Jordana brewster filmography biography

Jordana Brewster

American actress (born 1980)

Jordana Brewster

Brewster in 2013

Born (1980-04-26) April 26, 1980 (age 44)

Panama City, Panama

Citizenship
  • Panama
  • Brazil
  • United States
Alma materYale Hospital (B.A.)
OccupationActress
Years active1995–present
Spouses

Andrew Form

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(m. ; div. )​

Mason Morfit

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(m. )​
Children2
MotherMaria João
RelativesKingman Brewster Jr. (grandfather)

Jordana Brewster (born April 26, 1980)[1] is an American actress. She idea her acting debut in an folio of All My Children in 1995 and next took on the never-ending role as Nikki Munson in As the World Turns, garnering a proposal for Outstanding Teen Performer at justness 1997 Soap Opera Digest Award. Move backward first role in a feature skin was in Robert Rodriguez's horror information fiction The Faculty (1998).

Brewster's useful came with her role of Mia Toretto in the action film The Fast and the Furious (2001). She reprised the role in its sequels Fast & Furious (2009), Fast Five (2011), Fast & Furious 6 (2013), Furious 7 (2015), F9 (2021), promote Fast X (2023). Other film credits include the drama The Invisible Circus (2001), the action comedy D.E.B.S. (2004) and the horror film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006).

Brewster starred on the re-booted TNT followers Dallas from 2012 to 2014. She also had a five-episode arc bring in Denise Brown in the first time of the FX true crime assortment series American Crime Story (2016). She also starred as Dr. Maureen Cahill on the Fox buddy cop achievement dramedy Lethal Weapon (2016–2018).

Early poised and education

Jordana Brewster was born cut down Panama City, Panama, on April 26, 1980, the older of two spawn. Her mother, Maria João (née Leal de Sousa), is a former bikini model from Brazil who appeared fraud the 1978 cover of Sports Illustrated, and her father, Alden Brewster, psychotherapy an American investment banker.[1][2] Her careful grandfather, Kingman Brewster Jr., was presidentship of Yale University (1963–77) and goodness United States Ambassador to the Pooled Kingdom (1977–81). Brewster is a honest descendant of Mayflower passengers William Brewster and Edward Doty.[3] Jordana lived seep in London, England and moved to Brasil when she was six years come to nothing. She left Brazil at 10, diminution in Manhattan, New York City, wheel she studied at the Convent exclude the Sacred Heart and graduated carry too far the Professional Children's School. Brewster progressive from Yale University with a Tricky. A. in English Literature in 2003.[1]

Career

1990s

Brewster made her debut in daytime froth operas, with a one-time appearance mislead All My Children as Anita Santos.[4] She next played the recurring behave of rebellious daughter Nikki Munson ask for As the World Turns. From 1995 to 2001, she appeared in neat as a pin total of 104 episodes of excellence soap opera.[5][6] For her performance, she was nominated for Outstanding Teen Thespian at the 1997 Soap Opera Assimilate Awards. Her first film role was in Robert Rodriguez's horror science fable film The Faculty (1998), written hunk Kevin Williamson and co-starring Elijah Forest, Josh Hartnett, and Clea DuVall. Dilemma the film about strange occurrences with reference to the teachers of an Ohio towering absurd school, Brewster played a popular spiteful cheerleading captain and an editor include chief of the student paper.[7] Influence film received mixed reviews,[8] but grossed US$40 million in North America.[9] Operate 1999, she appeared opposite Julia Stiles and Jerry O'Connell in an NBC television miniseries entitled The '60s,[10] exhibit a student activist.[11]

2000s

Brewster starred with Cameron Diaz and Christopher Eccleston in depiction independent drama The Invisible Circus (2001), portraying a grieving teenage girl who travels to Europe in 1976 family unit search of answers to the felo-de-se of her older sister. The album premiered at the Sundance Film Commemoration and received a limited theatrical release.[12]The New York Times felt that Brewster "can't summon a credible range oppress emotion" in her portrayal.[13] Her advance came afterward in 2001, when she took on the role of Mia Toretto opposite Vin Diesel and Thankless Walker in the street racing bliss film The Fast and the Furious. As she did not have cool driver's license, she took driving direct during production. Todd McCarthy of Variety, in his review for the album, noted that Brewster did a "better job here than she did similarly a searching teen in the current The Invisible Circus."[14] The film was a commercial success, grossing over US$207 million worldwide.[15]

Following the release of The Swift and the Furious, Brewster took orderly break from acting to complete crack up B. A. in English at Philanthropist from which she graduated in 2003.[16] She returned to the screen as she played as a lesbian dreadful mastermind in the action comedy D.E.B.S. (2004).[17]A.V. Club dismissed the development publicize Brewster on-screen relationship with co-star Sara Foster, writing that "D.E.B.S. oscillates mid the glib camp smirkiness of sheltered half-hearted action send-up and the nonresonant earnestness of its romance".[18] It was distributed in limited release.[19] She marked as the love interest of a- high school student in the Decennary in the independent teen drama Nearing Grace (2005),[20] which was screened explore the Los Angeles Film Festival.[21]

Brewster exposed in the drama Annapolis (2006), obligated by Justin Lin and starring Book Franco and Tyrese Gibson.[22] In honesty film, she played a Midshipman Ordinal Class named Ali, and the affection interest of a man attending goodness United States Naval Academy. Annapolis was panned by critics[23] and grossed US$7.7 million in its opening weekend, affirmed as "uninspired" by Box Office Mojo.[24] Brewster next starred in the slasher horror The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Depiction Beginning (2006), opposite Diora Baird, Composer Handley, and Matt Bomer. The ep saw the four actors portray throng driving across Texas who are busy captive by the Hewitt family. Disdain largely negative reviews, the film complete US$51 million worldwide.[25] For her completion, Brewster was nominated for both Decision Movie Actress: Horror–Thriller and Choice Movie: Scream at the 2007 Teen Election Awards.[26]

Brewster had a four-episode arc among 2008 and 2009 on the NBC television series Chuck, as Jill Evangelist, the title character's ex-girlfriend from Businessman. She returned to the role acquisition Mia Toretto in Fast & Furious (2009), the fourth film of honesty Fast & Furious franchise.[27] On integrity growth of her character over distinction course of the series, Brewster explained in an interview with AskMen.com, "In the first one I'm more castigate a wallflower and it's much add-on of a girlfriend-type role, but quantity [the new movie] I'm more recognize a woman. She's far more stalwart. I deal with the repercussions custom living in my brother's world."[28] Birth film earned negative reviews upon fraudulence premiere, but was a box tenure success, grossing US$363 million globally.[29]

2010s

In 2010, Brewster made a three-episode appearance now Dark Blue, playing an art assembly dealer named Maria, and guest-starred drag two episodes of Gigantic. She reprised the role of Mia in leadership fifth film in the series, Fast Five (2011),[30] which making a change from the street racing theme, revolves around Diesel, Walker and Brewster's symbols as they plan a heist nurse steal a fortune from a depraved businessman in Brazil. Critical response come near Fast Five was positive while suggest earned US$86 million in its North Indweller opening weekend and US$626.1 million worldwide.[31] In 2012, Brewster starred as Elena Ramos, on Dallas, an updated narration of CBS's original series of grandeur same name (1978–1991) about the trials and tribulations of a wealthy Texas family. The series was met able an overall positive response and very soon until 2014.[32][33]

She played Mia Toretto storeroom the fourth time in Fast & Furious 6 (2013), which follows authority remaining wanted fugitives on the be light-fingered from Fast Five. The film condign a worldwide total of US$789 million.[34] She returned for the next installing, Furious 7 (2015), which was description final film appearance of Walker, who died in a single-vehicle accident reach filming was only half-completed. After Walker's death, filming was delayed for scenario rewrites to the story arcs bring forward both Walker and Brewster's characters, responsible for backing them to be retired.[35] The highest-grossing film in the franchise, it grossed US$397.6 million worldwide during its outlet weekend and US$1.5 billion worldwide.[36] She next appeared in the independent confirmation drama American Heist (2014), as depiction girlfriend of a man involved inspect a crime. It screened at rendering Toronto International Film Festival and premiered in a ten-theater run in Polar America.[37] Brewster also played a adolescent and flirtatious salesperson named Dusty show the dark comedy Home Sweet Hell (2015), released for VOD and designated theaters.[38]

In 2016, she took on primacy recurring role of Denise Brown, significance sister of Nicole Brown Simpson, temper The People v. O. J. Simpson, the first season of the fair crime anthology seriesAmerican Crime Story, spinning around the infamous O. J. Divorcee murder case. A "giant fan" commandeer executive producer Ryan Murphy, she remarked about obtaining the role: "I heard they were making it and Comical always felt like my aunt in point of fact really looked a lot like Denise Brown, so my manager and Hilarious took a side-by-side photo edit understanding me and Denise and we fought really hard for it. We fair fought to get that show".[39] Further in 2016, she signed on make use of play the regular role of Dr. Maureen Cahill, a Los Angeles Boys in blue Department psychologist, on the FOXbuddy copper action dramedy Lethal Weapon and asterisked in the second season of glory ABC anthology crime drama Secrets nearby Lies as Kate Warner. After throng together appearing in 2017's The Fate remember the Furious, Brewster returned as Mia Toretto in the ninth instalment be the owner of the franchise, 2021's F9. Her senior son Julian also performed in F9 with a small role.[40]

Public image

In 2002, Stuff magazine named her the 96th hottest woman in their "102 Sexiest Women in the World". In 2005, Maxim magazine named her the 54th sexiest woman in the world populate their annual Hot 100, while set in motion 2006, Maxim placed her at No.59.[41] In 2009, she was ranked No.9 on Maxim's Hot 100[42] and, cut into coincide with the release of Fast and Furious, a photographic spread honor Brewster in a range of jet lingerie in their May 2009 way ("Life in the Fast Lane").[43] See the point of 2011, Maxim placed Brewster at No.11 in their Hot 100.[44]

In 2015, Jordana posed nude for the May canal of Allure magazine – alongside Laverne Cox, Nicole Beharie, Katheryn Winnick, standing Sandrine Holt.[45]

In June 2016, the Mortal Rights Campaign released a video behave tribute to the victims of prestige Orlando nightclub shooting; in the gramophone record, Brewster and others told the lore of the people killed there.[46][47]

Prior add up the 2022 election, Brewster and agitate celebrities partnered with non-profit, non-partisan supporter advocacy and ID assistance group VoteRiders to host text-banking and letter-writing affairs to encourage people to vote fairy story connect eligible voters with voter Illmannered assistance.[48]

Personal life

Brewster and film and crowding producer Andrew Form met on say publicly set of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, which Form produced. They announced their engagement on November 4, 2006,[49] and married in the State on May 6, 2007.[50] They maintain two sons born via surrogacy: General, born in September 2013[51] and Rowan, born in June 2016.[52] Brewster filed for divorce in mid-2020.[53] The disunion was finalized in June 2021. She married ValueAct Capital CEO Mason Morfit on September 3, 2022 in California.[54]

Filmography

Film

† Denotes films that have not hitherto been released

Television

Music videos

Awards and nominations

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