) Television film 2006 To Have and to Hold Lisa Television film 2008 Pretty/Handsome Cassie Booth Television film 2008 Autopsy Emily Hosfield 2008 The Haunting of Molly Hartley Laurel Miller 2010 Altitude Sara Television Year Title Role Notes 2005 Masters of Horror Peggy "Dance of the Dead" (Season 1, episode 3) 2006 Alice, I Think Becky "Miss Smithers" (Season 1, episode 7)
"What Would Jesus Do?" (Season 1, episode 8)2007 Kyle XY Eve "Memory Serves" (Season 1, episode 8) 2008 Greek Mandi Recurring role (6 episodes) 2008 Chinese Guys Christy "Reason to Fight" (Season 1, episode 3) 2008–
present90210 Adrianna Tate-Duncan Series regular 2009 America's Next Top Model Herself "Interview 101" (Season 13, episode 8) Discography
Singles
Year Artist Title 2010 Ironik Falling in Love (feat. Jessica Lowndes) 2011 Jérémy Amelin Undone (feat. Jessica Lowndes) 2011 Herself "Fool" 2011 Herself "I Wish I Was Gay" Music Video
Year Artist Title 2010 Ironik Falling in Love (feat. Jessica Lowndes) 2011 Herself "I Wish I Was Gay" References
- ^ Jessica Lowndes Biography. Tvguide.com. Retrieved on 2011-05-25.
- ^ Adrianna Sings. TV Fanatic. Retrieved on 2011-05-25.
- ^ "Dodgers & Hollywood: 90210 comes to 90090". Los Angeles Dodgers Official Website. September 19, 2009. http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/la/fan_forum/hollywood_article.jsp?article=lowndes.
- ^ "Ironik ft Jessica Lowndes – Falling In Love (Official Video)". Youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2ojjuL9jCI. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
- ^ Jessica Lowndes interview OKtv!. YouTube (2011-04-14). Retrieved on 2011-05-25.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ X-Cite Records Press Release (April 20, 2011) : Jérémy Amelin and 90210 star Jessica Lowndes join forces on Jeremy Amelin's electrifying new single "Undone". Jessicalowndes.net. Retrieved on 2011-05-25
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/user/JLowndesOFFICIAL
External links
Categories:- 1988 births
- Canadian child actors
- Canadian film actors
- Canadian television actors
- People from Vancouver
- Actors from British Columbia
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