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Jessica Lowndes
Lowndes in 2009
Born (1988-11-08) November 8, 1988 (age 35)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation(s)Actress, singer, songwriter, model
Years active2005–present
Musical career
Genres
Instrument
  • Vocals
Labels
Websitejessicalowndes.com

Jessica Lowndes (/laʊndz/; born November 8, 1988)[1] is a Canadian actress, singer, and songwriter. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Lowndes began her acting career at a young age, appearing in various television shows and films before landing her breakout role as drug-addicted teen Adrianna Tate-Duncan on The CW TV series 90210. Originally written as a 3-episode arc, the character became a series regular on 90210 for five seasons.

Beyond acting, Lowndes has expanded her career into production, having executive produced eight projects, two of which she has written the scripts and music for, as well as starred in.

Lowndes is also a musician. She has self-released over 30 original songs and her single, Silicone in Stereo reached #11 on the Billboard charts in both the U.S. and Canada.

Lowndes starred alongside Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig in the Lifetime movie A Deadly Adoption (2015) and was the female lead in the action film The Prince (2014) , acting alongside Bruce Willis and John Cusack. In the past few years she has starred in over 15 projects with Lifetime Channel, Hallmark Channel, GAF and Tubi, many of which included original songs she wrote and performed for the projects. She wrote the original screenplay for Hallmark’s Over the Moon in Love and co-wrote/performed the hit song “Paradise” for the film which hit #1 on iTunes Singer/Songwriter charts. She also starred in the 2021 film Mix Up in the Mediterranean for Hallmark Channel. Her duet “Alive,” which she performed with her co-star Jeremy Jordan for the film, was in the top 15 on iTunes.

Lowndes both wrote and starred in Harmony from the Heart for GAF and Hulu, alongside Jesse Metcalfe. Additionally, she wrote and produced the film's original song "11:11," which reached #3 on the iTunes singer/songwriter chart.

Early life

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Lowndes was born in 1988 in Vancouver, British Columbia[1] and attended Pacific Academy in Surrey.[2]

Lowndes has stated that she knew from an early age that she had a passion for singing and acting.[3] Lowndes also produced much of her own music from an early age. During the summer before her senior year of high school, Lowndes worked on a project for Showtime.[4] With encouragement from her parents, Lowndes moved to Los Angeles at the age of 16 and began her career.

Career

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Acting

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Lowndes made her acting debut on the 2005 television film Saving Milly as Andrea Kondracke at the age of 16. This was followed by a guest role on an episode of Masters of Horror, she was later cast as Becky, a recurring role in the sitcom Alice, I Think. She also made a guest appearance on Kyle XY. Her next film role was a supporting role in the Lifetime movie To Have and to Hold released in 2005, followed by a pilot called Pretty/Handsome in 2007—which did not get picked up.

In 2008, Lowndes appeared in Autopsy and The Haunting of Molly Hartley along with another recurring role, this time as Mandi, in the television drama series Greek. She also landed a recurring role as Adrianna Tate-Duncan in the series 90210, a spin-off of the '90s teen drama series Beverly Hills, 90210. In November 2008, her role was upgraded to series regular.

Lowndes starred in the Canadian horror film Altitude in 2010. BuddyTV ranked her #58 on its TV's 100 Sexiest Women of 2011 list.[5] In April 2012, she starred in The Devil's Carnival, a short musical film screened on tour.

Lowndes starred in Lionsgate's 2014 action film The Prince alongside Bruce Willis and John Cusack.

In 2015, Lowndes starred in Lifetime's dramatic-thriller comedy film A Deadly Adoption alongside Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig.

In 2016, Lowndes starred in Hallmark's A December Bride with Daniel Lissing. Since then, she has appeared in several other Christmas movies made for television.[6]

Singing

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Lowndes made her musical debut in the pilot episode of TV series 90210 singing "Mama Who Bore Me" from Spring Awakening in the school's musical, in the 2009 episode "Women's Intuition". In the 90210 episode "What's Past is Prologue", Lowndes sang "Jolene" for a rock band audition. She also sang a few other songs as the lead female vocalist on 90210's "The Glorious Steinem"'s band.

Lowndes also performed One More Time (feat. Diego Boneta) in the 90210 episode "Meet the Parent". During season 4 of 90210, her single "Fool" was featured and sung by her character in the episode "Benefit of the Doubt".[7] In the episode "Bride And Prejudice", her song "Teardrops Fall" was featured. "I Don't Want You Anymore" was featured in the episode "Tis Pity". During season 5, her next single "Snake Charmer" was featured in the episode "Into The Wild" and sung by her in "99 Problems". In the penultimate episode, her song "The Last Time" was sung by her character. Just as she finishes, the stage collapses on her, catches on fire and leaving her trapped under rubble.[8]

In March 2009, she released the song Fly Away on Myspace. She was both the writer, singer and lead guitarist in the track. On September 19, 2009, Lowndes performed God Bless America for a Dodgers game at the Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California.[9]

She was featured on British rapper Ironik's single "Falling In Love", released on October 24, 2010,[10][11] and revealed on OK! TV that she was finishing off her debut EP in the United Kingdom.[12] She described the album as "sexy, pop dance music, like Rihanna and Katy Perry."[13]

Lowndes later collaborated with music producers James Rendon and Kayden Boche to record a featuring version of French American Idol finalist Jérémy Amelin's single "Undone"[14] — which premiered online on May 6, 2011[15] and was released worldwide on May 23, 2011.[16]

On October 11, 2011, CBS Records released her debut single "Fool" on iTunes.[17] Shortly after, Lowndes released her follow-up single "I Wish I Was Gay",[18] alongside its official music video directed by Frank E. Flowers, on November 11, 2011.[19] On January 25, 2012, Lowndes released her debut EP—featuring singles I Wish I Was Gay and Nothing Like This, along with two new songs Stamp of Love and Go Back.[20]

The Devil's Carnival soundtrack also features a song titled In All My Dreams I Drown performed by Lowndes and released on April 3, 2012.[21]

On May 14, 2012, her single The Other Girl premiered on Complex.com.[22] The single was released on iTunes on May 16, 2012.[23] On February 6, 2013, Lowndes announced that she would release her self-written second EP titled TBT (Throwback Thursday) on March 14, 2013,[24] along with one track off it every Thursdays for four weeks.[25] On February 7, 2013, Aperture Entertainment released Fly Away as the lead single from her EP.[26][27]

On September 9, 2014, Lowndes released her single Silicone in Stereo.[28] The official music video premiered on September 6, 2014, both on YouTube and Vevo. The song peaked at number 35 on Billboard Canada's Top 50 and number 65 on the US Top 100.

Lowndes was included on People magazine's list of World's Most Beautiful People of 2009, along with co-stars from the series 90210.[citation needed]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2008 Autopsy Emily Hosfield
2008 The Haunting of Molly Hartley Laurel Miller
2010 Altitude Sara
2012 Garden of Eden Kristin Short film
2012 The Devil's Carnival Tamara
2014 The Prince Angela
2015 Eden Elena
2015 Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant Suzanne
2016 Abattoir Julia

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2005 Masters of Horror Peggy Episode: "Dance of the Dead"
2005 Saving Milly Andrea Kondracke (age 15) Television film
2006 Alice, I Think Becky 2 episodes
2006 To Have and to Hold Lisa Television film
2006 Kyle XY Eve Episode: "Memory Serves"
2008 Pretty/Handsome Cassie Booth Unsold FX pilot
2008 Greek Mandi 6 episodes
2008 Chinese Guys Christy Episode: "Reason to Fight"
2008–2013 90210 Adrianna Tate-Duncan Main cast, 114 episodes
2009 America's Next Top Model Herself Episode: "Interview 101"
2012 A Mother's Nightmare Vanessa Redlynn Television film
2014 Young and Hungry Judy Green Episode: "Young & Lesbian"
2015 Hawaii Five-0 Emma Mills Episode: "Kuka'awale (Stakeout)"
2015 Motive London Montgomery Episode: "6 Months Later"
2015 A Deadly Adoption Bridgette Gibson / Joni Mathers Television film
2015 Merry Matrimony Brie Traverston
2016 A December Bride Layla O'Reilly
2016 Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency Modern Jake Rainey/Jake Rainey Episodes: "Rogue Wall Enthusiasts", "Weaponized Soul"
2017 Magical Christmas Ornaments Marie Television film
2018 A Father's Nightmare Vanessa Redlynn
2017 Major Crimes Alex Snow 2 episodes
2018 Yes, I Do Nicole Sweeney Television film
2018 Christmas at Pemberley Manor Elizabeth Bennett
2019 Over the Moon in Love Brooklyn Moore
2019 Rediscovering Christmas Mia
2020 Too Close for Christmas Hayley Parker
2021 Mix Up in the Mediterranean Meg Wescott
2021 Colors of Love/An Autumn Romance Taylor
2021 Angel Falls Christmas Ally
2021 High Flying Romance/Kite Festival of Romance Hannah Adams
2022 Harmony from the Heart Violet
2022 I'm Glad It's Christmas Chloe
2023 An Autumn Gathering/A Harvest Homecoming Lainie Abbott
2023 Deadly Midwife Lauren

Discography

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Extended plays

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  • Nothing Like This (2012)
  • TBT (Throwback Thursday) (2013)

Albums

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  • Elemental (2022)

Singles

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Title Year Album
"Fool" 2011 90210 (soundtrack from the 4th season)
"Nothing Like This" 2012 Nothing Like This
"I Wish I Was Gay"
"The Other Girl"[29] Non album single
"I Don't Want You Anymore" 90210 (soundtrack from the 4th season)
"Teardrops Fall"
"Snake Charmer" 90210 (soundtrack from the 5th season)
"Fly Away" 2013 TBT (Throwback Thursday)
"Goodbye"
"Break"
"Never Lonely"
"The Last Time" 90210 (soundtrack from the 5th season)
"Silicone in Stereo"[30] 2014 Non album singles
"Deja Vu"[31] 2015
"Underneath The Mask"[32] 2016
"Paradise"

(with Wes Brown)[33]

2019 Non album single

(featured on Hallmark Channel movie Over the Moon in Love)

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
SCO UK
"Falling in Love"
(Ironik featuring Jessica Lowndes) 		2010 40 40 —
"Undone"
(Jérémy Amelin featuring Jessica Lowndes) 		2011 — — —

Other appearances

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Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"In All My Dreams I Drown" 2012 Terrance Zdunich The Devil's Carnival

Music videos

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Year Artist Title
2010 Ironik featuring Jessica Lowndes "Falling in Love"
2011 Herself "I Wish I Was Gay"
2012 Herself "Nothing Like This"
2014 Herself "Silicone In Stereo"
2015 Herself "Deja Vu"

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Jessica Lowndes". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  2. ^ "Jessica Lowndes". New York Daily News. nydailynews.com. Retrieved March 29, 2016. '90210' actress and singer Jessica Lowndes calls Vancouver, British Columbia home and studied at Pacific Academy in Surrey.
  3. ^ TV.com. "Jessica Lowndes". TV.com. Archived from the original on March 22, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  4. ^ "Jessica Lowndes Interview – Home & Family – Video | Hallmark Channel". Hallmark Channel. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  5. ^ "TV's 100 Sexiest Women of 2011". BuddyTV. January 7, 2012. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  6. ^ "Jessica Lowndes | Actress, Producer, Writer". IMDb. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  7. ^ "90210's Jessica Lowndes Talks New Music, Singing With Joe Jonas". E! Online. October 18, 2011. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  8. ^ "Sneak Peek: 90210 Star Jessica Lowndes' New Music Video, "Nothing Like This"". US Weekly. December 21, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  9. ^ "Dodgers & Hollywood: 90210 comes to 90090". Los Angeles Dodgers Official Website. September 19, 2009. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011.
  10. ^ "DJ Ironik records track with 90210's Jessica Lowndes". BBC. October 5, 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  11. ^ "Ironik ft Jessica Lowndes – Falling In Love (Official Video)". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 19, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2010.
  12. ^ Jessica Lowndes interview OKtv!. YouTube (April 14, 2011). Retrieved on May 25, 2011.
  13. ^ Johnson, Zach (November 11, 2011). "Grade 90210 Star Jessica Lowndes' First Music Video". Us Magazine. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  14. ^ "Jérémy Amelin Feat. Jessica Lowndes – Undone". Discogs.
  15. ^ "YouTube". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on January 5, 2012.
  16. ^ X-Cite Records Press Release (April 20, 2011) : Jérémy Amelin and 90210 star Jessica Lowndes join forces on Jeremy Amelin's new single "Undone". Retrieved on May 25, 2011
  17. ^ "Fool". iTunes. October 11, 2011.
  18. ^ "I Wish I Was Gay". iTunes. November 11, 2011.
  19. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlkeVW5rkso YouTube : Jessica Lowndes – I Wish I Was Gay
  20. ^ "Nothing Like This". iTunes. January 25, 2012.
  21. ^ "In All My Dreams I Drown". iTunes. February 1, 2015.
  22. ^ "Jessica Lowndes Premieres Her New Single "The Other Girl" & Talks Singing On "90210"". Complex Networks. May 14, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
  23. ^ "The Other Girl". iTunes. May 16, 2012.
  24. ^ "TBT (Throwback Thursday)". iTunes. March 14, 2013.
  25. ^ Lowndes, Jessica. "Excited for tomorrow's #TBT release of #FlyAway!". @jessicalowndes. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  26. ^ "Fly Away". iTunes. February 7, 2013.
  27. ^ Lowndes, Jessica. "Jessica Lowndes FLY AWAY #TBT". YouTube. JLowndesOFFICIAl. Archived from the original on December 19, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  28. ^ "Silicone In Stereo". iTunes. September 9, 2014.
  29. ^ "The Other Girl – Single by Jessica Lowndes". iTunes (Canada). May 16, 2012. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  30. ^ "Silicone in Stereo – Single by Jessica Lowndes". iTunes. September 9, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
  31. ^ "Deja Vu – Single by Jessica Lowndes". iTunes (New Zealand). Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  32. ^ "Jessica Lowndes Stands Up for 'Nasty Women' With 'Take Your Makeup Off' Challenge". Billboard.
  33. ^ Paradise – Single by Wes Brown & Jessica Lowndes, October 5, 2019, retrieved October 14, 2019
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