Briana Lane

Briana Lane (born October 27, 1985) is an American actress and musician.[1] She is best known for her recurring roles on NBC's The New Normal, Freeform's Young & Hungry[2] and her portrayal of Brook Lynn Quartermaine on ABC's General Hospital.[3]

Briana Lane
Briana Lane in 2014
Born (1985-10-27) October 27, 1985
OccupationActress, musician
Years active2006–present

Career

Acting

Other notable roles include recurs on Freeform's Switched at Birth, NBC's Extant, Freeform's Baby Daddy and recent guest stars on American Horror Story, 9-1-1, American Housewife, NCIS and All American.[4]

Recent film credits include Blumhouse's Run Sweetheart Run and dark comedy 12 Hour Shift starring David Arquette.[5][6]

In August 2020, Lane was announced as the recast for lead character Brook Lynn Quartermaine on the ABC Daytime soap opera General Hospital with Amanda Setton on maternity leave.[7][8][9]

Music

Lane is half of indie duo Winslow[10] with bandmate Kate Miner. The band is signed with Kobalt under AWAL Records.[11] Their song Origami Tiger was featured on the soundtrack for the film Luce starring Octavia Spencer and Naomi Watts.[12]

Musician Darian Zahedi of CRX and Lane released a new single, Bad, under a music project called Cadeaux.[13][14] The track premiered on September 17, 2020 and was mixed by Shane Stoneback (Vampire Weekend, Rostam, Cults).[15]

Hosting and writing

Lane got her start as a writer for an animated show on CBS interactive after graduating college which led her to do on-camera hosting work for the network. She has hosted for E! News, MSN, and CBS. In 2015, she co-anchored a comedy news show called The Desk for Uproxx under Woven Digital.[16] In 2012, she wrote a comedy pilot with Brianne Davis and shot the spec with Jorge Garcia.[17]

Personal life

Lane was born in Los Angeles, CA and attended Marymount High School. She graduated with a BA from UCLA's School of Film, Theater and Television with an emphasis in musical theater.[18]

She trained at Upright Citizen's Brigade and performs with an indie comedy team.[19]

Lane is a member of UNICEF's Next Gen and a longtime supporter of The Arthritis Foundation.[20]

Filmography

Year Project Role Notes
2020 General Hospital Brook Lynn Quartermaine (40 episodes)
American Housewife Stephanie (1 episode)
12 Hour Shift Cheryl Williams (post-production)
One Nation Under God Emma Sackson (post-production)
Solve Harriet (2 episodes)
Run Sweetheart Run Secretary
2019 American Horror Story Jess (1 episode)
2018 All American Elaine (1 episode)
NCIS Diane Boyle (1 episode)
9-1-1 Storm (1 episode)
All Night Cindy (1 episode)
Stuck in the Middle Jayden (1 episode)
Blood, Sweat and Lies Leslie (completed)
Couch People Briana (4 episodes)
2017 Major Crimes Shelley (1 episode)
The Last Tycoon Susan (1 episode)
2016 Young & Hungry Dr. Rounds (4 episodes)
An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win Val Direct-to-video
What's News? Various Characters (4 episodes)
2015 ExtantCorinne(2 episodes)
GrimmStacy Balouzian(1 episode)
The Desk News Anchor (164 episodes)
Austin & AllyBeverly Robbins(1 episode)
A Kind of MagicLizzy(completed)
2014 Switched at BirthChristy Salz(2 episodes)
Real Housewives of HorrorRoxanne(6 episodes)
Oliver StonedJennifer(post production)
2013 The New NormalClea(3 episodes)
Hawaii Five-0Dahlia(1 episode)
Anger ManagementCeleste(1 episode)
Wendell and VinnieChrissy(1 episode)
Second ChancesRegina(completed)
Pop StarYvette(completed)
2012 Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!Jenny
Baby DaddyCassie(1 episode)
The Wedding BandKristin(1 episode)
2011 Drop Dead DivaSierra Santell(1 episode)
MentalMary-Jane(completed)
The Back-up BrideShelby(completed)
BonesSheila Burnside(1 episode)
Bri SquaredBri(Pilot)
2010 GiganticBriana(1 episode)
The Bannen WayDanielle(2 episodes)
The Whole TruthBarb Leone(1 episode)
Law & Order: Los AngelesAmy Moran(1 episode)
CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationMaddie(1 episode)
2009 Secret GirlfriendBrenda(1 episode)
The Suite Life on DeckKarina(1 episode) Ala-Ka-Scram!
Canned (ABC Pilot)Ashley(unaired) and (completed)
Lovely EveningPhaedra(completed)
Let's Get LaidTiffany(completed)
The CellarSassy(completed)

References

  1. "Rinse and Repeat: Actress and Musician Briana Lane on Her Creative Flow - Society6 Blog". Society6 Blog. 2018-09-28. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  2. "Young & No More Therapy | Freeform". www.disneyabcpress.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-21. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  3. Thomas, Michael. "Briana Lane Joins General Hospital As Brook Lynn!". Soap Opera News. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  4. "Briana Lane – 9-1-1". Starry Constellation Magazine. 2018-02-28. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  5. Vogt, Tiffany (2018-03-14). "EXCLUSIVE : 9-1-1 and "One Nation Under God" Scoop: Shining The Spotlight On Briana Lane". SEAT42F. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  6. "run-sweetheart-run". www.sundance.org. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  7. Silver, Carly (August 6, 2020). "Amanda Setton Explains General Hospital's Exit as Briana Lane Temporarily Assumes Role". Daytime Confidential. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  8. Jubinville, Mike. "First Impressions: Briana Lane as Brook Lynn Quartermaine on GH". Daytime Confidential. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
  9. "Briana Lane talks 'General Hospital,' and new music in the works (Includes interview)". www.digitaljournal.com. 2020-08-15. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  10. "Nyota Issue 12". Issuu. Retrieved 2018-06-23.
  11. "HOME". Winslow. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  12. "Luce (2019) - Soundtrack.Net". www.soundtrack.net. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  13. Bruges, António Maria (2020-09-17). "Cadeaux - Bad". Where the Music Meets. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
  14. Thomas, Michael. "Briana Lane Forms New Group, Releases Hot New Song!". Soap Opera News. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
  15. ObscureSound (2020-09-24). "Listen: Cadeaux - "Bad"". www.obscuresound.com. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
  16. BroBible. "Get To Know Briana Lane, The Gorgeous Host Of UPROXX's Daily News Show 'theDESK'". BroBible. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  17. Gohring, Joy, Bri Squared, Brianne Davis, Briana Lane, Jorge Garcia, retrieved 2018-06-25
  18. "Briana Lane: Rinse and Repeat".
  19. News, Mixology (2018-05-21). "Chillin' with Briana Lane". Side Bar. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  20. Media, Chilled. "Chillin' with Briana Lane - Chilled Magazine". Chilled Magazine. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
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