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Briana Evigan Biography

Birth Name:Briana Barbara-Jane Evigan

Birth Place:Los Angeles, California, United States

Profession Actress, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

  • Earned a communications degree from Los Angeles Valley College
  • Daughter of actor Greg Evigan and actress Pamela Serpe
  • A longtime dancer, she began her career as a background performer in hip hop music videos for artists such as Flo Rida, Pink, Linkin Park and many others
  • By the end of the 2000s, she appeared in more than a dozen horror films after "Step Up 2: The Streets", after which she was subsequently coined a 'scream queen'
  • Earned her first major acting role in 2008's "Step Up 2: The Streets", a role that she won based on her dance skills
  • Released her first single "I Don't Think When I Dance" in 2008

Awards

  • 2008MTV Movie Award-Best Kiss: winner
  • 2008Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie Breakout Female: nominated
  • 2016FilmOut Audience Awards-Best Actress: winner
  • 2018Jury Prize-Best Supporting Actress: winner