Britt Robertson

Britt Robertson
Born	Brittany Leanna Robertson (1990-04-18) April 18, 1990 Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2000–present

Brittany Leanna "Britt" Robertson (born April 18, 1990) is an American actress. She was nominated for a Young Artist Award for her film debut in The Ghost Club (2003) and her subsequent films include Keeping Up with the Steins (2006), Dan In Real Life (2007), The Tenth Circle (2008), Mother and Child (2009), Scream 4 (2011) and Delivery Man (2013). Her television series work include Swingtown (2008), Life Unexpected (2010–11), The Secret Circle (2011–12) and Under the Dome (2013–14).

Early life

Robertson was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, the daughter of Beverly (née Hayes) and Ryan Robertson. She grew up in Greenville, South Carolina, where she first aspired to act. She is the oldest of seven children, with three brothers and three sisters, and was homeschooled by her mother. She stayed in Chester, South Carolina with her grandparents, Shuler and Jerry Robertson, for a couple of months while filming The Ghost Club.

Career

Robertson first appeared before an audience when performing various roles on stage at the Greenville Little Theater in her home town. At age twelve, Robertson began making extended trips to Los Angeles to audition for roles in television series and landed a spot in a television pilot for a series which was never picked up by a network. Her first big break came when she was selected to play Michelle Seaver in the Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers. Her most notable role to date is that of Cara Burns in the 2007 film Dan In Real Life. Robertson appeared in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation in the episode "Go to Hell", and had a role as a recurring character in the CBS television series Swingtown.

In 2008, she played the main character in a Lifetime original film, Trixie Stone, based on Jodi Picoult's novel, The Tenth Circle, followed by other television roles.

In 2009, she played a small role as DJ in The Alyson Stoner Project. She also made a guest appearance on Law and Order: SVU in the episode "Babes" as Tina Bernardi, a Catholic teen who gets pregnant in a pact. In 2010, she starred in The CW's show Life Unexpected as Lux Cassidy, a teenager who, while in the process of being emancipated, gets back in her birth parents' lives. In late autumn 2010, she starred as Allie Pennington in the Disney Channel original film Avalon High, which is based on Meg Cabot's book of the same name.

Robertson starred as Cassie Blake in The CW's 2011 television series The Secret Circle until the show was cancelled in 2012 after its first season. That same year, she appeared in the film The First Time.

In 2013, Robertson was cast as Angie in CBS's summer series Under the Dome. That same year, she was cast as the lead alongside George Clooney and Hugh Laurie in the film Tomorrowland.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	The Ghost Club	Carrie	Nominated—Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special Leading Young Actress
2003	One of Them	Young Elizabeth	Video
2004	The Last Summer	Beth
2006	Keeping Up with the Steins	Ashley Grunwald
2007	Frank	Anna York
2007	Dan in Real Life	Cara
2008	From Within	Claire
2009	The Alyson Stoner Project	DJ B-Rob
2009	Mother and Child	Violet
2010	Avalon High	Allie Pennington	TV film
2010	Cherry	Beth
2010	Triple Dog	Chapin Wright
2011	Scream 4	Marnie Cooper
2011	The Family Tree	Kelly Burnett
2012	The First Time	Aubrey Miller
2013	White Rabbit	Julie
2013	Delivery Man	Kristen
2013	Ask Me Anything	Katie Kampenfelt	originally entitled 'U'ndiscovered Gyrl
2015	Tomorrowland	Casey Newton	Post-production
2015	Cake	Becky	Post-production
2015	The Longest Ride	Sophia Danko	Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Sheena	Little Sheena	Episode: "Buried Secrets"
2001	Power Rangers Time Force	Tammy	Episode: "Uniquely Trip"
2004	Tangled Up in Blue	Tula	TV film
2004	Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers	Michelle Seaver	TV film
2005–06	Freddie	Mandy	2 episodes
2006	Women of a Certain Age	Doria	TV film
2006	Jesse Stone: Night Passage	Michelle Genest	TV film
2007	The Winner	Vivica	Pilot episode
2007	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Amy Macalino	Episode: "Go to Hell"
2008	The Tenth Circle	Trixie Stone	TV film
2008	Swingtown	Samantha Saxton	Recurring role, 13 episodes
2008	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Christina 'Tina' Divola Bernardi	Episode: "Babes"
2009	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Kathy Devildis	Episode: "Family Values"
2009	Three Rivers	Brenda Stark	Episode: "Good Intentions"
2010–11	Life Unexpected	Lux Cassidy	Lead role, 26 episodes
2011–12	The Secret Circle	Cassie Blake	Lead role, 22 episodes
2013–14	Under the Dome	Angie McAlister	Season 1–2 (series regular; 14 episodes, guest; 1 episode)

External links

• Official website
• Britt Robertson at IMDb