| Nick Name: |
None
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| Height: |
5'7"
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| Birthplace: |
Panama City,
Panama
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| Date of Birth: |
April 26,
1980
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| Husband/Partner: |
Still Dating
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| Contact Info: |
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| Personal
Trivia: |
Did
you know that she used to date Mark Whalberg
in 2001?
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Jordana
Brewster was born in Panama City, Panama on April
26th of 1980 to her father, Alden Brewster (an investment
banker), and her mother, Maria Joao (a former Sports
Illustrated covergirl swinsuit model). Jordana lived
in Great Britain for six years, then moved to Rio
de Janiero, Brazil and lived there for four years.
Within this time, her mother had another daughter
named Isabella. During Jordana's time in Brazil,
she got a small part as one of many children who
danced on the popular kids show, "Xuxa Against Evil."
It didn't take Jordana long to realize that she
wanted to be an actor. When she moved to New York
in the United States of America, she attended a
school for girls where she appeared in numerous
theatrical performances, one of which was Godspell,
where she played the part of Jesus Christ. To persue
her career in acting, after Jordana studied theater
at Weist-Barron, she then joined the Professional
School for Children. While schooling, she received
a one-day job on the television soap opera All My
Children as character Anita Santos. It was immediately
following this episode that she was offered a continuing
role on "As The World Turns" where she played the
character Nikki Munson-Graves. She spent 3 years
working on ATWT. During that time, she was up for
a part in the blockbuster movie "Independence Day".
She had to turn down the role because her obligations
in her contract with ATWT's would not permit her
time to do it.
It was
shortly after, that she decided to quit her television
job to attend Yale University (where her grandfater
Kingman Brewster had resided as President from 1963-1977).
Having no obligations with television, she then
defered her enrollment at Yale for a year and decided
to try motion picture acting. It turned out to be
a nice start when she got the part of Delilah Proffitt
in Robert Rodriguez's sci-fi film "The Faculty".
With the film, came the promotions for the film.
She was featured in many Tommy Hilfiger ads and
also appeared in the remake of Pink Floyd's "Another
Brick in the Wall (part 2)" video by Class of 99.
She made a featurette along with the other cast
members and crew to promote "The Faculty" called
"Invasion of the Fright Films". "Invasion" aired
on MTV and Jordana got some major exposure. Shorty
after "The Faculty" was released in theaters, Jordana
got a part on NBC's mini-series movie "The 60's"
directed by Lynda Obst. This then led to her first
lead role in a film called "The Invisible Circus"
by Adam Brooks. Though the movie was only released
in limited theaters, it was a learning experience
for her. Jordana had started her education at Yale
and was entering her sophomore year as an English
Major, when she found another role to her liking.
Taking time to do the film, she came to play "Mia
Toretto" in the surprise blockbuster "The Fast and
the Furious". This movie has given her the much
needed exposure to jump-start her career. Though
currently, she has returned to Yale to continue
her studies, we expect many more opportunities for
this beautiful and talented actess. |
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Last
Update:
June 15, 2003
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Films:
The Fast and the Furious (2001)
The Invisible Circus (2001)
The Faculty (1998)
Made for TV: The '60s (1999)
Direct to Video: None
TV Shows:
Diamond Hunters (2001)
Enterprise (2001)
As the World Turns (1956)
All My Children (1970)
Cartoon Voices: None
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