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| location = [[McComb, Mississippi]], [[United States]]
| location = [[McComb, Mississippi]], [[United States]]
| occupation = Actress
| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 2002 ─ present
| years active = 2002 ─ present
| notable role = '''Zoey Brooks''' on ''[[Zoey 101]]''
| notable role = '''Zoey Brooks''' on ''[[Zoey 101]]''
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| children = Maddie Briann Aldridge (b. 2008)
| children = Maddie Briann Aldridge (b. 2008)
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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Spears attended school at [[Parklane Academy]] in [[McComb, Mississippi|McComb]], [[Mississippi]], where she was a [[cheerleader]] and was involved in other sports. She finished her education there by online correspondence<ref name="award">{{cite web|date=2007-10-02|url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/41949|last=Kliff|first=Sarah|title=The Other Ms. Spears|work=Newsweek|accessdate=2007-12-18}}</ref> and in February 2008, Spears received her [[GED]].<ref>[http://www.hollywire.com/jamie-lynn-spears/jamie-spears-passes-her-ged/ Jamie Spears passes her GED! | Hollywire.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Spears attended school at [[Parklane Academy]] in [[McComb, Mississippi|McComb]], [[Mississippi]], where she was a [[cheerleader]] and was involved in other sports. She finished her education there by online correspondence<ref name="award">{{cite web|date=2007-10-02|url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/41949|last=Kliff|first=Sarah|title=The Other Ms. Spears|work=Newsweek|accessdate=2007-12-18}}</ref> and in February 2008, Spears received her [[GED]].<ref>[http://www.hollywire.com/jamie-lynn-spears/jamie-spears-passes-her-ged/ Jamie Spears passes her GED! | Hollywire.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

she got Pregnat at the age of 16 and had a baby girl


Her brother, Bryan, married Spears's manager, Graciella Sanchez, on New Year's Eve 2008 in [[New Orleans]].<ref>[http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20249828,00.html Britney's Bro Gets Hitched] people.com, January 1, 2009</ref>
Her brother, Bryan, married Spears's manager, Graciella Sanchez, on New Year's Eve 2008 in [[New Orleans]].<ref>[http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20249828,00.html Britney's Bro Gets Hitched] people.com, January 1, 2009</ref>

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Jamie Lynn Spears
Born
Jamie Lynn Marie Spears
OccupationActress
Years active2002 ─ present
ChildrenMaddie Briann Aldridge (b. 2008)

Jamie Lynn Marie Spears (born April 4, 1991 in McComb, Mississippi) is an American actress and the younger sister of pop star Britney Spears. She is best known for starring in the Nickelodeon television series Zoey 101, as Zoey Brooks, the main character of the show.

Career

Jamie Lynn Spears appeared in 2001's Total Britney Live and in a Clorox and Pepsi commercial in 2002. In the same year, she appeared briefly in the movie Crossroads, as the younger version of the main character, Lucy, who was played by her older sister.[1]

For two seasons, Spears was a cast member on the Nickelodeon comedy-variety show: All That.[2] She played a number of different characters, including 84-year-old bodyguard Thelma Stump, who was the character that Spears portrayed in her audition for the program.[3] She also did many On-Air Dares (a Nickelodeon version of Fear Factor) where she and other All That cast members had to do many "disgusting acts."[2] She eventually left All That to star in Zoey 101.

On Zoey 101, Spears portrayed Zoey Brooks, one of the first girls to pass admissions for a formerly all-boy boarding school called Pacific Coast Academy. Spears also sings the theme song for the show, entitled Follow Me, which was co-written by Emily Bob and Spears's sister, Britney. When the show debuted in January 2005, it drew a larger number of viewers aged 9-14 than any premiere on the network in the preceding eight years.[4] Zoey 101 was nominated for a 2005 Emmy for Outstanding Children's Program. In 2006, Spears won a Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards blimp for Favorite TV actress.[5]

Personal life

Spears attended school at Parklane Academy in McComb, Mississippi, where she was a cheerleader and was involved in other sports. She finished her education there by online correspondence[5] and in February 2008, Spears received her GED.[6]

she got Pregnat at the age of 16 and had a baby girl

Her brother, Bryan, married Spears's manager, Graciella Sanchez, on New Year's Eve 2008 in New Orleans.[7]

Filmography

Year Name Character Notes
2002–2004 All That Regular Performer Starring as Jamie Spears
2002 Crossroads Young Lucy Wagner appearances
2005—2008 Zoey 101 Zoey Brooks Lead Role / television series
2008 Miss Guided Mandy Guest Star/ one episode
2008 Unstable Fables: Goldilocks and the 3 Bears Goldilocks Voice
2009 Mean Girls 2 Chelsea Brimmir Lead Role

Awards

Kids' Choice Awards, USA

  • 2008 Favorite Television Actress - Nominated
  • 2007 Favorite Television Actress - Nominated
  • 2006 Favorite Television Actress - Won
  • 2004 Favorite Television Actress - Nominated

Teen Choice Awards

  • 2005 Choice TV Breakout Performance-Female - Nominated

Young Artist Awards

  • 2007 Best Young Ensemble Performance in a TV Series - Won
  • 2006 Best Young Ensemble Performance in a TV Series - Won
  • 2005 Best Young Ensemble Performance in a TV Series - Nominated

Young Hollywood Awards

  • 2005 One to Watch-Female - Won[8]

References

  1. ^ ""Jamie Lynn Spears" at [[Internet Movie Database]]". Retrieved 2007-06-09. {{cite web}}: URL–wikilink conflict (help)
  2. ^ a b "Jamie Lynn Spears". TV.com. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
  3. ^ ""Jamie Lynn Spears - Spotlight - Interview"". Retrieved 2007-12-25.
  4. ^ "Zoey 101 Headliner Jamie Lynn Spears Stars in Nickelodeon TV Movie 'Goodbye Zoey,'..." Reuters. Retrieved 2007-12-18.
  5. ^ a b Kliff, Sarah (2007-10-02). "The Other Ms. Spears". Newsweek. Retrieved 2007-12-18.
  6. ^ Jamie Spears passes her GED! | Hollywire.com
  7. ^ Britney's Bro Gets Hitched people.com, January 1, 2009
  8. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1086604/awards
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