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Brenda Tess Broussard is an American
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Career

While attending Pepperdine University, Broussard was acting and modeling. Broussard worked as a spokesmodel, calendar model and poster model. for several
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such as
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,
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, and
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. She booked her first national commercial - a
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commercial during her junior year. She also worked as a spokesmodel for
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video game conventions in Los Angeles for the company
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from 1997–2003 and as a
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spokesmodel from 2001–2003. Broussard was also a fitness/swimwear model as well as a
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model and
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model. Broussard appeared in many hip hop music videos such as a dancer in Will Smith's "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It" (1997), lead girl in South Park's "Kenny's Dead" by
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(1999), and a girl wrestler in
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and Ron Isley's ''Smokin' Me Out'' (1997). Broussard's first big break in television was being cast in
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's action children show ''VR Troopers'' as the Pink Vixen. Besides starring in the action genre, Broussard also co-starred in comedy television shows like ''The Jamie Foxx Show: Hot Coco on a Cold Night'' (2000), and has made hosting appearances on the ''Extreme Gong Show'' (1999). Another action film Broussard appeared in was ''Supreme Champion'' (2010) and she co-starred in the action/comedy movie ''Secret Agent 420'' (2005). She has starred in several
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and
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movies. In 2012, Broussard was featured in the sketch comedy show
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. In 2013, Broussard had a recurring TV role in ''Teens Wanna Know''. Parlaying more into comedy, she worked as a returning co-star on
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'' from 2012 to 2015. Along with acting, Broussard in 2012-2013 became a co-host and celebrity reporter for the weekly radio
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of ''The John and Dave Show'' in LA, an entertainment, sports talk show. In 2014, Broussard performed in a recurring role in the
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comedy ''Irreversible'' starring David Schwimmer.


Charity work

Broussard is actively involved with charity work ranging from animal rescue to aiding the homeless as well as children in need. From 2003 to the present, she has volunteered at The Bill Foundation animal rescue and adopted her dog Salvador Dalí there. In 2012, she also appeared and spoke at SPCALA celebrity events to help acquire donations, blankets and toys for the rescue animals. She is also involved with the St. Vincent de Paul Society to help the homeless in Los Angeles. In early March, Broussard participated in a celebrity PSA - My Hope For Children.My Hope For Children In 2012 to present, Broussard volunteered for California Highway Patrol "
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" during the holidays to give out gifts to families in need. 2013 to present, Broussard volunteers at Dogs without Borders, a dog rescue in Los Angeles.


Filmography

*Irreversible (2014) *Teens Wanna Know (2013) *Kroll Show (2012-2015) *The Eric Andre Show (2012) *Supreme Champion (2010) *Secret Agent 420 (2005) *Survivors Exposed (2001) *Sunstorm (2001) *Dying on the Edge (2001) *''
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'' Episode #2.11, "Before and After" (2001) *Resurrection Blvd. (2000) *Luck of the Draw (2000) *The Jamie Foxx Show (2000) * Extreme Gong Show 1999 Episode #1.88 (1999) * V.R. Troopers (1995)


References


External links


tessbroussard.net
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Broussard, Tess Living people 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Randolph College alumni Pepperdine University alumni Actresses from Dallas Female models from Texas American child actresses University of West Los Angeles alumni 1966 births