Brec Marie Bassinger (born May 25, 1999) is an American actress. She began her career as a teenager and received recognition for her leading role in the

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comedy series '' Bella and the Bulldogs'' (2015–2016). She then starred in the horror film ''47 Meters Down: Uncaged'' (2019). Bassinger gained recognition for leading

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series '' Stargirl'' (2020–2022), winning two

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for her portrayal of the titular character. She also starred in the supernatural horror film '' Final Destination Bloodlines'' (2025), her highest-grossing release.

Early life

Bassinger was born in Saginaw, Texas on May 25, 1999. She resides with her mother, while the rest of her family remains in Texas. She has two older brothers named Beric and Brice. Before becoming an actress, Bassinger was a competitive cheerleader. She also played basketball, volleyball, and ran track and field. She participated in beauty pageants and was an Our Little Miss World Winner. She was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of 8.

Career

Bassinger began acting in 2013 with the recurring role of Emma on the

sitcom ''The Haunted Hathaways''. The following year, she was cast in the leading role of Bella on another Nickelodeon show, the comedy series '' Bella and the Bulldogs''. It ran for two seasons from 2015 to 2016, and Bassinger announced the show's cancellation. In 2016, she joined the cast of the

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teen comedy film '' Status Update'', which was released in 2018. In 2018, Bassinger played the role of Roni in the

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television series '' All Night''. Also in 2018, Bassinger was cast in the lead role of Courtney Whitmore / Stargirl in

series '' Stargirl''. The show was created by

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, who cast Bassinger in the role because "She has the humor, she has the enthusiasm, the energy, the innate optimism, and Brec really embodies who Stargirl is". The series premiered on

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in May 2020, ran for three seasons until December 2022, and was critically acclaimed. Linda Maleh of ''

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'' wrote that Bassinger's performance "brings all the optimism and idealism of someone young with her whole life ahead of her". Bassinger won two

for Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series out of three nominations. In 2019, Bassinger made her

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debut with the survival horror '' 47 Meters Down: Uncaged'', which grossed $47 million and received mixed reviews. She followed this with ''The Man in the White Van'' (2023), an independent thriller film where she plays a starring role, also the recipient of mixed reviews. Better received was her role in '' Final Destination Bloodlines'', the sixth film in the ''

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'' franchise which saw Bassinger playing a younger version of Iris Campbell. She was cast in 2024, and it was released on May 16, 2025, becoming the best reviewed film of the series and grossing over $190 million worldwide.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

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