Spears, Jamie Lynn 1991- (Jamie Spears)

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Spears, Jamie Lynn 1991- (Jamie Spears)

PERSONAL

Full name, Jamie Lynn Marie Spears; born April 4, 1991, in McComb, MS; daughter of Jamie (a building contractor) and Lynne (a teacher and personal manager) Spears; sister of Britney Spears (a singer and recording artist) and Bryan Spears (a producer); children: (with Casey Aldridge) Maddie Briann Aldridge.

Addresses:

Agent—Nick Styne, Creative Artists Agency, 2000 Avenue of the Stars, Los Angeles, CA 90067. Publicist—Holly Shakoor, Baker, Winokur, Ryder, 9100 Wilshire Blvd. W., 6th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career:

Actress and singer. Appeared in commercials for Pepsi soft drinks, 2002, and other products.

Awards, Honors:

Blimp Award nomination, favorite television actress, Kids' Choice Awards, 2004, and Young Artist Award nomination (with others), outstanding young performers in a television series, 2005, both for All That; Young Hollywood Award, female one to watch, 2005; Teen Choice Award nomination, choice female television breakout performance, 2005, Young Artist Awards (with others), best young ensemble in a television comedy or drama series, 2006, 2007, Blimp Award, favorite television actress, 2006, and Blimp Award nominations, favorite television actress, 2007, 2008, Young Artist Award nominations, best leading young actress in a television comedy or drama series, 2007, 2008, Young Artist Award nomination (with others), best young ensemble in a television series, 2008, all for Zoey 101.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

(As Jamie Spears) Member of ensemble, All That, Nickelodeon, 2002-2004.

Zoey Brooks, Zoey 101, Nickelodeon, 2005-2008.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Total Britney Live, 2001.

Nickelodeon Magazine's Big 10 Birthday Bash, Nickelodeon, 2003.

Nick Takes Over the Superbowl, Nickelodeon, 2004.

Britney Spears: E! Entertainment Special, E! Entertainment Television, 2004.

Britney and Kevin: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2005.

All That 10th Anniversary Reunion, Nickelodeon, 2005.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

Presenter, The Teen Choice Awards 2002, Fox, 2002.

Presenter, Nickleodeon Kids' Choice Awards (also known as Nickelodeon's Annual Kids' Choice Awards), Nickelodeon, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Zoey Brooks, Zoey 101, Nickelodeon, 2005.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

(In archive footage) Celebrities Uncensored, E! Entertainment Television, 2004.

"Veil of Secrecy," Britney & Kevin: Chaotic, 2005.

(In archive footage) TMZ on TV, 2007.

(In archive footage) The O'Reilly Factor, Fox News, 2007, 2008.

(Uncredited; in archive footage) "Child Stars: Where Are They Now?," 20 to 1, Nine Network, 2008.

Mandy Ferner, "Hot Sub," Miss Guided, ABC, 2008.

Also celebrity judge, America's Most Talented Kids, NBC.

Television Guest Appearances; Episodic:

The Oprah Winfrey Show (also known as Oprah), syndicated, 2002.

"Sibling Rivalry," Real Access, NBC, 2004.

Live with Regis and Kelly, syndicated, 2004, 2005.

Late Show with David Letterman (also known as The Late Show and Letterman), NBC, 2005.

Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show, syndicated, 2005.

TRL Italy (also known as Total Request Live and TRL Italia), MTV, 2006.

Entertainment Tonight (also known as Entertainment This Week, E.T., ET Weekend, and This Week in Entertainment), syndicated, 2007.

Television Work; Series:

Theme song performer, "Follow Me," Zoey 101, Nickelodeon, 2005.

Film Appearances:

Totally Britney Live (concert film), 2001.

Young Lucy Wagner, Crossroads, Paramount, 2002.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Jamie Lynn Spears: A Weekend with Jamie Lynn Spears, Hasbro, 2005.

WRITINGS

Television Music; Series:

(With sister Britney Spears) "Follow Me" (theme song), Zoey 101, Nickelodeon, 2005.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Movieline's Hollywood Life, May, 2005, p. 93.

Nickelodeon, February, 2005.

People Weekly, March 3, 2003, p. 106; July 7, 2008, p. 67.

TV Guide, November 23, 2002, p. 37; August 29, 2004, p. 66; April 10, 2005, p. 54.

USA Today, January 12, 2005, p. 4D.

Electronic:

Jamie Lynn Spears Official Site,http://www.jamielynnspears.com, October 12, 2008.

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