Brooklyn Sudano

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Brooklyn Sudano
Born (1981-01-05) January 5, 1981 (age 43)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma materLee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
OccupationActress
Years active2003–present
SpouseMike McGlafin (m. 2006)
Children1
Parent(s)Donna Summer (mother)
Bruce Sudano (father)
RelativesAmanda Sudano (sister)

Brooklyn Sudano is an American actress. She played the role of Vanessa Scott on the ABC sitcom My Wife and Kids and acted in NBC's action series Taken (playing Asha Flynn).[1] Sudano is the daughter of superstar "Disco Queen" Grammy Award-winning singer Donna Summer and songwriter Bruce Sudano,[2] and the older sister of Amanda Sudano of the music duo Johnnyswim.

Early life

Sudano was born in Los Angeles, California, to African American singer Donna Summer and Italian American songwriter Bruce Sudano.[2] She was named after her father's hometown of Brooklyn, New York City.[3] Her younger sister (by 19 months) is singer and songwriter Amanda Sudano of Johnnyswim. She has an older half-sister, Mimi Sommer, from her mother's first marriage to Helmut Sommer.[4] As a baby, she was featured in her mother's song "Brooklyn" on the record I'm a Rainbow.[5]

Sudano spent the early part of her childhood on a 56-acre ranch in Thousand Oaks, California until her family moved to Connecticut when she was 10 years old.[2] When she was 14, her family relocated to Nashville, Tennessee.[2] Here, Sudano gravitated toward the arts.[2] She also sang in the gospel choir at church.[2] Sudano and her sisters spent summers touring and singing backing vocals for their famous mother.[2] In her leisure, she studied dance and wrote songs.[2]

She attended high school at Christ Presbyterian Academy where she appeared in all the theater productions.[2] Sometimes Sudano accompanied her parents while they toured around the world, continuing her studies with tutors.[2] A distinguished student, she was valedictorian at her graduation.[2]

Upon graduation, Sudano was accepted at Brown, Duke and Georgetown University.[2] However, she chose to remain close to home and attended Vanderbilt University. Sudano eventually left Vanderbilt to study at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York.[2]

Career

While studying acting in New York, Sudano was spotted by a modelling agent and signed to the Ford Modeling Agency.[2] She appeared in numerous advertising campaigns in print and television, including Clairol, Clean & Clear and K-Mart.[2]

Acting

In 2003, Sudano replaced Meagan Good as Vanessa Scott on My Wife and Kids. Vanessa is Junior's girlfriend and later wife, who first appears in the season finale of season 3 (played by Good). Sudano continued as a regular cast member throughout the rest of the series' five-year run.[6]

She also starred in the 2006 film adaptation of V. C. Andrews' novel Rain, and played Mikaela in the MTV TV movie Turn the Beat Around in 2010.[2][7]

Sudano appeared in $#*! My Dad Says in 2011. In 2016, she played the role of Christy Epping in the Hulu series 11.22.63 and appeared on HBO's Ballers.[8]

In 2017, she starred in 10 episodes of Taken's season 1 on NBC.[9] Currently, she plays Angela Prescott on the Freeform series Cruel Summer.[10]

Personal life

Sudano married her longtime boyfriend, Mike McGlaflin, on October 8, 2006. The couple's wedding inspired Bruce Sudano's song "It's Her Wedding Day".[11][12]

Sudano and McGlaflin have a daughter, and reside in the Los Angeles area.[13]

References

  1. ^ "'Taken' star reflects on growing up the child of Donna Summer". New York Post. March 10, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Williams, Kam. "Rain: An Interview with Brooklyn Sudano". Blackfilm.com. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
  3. ^ Badger, Sylvia. "Donna Summer's daughter weds amid flowers, lace". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  4. ^ Pareles, Jon (May 17, 2012). "Donna Summer, Queen of Disco Who Transcended the Era, Dies at 63". The New York Times. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
  5. ^ Summer, Donna. "Brooklyn". Youtube. Archived from the original on December 19, 2021. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  6. ^ "Where Are The Cast Of 'My Wife & Kids' Today?". Showbiz Cheat Sheet. January 6, 2020.
  7. ^ "Interview with Brooklyn Sudano from the MTV original movie 'Turn the Beat Around'". Starcasm. February 26, 2010.
  8. ^ "Brooklyn Sudano Joins Hulu's '11/22/63′". Deadline. April 24, 2015.
  9. ^ "Brooklyn Sudano Talks NBC's 'Taken'". Blackfilm.com. March 7, 2017.
  10. ^ "Brooklyn Sudano Interview for Freeform's Cruel Summer". Youtube. Archived from the original on December 19, 2021.
  11. ^ (reporter), Tennessean Music Team. "Bruce Sudano's 'Wedding Day' rings bells with listeners". The Tennessean. Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
  12. ^ James, Gary. "Gary James' Interview With Bruce Sudano Of Alive N Kickin'". Classic Bands. classicbands.com. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
  13. ^ Danity. "Meet Brooklyn Sudano, Donna Summer's Daughter". Swanky Celebs. Archived from the original on May 20, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2012.

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