On the small screen, Brianna has appeared in more than 30 different television shows, exhibiting her range in both comedy and drama. She made her first on-screen appearance in 1999 in the episode of NBC series Freaks and Geeks, and in later years acted in many films and television series. She is most often recognized for her work opposite Claire Danes on the Emmy-award winning series Homeland on Showtime, as the “love to hate” villain Dr. Lisa Niles on ABC’s Emmy-award winning General Hospital, and as a series regular on Marc Cherry’s dramedy Devious Maids. As an actress, Brianna has been nominated for the Indie Series Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy for Adults Only, was nominated for Best Actress by Edgmar Film Festival, Toronto COMMFest, and won Best Actress at Long Island International Film Expo for her work in The Encounter. In the spring of 2013, People’s Special Edition 50th Anniversary of General Hospital, Soaps in Depth, and Soap Opera Digest all named Brianna one of the best villains in the show’s 50-year history. In 2015 Brianna’s role on Graceland was nominated for a PRISM award for her accurate portrayal of substance abuse. And in 2016 she was nominated for Best Lead Actress in a Drama by Indie Series Award for her role in the Eastsiders.

She is also an active philanthropist and producer for her passion projects. Brianna has produced multiple onstage musical benefits and events where all proceeds went to humanitarian causes. On camera, she co-produced a web series, Retail Therapy, featuring an all-female cast, a music video benefiting a local environmental organization, TreePeople, as well as the socially-conscious film The Encounter, which was accepted into over 25 different film festivals worldwide and won Best Short, Making a Difference and Audience Choice. Brianna is also an Executive Producer for the socially-relevant feature film Elevate, which is currently in post-production and will be hitting the indie circuit in 2017.

Brianna is a Chair Ambassador for the National Women’s History Museum where she has co-hosted multiple benefits alongside ALMA winner Ana Ortiz. For years she was a board member and co-host for the annual Hollywood Gives Charity Event, which benefited Toys for Tots, and has been an ongoing host for The Blank’s Young Playwrights Festival.

ver the last several years Brianna began speaking at numerous conferences and events, such as the Sustainable Business Council, Women Game Changers, Gratitude Summit, Dallas Traver’s Thriving Artist’s Circle, Best Ever You Motivational Marathon, Blazing Border’s Legacy Series, The All American High School Film Festival, Brooklyn Webfest, Indie Film Tribe and at multiple acting schools across the country. Using her musical talents, Brianna has helped raise money by singing at multiple benefits such as Free to Express to help stop human trafficking, The New Hollywood Benefit Cabaret at Rockwell, What A Pair, and Broadway Sniffs Out Cancer at Joe’s Pub in New York City alongside Broadway legends.

Never forgetting her roots, in 2012 Brianna ran the Twin Cities Marathon alongside a team of friends and family to raise funds for The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Dakota County branch, which was co-founded by her grandparents. In 2013 Brianna won the Philanthropic Award at the Gratitude Summit and from 2011 through 2016, Brianna has been nominated by the Los Angeles Business Journal’s Women Making a Difference Award.

Brianna spends her free time focused on her biggest passion project which is her nonprofit The New Hollywood. The New Hollywood is dedicated to supporting socially conscious storytellers and changemakers. TNH intends to inspire everyone to Rise Higher, Shine Brighter and Give Back! TNH is a 501c3 nonprofit organization established in 2006 with branches for the women, men and LGBT communities.

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