Bree Nicole Turner (born March 10, 1977) is an American actress.

Biography

Background

Professional dancer-turned-actress Bree Turner was a background dancer in such hit films as The Big Lebowski (1998 ), She's All That (1999) and Mike Myers’ Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) before getting her first speaking role in the comedy film starring Rob Schneider, Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999). She has since appeared in films like The Wedding Planner (2001), Joe Dirt (2001), American Pie 2 (2001), Sorority Boys (2002), Bring It On Again (2004; V), Jekyll + Hyde (2006). She played a supporting role in Todd Holland's family film Firehouse Dog, alongside Josh Hutcherson, Bruce Greenwood, Dash Mihok, Steven Culp and Bill Nunn.

On the small screen, the 5’ 8” performer who has starred in ads for such companies as Gap, Dr. Pepper, Hyundai, Toshiba and Budweiser could be seen on MTV's hit late night anthology series Undressed (1999), the short-lived sitcom Good Girls Don't (2004) and the pilot episode of the Masters of Horror series, “Incident On and Off a Mountain Road” (2005). She also had recurring roles on UPN sitcom “Moesha,” ABC sitcom Spin City and CBS police procedural drama series Cold Case. Next, she will appear on ABC’s upcoming drama-thriller series Traveler and Fox’s drama series Standoff.

Childhood and family

On March 10, 1977, Turner was born in Palo Alto, California. Her father is a former pro-football player for the Washington Redskins. In 1995, Bree graduated from Monte Vista High School in Danville, California. Afterward, she located in Danville, Ca, where she was voted 1994 Homecoming Queen, class of 1995. She subsequently enrolled at the Kings College in London and also UCLA.

Bree, a competitive roller-skater and professional dancer, is a fan of video games. She said: “Growing up, I had a Nintendo. I liked the Mario Brothers and Track and Field. I was very good. I don't mean to age myself, but I came home every day, went straight to my Nintendo and rocked it. I have three younger brothers, so I always leaned towards more boy hobbies. I was a dancer, so in my down time I always wanted to play video games and hang out with the boys. Then when I went to college, I had a PlayStation but I haven't picked up my joystick in a while. I need to get back on it. I got into Dance Dance Revolution for a while.”

Career

A natural dancer, Bree Turner spent most of her formative years taking classes and perfecting her talent. This led her to various stints as a background dancer in such hit films as the Coen brothers’ comedy The Big Lebowski, Robert Iscove's romantic comedy She's All That and Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me. Meanwhile, she also had a small musical role as one of the title sequence performers in My Best Friend’s Wedding.

Bree eventually landed her first speaking role in Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo. That same year, she was cast on MTV's late night anthology series, Undressed. She also did TV commercial for Gap "Khaki Country" and "Khaki-a-go-go," as well as for Dr. Pepper.

In 2000, Bree could be seen in two independent films, Scott Falconer and Scott Hatley's musical and romantic drama True Vinyl and writer-director Robert Boris' wrestling drama Backyard Dogs. The next year, she shared the screen with Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McConaughey in the romantic comedy The Wedding Planner, with David Spade in the comedy Joe Dirt, and in the teen comedy American Pie.

Meanwhile, Turner was also playing recurring roles on the UPN sitcom Moesha, the ABC sitcom Spin City and the CBS drama Cold Case. She also did a TV commercial for Hyundai. Additionally, she acted on stage, playing Ivy in The Pages of My Diary I'd Rather Not Read at Hudson Mainstage Theater in Los Angeles, California, in January 2003.

After being cast in Wallace Wolodarsky's comedy film Sorority Boys, Bree then landed the starring role as the controlling head cheerleader in Bring It On Again. Back on the small screen, she starred as Marjorie in the short-lived sitcom Good Girls Don't.


The next year in October, Bree guest starred on UPN drama Sex, Love & Secrets. That same month, she also starred in the pilot episode of the Showtime's horror/thriller series Masters of Horror, entitled "Incident On and Off a Mountain Road.". On her appearance in the pilot episode of the series, she said: "I caught the first four and I loved them. It was nice to be rewarded with being the first episode to kick off the whole series. We actually went to the (Mick Garris; the series creator) executive producer's house and we had a little screening. The second the opening credits came on with the music and the stark white and the blood drops I was just so pleased. This is a class A project and I think it turned out that way."

2006 saw Bree guest starring on CBS/VH1's drama Love Monkey, appearing in the TV series pilot-turned-TV movie, Flirt and in a TV commercial for Budweiser. Back on the big screen, she was cast in The TV Set and in Nick Stillwell's adaptation of the Robert Louis Stevenson classic novel, Jekyll + Hyde. She also had a supporting role in the romantic comedy Just My Luck.

In 2007, Bree appeared in an episode of the ABC series Traveler and in an episode of the Fox series Standoff. She also appeared in the family film Firehouse Dog.