Brittany Daniel
Daniel at L.A. Direct Magazine's 2007 holiday party
Born	Brittany Ann Daniel March 17, 1976 (1976-03-17) (age 33) Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
Years active	1992–present

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.

Early life and career

Daniel was born in Gainesville, Florida, the daughter of Carolyn and C. B. Daniel.¹ Brittany is five minutes older than her twin sister Cynthia. The two also have an older brother, Brad (born in 1968).² By age 11, both girls began modeling and appeared in Seventeen and YM. They first began acting in the 1980s 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-lived syndicated 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.³

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 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.⁴ 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.⁵

Personal life

On September 24, 2008, Daniel's father, C.B. Daniel, died in Gainesville, Florida from cancer.⁶

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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• Brittany Daniel at the Internet Movie Database
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• Brittany Daniel cast bio on The CW
• PlayerMagazine - Brittany Daniel