Justine Chelsea "J. C." Brandy (born 15 November 1975) is a British-born American

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Early life

Brandy is an actress, songwriter, director, and acting coach. She was born in

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but grew up in

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, where she attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts as a drama major. She later went on to study at The London Academy of Dramatic Arts. She received additional instruction from Larry Moss, Anthony Abeson, The Neighborhood Playhouse, Patsy Rodenburg (Shakespeare), The Upright Citizens Brigade, Joanna Gleason (Musical Theatre), and Jean Louis Rodriguez (Alexander Technique).

Career

Brandy is a critically acclaimed actress. She booked her first job at the age of 14 as a series regular on the CBS series ''

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''. She has been cast in over a dozen films, studio and independent, a multitude of television shows, and many roles in regional theatre. Her credits include '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' McBride: The Chameleon Murder'', '' Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers'' (as

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), ''

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'', and ''

''. She was awarded Best Actress at the Festival International de Biarritz for her performance in the independent film ''God’s Helper''. Brandy is also a songwriter and guitarist for the all-female band Lo-Ball and has penned songs on the soundtracks of ''

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'' and ''

''. She is a trained theater actress, and starred in

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's ''One Slight Hitch'' at the Falcon Theater in 1994. Other notable stage performances include Marlene in ''

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'' and Velma in ''

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''. Brandy is also an acting teacher, coach and director.

Filmography

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'' (1989–1990, TV Series) – Angeline Bacarri *''Coconut Downs'' (1991, TV Movie) – Cindy *''Runaway Father'' (1991, TV Movie) – Andrea *'' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (1993, TV Series) – Ensign Marta Batanides *''I'm the Elephant, U Are the Mouse'' (1994) – Alice *'' Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills'' (1994, TV Movie) – Jackie Hayes *''

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'' (1995, TV Series) – Louise Henderson *'' Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers'' (1995) –

*'' Kindred: The Embraced'' (1996, TV Series) – Riannon *''

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'' (1997) – Samantha *'' Dogstar'' (1997) – Gabrielle *'' Devil in the Flesh'' (1998) – Janie Magray *''

'' (1992–1998, TV Series) – Nicole 'Nikki' Spencer / Kelly Henderson / Nicole Gaines *''

Lucinda's Spell ''Lucinda's Spell'' is a 1998 American fantasy film starring Christina Fulton, Jon Jacobs, and written and directed by Jon Jacobs. Plot A wizard returns to Earth and lands in New Orleans in search of a mate. He runs into a call girl he slept w ...

'' (1998) – Betsy *''

'' (2000) – Band Member (uncredited) *''

Bar Hopping ''Bar Hopping'' is a 2000 American made-for-television comedy film directed by Steve Cohen starring Robert Hegyes, Tom Arnold, Linda Favila, Nicole Sullivan, John Henson, Anson Downes, Romy Windsor, Scott Baio and Kevin Nealon. Synopsis In ...

'' (2000, TV Movie) – Aerosmith *''God's Helper'' (2001, Short) – Reanne *''

'' (2001, TV Series) – Molly Harris *''Prometheus Bound'' (2002) – Kathleen *''

'' (2003, TV Series) – Chandler *''Asleep at the Wheel on the Road to Nowhere'' (2004, Short) – Ai *'' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' (2004, TV Series) – Nicole 'Raven' Richards *''McBride: The Chameleon Murder'' (2005, TV Movie) – Chelsea Robertson *''

'' (2005, TV Series) – Marguerite *''Comedy Hell'' (2006) – Tina *''

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'' (2007, TV Movie) – Caroline *''Prank'' (2008) – Female cop *''Zimm'' (2009, TV Series) – Dr. Rubye Lee *''

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'' (2011, TV Series) – Maxine *'' The Victim'' (2011) – Missing Girl *''333'' (2012)

References

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