Jessica Lowndes (; born November 8, 1988) is a Canadian actress and singer. She is best known for her roles as Adrianna Tate-Duncan on

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teen drama series '' 90210,'' appearing in several

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movies, and the 2020

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movie ''Too Close for Christmas'' which she co-produced with co-star

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Early life

Lowndes was born in

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and attended

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. Lowndes knew from an early age that she had a passion for singing and acting. Lowndes also produced much of her own music from an early age. During the summer before her senior year, Lowndes worked on a project for

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. With encouragement from her parents, Lowndes moved to

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at the age of 16 and began her career.

Career

Acting

Lowndes made her acting debut on the 2005 television film ''

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'' as Andrea Kondracke at the age of 16. This was followed by a guest role on an episode of ''

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'', she was later cast as Becky, a recurring role in the sitcom '' Alice, I Think''. She also made a guest appearance on ''

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''. Her next film role was a supporting role in the Lifetime movie ''To Have and to Hold'' released in 2005, followed by a pilot called ''

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'' in 2007—which did not get picked up. In 2008, Lowndes appeared in ''

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'' and ''

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'' along with another recurring role, this time as Mandi, in the television drama series ''

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''. She also landed a recurring role as Adrianna Tate-Duncan in the series '' 90210'', a spin-off of the '90s teen drama series ''

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''. In November 2008, her role was upgraded to series regular. Lowndes starred in the Canadian horror film ''

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'' in 2010.

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ranked her #58 on its TV's 100 Sexiest Women of 2011 list. In April 2012, she starred in ''

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'', a short musical film screened on tour. Lowndes starred in

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's 2014 action film ''

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'' alongside

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and

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. In 2015, Lowndes starred in Lifetime's dramatic-thriller comedy film ''

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'' alongside

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and

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. In 2016, Lowndes starred in Hallmark's ''A December Bride'' with

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Singing

Lowndes made her musical debut in the pilot episode of TV series '' 90210'' singing "Mama Who Bore Me" from ''Spring Awakening'' in the school's musical, in the 2009 episode "Women's Intuition". In the ''90210'' episode "What's Past is Prologue", Lowndes sang " Jolene" for a rock band audition. She also sang a few other songs as the lead female vocalist on ''90210''s "The Glorious Steinem"'s band. Lowndes also performed ''One More Time'' (feat.

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) in the ''90210'' episode "Meet the Parent". During season 4 of ''90210'', her single "Fool" was featured and sung by her character in the episode "Benefit of the Doubt". In the episode "Bride And Prejudice", her song "Teardrops Fall" was featured. "I Don't Want You Anymore" was featured in the episode "Tis Pity". During season 5, her next single "Snake Charmer" was featured in the episode "Into The Wild" and sung by her in "99 Problems". In the second-to-last episode, her song "The Last Time" was sung by her character. Just as she finishes, the stage collapses on her, catches on fire and leaving her trapped under rubble. In March 2009, she released the song ''Fly Away'' on Myspace. She was both the writer, singer and lead guitarist in the track. On September 19, 2009, Lowndes performed ''God Bless America'' for a

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game at the

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. She was featured on British rapper

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's single "

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", released on October 24, 2010, and revealed on

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that she was finishing off her debut EP in the

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. She described the album as "sexy, pop dance music, like Rihanna and Katy Perry." Lowndes later teamed up with music producers James Rendon and Kayden Boche to record a featuring version of French

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finalist

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's single "Undone" — which premiered online on May 6, 2011 and was released worldwide on May 23, 2011. On October 11, 2011,

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released her debut single "Fool" on iTunes. Shortly after, Lowndes released her follow-up single "I Wish I Was Gay", alongside its official music video directed by Frank E. Flowers, on November 11, 2011. On January 25, 2012, Lowndes released her debut EP—featuring singles ''I Wish I Was Gay'' and ''Nothing Like This'', along with two new songs ''Stamp of Love'' and ''Go Back''. The '' Devil's Carnival'' soundtrack also features a song titled ''In All My Dreams I Drown'' performed by Lowndes and released on April 3, 2012. On May 14, 2012, her single ''The Other Girl'' premiered on

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. The single was released on iTunes on May 16, 2012. On February 6, 2013, Lowndes announced that she would release her self-written second EP titled ''TBT (Throwback Thursday)'' on March 14, 2013, along with one track off it every Thursdays for four weeks. On February 7, 2013, Aperture Entertainment released ''Fly Away'' as the lead single from her EP. On September 9, 2014, Lowndes released her single ''Silicone in Stereo''. The official music video premiered on September 6, 2014, both on

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and

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. The song peaked at number 35 on ''

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'' Canada's Top 50 and number 65 on the US Top 100. Lowndes was included on ''

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'' magazine's list of World's Most Beautiful People of 2009, along with co-stars from the series ''90210''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Discography

Extended plays

* ''Nothing Like This'' (2012) * ''TBT (Throwback Thursday)'' (2013)

Singles

As featured artist

Other appearances

Music videos

Awards

* 2014 : Nominated at the

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for her performance in ''A Mother's Nightmare''. * 2009 : Nominated at the

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for her performance in '' 90210''.

References

External links

Official website
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lowndes, Jessica 1988 births 21st-century Canadian actresses Actresses from Vancouver Canadian child actresses Canadian dance musicians Canadian women pop singers Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses Living people Musicians from Vancouver 21st-century Canadian women singers Canadian expatriate actresses in the United States