Shelbie Bruce

Shelbie Carole Bruce (born November 12, 1992) is an American former actress who had a lead role in the 2004 film Spanglish.

Early life Shelbie was born in Brownsville, Texas, where she was home-schooled and trained as a child model, but later moved to California, where she pursued her film career. Shelbie is Spanish and Mexican on her mother's side, and Scottish and Native American on her father's side. She considers herself to be Latina. She explains that the two most important things in her life are her family and Jesus Christ. She is fluent in English and Spanish.

Career Shelbie has guest-starred on Nickelodeon shows like Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide and Romeo!. She has also guest-starred on the medical drama ER. She got her big break when she starred in the 2004 film Spanglish in which she played the bilingual daughter of a housemaid who speaks only Spanish. Shelbie signed a deal with Claire's Boutique to have her own jewelry line, which launched on September 8, 2006. She was also a blogger for Mis Quince Magazine, which is an online publication about planning quinceañeras.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes 2002 Providence Young Sid Episode: "The Sound of Music" 2004 Natasha at age 11 Voice, TV movie 2004 ER Brandi Episode: "White Guy, Dark Hair" 2004 Spanglish Cristina Moreno 2005 Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide Patty Episode: "Your Body & Procrastination" 2006 Romeo! Stacy-Marie Episode: "The Mrs. Landers Incident" 2008 Little Miss CEO Pilot Nina Beck TV movie 2008 Moonlight Nicole Episode: "Love Lasts Forever" 2008 Just Jordan Page Parker Episode: "Cool Guys Don't Wear Periwinkle" 2008 El Tux Suzy Lopez 2008 Lincoln Heights Trina Episode: "The New Wild Ones" 2010 Cougar Town Glee Club Member #2 Episode: "Breakdown" 2011 Big Time Rush Red Shirt Girl Episode: "Big Time Single"