Logan Laurice Browning (born June 9, 1989) is an American actress. She is best known for starring as Samantha White in the 2017

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''. She is also known for playing Sasha in the 2007 film '' Bratz: The Movie'', Brianna Brown in '' Meet the Browns'', Jelena Howard on the

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series '' Hit the Floor'', and Zora in the

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series '' Powers''.

Early life

Browning was born in Atlanta, Georgia. She is biracial; her mother is white and her father is African American. Her adoptive father is mixed race and her mother is of African-American ancestry. Growing up, she did a lot of activities, from dancing for a local ballet company to cheerleading in junior high. She attended

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Career

In 2003, Browning studied acting from a young age by taking classes at Barbizon Modeling and Acting School in Atlanta. She made her acting debut in the teen series '' Summerland'' as the character Carrie, and played Vanessa in the

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'' in 2005–06. She also appeared as the main love interest in

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's video for the song "Wild Out". In 2007, Browning starred as one of the main characters, Sasha, in the live-action theatrical feature '' Bratz: The Movie'', based on the popular fashion doll line. Browning joined the cast of '' Meet the Browns'' during the second season, replacing Brianne Gould as the character Brianna Ortiz. She makes a brief appearance in

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's " Rockstar" music video, as well as B5's music video "U Got Me". Browning had a recurring role on the

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''. She appeared in two episodes of ''

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'', a TV series based on the novels of the same name by L.J. Smith. In April 2012, Browning was cast as Jelena Howard in VH1's '' Hit the Floor''. Before "Hit the Floor", Browning was not a professional dancer. She was cast for her acting ability and trained for 8 months before the series filming. Browning starred alongside her ''Hit the Floor'' co-star,

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, in the YouTube comedic series ''Shit Southern Women Say''. In July 2016, it was announced that Browning would star in the role of Samantha White in the

satirical-drama series ''

''. In 2017, Browning was cast in the role of Lizzie in

horror film ''

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''. The film was released on May 24, 2019.

Filmography

References

External links

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Logan Browning
as Jelena Howard on

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Browning, Logan 1989 births Living people 21st-century African-American actresses Actresses from Atlanta African-American child actresses American child actresses African-American female dancers American adoptees American film actresses American television actresses Vanderbilt University alumni