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Washington, D.C., USA
Bridgit Mendler (born December 18, 1992) is an American entrepreneur who was formerly a singer, songwriter, and actress. She first became known as a child actress and continued acting into adulthood, which overlapped with a musical career in the 2010s. After enrolling at MIT and Harvard from 2017 to 2024, she co-founded a satellite data startup. Mendler's early acting credits include the films…
Known for
- New Space — Self2025
- Merry Happy Whatever — Emmy Quinn2019
- Father of the Year — Meredith2018
- Muppets Most Wanted — Wedding Guest (uncredited)2014
- Lennon or McCartney — Self2014
- Undateable — Candace2014
- Radio Disney Music Awards — Self - Performer2013
- Nashville — Ashley Wilkenson2012
- Violetta — Self2012
- Lemonade Mouth — Olivia White2011
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Key facts
- Born
- Bridgit Claire Mendler , ( 1992-12-18 ) December 18, 1992 (age 33) , Washington, D.C. , U.S.
- Education
- University of Southern California (dropped out) Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( MS ) Harvard University ( JD )
- Occupations
- Entrepreneur actress singer songwriter
- Years active
- 2004–2019 (artistic)
- Works
- Discography songs recorded concert tours filmography
- Title
- CEO and Co-Founder of Northwood Space
- Spouse
- Griffin Cleverly ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2019 )
- Relatives
- Christine Blasey Ford (aunt)
- Awards
- Full list
- Genres
- Pop R&B alt pop
- Instruments
- Vocals guitar keyboard keytar
- Labels
- Hollywood Black Box
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Washington, D.C.
- Occupation
- business executive
- Educated at
- Harvard Law School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- funk
- Instrument
- upright piano
- Record label
- Walt Disney Records
- Discography
- Bridgit Mendler discography
- Official website
- bridgitmendler.me
- Image
- TechCrunch Disrupt2024 Bridgit Mendler1 (cropped 2).jpg
- Work location
- El Segundo
- Residence
- Mill Valley
- Voice type
- mezzo-soprano
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- name in native language
- Bridgit Mendler
- birth name
- Bridgit Claire Mendler
- Commons category
- Bridgit Mendler
- date of birth
- 1992-12-18
- topic's main category
- Category:Bridgit Mendler
- start of work period
- 2004-00-00
- social media followers
- 4163626
- writing language
- English language
- relative
- Christine Blasey Ford
- influenced by
- Adele
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Encyclopedic overview
Bridgit Claire Mendler (born December 18, 1992) is an American entrepreneur and former actress and singer-songwriter. She first became known as a child actress and continued acting into adulthood, which overlapped with a musical career in the 2010s. After enrolling at MIT and Harvard from 2017 to 2024, she co-founded Northwood Space, a satellite data startup.
Mendler's early acting credits include the films Alice Upside Down (2007), The Clique (2008) and Labor Pains (2009). After signing with Disney Channel in 2009, she played Juliet van Heusen on Wizards of Waverly Place (2009–2012) and soon rose to fame for her lead role as Teddy Duncan on Good Luck Charlie (2010–2014); she also starred as Olivia White in the original film Lemonade Mouth (2011) for the network. After the conclusion of Good Luck Charlie, she appeared on the NBC sitcom Undateable (2015–2016), the ABC/CMT musical television series Nashville (2017), and the Netflix comedy series Merry Happy Whatever (2019).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bridgit Mendler” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.