Table of Biography
Brittany Daniel is a prominent television and film actress from the United States. Brittany Daniel is recognized for her role as Jessica Wakefield on the 1990s syndicated teen drama “Sweet Valley High”(1994–1997) and as Kelly Pitts in the CW/BET comedy-drama series “The Game” (2006–2011; 2014–2015).
Early Life
Born as Brittany Ann Daniel better known as Brittany Daniel was born on the 17th of March 1976, in Gainesville, Florida, the United States. She practices the Christian religion and holds US nationality. According to the astrological chart, she has a birth sign of Pisces and is currently 47 years old as of 2023.
She was born to her parents Charlton Bradford Daniel Jr. (father) and Carolyn Daniel (mother). Her father was running for mayor of Gainesville but he died in 2008 from lung cancer. She grew up with her two siblings; a twin sister Cynthia, and an elder brother, Brad. Her twin sister Cynthia is five minutes younger and one inch taller than her.
Caption: Brittany Daniel with her mother and her daughter (Source: Instagram)
Education
In terms of her academic background, she graduated from Gainesville High School in Gainesville, Florida.
Professional Career
Modelling Career
At an early age, Brittany Daniel and her sister Cynthia started modelling. And, they were signed by The Ford Modeling Agency, based in New York City when they were just 11 years old.
In addition, the twin sisters were also featured in the American teen magazines ‘Seventeen,’ and ‘YM.’ Similarly, they also appeared in commercial ads for Doublemint gum as the Doublemint Twins.
Acting Career
Later, Brittany began her acting journey by appearing in the 1989 American sitcom “The New Leave It to Beaver.” The series is a sequel to the original ‘Leave It to Beaver.’ When she was just 16 years old, she moved to New York in 19992 to play the role of Mila Rosnovsky on the syndicated American teen drama “Swan’s Crossing.” The drama aired for 13 weeks from June 29 to September 25, 1992.
Later, she portrayed the role of Jessica Wakefield in the comedy-drama television series “Sweet Valley High.” The series is based on Francine Pascal’s book series of the same name. Furthermore, the series was aired from September 5, 1994, to October 14, 1997, and in the series, her sister Cynthia played the role of Jessica’s twin, Elizabeth.
Caption: The 1990s syndicated teen drama, Sweet Valley High (Source: IMDb)
While working on the series, the twin sisters got the offer of their first film “The Basketball Diaries” (1995). Meanwhile, the film is an American crime drama directed by Scott Kalvert.
Continued appearing in Movie and Television
Brittany was cast in the teen drama television series “Dawson’s Creek” in 1999. The series is about the lives of a group of friends in high school. The series covered their college life as well and the series ran until 2003.
She played the Cindy Evers in the 2000 television film “On Hostile Ground.” The next year, she was cast as David Spade’s love interest, Brandy, in the adventure comedy film “Joe Dirt,” written by Spade and Fred Wolf and produced by Robert Simonds.
In 2002, she appeared as one of the main characters in the Fox sitcom “That ’80s Show,” which aired from January to May 2002. Despite featuring many of the same writers and production crew as “That ’70s Show,” it is not a direct sequel. On ‘That “70s Show,” she played Eric Forman’s cousin Penny the same year.
Other Movies and Television appearances
The actress also starred as Carmen, a transgender, on the show “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” in 2002. It is a black comedy sitcom that debuted on FX in 2005 before moving to FXX during the ninth season.
She appeared in Wayans Brothers’ two films “White Chicks” in 2004, and “Little Man” in 2006. Moreover, she gained a lead role in The CW Television Network’s comedy “The Game” in 2006, a role she held until 2011, and a recurring role in its season 4, 7-9 (80 episodes)
She was cast in “Skyline,” a science fiction thriller film about an alien invasion produced and directed by Brothers Strause, in February 2010. The actress appeared in the 2015 film “Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser” as Brandy, a sequel to the 2001 film of the same name.
The actress played the role of Blair in the sitcom series “Black-ish” appearing in four episodes from 2016- 2019. In 2020, she appeared in an episode playing the role of Dr. Peterson in the American sitcom “BlackAF.” She was last seen in the 2022 family comedy film “Cheaper by the Dozen” where she played the role of Melanie.
Awards
During her acting journey, this actress has gained a couple of awards. In 1995, she won the Young Artist Award for Best Performance: Young Actress in a TV Comedy Series and shared it with her sister. Similarly, she won the Best Actress in the 2007 New York International Independent Film & Video Festival for her works in “Last of the Romantics.” Additionally, she has been nominated for the “MTV Movie Awards” (2007) and “Daytime Emmy Awards” (2010).
Net Worth 2023
As of 2023, this American actress’s net worth is estimated at around $4 million. While her annual salary and income are under review. The majority of her earnings come from her acting roles in television and movies.
Relationship Status
On the 29th of July 2017, Brittany Daniel married a Broker-Associate, Adam Touni. Meanwhile, she was proposed by Touni when they were hiking at Tennessee Valley Cove in Marin County. She gave birth to a daughter, Hope Rose Touni, on October 24, 2021, after her sister, Cynthia, donated her egg.
Caption: Brittany Daniel with her family (Source: Instagram)
Previously, she was in a relationship with John Corbett (200-2001), David Spade (2003), and Keenen Ivory Wayans (2007-2014). Similarly, she was linked with Jay Ellis (2014).
Daniel disclosed in March 2014 that her decision to withdraw from “The Game” in 2011 was due to a diagnosis of Stage 4 Hodgkin’s cancer, for which she received treatment. She had been cancer-free since 2014.
Brittany Daniel – Body Measurements
Caption: Brittany Daniel posing for a photo (Source: Instagram)
This beautiful actress stands 5 feet 6 inches tall (1.7 m) and weighs around 57 kg (125 lbs). Additionally, she has a pair of blue eyes with blonde hair colour and her body measurement is 33-24-35 inches.
Brittany Daniel – Social Media
On her Instagram page ‘@iambdaniel’ there are over 316k followers. Likewise, there are over 22k followers on her Twitter page ‘@iambdaniel’ and over 705k followers on her Facebook page.