Biography
Jamie Lynn Marie Spears (born April 4, 1991), known professionally as Jamie Lynn Spears, is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Zoey Brooks on the Nickelodeon teen comedy Zoey 101, where she starred from 2005 to 2008.
She was born in McComb, Mississippi and raised in Louisiana. Jamie Lynn Spears is the younger sister of recording artist Britney Spears. In February 2002, she made her acting debut in the Paramount Pictures film Crossroads.
She then appeared in various television shows and films, including the Disney Channel original movie Starstruck in 2010.
American actress
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| Full name: | Jamie Lynn Marie Spears |
| Stage name: | Jamie Lynn Spears |
| Born: | April 4, 1991 (age 33) |
| Place of birth: | McComb, Mississippi, United States |
| Nationality: | American |
| Height: | 1.64 minutes |
| Parents: | Jamie Spears and Lynne Spears |
| Siblings: | Britney Spears and Bryan Spears |
| Husband • Spouse: | Jamie Watson (married 2014) |
| Boyfriend • Partner: | Casey Aldridge |
| The children: | Maddie Briann Aldridge, Ivey Joan Watson |
| Job: | Actress • Television Personality |
| Net worth: | 6 million dollars |
Early life and education
Jamie Lynn Marie Spears was born in McComb, Mississippi, United States on April 4, 1991, to Jamie Spears and Lynne Spears and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, United States.
Bryan Spears and Britney Spears are her siblings. She attended Parklane Academy in McComb, where she was a cheerleader and basketball guard.
Jamie Lynn Spears studied with a tutor in Los Angeles while filming Zoey 101. She completed an online program and received her GED in February 2008 from the Tangipahoa Parish School System’s Adult Education Center.
Personal life
Jamie Lynn Spears announced her pregnancy with ex-boyfriend Casey Aldridge in an interview with OK! magazine on December 20, 2007. She was sixteen at the time. Casey Aldridge, whom she had dated for two years, was 18.
Jamie Lynn Spears announced her engagement to Casey Aldridge in March 2008. In May 2008, the couple moved to Liberty, Mississippi and bought a house, where she announced that they planned to raise their children. On June 19, 2008, in McComb, Mississippi, she gave birth to daughter Maddie Briann Aldridge.
She and Casey Aldridge ended their relationship in March 2009, and Jamie Lynn Spears moved out in December. Jamie Lynn Spears and Casey Aldridge reconciled in August 2010 but split for a second time in November 2010.
News of her pregnancy sparked outrage, with many criticizing the story for allegedly glamorizing teenage pregnancy. Some teens were unhappy with Jamie Lynn Spears’ on-screen portrayal of a “good” girl and her real-life teenage pregnancy.
On June 4, 2008, the Spears family filed a complaint against Edwin Merino, a paparazzi photographer they believed was stalking the couple, in Amite County, Mississippi. Edwin Merino denied the allegations.
After posting bail, he was released later that day. Jamie Lynn Spears disappeared from public view for five years after her daughter was born, focusing on raising her children. She then began dating Jamie Watson, an entrepreneur who owns Advanced Media Partners, a media service.
After dating on and off for two years, they announced their engagement in March 2013. She married Jamie Watson on March 14, 2014, in New Orleans. Jamie Lynn Spears gave birth to her second daughter, Ivey Joan Watson, on April 11, 2018.
Career
In February 2002, Jamie Lynn Spears made her acting debut in the drama film Crossroads, produced by Paramount Pictures and starring her sister, Lucy Wagner. Her character is younger than the character Spears plays in a cameo.
After Crossroads, Nickelodeon hired her as a regular cast member on the sketch comedy All That for its eighth season. After a two-year hiatus, the show returned. She played different characters in the two seasons she was on the show.
Critics loved her performance, with many saying that she had great comedic chops and was the highlight of the show. Jamie Lynn Spears did not return for the show’s tenth and final season because she wanted to try other roles on the network. In September 2002, she was a guest at the Stars, Stripes, and Skates gala at Madison Square Garden.
Jamie Lynn Spears signed a development deal with Nickelodeon in August 2004. The deal stated that she would star in her own scripted television show that would air on the network. Zoey 101 became the name of the show and Jamie Lynn Spears played Zoey Brooks. Zoey and her friends attend a made-up boarding school called Pacific Coast Academy, where the show is set (PCA).
The show’s theme song, “Follow Me,” was written by Britney Spears, Jamie Lynn Spears’ older sister. The series’ first episode, filmed at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, United States, on January 9, 2005, was the highest-rated series premiere in over eight years. Her performance earned her a Young Artist Award and a Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Award.
Nickelodeon said the show’s fourth season would be its final. “PCA Confidential”, the series’ final episode, aired on May 2, 2008. Shortly after it was announced that Jamie Lynn Spears had become pregnant at the age of 16, Nickelodeon issued a statement saying that they respected Spears’s decision to take responsibility and that their primary concern was her health.
In December 2007, Variety reported that Jamie Lynn Spears had agreed to guest star on the ABC sitcom Miss Guided. In the episode Hot Sub, which aired on March 20, 2008, she played promiscuous high school student Mandy Fener.
That same year, she voiced Goldilocks in the animated film Unstable Fables: Goldilocks & 3 Bears Show, which was released on DVD only. The film is the third and final installment of the Unstable Fables trilogy.
In 2011, Jamie Lynn Spears moved to Nashville with her daughter Maddie Briann Aldridge and began working on a country album with several local music producers. On November 7, 2011, she performed a medley of her songs at a small show at the Rutledge in Nashville. On November 25, 2013, Jamie Lynn Spears released How Could I Want More, the first single from her upcoming debut album.
For the week ending December 7, 2013, the song debuted at number 29 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart and number 8 on the Country Digital Songs chart. Billboard’s Kevin Rutherford said her performance was “sweet and innocent” yet powerful, and he said the song would be well-suited to country music radio.
Net worth
Jamie Lynn Spears has an estimated net worth of $6 million. She is an American actress, singer, and songwriter.
She is best known for her role as Zoey Brooks on the Nickelodeon television series Zoey 101, a role that earned her a 2006 Young Artist Award nomination.
Social media
- Instagram Name: @Jamielynnspears
- Twitter Username: @Jamielynnspears
List of movies played
- All of that
- Converted!
- A Weekend With…
- Zoey 101
- Only Jordan
- She guides
- I am Britney Jean
- When the lights go out
- Conversation
- What did Zoey say?
- Double challenge
- Sweet magnolia
- Britney and Kevin: Chaos
- Crossroads
- Goldilocks and the Three Bears Show
Discography
- How could I want more?
- Sleep Over
- Follow me
