Kaylee Marie Kaneshiro Bryant (born November 1, 1997) is an American actress and model. She is known for portraying Josie Saltzman on

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television series, ''

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'', a role she played from 2018 to 2021.

Biography

Bryant grew up in Southern California. Due to her early career in modeling and acting, she was

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for part of her upbringing and entered junior year in high school at the age of 15 years old. Bryant is of Japanese descent through her grandfather who is from

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, and spoke Japanese whilst growing up. Bryant publicly came out as queer in June 2021.

Career

Bryant began her career as a model when she was 7 years old for clothing brands like

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walking runways and doing print ads. She eventually transitioned into acting when she was 8 years old and participated in children's theater. She went to appear on shows like ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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'' among others. Her first lead role was in the 2014 independent film in ''Mary Loss of Soul''. In 2018, Bryant was cast in The CW's supernatural drama series ''

'' as Josie Saltzman, one of the series' starring roles, a role she portrayed on the show through its fourth season. In 2021, she was cast in the thriller film '' The Locksmith''.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bryant, Kaylee 21st-century American actresses American actresses of Japanese descent Living people American television actresses American people of Okinawan descent Actresses from California 1997 births American queer actresses American LGBT people of Asian descent