Brittany Raymond

Brittany Raymond
Raymond in 2017
Born Brittany Raymond
(1995-02-24) February 24, 1995
Brampton, Ontario
Nationality Canadian
Occupation Actress, dancer
Known for Riley in The Next Step

Brittany Raymond (born February 24, 1995) is a Canadian actress and dancer. She is best known for her role as Riley in the Family Channel original series The Next Step.[1]

Early and personal life

Raymond was born in Brampton, Ontario, Canada on February 24, 1995. She is the daughter of John Raymond and Paula Ventura-Raymond. She started dancing at four years of age thanks to her older sister Samantha, since she followed in her footsteps. She started dancing competitively when she was six years old, graduated from her studio in May 2013, and is currently a world-class teacher at the Joanne Chapman School of Dance. On 30 March 2018, she revealed she had been suffering from Crohn's Disease in a video posted on her and her best friend's Youtube channel - Jo and Britt. She was diagnosed about 2 years prior to the video, just after filming the end of Season 4 of The Next Step. Although her diagnosis came aged 21, she had actually been suffering from the disease since her teen years; she felt lots of stomach pains when she was younger but passed them off as ordinary pains that everyone felt. In October 2017, she filmed Extracurricular, a film directed by Ray Xue which is due to be released in October 2018. She plays Miriam, one of the central characters.

Career

In 2013, she began to star in the hit series The Next Step, playing Riley. From 2015 to 2016 she had a role in the series Lost & Found Music Studios, playing the same character.

As part of promotion for the series, she has performed in the United Kingdom,[2] Australia,[3] and New Zealand.[1]

No.ShowRoleChannelYear
1. The Next Step Riley Family Channel 2013
2. Lost & Found Music Studios Riley Family Channel 2015

Awards and nominations

She is a two-time Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series, receiving nominations at the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards in 2015[4] and at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017[5] for The Next Step. She won the award in 2017.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "The Next Step for Disney star Brittany Raymond". Stuff.co.nz, January 27, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Live shows are the Next Step for hit TV show". Blackpool Gazette. 7 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "The next step in television for teens". Newcastle Herald. Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. 27 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "Kelowna is the next step". Kelowna Daily Courier, March 10, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Orphan Black, Schitt's Creek, Kim's Convenience up for Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, January 17, 2017.
  6. ↑ Clay, Chris (13 March 2017). "Brampton actor Brittany Raymond brings home Canadian Screen Award". The Brampton Guardian.


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