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Song in 2011, Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com
Place of Birth: Carmichael, Sacramento, California, United States
Date of Birth: March 27, 1988
Ethnicity: Hmong, Thai
Brenda Song is an American actress, singer, producer, and model. Her roles include the films Santa with Muscles , Leave it to Beaver (1997), Like Mike , College Road Trip , The Social Network , Little Sister , The Little Engine That Could , Cinammon (2011), Changeland , Secret Obsession , Bobbleheads: The Movie , Love Accidentally , The Last Showgirl , Operation Taco Gary’s , and Zootopia 2 ; the series Thunder Alley , Fudge , 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd , 7th Heaven , Lilo & Stitch: The Series , Phil of the Future , The Suite Life of Zack & Cody , London Tipton’s Yay Me! Starring London Tipton , The Suite Life on Deck , Scandal , New Girl , Dads , Robot Chicken , Miles from Tomorrowland , Pure Genius , Superstore , Station 19 , Amphibia , Dollface , The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder , Chibiverse , Blue Eye Samurai , Shifting Gears , and Running Point ; the made-for-tv movies The Ultimate Christmas Present , Get a Clue , Stuck in the Suburbs , Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior , Special Delivery (2008), The Suite Life Movie , and Angry Angel ; and the video game The Quarry . She has hosted the show Pass the Plate .
Her father is a Hmong who emigrated to the U.S. from Laos. Her mother is Thai, and was adopted by Hmong parents. Brenda has two children with her partner, actor, musician, and podcaster Macaulay Culkin .
Her father’s family name was originally Xiong, but was changed to Song after her father moved to the U.S. Brenda is fluent in Hmong and stated in an interview that her father encouraged her and her brothers to speak Hmong at home to keep their culture.
Source: http://hmongtoday.com