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Starring as Zoey Brooks in the Nickelodeon teen sitcom "Zoey 101" and her music career.
Key Dates and Places
Born Date: April 4, 1991.
Born Place: McComb, Mississippi, U.S.
Career
Current occupation: Actress, Singer.
Current Place of Work: Various film and television sets, recording studios, live performance venues.
Previous Place of Work: Nickelodeon Studios (during Zoey 101), various venues for earlier performances.
Achievements and Recognition
Awards: Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress: Comedy (Zoey 101, 2005). Young Artist Award for Best Young Ensemble Performance in a TV Series (Zoey 101, 2006). Several nominations for her work on "Zoey 101".
Education
She attended Parklane Academy, completing her GED through online courses while filming "Zoey 101".
Skills
Acting, singing, songwriting, dancing.
Languages
Languages Spoken: English.
Accent: Southern (American).
Appearance and Personal Traits
Height: 5'5" (165 cm).
Vocal Type: Soprano.
Residence and Financial Status
Residence: Louisiana, USA (Likely between Kentwood and New Orleans).
Net Worth: Estimated between $5 million - $6 million (Estimates Vary).
Real Estate: Likely owns property in Louisiana, but specific details are not publicly available.
Relationships
Past Romantic Relationships: Casey Aldridge (engaged).
Current Marriage: Married to Jamie Watson (since March 14, 2014).
Family
Children: Maddie Briann Aldridge, Ivey Joan Watson.
Parents: Jamie Spears, Lynne Spears.
Siblings: Britney Spears, Bryan Spears.
Main Milestones
Birth and Early Life
April 4, 1991
Jamie Lynn Marie Spears was born in McComb, Mississippi, to Jamie and Lynne Spears. She grew up in Kentwood, Louisiana, alongside her older siblings, Bryan and Britney. Her early life was characterized by the burgeoning fame of her sister Britney, exposing Jamie Lynn to the entertainment industry from a young age.
Nickelodeon Beginnings: "All That"
2002-2004
Jamie Lynn began her acting career with a recurring role in the sketch comedy show "All That" on Nickelodeon. This marked her entry into mainstream entertainment and introduced her to a younger audience. The show provided a platform for her comedic talent and paved the way for her future leading role.
"Zoey 101": Leading Role and Teen Stardom
2005-2008
Jamie Lynn Spears secured the lead role in "Zoey 101", another Nickelodeon series, where she portrayed Zoey Brooks, one of the first girls to attend the fictional Pacific Coast Academy. The show became a huge success, making Spears a teen idol. The show's popularity solidified her status as a prominent young actress, but it also brought increased media attention and scrutiny, particularly as she navigated her teenage years under the public eye.
Teen Pregnancy Announcement
December 2007
At the age of 16, Jamie Lynn Spears announced that she was pregnant. This announcement sparked significant media controversy and public debate. The teen pregnancy became a major news story, raising questions about celebrity role models and teenage responsibility. The event significantly impacted her career trajectory and public image.
Birth of Maddie Briann Aldridge
June 19, 2008
Jamie Lynn gave birth to her daughter, Maddie Briann Aldridge, with then-boyfriend Casey Aldridge. Following the birth, Spears took a break from acting to focus on motherhood and raising her daughter in relative privacy, moving back to Mississippi.
Country Music Debut: "The Journey"
2013
Jamie Lynn Spears transitioned into country music, releasing her debut single "How Could I Want More." She then released her debut EP, "The Journey". This marked a new chapter in her career as she sought to establish herself as a musician, distancing herself somewhat from her previous child star image.
Maddie's ATV Accident
February 5, 2017
Maddie Aldridge was involved in a serious ATV accident, which led to her being hospitalized in critical condition. Jamie Lynn and her family received an outpouring of support during this difficult time. Maddie thankfully made a full recovery, and the event reinforced the importance of family in Jamie Lynn's life.
Marriage to Jamie Watson
March 14, 2018
Jamie Lynn married Jamie Watson in New Orleans. Their relationship and marriage have represented a period of stability in her life, in contrast to the earlier turmoil she experienced in the public eye. He is a businessman, and is frequently a source of strength for her and the family.
Birth of Ivey Joan Watson
May 11, 2018
Jamie Lynn gave birth to her second daughter, Ivey Joan Watson, with her husband Jamie Watson. The birth further expanded her family and deepened her commitment to motherhood while she balanced her career and personal life.
Book Publication and Public Feud
2022
Jamie Lynn Spears published her memoir, "Things I Should Have Said", which detailed her life, career, and relationships, including her complicated relationship with her sister Britney Spears. The book's release triggered a public feud between the sisters, with both making statements and accusations through social media and in interviews. This period highlighted the challenges and complexities of navigating family dynamics under intense media scrutiny.
"Zoey 102" Release
2023
Jamie Lynn reprised her role as Zoey Brooks in "Zoey 102", a movie continuation of the "Zoey 101" series on Paramount+. The film revisits the beloved characters from the original series as adults and explores their lives post-PCA. The release saw a mixed response, with some fans excited for the nostalgia, while others criticized the production and plot, leading to discussion on her continuing acting career.
Beginning in December 2007, Spears was subject to significant media attention and controversy after announcing her pregnancy at age 16. A misconception emerged that this canceled Zoey 101; however, the final season wrapped filming on August 10, 2007 and premiered the following year. After giving birth in June 2008, Spears stopped acting for five years.[3]
Spears was born in McComb, Mississippi,[7] and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana,[1] to Jamie and Lynne Spears. Her older siblings are Bryan and Britney.[8] Her parents divorced in 2002, but were in an on-and-off relationship after the divorce.[9] She has described her home life as unstable, but remembers "feeling very loved".[9] She attended Parklane Academy in McComb, where she was a cheerleader, and point guard of the basketball team.[10] She was enrolled in dance and voice lessons, and participated in school plays and church performances.[11] As a child, Spears and her family also spent time traveling and touring with Britney.[12]
Spears studied with tutors while filming Zoey 101 in Los Angeles.[13] She finished her education via online correspondence[14] and received her GED in February 2008 through Tangipahoa Parish School System Adult Education Center.[15]
In February 2002, at age 10, Spears made her acting debut in the Paramount Pictures drama film Crossroads which starred her sister, who portrayed the central character Lucy Wagner. Spears made a cameo, playing the younger version of Britney's character.[16] In April 2002, Spears walked the runway as a model for Kids R Usfashion show in New York City.[17] Following Crossroads, Nickelodeon cast Spears as a regular performer in the sketch comedy series All That for the 2002 season; she appeared on the show through 2004.[18] Spears portrayed various roles through the two seasons she appeared.[19] Along with the cast of All That, Spears also made appearances on Snick On-Air Dare, Nickelodeon's version of Fear Factor.[20] Deciding to pursue other roles on the network, Spears departed from the main cast on the tenth and final season of All That, and only appeared as a guest. At age 13, Spears was named as one of the celebrities on Teen People's Young Hollywood/Hot List.[17]
Spears in 2007
In August 2004, Spears signed a development deal with Nickelodeon in which she would star as the protagonist in her own scripted television series that would air on the network. The series went on to be titled Zoey 101 and Spears portrayed the role of Zoey Brooks. The series centered on Zoey and her friends who attend a fictional boarding school, Pacific Coast Academy (PCA). Spears recorded the series theme song, titled "Follow Me", which was written by her sister Britney Spears. Filmed at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, the series premiered on January 9, 2005, and was the network's highest-rated series premiere in over eight years. Spears won a Young Artist Award and a Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards for her performance.[21] In September 2007, she won "The High School Sweetheart" award at Us Weekly's Hot Hollywood event.[22][23][24]
Zoey 101 was positively received by critics and viewers.[19] It was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Children's Programming, and the show's season 3 finale episode was the second most-watched show across all cable channels that week.[19] The series ran for four seasons, with its series finale "PCA Confidential" airing on May 2, 2008. Nickelodeon issued a statement shortly after the announcement of Spears being pregnant at the age of 16, stating that the network respected Spears's decision to take responsibility and noting that its primary concern was for her well-being.[25][26] Spears' co-star Seann Flynn praised her as hard-working and talented, telling Nylon: "One of the things that always stood out to me regarding her professionalism was how well she knew her lines. I don’t think she ever messed one up. She always brought her best work to the table."[19]
In December 2007, Variety announced that Spears had signed on to guest-appear in the ABC comedy sitcom series Miss Guided, in which she played the role of the promiscuous high-school student Mandy Fener in the episode "Hot Sub" which aired on March 20, 2008. That same year, Spears voiced Goldilocks in the direct-to-DVD animation filmUnstable Fables: Goldilocks & 3 Bears Show.
In 2011, Spears moved to Nashville and began working on a country music album with local music producers.[19] On November 7, 2011, Spears held a small concert at The Rutledge in Nashville.[27] On November 25, 2013, Spears released her first single "How Could I Want More".[28][29] The song debuted at number 29 on Billboard'sHot Country Songs, and at number 8 on the Country Digital Songs chart, for the week ending December 7, 2013.[30][31] Kevin Rutherford of Billboard described Spears' performance as "sweet and innocent" yet powerful, and suggested the song would fit right in at country radio.[32] The song was named Taste of Country's Top Critic's Pick.[33]
Spears was featured on her older sister Britney Spears's eighth studio album Britney Jean on the song "Chillin' with You".[34] On May 27, 2014, Spears released her debut EP The Journey.[35] The EP peaked at number 5 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums and at number 24 on Top Country Albums. That year, Spears made numerous appearances on country radio talk shows, made performances at fairs and festivals, and was an opening act for Alan Jackson.[36] Spears co-wrote the Jana Kramer song "I Got the Boy" which was released as the second single from Thirty One in 2015.[4]
In 2016, Spears released the documentary Jamie Lynn Spears: When the Lights Go Out, reflecting on the controversy of her pregnancy, showcasing her country music career after "realizing [her] true calling was music" as well as her personal life as a wife and mother.[37] On March 15, 2016, Spears performed at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville.[38] On June 24, 2016, Spears released her second single "Sleepover".[39] Spears was a presenter and a performer at Radio Disney Music Awards in April 2017.[40][41]
2018–present: Sweet Magnolias, Zoey 102, memoir, and reality television
Spears and her daughter Maddie on the game show Double Dare in 2018
In an episode that aired on July 13, 2018, Spears returned to Nickelodeon for the first time in over ten years as a contestant on the revived game show Double Dare with her daughter Maddie.[42][43] In July 2019, Netflix announced that Spears was cast as Noreen Fitzgibbons in the romance drama series Sweet Magnolias, based on the novel series by Sherryl Woods.[44][45] Spears appeared in the role as a series regular in each subsequent season.[46][47]
In July 2020, the cast of Zoey 101 reunited in an episode of the eleventh season of All That.[48] Spears played herself and her old All That character Thelma Stump.[49] That year, Spears and Chantel Jeffries recorded a new version of the Zoey 101 theme song "Follow Me".[19][50] The music video for the song featured appearances by numerous celebrities and Spears' elder daughter Maddie.[51][52] On October 29, 2020, Spears performed "Follow Me" on Good Morning America.[53][54]
On January 18, 2022, Spears released her memoir Things I Should Have Said: Family, Fame, and Figuring it Out, under Worthy Publishing, an imprint of Hachette Book Group.[55][56][57]Rolling Stone recommended the book but highlighted that Jamie Lynn ostensibly used her sister Britney Spears' highly publicized struggles and conservatorship to promote the book.[58] The book was not a financial success.[59] On January 4, 2023, she began competing on Fox's survival television series Special Forces: World's Toughest Test, where contestants participate in special forces training challenges at a camp removed from society.[60] She left the series during the competition's third episode, with Spears saying that she missed her children.[61]
Spears as Zoey Brooks in the trailer for Zoey 102 (2023)
On July 27, 2023, the sequel film Zoey 102 was released on Paramount+, with Spears reprising her role from Zoey 101 alongside many of the original cast members.[62] Production took place in January 2023 in North Carolina, with Spears attached as executive producer.[63][64]Ready Steady Cut praised the film as "a nostalgic and amusing watch, enjoyable for original fans and the series newcomers."[65] One day after its release, the film was the third most watched on Paramount+ in the U.S. and the second most watched in Canada.[66][67]
In late 2023, Spears appeared in two unscripted projects, which she noted was due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.[6] Spears competed on season 32 of Dancing with the Stars, paired with Alan Bersten; the season premiered on September 26, 2023.[68] She donated her weekly earnings to SAG-AFTRA and the WGA.[69] Spears was eliminated in the second week of the competition.[70][71] On December 5, 2023, she returned for a group dance performance in the season finale along with other eliminated contestants.[72][73] Spears appeared as a contestant on the twenty-third season of British survival reality television show I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, which premiered on November 19, 2023.[74] Spears left the show after 11 days on November 29, 2023 for medical reasons, placing 11th in the series. She was the second contestant to depart on medical grounds that season, as Grace Dent left days earlier.[75][76]
In the early years of her career, Spears had a generally wholesome image as a teen star.[8] Her fame increased dramatically in the wake of her pregnancy announcement in December 2007, and during the following months, she became a frequent target of the paparazzi. In subsequent years, Spears was rarely seen in the public eye and focused on family, saying: "I used to be insecure at times, because I was always the youngest mom in the room. I quickly learned that being a good and competent mother has nothing to do with age."[77]
Spears attended First Baptist Church in Kentwood, Louisiana,[89] but she is Catholic since her conversion in early 2018, as are her daughters and her mother Lynne.[90][91]
In 2013, Spears was diagnosed with anxiety, depression, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. She underwent therapy and briefly used medication as well. "The anxiety was to the point where I couldn't function," she commented.[9] "I'm very conscious not to lie to myself anymore because I think that my biggest issue my whole life was pretending to be perfect."[9]
On December 20, 2007, in an interview with OK! magazine, Spears announced that she was pregnant by her then boyfriend, Casey Aldridge.[92] She was 16 years old at the time. Aldridge, whom she had been dating for two years, was 18.[93] Spears confirmed her engagement to Aldridge in March 2008.[94] In May 2008, the couple moved to Liberty, Mississippi, and purchased a house, with Spears stating they would raise their child there.[95] She gave birth to their daughter Maddie Briann Aldridge on June 19, 2008, in McComb, Mississippi.[96][97][98]
Spears and Aldridge ended their engagement in March 2009,[99][100] and Spears moved out in December 2009.[101] The couple reconciled in August 2010,[102] but ended their relationship a second time in November 2010.[103]
The announcement of Spears' pregnancy generated controversy, with criticism centering on the story purportedly glamorizing teenage pregnancy.[104][105] Some teens were disappointed with the contrast between Spears' on-screen personality as a "good girl" and her real-life teen pregnancy.[106]
On June 4, 2008, while in Amite County, Mississippi, the Spears family filed a complaint against Edwin Merrino, a paparazzo who, they believed, was stalking the couple. Merrino denied the allegation. He was released later in the day after posting bond.[107]
After her daughter's birth, Spears disappeared from the public eye for five years, focusing on raising her child.[108] In an interview with Nylon, Spears said: "So, I got me a little house. I put a big gate up around it, and I was like, 'I'm going to stay here, raise my baby, and figure this out because this is real life. I've put myself in this situation, I'm not condoning it or saying it's right, but these are the cards that I have to play.' And I tried to do the best that I could."[10]
She subsequently began a relationship with Jamie Watson, a businessman who owns the communications service Advanced Media Partners. After two years of on-and-off dating, they announced their engagement in March 2013.[109][110] On March 14, 2014, she married Watson in New Orleans.[111] On April 11, 2018, Spears gave birth to her second daughter.[112][113]
On February 5, 2017, Spears' eight-year-old daughter Maddie almost drowned in a Polaris ATV accident, after accidentally driving into the pond on her stepfather and mother's Louisiana property, with the ATV flipping over upon impact. She was later airlifted to Children's Hospital of New Orleans, where she remained unconscious in a coma for two days. She woke up and was released from care on February 10.[114] Police reported the incident as occurring before 3:00 p.m. on a Sunday afternoon, and the sheriff explained that she was steering "100 yards from her parents" when she took "a hard right to avoid running over a nearby drainage ditch". The police report stated, "The child was trapped and secured by the seatbelt and the ATV's safety netting. Within two minutes, Acadian Ambulance Services arrived and assisted in freeing the child from the cold waters."[115]
In 2020, Spears explained the situation further. She elaborated that she and her husband Jamie Watson "[...] dove in and [...] were able to rescue her," then the first responder took her away. The firefighter was able to get a pulse, but her case looked "grim at the time", leading to her being airlifted to the hospital.[116][117]
In 2021, Jamie Lynn and her sister Britney were involved in a highly publicized feud via social media. Britney publicly accused Jamie Lynn of actively and knowingly being involved in her conservatorship, while not making any efforts to help her terminate it. Jamie Lynn denied the allegations and maintained that she was unaware of the details of the conservatorship. Britney threatened legal action against Jamie Lynn after the latter spoke extensively about Britney in both her book and the following promotional tour.[118]
^ abKnolle, Sharon (November 14, 2023). "Jamie Lynn Spears Joins UK Reality Series 'I'm a Celebrity'". TheWrap. Retrieved December 15, 2023. I think it is so far out of my comfort zone and this year with SAG being on strike, I have said 'yes' to a lot of unscripted projects. I am really enjoying throwing myself into these experiences.
^Spears, Jamie Lynn (2022). Things I Should Have Said. Perhaps my love of playing characters stems from a desire to abandon my stressors and escape to other worlds. Anytime I quieted my thoughts to take on another persona, I felt transformed. The freeing sensation only added to my enjoyment. I improved my talent by infusing fun into everything I created. The hours I spent developing characters helped me form a clearer view of my future. I always sought out ways to get in front of an audience. School plays, church performances, and even local auditions served as my training ground. I took whatever parts I could get.
^Spears, Jamie Lynn. Things I Should Have Said. When we weren't out on tour or managing the business, we would return home to just be a family. I loved going on tour as long as I was with my family or could bring a friend along, but I preferred being home.
^ abSpears, Jamie Lynn (2022). Things I Should Have Said. Worthy Publishing. p. 27. A few times I took part in On-Air Dare, Nickelodeon's version of Fear Factor that aired during SNICK. I had to attempt to drink five gallons of blue cheese dressing, be doused in eggs, and eat "earwax tacos," all in the name of entertainment.
^Berk, Sheryl (2007). True Brit: The Story of Singing Sensation Britney Spears. Random House Publishing Group. p. 12. ISBN 9780307417596.
^Rousselle, Christine (August 6, 2021). "Update: Britney Spears says she is 'Catholic now' in social media post". Catholic News Agency. Archived from the original on August 7, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2021. ...with Jamie Lynn joining the Church fairly recently. As a part of her since-removed 2018 year in review Instagram story highlight, Jamie Lynn posted a picture on her Instagram dated Feb. 18, 2018, captioned 'pregnancy + RCIA. Worth it.'
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