Jordana Brewster Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Jordana Brewster
Brewster in 2013
Born	(1980-04-26) April 26, 1980 (age 45) Panama City, Panama
Citizenship	Panama United States
Alma mater	Yale University (B.A.)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1995–present
Spouse(s)	Andrew Form (m. 2007; div. 2021) Mason Morfit (m. 2022)
Children	2
Parent(s)	Maria João (mother)
Relatives	Kingman Brewster Jr. (grandfather)

Jordana Brewster, born on April 26, 1980, is an American actress. She started acting when she was 15 years old. Her first role was in the TV show All My Children in 1995. She then played Nikki Munson in As the World Turns, which earned her an award nomination. Her first movie role was in the science fiction horror film The Faculty in 1998.

Brewster became very well known for her role as Mia Toretto in the action movie The Fast and the Furious (2001). She continued to play Mia in many of its sequels, including Fast & Furious (2009), Fast Five (2011), Fast & Furious 6 (2013), Furious 7 (2015), F9 (2021), and Fast X (2023). She also appeared in other films like the drama The Invisible Circus (2001) and the action comedy D.E.B.S. (2004).

Jordana Brewster also starred in the TV series Dallas from 2012 to 2014. She played Denise Brown in the first season of American Crime Story (2016). From 2016 to 2018, she was Dr. Maureen Cahill in the TV show Lethal Weapon.

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Early Life and Education
Acting Career Highlights
Personal Life
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Early Life and Education

Jordana Brewster was born in Panama City, Panama, on April 26, 1980. She is the older of two daughters. Her mother, Maria João, was a swimsuit model from Brazil. Her father, Alden Brewster, worked as an investment banker. Jordana's grandfather, Kingman Brewster Jr., was the president of Yale University. He was also the United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom.

Jordana lived in London, England, and then moved to Brazil when she was six years old. At age 10, she moved to Manhattan, New York City. She went to the Convent of the Sacred Heart and later graduated from the Professional Children's School. In 2003, Brewster earned a degree in English Literature from Yale University.

Acting Career Highlights

Starting Out in the 1990s

Brewster began her acting journey in daytime TV shows. She had a small part in All My Children. Then, she got a regular role as Nikki Munson in As the World Turns. She appeared in over 100 episodes of this show between 1995 and 2001. Her work on As the World Turns led to a nomination for a Young Performer award.

Her first movie role was in the horror science fiction film The Faculty (1998). In this movie, she played a popular cheerleading captain. The film was about strange things happening with teachers at an Ohio high school. The Faculty earned about US$40 million in North America. In 1999, she also appeared in an NBC TV mini-series called The '60s.

Becoming a Star in the 2000s

Brewster at the Fast & Furious premiere in 2009

In 2001, Brewster starred in the drama The Invisible Circus. She played a sad teenage girl looking for answers about her sister's passing. Later that year, she had her big breakthrough role as Mia Toretto in The Fast and the Furious. This action film was about street racing. Jordana did not have a driver's license before the movie, so she took driving lessons during filming. The movie was a huge success, making over US$207 million worldwide.

After The Fast and the Furious, Brewster took a break to finish her degree at Yale. She returned to acting in 2004 in the action comedy D.E.B.S.. She played a clever criminal leader in this film. In 2006, she appeared in the movie Annapolis, playing a character named Ali. She also starred in the horror film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006). Even though this movie received mixed reviews, it made US$51 million around the world. For her role, she was nominated for a Teen Choice Award.

From 2008 to 2009, Brewster had a role in the TV series Chuck. She played Jill Roberts, the main character's ex-girlfriend. In 2009, she returned as Mia Toretto in Fast & Furious, the fourth movie in the series. This film was also a big success, earning US$363 million globally.

Continuing Success in the 2010s

Brewster (third from left) with the cast of Fast Five in 2011

In 2011, Brewster played Mia again in Fast Five. This movie changed from street racing to a big heist story. Fast Five was very popular, earning US$626.1 million worldwide. In 2012, she began starring as Elena Ramos in Dallas, a new version of the classic TV show. This series was well-received and ran until 2014.

She continued her role as Mia Toretto in Fast & Furious 6 (2013), which made US$789 million worldwide. She also appeared in Furious 7 (2015). This movie was the last film appearance for her co-star Paul Walker, who passed away during filming. After his passing, the story for Mia and Paul's characters was changed. Furious 7 became the highest-grossing film in the franchise, earning US$1.5 billion worldwide.

In 2016, she played Denise Brown in American Crime Story, a TV series about the famous O. J. Simpson case. Also in 2016, she joined the cast of Lethal Weapon as Dr. Maureen Cahill. She also starred in the TV show Secrets and Lies. After not appearing in The Fate of the Furious (2017), Brewster returned as Mia Toretto in F9 (2021). Her older son, Julian, also had a small role in F9.

Personal Life

Jordana Brewster met film producer Andrew Form on the set of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning. They got engaged in 2006 and married in the Bahamas in May 2007. They have two sons, Julian, born in 2013, and Rowan, born in 2016. They welcomed their children through surrogacy. Jordana and Andrew divorced in 2021. She married Mason Morfit in September 2022 in California.