Brittany Snow

Brittany Anne Snow (born March 9, 1986)^[1][2] is an American actress, singer and director. She gained recognition for her role in the CBS soap opera Guiding Light (1998–2001), for which she won a Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress and was nominated for two other Young Artist Awards and a Soap Opera Digest Award. She then starred in the NBC drama series American Dreams (2002–2005), for which she was nominated for a Young Artist Award and three Teen Choice Awards.

Snow has appeared in various films, including The Pacifier (2005), John Tucker Must Die (2006), Hairspray (2007), Prom Night (2008), Would You Rather (2012), the Pitch Perfect film series (2012–2017), Bushwick (2017), Someone Great (2019), and X (2022). She appeared in the NBC legal comedy-drama series Harry's Law (2011–2012), the Fox drama series Almost Family (2019–2020), and the Netflix drama series The Hunting Wives (2025–present). Snow made her directorial debut with the drama film Parachute, which premiered at the SXSW festival in March 2023.

Snow is the co-founder of the Love Is Louder movement, a project by the non-profit Jed Foundation, dedicated to stop bullying in schools.^[3]

Early life and education

Brittany Anne Snow was born on March 9, 1986, and raised in Tampa, Florida, to a mother of English, Swiss and Italian descent and a father of Scottish, Lebanese and German descent.^[4] She is the daughter of Cinda and John Snow.^[5] She has a brother and a sister.^[6] She attended Gaither High School in Tampa.^[7]

Career

Snow began modeling at the age of three in a print ad for Burdines department stores.^[8] She was on CBS' soap opera Guiding Light for three years as troubled teen Susan "Daisy" Lemay.^[9] She played Meg Pryor on NBC's drama series American Dreams and also sang backup vocals on the American Dreams soundtrack for the song "My Boyfriend's Back."^[10] She portrayed neo-Nazi high school student Ariel Alderman on the third season of FX's Nip/Tuck^[11] and also appeared in the family comedy film The Pacifier (2005) alongside Lauren Graham and Vin Diesel.^[12]

In 2006, Snow appeared in the teen romantic comedy film John Tucker Must Die (2006) opposite Jesse Metcalfe.^[13] The film was a commercial success and made $68 million worldwide. Also in the same year, she voiced Naminé in the video game Kingdom Hearts II and Shizuku Tsukishima in the English dub of the Studio Ghibli film Whisper of the Heart. She also portrayed a young woman afflicted with bipolar disorder in the season seven finale of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and also appeared in the music video for "The Phrase That Pays" by The Academy Is..., which was released in July 2006.^[14]

Snow appeared in Hairspray (2007), a film adaptation of the Broadway musical, playing Amber Von Tussle, the daughter of Michelle Pfeiffer's character.^[15] She had already worked with Hairspray director Adam Shankman on the Disney film The Pacifier. With her role in Hairspray, her musical side is shown in several numbers including a solo entitled "The New Girl In Town", a song previously cut from the Broadway musical version. She played the lead role of Donna Keppel in the slasher film Prom Night (2008), which was released on April 11, 2008, and grossed $57.2 million at the box office.^[16] Snow appeared as young Lily Rhodes in Gossip Girl, in the episode "Valley Girls". On January 17, 2011, Snow began appearing as a series regular in the first season of the legal drama Harry's Law, and returned as a recurring character in season two.^[17] She starred alongside Evan Ross in the thriller film 96 Minutes (2011).^[18]

In 2012, Snow starred in the musical comedy film Pitch Perfect, as a cappella singer Chloe. She reprised her role in Pitch Perfect 2 (2015),^[19] which received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed over $287 million worldwide. It surpassed the total gross of the original film ($115.4 million) in five days, and also became the highest-grossing music comedy film of all time, overtaking School of Rock ($131.3 million). She again reprised her role a final time in Pitch Perfect 3 (2017), which received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $185 million worldwide.^[20]

In November 2012, she was cast in the sitcom Ben and Kate as Lila, a love interest for Tommy.^[21] Snow portrayed Michelle in the comedy film The Late Bloomer (2016) and had the lead role of Lucy in the action thriller film Bushwick (2017). Snow portrayed Blair Helms in Netflix's romantic comedy film Someone Great (2019).^[22] Snow announced her engagement to realtor and pro surfer Tyler Stanaland on February 19, 2019.^[23] They married in Malibu on March 14, 2020.^[24] Snow announced their separation through social media on September 14, 2022,^[25] and the two finalized their divorce in July 2023.^[26] She starred in filmmaker Ti West's horror film X (2022) as Bobby-Lynne Parker.

Snow made her directorial debut with Parachute, which premiered at the SXSW festival in March 2023.^[27] She starred in the short film Red, White and Blue (2023) as Rachel, a single mother working as a waitress, urgently searching for an abortion.^[28] Because she lives in Arkansas, where abortion is effectively illegal, she travels with her preteen daughter Maddy to an abortion clinic in Illinois. It was nominated for Best Live Action Short Film at the 96th Academy Awards.^[29] This role marked the first time Snow portrayed a mother, saying: "I think what I related to is that I'm not a mom yet, or necessarily, but I do think a lot of women have to face really hard challenges and yet be very strong and stoic and silent in a way."^[29]

In 2025, Snow appeared in the Hulu true crime docudrama miniseries Murdaugh: Death in the Family as real life journalist Mandy Matney who investigated the murders committed by Alex Murdaugh^[30] and on the Netflix psychological thriller miniseries The Beast in Me as Nina Jarvis, the wife of a real estate magnate who is suspected of murdering his previous wife.^[31]

Snow currently stars alongside Malin Akerman in the drama series The Hunting Wives as Sophie, a woman who moves from Boston to East Texas and begins a sordid affair with Margo (played by Akerman), the wife of her husband's new boss, while getting entangled in the murder of a teenage girl.^[32]

Philanthropy

Snow is the co-creator of the Love is Louder movement, a project by the not-for-profit Jed Foundation. Thousands of individuals, campuses, and communities have used Love is Louder's programs, events and clubs to address issues such as bullying, body image, discrimination, and depression.^[33] Snow was recognized by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in 2015 with a Special Recognition Voice Award for her efforts to bring attention to mental health issues.^[34] Together with good friend Jaspre Guest, Snow founded the nonprofit September Letters for mental health awareness, encouraging people to share their personal stories in meaningful anonymous communication.^[35][36] On May 23, 2023, the two launched their collections book September Letters.^[37]

Public image

Snow has been featured in pictorials for Zooey Magazine, Vanity Fair, Cosmopolitan and InStyle.^[38] She has appeared in television commercials for McDonald's, Busch Gardens and Lipton.^[39] Snow walked the runway at the Just Dance fashion show on September 12, 2013.^[40]

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Music videos

Soundtrack appearances

• Hairspray (2007)
• Pitch Perfect (2012)
• Pitch Perfect 2 (2015)
• Pitch Perfect 3 (2017)

Awards and nominations

References

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External links

• Brittany Snow at IMDb