Jamie Lynn Spears

Some families are destined to become famous. Spears’ family is definitely one of them. Jamie Lynn Spears, youngest sister of the famous singer Britney Spears surely known to be in the lime light, in all the ways, all the time. It is truly amazing how much she has achieved in spite of such a young age. Bravo!!!

Even at 17, she is one cool gal with “done that, been there” attitude. Taking a look at her life one realizes that she has achieved what many actresses twice her age would only dreamt of. Her rising popularity is sure to create some restlessness. Here is a short tour of her life.

Early Life

She was born on 4th of April, 1991, in Kentwood, Louisiana. She was named as Jamie Lynn Marie Spears. She was the youngest of three siblings; the eldest one being Britney Spears, the famous singer. Her father is a building contractor, while her mother is school grade teacher. Her parents are divorced. She has a strong liking for sports. She was into cheer leading and gymnastics when she was in Parklane Academy, (Mississippi), where she was attending her school and from where she received her GED in February, 2008.

Acting Career

Her acting career started at an early age as the Spears family was trying to help out promoting Britney Spears acting career, in New York. New York was the place where most of her child hood was spent. Under the influence of showbiz exposure and her inborn acting capabilities, she started getting roles in commercials and television plays. Her main performances could be summarized as follows.

• She appeared in “Totally Britney Live” in 2001.

• In 2002, she performed in a Pepsi commercial on T.V and performed the brief role of young Lucy (adult Lucy being played by Britney Spears) in the movie Cross Roads.

• She performed for two seasons in “All That”, a comedy variety show.

• She also took part in the programme “On Air Dare Skits”.

• In 2004, she got her own show “Zoey 101” on Nick.

• Apart from these, she performed various parts as guest star.

Awards

She is a great performer and the awards and nominations she has received speak for her.

Kids’ Choice Awards: She was nominated for the Favourite television actress in 2004, 2006, 2007, and 2008. She won this award in 2006.

Teen Choice Awards: She was nominated in 2005 for choice T.V Breakout performance.

Young Artist Awards: She was nominated for the Best Young Ensemble in 2005, and she was nominated and won the same award in 2006 and 2007.

Young Hollywood Awards: She won the One to Watch Award in 2005.

A Young Mom

She shocked the world when in December 2007; she declared that she was already three months pregnant. Her pregnancy was highly controversial as she was only 16 at that time. Her long time boyfriend Casey Aldridge, only19 years old himself was the expecting father. They got engaged in April 2008, but decided to delay their wedding. Jamie Lynn Spears gave birth to a healthy daughter, Maddie Briann Aldridgeon on June 19, 2008 in Mississippi.

Everyone is watching how well she can cope up with growing up herself and raising her daughter as well. Her acting career is being much speculated about. Let’s see and keep our fingers crossed. Best of Luck Jamie Lynn Spears!!!

Charli Jhonson is an expert writer. He loves to write about the celebrities’ column. His above stated article throws some light on the short tour of Jamie Lynn Spears’ life. For more information, just log on to http://www.jamielynnspears.ca/

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