Breanna Yde

Breanna Nicole Yde (born June 11, 2003)[1] is an American child actress. She portrayed Frankie Hathaway on the television series The Haunted Hathaways,[2][3] Tomika on School of Rock,[4][5] Zoey in the television film Santa Hunters,[6] Akimi in Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library, and Gina on the Netflix television series Malibu Rescue.

Breanna Yde
Yde in October 2016
Born
Breanna Nicole Yde

(2003-06-11) June 11, 2003 (age 20)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Other namesYDE
Citizenship
  • United States
  • Australia
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present

Early life

Yde was born in Sydney, Australia. At the age of two, she moved to Los Angeles, California. She is a dual citizen of both the United States and Australia.[7] In 2008, her family moved to Rancho Santa Fe, California, and she began taking acting and music lessons at age 6 the following year. She and her family moved back to Los Angeles in 2012 to further pursue acting roles.[8]

Career

Acting career

Yde earned an early role in the film, Level 26: Dark Prophecy in 2009. In 2011, she appeared in a guest role on an episode of the television series, How I Met Your Mother. Other early acting gigs included national commercials for companies, including McDonald's, AT&T, Toyota, and others. In 2012,[8] she was cast as Frankie Hathaway on the Nickelodeon series, The Haunted Hathaways.[9] In 2014, she appeared in the Nickelodeon television film, Santa Hunters.[10] In 2016, she began starring as Tomika on School of Rock, another Nickelodeon series based on the 2003 film of the same name.[11] She was nominated for the Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Female TV Star for her role as Tomika in 2017.[12] School of Rock aired for three seasons, ending in 2018.[13]

During her time on School of Rock, she had a recurring role as the voice of Ronnie Anne on the Nickelodeon animated series, The Loud House and appeared in the Nickelodeon television film, Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library.[14] She also provided the voice of Young Mariah for the animated film, Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas Is You in 2017.[15] In 2019, Yde starred as Gina in the Netflix film, Malibu Rescue. The film was followed by a series of the same name in which Yde reprised her role. She again appeared as Gina in a second film, Malibu Rescue: The Next Wave, which was released by Netflix in August 2020.[7][16]

Musical career

In 2019, Yde began collaborating with pop songwriter Justin Tranter, and in 2020, she released her debut singles, "Stopped Buying Diamonds" and "BlindLife" (both co-written with Tranter) through Warner Records, under the mononym YDE.[17][18][19] In December 2021, she starred as Sophia alongside Idina Menzel in a production of WILD: A Musical Becoming staged at the Loeb Drama Center by the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[20] In 2022, she began releasing new singles[21][22] from her debut EP, SEND HELP, on which she serves as the executive producer and primary songwriter.[23] The EP was released on September 9, 2022, via Warner Records.[24]

Filmography

List of film and television roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2010Level 26: Dark ProphecyYoung Sibby Dark
2011How I Met Your MotherLittle GirlEpisode: "Challenge Accepted"
2013–2015The Haunted HathawaysFrankie HathawayMain role
2014Santa HuntersZoeyTelevision film
2015Instant MomGraceEpisodes: "Thumper for President", "Walk Like a Boy"
Nickelodeon's Ho Ho HolidayHerselfTelevision special
2016–2018School of RockTomikaMain role
The Loud HouseRonnie AnneRecurring voice role (seasons 1–3)
2016AlbertMollyVoice role; television film
2017Nickelodeon's Not So Valentine's SpecialHerselfMain role
Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & DawnSimoneEpisode: "To Be Invited or Not to Be"
Nickelodeon's Sizzling Summer Camp SpecialDeloresTelevision special
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's LibraryAkimiTelevision film[25]
Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas Is YouLittle MariahVoice role; direct-to-video film
2019–2020Malibu RescueGinaMain role[26][27]
2020Malibu Rescue: The Next WaveGinaStreaming film

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2017Nickelodeon Kids' Choice AwardsFavorite Female TV StarSchool of RockNominated[28]

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