Jessica Lowndes (/laʊndz/; born November 8, 1988)[1] is a Canadian actress, singer, and songwriter. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Lowndes began her acting career at a young age, appearing in various television shows and films before landing her breakout role as drug-addicted teen Adrianna Tate-Duncan on The CW TV series 90210. Originally written as a 3-episode arc, the character became a series regular on 90210 for five seasons.
Beyond acting, Lowndes has expanded her career into production, having executive produced eight projects, two of which she has written the scripts and music for, as well as starred in.
Lowndes is also a musician. She has self-released over 30 original songs and her single, Silicone in Stereo reached #11 on the Billboard charts in both the U.S. and Canada.
Lowndes starred alongside Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig in the Lifetime movie A Deadly Adoption (2015) and was the female lead in the action film The Prince (2014) , acting alongside Bruce Willis and John Cusack. In the past few years she has starred in over 15 projects with Lifetime Channel, Hallmark Channel, GAF and Tubi, many of which included original songs she wrote and performed for the projects. She wrote the original screenplay for Hallmark’s Over the Moon in Love and co-wrote/performed the hit song “Paradise” for the film which hit #1 on iTunes Singer/Songwriter charts. She also starred in the 2021 film Mix Upin the Mediterranean for Hallmark Channel. Her duet “Alive,” which she performed with her co-star Jeremy Jordan for the film, was in the top 15 on iTunes.
Lowndes both wrote and starred in Harmony from the Heart for GAF and Hulu, alongside Jesse Metcalfe. Additionally, she wrote and produced the film's original song "11:11," which reached #3 on the iTunes singer/songwriter chart.
Lowndes has stated that she knew from an early age that she had a passion for singing and acting.[3] Lowndes also produced much of her own music from an early age. During the summer before her senior year of high school, Lowndes worked on a project for Showtime.[4] With encouragement from her parents, Lowndes moved to Los Angeles at the age of 16 and began her career.
Career
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Acting
Lowndes made her acting debut on the 2005 television film Saving Milly as Andrea Kondracke at the age of 16. This was followed by a guest role on an episode of Masters of Horror; she was later cast as Becky, a recurring role in the sitcom Alice, I Think. She also made a guest appearance on Kyle XY. Her next film role was a supporting role in the Lifetime movie To Have and to Hold released in 2005, followed by a pilot called Pretty/Handsome in 2007—which did not get picked up.
In 2008, Lowndes appeared in Autopsy and The Haunting of Molly Hartley along with another recurring role, this time as Mandi, in the television drama series Greek. She also landed a recurring role as Adrianna Tate-Duncan in the series 90210, a spin-off of the '90s teen drama series Beverly Hills, 90210. In November 2008, her role was upgraded to series regular.
Lowndes starred in the Canadian horror film Altitude in 2010. BuddyTV ranked her #58 on its TV's 100 Sexiest Women of 2011 list.[5] In April 2012, she starred in The Devil's Carnival, a short musical film screened on tour.
In 2016, Lowndes starred in Hallmark's A December Bride with Daniel Lissing. Since then, she has appeared in several other Christmas movies made for television.[6]
Singing
Lowndes made her musical debut in the pilot episode of TV series 90210 singing "Mama Who Bore Me" from Spring Awakening in the school's musical, in the 2009 episode "Women's Intuition". In the 90210 episode "What's Past is Prologue", Lowndes sang "Jolene" for a rock band audition. She also sang a few other songs as the lead female vocalist on 90210's "The Glorious Steinem"'s band.
Lowndes also performed One More Time (feat. Diego Boneta) in the 90210 episode "Meet the Parent". During season 4 of 90210, her single "Fool" was featured and sung by her character in the episode "Benefit of the Doubt".[7] In the episode "Bride And Prejudice", her song "Teardrops Fall" was featured. "I Don't Want You Anymore" was featured in the episode "Tis Pity". During season 5, her next single "Snake Charmer" was featured in the episode "Into The Wild" and sung by her in "99 Problems". In the penultimate episode, her song "The Last Time" was sung by her character. Just as she finishes, the stage collapses on her, catches on fire and leaving her trapped under rubble.[8]
Lowndes later collaborated with music producers James Rendon and Kayden Boche to record a featuring version of French American Idol finalist Jérémy Amelin's single "Undone"[14] — which premiered online on May 6, 2011[15] and was released worldwide on May 23, 2011.[16]
On October 11, 2011, CBS Records released her debut single "Fool" on iTunes.[17] Shortly after, Lowndes released her follow-up single "I Wish I Was Gay",[18] alongside its official music video directed by Frank E. Flowers, on November 11, 2011.[19] On January 25, 2012, Lowndes released her debut EP—featuring singles I Wish I Was Gay and Nothing Like This, along with two new songs Stamp of Love and Go Back.[20]
The Devil's Carnival soundtrack also features a song titled In All My Dreams I Drown performed by Lowndes and released on April 3, 2012.[21]
On May 14, 2012, her single The Other Girl premiered on Complex.com.[22] The single was released on iTunes on May 16, 2012.[23] On February 6, 2013, Lowndes announced that she would release her self-written second EP titled TBT (Throwback Thursday) on March 14, 2013,[24] along with one track off it every Thursdays for four weeks.[25] On February 7, 2013, Aperture Entertainment released Fly Away as the lead single from her EP.[26][27]
On September 9, 2014, Lowndes released her single Silicone in Stereo.[28] The official music video premiered on September 6, 2014, both on YouTube and Vevo. The song peaked at number 35 on Billboard Canada's Top 50 and number 65 on the US Top 100.
Lowndes was included on People magazine's list of World's Most Beautiful People of 2009, along with co-stars from the series 90210.[citation needed]
^"Jessica Lowndes". New York Daily News. nydailynews.com. Retrieved March 29, 2016. '90210' actress and singer Jessica Lowndes calls Vancouver, British Columbia home and studied at Pacific Academy in Surrey.
