brenda song

Born
March 27, 1988 (1988-03-27) (age 19) Carmichael, California, USA
Official site
BrendaSongSite.comEarly life
Song was born in Carmichael, California (a suburb of Sacramento) to a Hmong American father and a Thai American mother.[2] Her father is a second-grade teacher and her mother is a homemaker.[3] Her family immigrated to America from Laos in 1976. Song lives in Greater Los Angeles with her parents and her two younger brothers, Timmy and Nathan. Song holds a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and was named an All-American Scholar in ninth grade. She began acting at the age of six. Her first television appearance was in a Little Caesars commercial. She played a minor role in a skit on MADtv.

[edit] Television career
One of Song's more notable acting roles is her portrayal of London Tipton the air-headed heiress on the Disney Channel Original Series The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (along with her co-star Ashley Tisdale, who plays Maddie, and twins Cole and Dylan Sprouse, who play Cody and Zack, respectively). She played a recurring role as Tia in the Disney Channel Original Series Phil of the Future.

[edit] Film career
Song had roles in three feature films. Song's first feature film was in 1996, when she appeared with Hulk Hogan in Santa with Muscles. She played Susan Acustus in the 1997 film Leave it To Beaver; and in 2002, she played Reg in Like Mike. Song's first film appearance was the 1995 short film Requiem, an AFI student film by actress Elizabeth Sung. Song was discovered at 7 years old to play a young version of "Fong," who is played as an adult in the film by Tamlyn Tomita.

[edit] Discography
Song was part of the Disney Channel Group of Stars, a group of performers from several different Disney Channel television series, in a version of "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes". The recording appears on both the special edition Cinderella DVD and on the DisneyMania 4 CD. The album CD was released in April 2005 under the Hollywood Records label and peaked at number 15 on the Billboard 200, and number 2 on the Top Kids Audio chart,[4] with sales reported at 417,000 copies U.S. and 600,000 copies worldwide. She appears in the music video.