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Born	Brittany Ann Daniel (1976-03-17) March 17, 1976 (age 49) Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
Education	Gainesville High School
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1989–present
Spouse(s)	Adam Touni ​ (m. 2017)​
Partner(s)	Keenen Ivory Wayans (2007–2014)
Children	1
Relatives	Cynthia Daniel (twin sister) Cole Hauser (brother-in-law)

Brittany Ann Daniel, born on March 17, 1976, is an American actress. She is well-known for playing Jessica Wakefield in the TV show Sweet Valley High from 1994 to 1997. She also starred as Kelly Pitts in the comedy-drama series The Game.

You might also recognize her from movies like Joe Dirt (2001), White Chicks (2004), and Skyline (2010). Brittany has a twin sister named Cynthia Daniel, who is a photographer and used to be an actress too.

Early Life

Brittany and her twin sister, Cynthia, were born in Gainesville, Florida, on March 17, 1976. Their parents are Carolyn and Charlton Bradford "C.B." Daniel Jr. They also have an older brother named Brad.

When they were 11 years old, both girls started modeling. They signed with the Ford Agency. They appeared in popular magazines like Seventeen and YM. You might have also seen them in ads for Doublemint gum, where they were known as the Doublemint Twins.

Career

Brittany and Cynthia started acting in 1989. Their first TV appearance was in the sitcom The New Leave It to Beaver. In 1992, when Brittany was 16, she got a role in the teen drama Swan's Crossing. She played a character named Mila Rosnovsky. To film the series, she moved to New York.

After finishing high school, Brittany landed a big role. She became Jessica Wakefield in the TV series Sweet Valley High. Her twin sister, Cynthia, played Jessica's twin, Elizabeth. While working on Sweet Valley High, the sisters also made their first movie. It was a drama called The Basketball Diaries (1995), and they acted alongside Leonardo DiCaprio.

Sweet Valley High ended in 1997. After that, Brittany continued acting in movies and TV shows. In 1999, she appeared on Dawson's Creek. The next year, she was in the TV movie On Hostile Ground. In 2001, she played Brandy, the love interest of David Spade's character, in the movie Joe Dirt.

In 2002, Brittany had a main role in the short-lived Fox series That '80s Show. She also appeared on That '70s Show as Eric Forman's cousin Penny. Later, she worked with the Wayans Brothers in their movies White Chicks (2004) and Little Man (2006).

That same year, she was in the TV movie Totally Awesome. Then, she got a main role in The CW's comedy The Game. She starred in this show until 2011, and then returned to it in 2014. In 2010, she was cast in the thriller movie Skyline, which came out in November 2010.

Personal Life

In March 2014, Brittany shared why she left The Game in 2011. She had been diagnosed with Stage 4 Hodgkin lymphoma, a type of cancer. She received chemotherapy for it. By 2014, she was cancer-free.

Brittany dated actor Keenen Ivory Wayans from 2007 to 2014. In 2017, she married Adam Touni. On October 24, 2021, Brittany welcomed a daughter. Her sister, Cynthia, helped by donating her egg.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and Nominations

See also

In Spanish: Brittany Daniel para niños