In this article, we’ll talk about the wonderful girl, actress and dancer Briana Evigan, who is best known to the viewer for her role in the film “Step Forward 2: Streets”. We will discuss the career, biography and personal life of the actress. Here is a complete list of her filmography.
Biographical information, family
Brian Barbara-Jane Evigan (name at birth) was born on October 24, 1986 in the city of Los Angeles (USA). In the family, the girl was brought up with her older brother Jason, who acts as a singer in the band After Midnight Project, and older sister Vanessa Lee (she, like Briana, is an actress).
The girl’s parents are creative people: father Greg Evigan - musician, actor and singer; Pamela's mother (Pam) Sickle is a dancer, actress and model.
As soon as Briana went to school, her parents gave her to dance. The girl was trained by the experienced and famous choreographer Shane Sparks. Before graduating from school, a novice dancer appeared at a dance party during concerts of various stars. Evigan is a professional dancer and choreographer.
After graduating from school in 2004, Briana Evigan enters Valley College, which is located in Los Angeles. There, the girl founded the pop group Moorish Idol, in which she acted as a vocalist and played keyboards.
Career
Briana began her professional career as a dancer with appearances in celebrities and music groups such as T-Pain, Linkin Park, Flo Rida and Enrique Iglesias.
In the period from 2004 to 2008, Briana Evigan appeared with episodic roles in the films "Stylish Things" and Something Sweet, and also played the Helen girl in one of the episodes of the series "Fear As He Is". This was the beginning of her acting career.
Success came to Briana in 2008. The actress played in the dance and drama films "Step Forward" and "Step Forward 2: Streets." Evigan and Hoffman received MTV Movie Awards in the Best Kiss category.
In August 2008, it was reported that Briana Evigan would play a major role in the low-budget horror movie Screaming at the Hostel. In the future, Briana along with Rumer Willis, Jamie Chong and other stars who played in the film will receive the ShoWest award in the category Female Star of Tomorrow.
In 2009, the actress played in the science fiction film "S. Darko", which was originally designed for the theater audience. But on May 12 of the same year, it was released in DVD format. As a result, the film received negative reviews from critics.
Filmography
Briana Evigan, whose filmography includes 15 films, began to appear on screens since 2004. Below is a complete list of films in which the actress starred (in parentheses is the year of release):
- Something Sweet - played the role of fan number 1 (2004).
- "Stylish things" - a cameo role, schoolgirl No. 1 (2006).
- The series "Fear As It Is" - Helen girl, one episode (2008).
- "Step Forward 2: Streets" - the role of the dancer Andy West (2008).
- "Screaming at the hostel" is a character from Cassidy Teppen (2009).
- "S. Darko" - the girl Corey (2009).
- “Mother's Day” - played by Annette Langston (2010).
- "In the power of the tiger" - played the role of Kelly Taylor (2010).
- "Theme: I love you" - plays the role of the Butterfly (2011).
- Monster Heroes - Vector Orlaf (2011).
- Creeper - played by Peneloppus (2011).
- "The Devil's Carnival" - Mrs. Merrywood (2012).
- "Cache" - the actress played Amy Nash (2012).
- "Step Forward: All or Nothing" - dancer Andy West (2014).
- "Some justice" - the girl Tanya (2014).
In addition to filming in films, Briana appeared in five music videos, four of which were shot in 2008. For the clip called I Don't Think When I Dance, Briana wrote the words, and also independently developed the choreographic part.
Personal life
Briana Evigan, whose personal life is practically not discussed in the media, from 2008 to 2009 met with Max Nash - a member of the Wicker music group. The couple broke up, the reasons remained unknown.
In the same year, the actress began to meet with American actor Patrick Weather vane, who is known to the viewer for the role of Sean Farrell in the film "4400".
To date, Briana celebrated her thirtieth birthday. The girl continues her acting career. Perhaps in the near future we will see it again on the screens.