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Olstead at the April 2015 WonderCon | |
Born | June 18, 1989 (age 30) Houston, Texas, U.S. |
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Occupation | Actress, singer |
Years active | 1995–present |
Musical career | |
Genres | Jazz, country |
Instruments | Vocals |
Labels | Renee, 143, Reprise, Warner Bros. Records |
Renee Olstead (born June 18, 1989) is an American actress and singer. Active since childhood as an actress, she is best known for her roles on the CBS sitcom Still Standing and on the drama The Secret Life of the American Teenager as Madison Cooperstein. In addition, she has recorded four studio albums, primarily of jazz music.
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Early life and career[edit]
Olstead was born in Kingwood, Texas, to Christopher Eric Olstead and Rebecca Lynn Jeffries. Olstead is of Norwegian ancestry.[1][2][3] As a child actress, she made films and commercials from age eight onwards. She also attended Centre Stage theatrical school and is mentioned on their website's list of alumni.
From 2002 to 2006, she appeared in the TV sitcom Still Standing as middle sister Lauren Miller. Olstead was presented with the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy) - Supporting Young Actress for Still Standing in 2002. She also had a small part in the 2004 film 13 Going on 30. She co-starred in the ABC Family series The Secret Life of the American Teenager, about fifteen-year-old Amy Juergens's struggle through her unexpected pregnancy and how it affected her peers. Olstead played the character Madison Cooperstein, one of Amy's best friends.
In 2004, Olstead released a self-titled album of jazz songs and pop standards for Warner Bros. Records to good reviews. Since her previous releases had limited distribution, this album was considered her official debut. She subsequently performed in Berlin during the Live 8 concert on July 2, 2005.[4]
Olstead also recorded with trumpeter Chris Botti on his 2005 album To Love Again: The Duets and appeared on the 2006 DVD Chris Botti Live with Orchestra and Special Guests. Her singing style is influenced by such great jazz vocalists as Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan. Reportedly, her musical talent was discovered by composer David Foster, who produced her 2004 album. She later performed with him on The Oprah Winfrey Show.
A follow-up album entitled Skylark, also produced by Foster, was originally announced for release in 2005, but it was subsequently pushed back several times, with release dates in the summer of 2006 and early 2007 being mentioned on online retailers such as Amazon.com. It was then scheduled for a June 2008 release, but was delayed once again.[5] It was finally released on January 27, 2009, nearly four years after it was originally announced.
On September 14, 2011, as the result of a criminal complaint initially made by actress Scarlett Johansson, the FBI announced it was investigating the alleged hacking of celebrity cellphone and email accounts and the dissemination of explicit nude photographs of Johansson and approximately 50 other celebrities, including Olstead. As a result of the investigation, 35-year-old Christopher Chaney of Jacksonville, Florida, was arrested in October 2011.[6] During the trial, Olstead testified that she attempted suicide after the nude photographs were leaked, adding that she had never before considered suicide before the hacking.[7] Chaney was sentenced to 10 years in prison in December 2012.[7]
Olstead most recently starred as Kaitlan in the 2013 supernatural thriller The Midnight Game[8] and as Jess Felton in the 2014 technology-themed thriller film Unfriended.[9]
Personal life[edit]
Renee is married to pianist Tommy King, and legally took his last name.[10] As Renee King, she was crowned Ms. West Coast at the Miss West Coast pageant in 2016.[11]
Olstead is a vegan.[12] She appeared in a PETA ad, Fish Are Friends Not Food, urging her fans to become vegan themselves.[13][14] In 2012, Olstead joined PETA's campaign to free the elephant Mali from captivity at the Manila Zoological and Botanical Garden, where she has been alone for the last three decades.
Discography[edit]
List of studio albums, with selected chart positions[edit]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
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US Country | US | |||
Stone Country |
| -- | -- | |
Renee Olstead |
| -- | -- | |
Skylark |
| -- | -- | |
'—' denotes releases that did not chart or were not released to that country |
Singles[edit]
Year | Title | Peak chart poisitions | Certifications | Album | |||
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US Country | US | US AC | US Adult | ||||
2000 | 'Unleashed' | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
2004 | 'What a Wonderful World' | -- | -- | -- | -- | Renee Olstead | |
'Summertime' | -- | -- | -- | -- | Skylark | ||
2009 | 'Midnight Man' | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
'—' denotes releases that did not chart or were not released to that country |
Other charted songs[edit]
Year | Title | Peak chart position | Album | ||
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US | US AC | US Adult | |||
2004 | 'Breaking Up Is Hard to Do' | -- | -- | -- | Renee Olstead |
'Sunday Kind of Love' ft. Chris Botti | -- | -- | -- | ||
'Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby' | -- | -- | -- | ||
'Meet Me, Midnight' | -- | -- | -- | ||
'A Love That Will Last' | -- | -- | -- | ||
2009 | 'Lover Man' | -- | -- | -- | Skylark |
'Ain't We Got Fun' | -- | -- | -- | ||
'You've Changed' | -- | -- | -- | ||
'Stars Fell on Alabama' | -- | -- | -- | ||
'Nothing But the Blame' | -- | -- | -- | ||
'Midnight Man' | -- | -- | -- | ||
'Midnight in Austin Texas' | -- | -- | -- | ||
'Hold Me Now' | -- | -- | -- | ||
'Thanks for the Boogie Ride' | -- | -- | -- | ||
? | 'Through the Fire' | -- | -- | -- | |
'—' denotes releases that did not chart or were not released to that country |
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Cadillac Ranch | Mary Katherine (young) | film debut shared role with Renee Humphrey |
1997 | The Usher | Little Girl | Short film |
1999 | The Insider | Deborah Wigand | |
1999 | End of Days | Amy | credited as Rebecca Renee Olstead |
2000 | Space Cowboys | Little Girl | |
2003 | Scorched | Girl Scout | |
2004 | 13 Going on 30 | Becky | |
2012 | The Monogamy Experiment | Renee Ramrock | |
2013 | The Midnight Game | Kaitlan | |
2014 | Unfriended | Jess Felton | |
2014 | The Monogamy Experiment Short | unknown | Short film |
2015 | The Murder Pact | Annabel | |
2017 | Feral | Brienne | |
2018 | Bachelor Lions | Evelyn Ross |
Television[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | Streets of Laredo | Marci Fant | television debut Television Miniseries Episode: #1.3' |
1995 | Deadly Family Secrets | Emily Pick | Television Movie |
1996 | Santa, NASA & the Man in the Moon | Herself | Television Movie |
1996 | Ceftin Wiz Kids | Katie | Television Movie |
1997 | Out There | Megan Tollman | Television Movie |
1998 | Touched by an Angel | Bits | Episode: 'Doodlebugs' |
1998 | Reunited | Ami Beck | series regular; 5 episodes |
1999 | Chicken Soup for the Soul | Lauren | Episode: 'Where's My Kiss, Then?' |
1999 | Providence | Little Girl | Episode: 'Home for the Holidays' |
2000 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Featured | Episode: 'Geppetto' |
2002 | My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star | Selma | Episode: 'Fame' |
2002 | She Spies | Amy Divornak | Episode: 'Poster Girl' |
2002-2006 | Still Standing | Lauren Miller | series regular; 86 episodes Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy) Supporting Young Actress (2006) Nominated - Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Leading Young Actress (2003) |
2003 | Fillmore! | Lucille (voice role) | Episode: 'South of Friendship, North of Honor' |
2007 | Super Sweet 16: The Movie | Sky Storm | Television Movie |
2007 | Point of Entry | Melinda | Television Movie |
2008-2013 | The Secret Life of the American Teenager | Madison Cooperstein | series regular; 89 episodes |
2011 | The Bling Ring | April | Television Movie |
2016 | Grip and Electric | Krystyn | series regular; 5 episodes |
2016 | Cozmo's | Kallie | Television Movie |
TBR | Work Mom | Heather | Television Movie |
References[edit]
- ^Marit AaVebenstad. 'Veslevoksen jazz-prinsesse'. VG.
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- ^'En vaskeekte barnestjerne'. dagbladet.no.
- ^'LIVE 8 Concerts – Live 8'. live8live.com. Archived from the original on 2007-11-16.
- ^'Video interview: David Foster on Tom Green's House Tonight'. www.davidfoster.info.
- ^'Computer hacker who leaked nude photos of Scarlett Johansson 'will be ordered to pay her $66,000 and spend five years in jail''. Daily Mail. London.
- ^ ab'Christopher Chaney, so-called Hollywood hacker, gets 10 years for posting celebrities' personal photos online'. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
- ^'Play The Midnight Game at Home'. Dread Central.
- ^'Unfriended'. BD.
- ^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2015-07-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^'Queen Bios: Renee King Ms West Coast'. misswestcoastpageant.com.
- ^'Why I Decided To Go Vegan'. The Huffington Post.
- ^'Renee Olstead PETA2 Ad Says Fish Aren't Food'. vegetarianstar.com.
- ^''Secret Life' Star Urges Fans to Get Hooked on Kindness and Go Vegan'. Benzinga.
- ^Oldies.com - Renee Olstead
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Renee Olstead. |
- Renee Olstead on IMDb
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Renee_Olstead&oldid=930050260'
Background information | |
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Born | June 11, 1981 (age 38) |
Genres | Jazz, Texas Swing |
Occupation(s) |
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Instruments | Vocals, piano |
Website | docwatkins.com |
Doc Watkins (born Brent Watkins; June 11, 1981) is a pianist and singer based in San Antonio, TX. He is the creator and co-host of the weekly radio program Live at Jazz, TX, which is syndicated through Texas Public Radio.[1][2] Currently in its third season, Live at Jazz, TX has featured interviews and performances by notable artists such as Kenny Garrett, Jane Monheit, Kevin Eubanks, and Marcia Ball.[3]
Watkins is the owner and founder of Jazz, TX,[4][5] a restaurant and performance venue located in the Historic Pearl Brewery Complex in San Antonio, TX.[6] He performs there weekly with his Orchestra.
Watkins was born and raised in Oregon and moved to Austin, TX in 2003, where he earned a Master's Degree and PhD in music from the University of Texas.[7] In 2006 he relocated to San Antonio and began performing regularly at local venues on the San Antonio Riverwalk.[8] In January 2014, he performed with his Jazz Trio at New York City's Carnegie Hall.[9] In 2016, Watkins opened his own venue, Jazz, TX[10], where he performs regularly with his band.
Watkins has performed with Herlin Riley, Kevin Eubanks, Butch Miles, Jim Cullum, Ephraim Owens, Stan Mark, Landau Eugene Murphy Jr, Bijon Watson, Leon Hughes, and Renee Olstead. He currently resides in San Antonio, TX with his wife Jessica and their four children.
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Discography[edit]
Albums[edit]
- 2005 – The Classical Concert
- 2011 – Live from Bohanan's
- 2014 – The Outlaw
- 2015 – A Willie Nelson Tribute
- 2015 – Swinging from San Antonio
- 2015 – Doc Watkins and his Orchestra (EP)
- 2017 – Jazz, TX
- 2018 – Christmas in Jazz, TX
- 2019 – Songs of 2019
References[edit]
- ^http://tpr.org/programs/live-jazz-tx
- ^Courtney, James. 'Jazz, TX Teams with TPR for New Series 'Live from Jazz, TX''. San Antonio Current. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
- ^'Live At Jazz, TX'. www.tpr.org. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
- ^'Doc Watkins Gives a Sneak Peek of Jazz, TX'. Rivard Report. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
- ^'Year's most anticipated live music venue opens at the Pearl'. San Antonio Express-News. 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
- ^'Just a Taste: Music with a menu at Jazz, TX in The Pearl'. San Antonio Express-News. 2016-11-30. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
- ^'The Hidden Gem of the Pearl: How Jazz TX Is Changing SA Nightlife'. www.kwsanantonio.com. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
- ^'Brent Watkins Keeps the Talent as Happy as the Customers'. Rivard Report. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
- ^'The Brent Watkins Trio at the Empire'. San Antonio Express-News. 2013-06-05. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
- ^'Jazz TX | Fine Jazz – Serious Food'. jazztx.com. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
External links[edit]
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Doc_Watkins&oldid=933389408'