Brittany Daniel

Brittany Ann Daniel (born March 17, 1976) is an American television and film actress. She is the twin sister of actress and photographer Cynthia Daniel. She is best known for her portrayal of Kelly Pitts on the CW/BET comedy-drama series The Game, and Candice in the 2010science fiction film Skyline, and for her role as Jessica Wakefield on the 1990's teen showSweet Valley High.

Early life and career

Daniel was born in Gainesville, Florida, the daughter of Carolyn and C. B. Daniel. Brittany is five minutes older than her twin sister Cynthia. The two also have an older brother, Brad (born in 1968). By age 11, both girls began modeling and appeared in Seventeen and YM. They first began acting in the 1990s with an appearance in the sitcom The New Leave It to Beaver. In 1992, when she was sixteen, Daniel won the role of Mila Rosnovsky on the short-livedsyndicated teen drama Swan's Crossing. She then moved to New York to film the series. After high school, she landed the role of Jessica Wakefield in the television series Sweet Valley High(sister Cynthia portrayed Jessica's twin sister, Elizabeth) along with a Doublemint gum campaign. During the run of Sweet Valley High, the girls made their film debut in the drama The Basketball Diaries (1995) alongside Leonardo DiCaprio.

After Sweet Valley High was canceled in 1997, Daniel continued acting in films and television series including a stint on Dawson's Creek in 1999 and a role in the TBS television movie On Hostile Ground the following year. In 2001, she appeared as David Spade's love interest, Brandy, in Joe Dirt. In 2002, Brittany played one of the lead characters in the short-lived FOX series That '80s Show. In 2002, she played Eric Forman's cousin Penny on That 70's Show. She also appeared on the show It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as a transsexual named Carmen. In 2004, she teamed up with the Wayans Brothers for their films White Chicks and Little Man. That same year, she appeared in the VH1 television movie Totally Awesome before landing a role in The CW Television Network's half hour comedy The Game. In February 2010, she was cast in the Brothers Strause thriller Skyline; the film was released on November 12th 2010.

Personal life

On September 24, 2008, Daniel's father, C.B. Daniel, died in Gainesville, Florida from cancer.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	The New Leave It to Beaver	Zorigna #1	Episode: "Man's Greatest Achivements"
1992	Swans Crossing	Mila Rosnovsky	54 episodes
1994–1997	Sweet Valley High	Jessica Wakefield	58 episodes
1995	The Basketball Diaries	Blinkie
1999	Sonic Impact	Rachel
1999	Dawson's Creek	Eve Whitman	4 episodes
2000	Fortunate Son		TV movie
2000	On Hostile Ground	Cindy Evers	TV movie
2001	Joe Dirt	Brandy
2002	That '70s Show	Penny	Episode: "Eric's Hot Cousin"
2002	That '80s Show	Sophia	13 episodes
2003	111 Gramercy Park	Brynn Martin	Unsold pilot
2003	Just Shoot Me!	Sarah	Episode: "The Goodbye Girl"
2004	Club Dread	Jenny
2004	North Shore	Cari Layne	Episode: "Pilot"
2004	White Chicks	Megan Vandergeld
2005	It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia	Carmen	Episode: "Charlie Has Cancer"
2005	Dirty	Tatiana
2006	Community Service	Carly Phillips	TV movie
2006	Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders	Samantha Stone	Video
2006	Little Man	Brittany
2006	Totally Awesome	Kimberly	TV movie
2006	The Hamiltons	Dani Cummings
2006–present	The Game	Kelly Pitts	47+ episodes
2007	Last of the Romantics	Sarah Xavier
2007	Loveless in Los Angeles	Kelly
2007	It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia	Carmen	Episode: "Mac Is a Serial Killer"
2010	It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia	Carmen	Episode: "Mac Fights Gay Marriage"
2010	Skyline	Candice
2010	It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia	Carmen	3 Episodes

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Result	Category	Film or series
1993	Young Artist Award	Nominated	Best Young Actress in an Off-Primetime Series	Swans Crossing
1995	Young Artist Award	Won	Best Performance: Young Actress in a TV Comedy Series	Sweet Valley High (Shared with Cynthia Daniel)
2007	New York International Independent Film & Video Festival	Won	Best Actress	Last of the Romantics
2007	MTV Movie Awards	Nominated	Best Kiss	Little Man (Shared with Marlon Wayans)

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