American actress (born 1990)
Britt Robertson
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Robertson in 2018
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Born
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1990-04-18
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April 18, 1990
(age 34)
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Occupation
| Actress
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Years active
| 2000?present
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Spouse
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Paul Floyd
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2023)
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Britt Robertson
(born April 18, 1990
[1]
) is an American actress. She is best known for her lead role in
The First Time
(2012), and has appeared in the films
Tomorrowland
(2015),
The Space Between Us
(2017) and
I Still Believe
(2020).
Raised in
Greenville, South Carolina
, she is the eldest of seven siblings. At 14, Robertson moved to Los Angeles with her grandmother to audition for TV roles, a pivotal move that led to her living independently from the age of 16. Robertson's early career saw her performing on stage at the Greenville Little Theater, before transitioning to screen, making her debut in an episode of
Sheena
in 2000. Her subsequent roles in television and film, included
Power Rangers Time Force
,
The Ghost Club
, and more significant parts in
Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers
,
Dan in Real Life
, and
The Tenth Circle
.
Her lead roles in series such as
Life Unexpected
(2010?2011) and
The Secret Circle
(2011?2012) despite their eventual cancellations, paved the way for further recognition. Robertson gained wider acclaim for her performances in
Under the Dome
(2013?2014),
Tomorrowland
(2015), and as the lead in
Girlboss
(2017), portraying a fictionalized version of entrepreneur
Sophia Amoruso
. Her career continued with roles in films like
I Still Believe
and on television in
The Rookie: Feds
(2022).
At the start of her career, she was mostly credited as
Brittany Robertson
, with
Britt Robertson
used exclusively from late 2011 through 2023. In her first 2024 performance, the
season 6 finale
of
The Rookie
, she is credited as
Britt Robertson-Floyd
.
Early life
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Robertson was born in
Charlotte, North Carolina
, to Beverly (nee Hayes) and Ryan Robertson, a restaurant owner.
[1]
Robertson grew up in
Greenville, South Carolina
. She is the oldest of seven children; her mother and stepfather have three children (two girls, one boy), and her father and stepmother also have three children (one girl, two boys).
[2]
[3]
Her grandmother, Shuler Robertson, took her to Los Angeles when she was 14 years old in order to allow her to audition for TV pilots. Robertson said that they would knit together during down-time on set.
[3]
Her grandmother returned to North Carolina when Robertson was sixteen, at which point she lived on her own in Los Angeles. They remain close.
[3]
Career
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Robertson first appeared before an audience when performing various roles on stage at the Greenville Little Theater in her hometown. At age 12, she began making extended trips to Los Angeles to audition for roles in television series' and landed a role in a television pilot for a series which was never picked up by a network. She made her screen debut as the younger version of the
title character
in an episode of
Sheena
in 2000. She made a guest appearance on
Power Rangers Time Force
the following year and received a
Young Artist Award
nomination for
Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries, or Special ? Leading Young Actress
for her role in
The Ghost Club
(2003).
Robertson was selected to play Michelle Seaver in the
Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers
in 2004.
[4]
A role in
Keeping Up with the Steins
followed in 2006. She played Cara Burns in the 2007 film
Dan in Real Life
. Robertson appeared in
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
in the episode "
Go to Hell
", and had a role as a recurring character in the
CBS
television series
Swingtown
.
[5]
In 2008, she played the protagonist in a
Lifetime
original film,
The Tenth Circle
, based on
Jodi Picoult
's
novel of the same name
, followed by other television roles.
[6]
[7]
In 2009, she appeared in
Mother and Child
. In the same year, she played a small role as DJ in
The Alyson Stoner Project
. She also made a guest appearance on
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
in the episode "Babes" as Tina Bernardi, a Catholic teen who gets pregnant in a pact. In late autumn 2010, she starred as Allie Pennington in the
Disney Channel
original film
Avalon High
.
Robertson played the lead role of
Lux Cassidy
in the television drama series
Life Unexpected
(2010?2011), which was cancelled in its second season despite positive reviews. In 2011, she appeared in
Scream 4
. She also had a leading role in the
supernatural
teen drama
television series
The Secret Circle
(2011?2012), but after its first season, it was also cancelled.
[8]
That same year, she starred in the film
The First Time
.
In 2013, she joined the main cast of the science fiction
mystery
television series
Under the Dome
in the role of Angie,
[9]
which she played until 2014. She had subsequent roles in the films
Delivery Man
(2013) and
Ask Me Anything
(2014), for which she won the
Best Actress
award at the
Nashville Film Festival
. In 2014, Robertson won the
Boston Film Festival
Award for Best Supporting Actress for
White Rabbit
. In 2015, she starred in
The Longest Ride
,
[10]
and also played the starring role in the film
Tomorrowland
,
[11]
for which she was nominated for the
Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress ? Sci-Fi/Fantasy
.
Robertson received wider recognition in 2015 after landing the roles of Sophia Danko in
The Longest Ride
; she received a nomination for the
Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress ? Drama
. In 2016, she starred in the films
Mr. Church
and
Mother's Day
, and in 2017, she starred in the
science fiction
romance film
The Space Between Us
and in the
comedy-drama
film
A Dog's Purpose
. That same year, she headlined the
Netflix
comedy television series
Girlboss
, portraying a fictionalized version of
self-made
millionaire
Sophia Amoruso
. She starred in the
ABC
legal drama
For the People
for its entire two-season run.
In April 2019, Robertson was cast in the role of Melissa Henning, the real-life wife of
Christian rock
musician
Jeremy Camp
, in
Lionsgate
's
faith-based biographical romance film
I Still Believe
.
[12]
The film was released in March 2020. In January 2021, Robertson was added to the cast of the ABC drama
Big Sky
as recurring character Cheyenne Kleinsasser.
[13]
On July 30, 2021, Robertson was cast in the upcoming independent film
The Re-Education of Molly Singer
as the title character.
[14]
Personal life
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On May 25, 2022, Robertson announced her engagement to British citizen Paul Floyd.
[15]
The couple were married on April 8, 2023, in Los Angeles.
[16]
Filmography
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Film
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Television
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Awards and nominations
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References
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"From Charlotte baby to Hollywood 'It Girl'
"
.
Archived
from the original on January 27, 2017
. Retrieved
April 15,
2018
.
- ^
Radish, Christina (August 29, 2011).
"Britt Robertson Interview ? The Secret Circle"
.
Collider
. Retrieved
December 23,
2014
.
- ^
a
b
c
Zuckerman, Suzanne; Steinberg, Dan (February 1, 2010).
"5 Things to Know About Life Unexpected's Britt Robertson"
.
People
. Archived from
the original
on September 24, 2015
. Retrieved
December 23,
2014
.
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Callum-Penso, Lillia (October 19, 2007).
"Brittany Robertson is a 'real life' Hollywood actress"
.
The Greenville News
. Archived from
the original
on August 10, 2007
. Retrieved
December 23,
2014
.
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De Leon, Kris (June 5, 2008).
"
'Swingtown' Premieres Tonight"
.
BuddyTV
. Archived from
the original
on December 24, 2014
. Retrieved
December 23,
2014
.
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Lowry, Brian (June 26, 2008).
"Review: 'The Tenth Circle'
"
.
Variety
. Retrieved
December 23,
2014
.
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Hinckley, David (June 27, 2008).
"
'The Tenth Circle' is full of evil"
.
New York Daily News
. Retrieved
December 23,
2014
.
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"The Secret Circle: Is the New CW TV Series Worth Watching?"
.
TV Series Finale
. September 15, 2011
. Retrieved
December 23,
2014
.
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Goldberg, Lesley (January 25, 2013).
"
'Life Unexpected's' Britt Robertson Joins CBS' 'Under the Dome'
"
.
The Hollywood Reporter
. Retrieved
March 1,
2013
.
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Washington, Arlene (December 23, 2014).
"
'The Longest Ride' Trailer: Nicholas Spark's Newest Couple Finds Love"
.
The Hollywood Reporter
. Retrieved
December 23,
2014
.
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Kit, Borys (July 18, 2013).
"Britt Robertson Lands Key Role in George Clooney's 'Tomorrowland'
"
.
The Hollywood Reporter
. Retrieved
December 23,
2014
.
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'I Still Believe': Shania Twain, Melissa Roxburgh & More Join Lionsgate/Kingdom Studios' Faith-Based Drama
(Deadline)
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Andreeva, Nellie (January 25, 2021).
"
'Big Sky': Ted Levine Joins ABC Drama As Series Regular, Kyle Schmid To Recur"
.
Deadline Hollywood
. Retrieved
May 7,
2021
.
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D'Alessandro, Anthony; Cordero, Rosy (July 30, 2021).
"
The Re-Education of Molly Singer
: Britt Robertson, Nico Santos, Holland Roden & More Board Indie Feature"
.
Deadline Hollywood
. Retrieved
July 31,
2021
.
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Gunn, Tamantha (May 26, 2022).
"Britt Robertson Is Engaged to Paul Floyd: See Her Stunning Ring"
.
E! News
. Retrieved
June 1,
2022
.
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Moore, Julia (April 10, 2023).
"
'I Still Believe' Star Britt Robertson is Married! See All the Former Co-Stars Who Helped Her Celebrate"
.
People
. Retrieved
April 10,
2023
.
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"Kappa Kappa Die (2020) on CW Seed"
. Retrieved
October 26,
2021
– via CW Seed.
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"25th Annual Young Artist Awards"
.
youngartistawards.org
.
The Young Artist Foundation
. Retrieved
March 8,
2015
.
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"30th Annual Boston Film Festival Announces Awards to Films, Directors and Actors"
.
bostonfilmfestival.org
.
Boston Film Festival
. 2014
. Retrieved
March 8,
2015
.
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"2014 Archives"
.
nashvillefilmfestival.org
.
Nashville Film Festival
. 2014. Archived from
the original
on March 19, 2015
. Retrieved
March 8,
2015
.
- ^
a
b
"2015 Teen Choice Award Winners ? Full List"
.
Variety
.
Penske Media Corporation
. August 16, 2015
. Retrieved
August 17,
2015
.
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"Teen Choice Awards: Winners List"
.
The Hollywood Reporter
. July 31, 2016
. Retrieved
August 1,
2016
.
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