Bridgit Mendler

BRIDGIT MENDLER is an actress, singer and songwriter. Born in Washington, D.C., she grew up outside of San Francisco and caught the acting bug at age eight. Mendler eventually became the youngest performer in the San Francisco Fringe Festival.

She starred in the Disney Channel's original movie “Lemonade Mouth,” which premiered to record ratings. Mendler can also be seen starring in the lead role on the hit Disney Channel comedy series “Good Luck Charlie,” where she plays a typical teenage girl who's enlisted to help care for her baby sister. Mendler stars in the feature-length film “Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas,” which is based on the series. She also teamed with the retailer Target to launch a clothing line based on her “Good Luck Charlie” character, Teddy Duncan, in March 2011 and is the face of the fall “Got Milk?” campaign.

Mendler's other television credits include a recurring role on the Disney Channel's Emmy® Award-winning series “Wizards of Waverly Place”; a guest-starring role on the hit series “Jonas”; and guest-starring roles on “General Hospital,” “Alice Upside Down,” “The Clique” and ABC Family's “Labor Pains.” She also starred in the feature film “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel.”

In addition to her success as an actress Mendler is an accomplished musician. She wrote and recorded the songs “Summertime” for “The Secret World of Arrietty” and “This Is My Paradise” for “Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2” and recorded “How to Believe” for “Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue.”

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