Jessica Lowndes

Jessica Suzanne Lowndes (; born November 8, 1988) is a Canadian actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Adrianna Tate-Duncan on The CW teen drama series 90210.

Early life Lowndes was born in 1988 in Vancouver, British Columbia, She is the daughter of Dan Lowndes and wife Suzanne Timm, a piano teacher, has a younger sister named Jacqueline Danielle Lowndes, and is of English, Scottish, and Irish descent.

Lowndes has stated that she knew from an early age that she had a passion for singing and acting. 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. With encouragement from her parents, Lowndes moved to Los Angeles at the age of 16 and began her career.

Career

Acting Lowndes made her acting debut at age 16 in the 2005 television film Saving Milly as Andrea Kondracke. 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. Originally intended to be a guest spot for the pilot episode, her performance proved to be so effective that she was upgraded to a series regular almost immediately. She would appear throughout the show's entire 5 season run.

Lowndes starred in the Canadian horror film Altitude in 2010. BuddyTV ranked her #58 on its TV's 100 Sexiest Women of 2011 list. In April 2012, she starred in Darren Lynn Bousman's The Devil's Carnival, a horror musical film screened on tour. She also starred in Lionsgate's 2014 action film The Prince, alongside Bruce Willis and John Cusack.

In 2015, Lowndes starred in Lifetime's dramatic-thriller comedy film A Deadly Adoption, alongside Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig. In 2016, she starred in Hallmark's A December Bride with Daniel Lissing and would go on to become a Hallmark Channel regular, appearing in a dozen made-for-television films for the network.

In 2022, she signed with Great American Family and began appearing in films for the Hallmark Channel competitor. She would return to Hallmark at the tail end of the 2024 Christmas season.

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 90210s "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". 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.

In March 2009, she released the song Fly Away on Myspace. She was both the writer, singer and lead guitarist in the track. On September 19, 2009, Lowndes performed God Bless America for a Dodgers game at the Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California.

She was featured on British rapper Ironik's single "Falling In Love", released on October 24, 2010, and revealed on OK! TV that she was finishing off her debut EP in the United Kingdom. She described the album as "sexy, pop dance music, like Rihanna and Katy Perry."

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" — which premiered online on May 6, 2011 and was released worldwide on May 23, 2011.

On October 11, 2011, CBS Records released her debut single "Fool" on iTunes. Shortly afterwards, Lowndes released her follow-up single "I Wish I Was Gay", alongside its official music video directed by Frank E. Flowers, on November 11, 2011. 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.

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.

On May 14, 2012, her single The Other Girl premiered on Complex.com. The single was released on iTunes on May 16, 2012. On February 6, 2013, Lowndes announced that she would release her self-written second EP titled TBT (Throwback Thursday) on March 14, 2013, along with one track off it every Thursdays for four weeks. On February 7, 2013, Aperture Entertainment released Fly Away as the lead single from her EP.

On September 9, 2014, Lowndes released her single Silicone in Stereo. 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.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2008 Autopsy Emily Hosfield 2008 Laurel Miller 2010 Altitude Sara 2012 Garden of Eden Kristin Short film 2012 Tamara 2014 Angela 2015 Eden Elena 2015 Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant Suzanne 2016 Abattoir Julia

Television

Discography

Extended plays Nothing Like This (2012) TBT (Throwback Thursday) (2013)

Albums Elemental (2022) 88 (2024)

Singles Title Year Album "Fool" 2011 90210 (soundtrack from the 4th season) "Nothing Like This" 2012 Nothing Like This "I Wish I Was Gay" "The Other Girl" "I Don't Want You Anymore" 90210 (soundtrack from the 4th season) "Teardrops Fall" "Snake Charmer" 90210 (soundtrack from the 5th season) "Fly Away" 2013TBT (Throwback Thursday) "Goodbye" "Break" "Never Lonely" "The Last Time" 90210 (soundtrack from the 5th season) "Silicone in Stereo" 2014 "Deja Vu" 2015 "Underneath The Mask" 2016"Paradise" (with Wes Brown) 2019Non album single (featured on Hallmark Channel movie Over the Moon in Love)

As featured artist Title Year Peak chart positions Album SCO UK "Falling in Love"(Ironik featuring Jessica Lowndes) 2010 40 40 — "Undone"(Jérémy Amelin featuring Jessica Lowndes) 2011 — — —

Other appearances Title Year Other artist(s) Album "In All My Dreams I Drown" 2012 Terrance Zdunich The Devil's Carnival

Music videos

Awards 2014: Nominated at the Canadian Screen Awards for her performance in A Mother's Nightmare. 2009: Nominated at the Prism Awards for her performance in 90210.