Lindsey Haun
Encyclopedia
Lindsey Haun is an American
actress and singer. She was nominated for a Young Artist Award
for her role in the 2000 Disney Channel
original movie The Color of Friendship
as Mahree Bok, and has starred in the film Broken Bridges
, for which she also recorded a portion of the soundtrack
.
, a recording artist and left handed guitarist, and the granddaughter of singer Rouvaun
(Jim Haun). Her mother was a choreographer.
. Her first television appearance was on an episode of Anything But Love, and her first notable film role was as Mara, the ruthless leader of the sinister children in 1995's Village of the Damned
.
Haun also starred in the Emmy
winning Disney Channel
original movie, The Color of Friendship in 2000, which was based on a true story; from there she continued her relationship with Disney as one of the Movie Surfers. She later appeared in ABC Family
's Brave New Girl
, a television film based on the book co-written by Britney Spears
.
In 2006, she starred in the movie Broken Bridges with Toby Keith
, and was also signed to his record label, Show Dog Nashville
, to be their first "cross-over" artist. Haun is also featured on the movie's soundtrack.
That year, Haun also co-starred in the movie Romeo and Jewel, a movie based on William Shakespeare
's Romeo and Juliet
, but set in Los Angeles and involving an interracial romance.
She plays regular shows in Los Angeles, primarily at her monthly residency at The Cat Club on the Sunset Strip with her new band, Haun Solo Project.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actress and singer. She was nominated for a Young Artist Award
Young Artist Award
The Young Artist Award is an accolade bestowed by the Young Artist Foundation, a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to recognize and award excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young artists who may be physically and/or financially challenged.The Young Artist...
for her role in the 2000 Disney Channel
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
original movie The Color of Friendship
The Color of Friendship
The Color of Friendship is a 2000 television film based on actual events about the friendship between two girls; Mahree & Piper, one from the United States and the other from apartheid South Africa, who learn about tolerance and friendship...
as Mahree Bok, and has starred in the film Broken Bridges
Broken Bridges
Broken Bridges is a 2006 film starring Toby Keith, Lindsey Haun, Burt Reynolds and Kelly Preston. The film, a music-drama, is centred on a fading country singer's return to his hometown near a military base in Kentucky where several young men who were killed in a training exercise on the base were...
, for which she also recorded a portion of the soundtrack
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
.
Personal life
Lindsey Haun was born on November 21, 1984. She is the daughter of Jimmy HaunJimmy Haun
Jimmy Carey Haun is a U.S. left-handed guitarist, known for his work with the bands Yes, Air Supply, and Circa.-Career:Haun's first band was Lodgic with childhood friend Michael Sherwood and, later, Michael's younger brother Billy Sherwood. Haun went on to play on Yes's Union album before work in...
, a recording artist and left handed guitarist, and the granddaughter of singer Rouvaun
Rouvaun
Rouvaun was born Jim Haun in Bingham, Utah. A child singer with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in Salt Lake City, he went on to study voice at the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music and perform with the Beverly Hills Opera Company. Nonetheless, he remained a struggling woodworker studying voice...
(Jim Haun). Her mother was a choreographer.
Career
Haun started acting when she was three, in a commercial for Little CaesarsLittle Caesars
Little Caesars is a pizza chain, estimated to be the 4th largest in the United States. The Little Caesars headquarters is located in the Fox Theatre building in Downtown Detroit, Michigan.-History:...
. Her first television appearance was on an episode of Anything But Love, and her first notable film role was as Mara, the ruthless leader of the sinister children in 1995's Village of the Damned
Village of the Damned (1995 film)
John Carpenter's Village of the Damned is a 1995 science fiction-horror film directed by John Carpenter. It is a remake of the 1960 film of the same name which is based on the novel The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham. The 1995 remake is set in the United States, while the book and original film...
.
Haun also starred in the Emmy
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
winning Disney Channel
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
original movie, The Color of Friendship in 2000, which was based on a true story; from there she continued her relationship with Disney as one of the Movie Surfers. She later appeared in ABC Family
ABC Family
ABC Family, stylized as abc family, is an American television network, owned by ABC Family Worldwide Inc., a subsidiary of the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company...
's Brave New Girl
Brave New Girl
Brave New Girl may refer to:* Brave New Girl , a novel by Louisa Luna* "Brave New Girl", a song by Britney Spears from In the Zone* Brave New Girl, a 2004 TV movie adapted from the novel A Mother's Gift by Britney and Lynne Spears...
, a television film based on the book co-written by Britney Spears
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
.
In 2006, she starred in the movie Broken Bridges with Toby Keith
Toby Keith
Toby Keith Covel , best known as Toby Keith, is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer and actor. Keith released his first four studio albums — 1993's Toby Keith, 1994's Boomtown, 1996's Blue Moon and 1997's Dream Walkin, plus a Greatest Hits package for various divisions of...
, and was also signed to his record label, Show Dog Nashville
Show Dog Nashville
Show Dog-Universal Music is an American independent record label specializing in country music artists. It was formed from the merger of Show Dog Nashville and Universal South Records in 2009...
, to be their first "cross-over" artist. Haun is also featured on the movie's soundtrack.
That year, Haun also co-starred in the movie Romeo and Jewel, a movie based on William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
's Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the career of playwright William Shakespeare about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular archetypal stories of young, teenage lovers.Romeo and Juliet belongs to a...
, but set in Los Angeles and involving an interracial romance.
She plays regular shows in Los Angeles, primarily at her monthly residency at The Cat Club on the Sunset Strip with her new band, Haun Solo Project.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Village of the Damned Village of the Damned (1995 film) John Carpenter's Village of the Damned is a 1995 science fiction-horror film directed by John Carpenter. It is a remake of the 1960 film of the same name which is based on the novel The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham. The 1995 remake is set in the United States, while the book and original film... |
Mara Chaffee | |
| 2006 | Broken Bridges Broken Bridges Broken Bridges is a 2006 film starring Toby Keith, Lindsey Haun, Burt Reynolds and Kelly Preston. The film, a music-drama, is centred on a fading country singer's return to his hometown near a military base in Kentucky where several young men who were killed in a training exercise on the base were... |
Dixie Leigh Delton | |
| 2007 | Shrooms Shrooms (film) Shrooms is a 2007 horror film about a group of American students and their Irish guide who are stalked by a serial killer while out in the woods looking for psilocybin mushrooms... |
Tara | |
| 2008 | Rome & Jewel | Jewel | |
| 2011 | Staci Horowitz | ||
| 2011 | Kate | ||
| 2011 | House of Last Things | Kelly | Post-production |
| 2013 | Tid Bit | Pre-production | |
| 2013 | Johnny Kidd | Anne | Pre-production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Anything but Love Anything but Love Anything But Love was an American television sitcom, which aired on ABC from March 7, 1989 to June 3, 1992, spanning four seasons and 56 episodes. The show starred Richard Lewis as Marty Gold and Jamie Lee Curtis as Hannah Miller, coworkers at a Chicago magazine with a mutual romantic attraction to... |
Episode: "Adventures in Baby-sitting" | |
| 1992 | Camp Wilder Camp Wilder Camp Wilder is an American sitcom about a family living in suburban Los Angeles, California, airing as part of ABC's TGIF lineup for half a season .... |
Lindsey | Episode: "Sophie's Birthday" |
| 1993 | Desperate Rescue: The Cathy Mahone Story | Lauren Mahone | TV movie |
| 1994 | Deep Red | Gracie Rickman | TV movie |
| 1994 | Diagnosis Murder Diagnosis Murder Diagnosis: Murder is a mystery/medical/crime drama television series starring Dick Van Dyke as Dr. Mark Sloan, a medical doctor who solves crimes with the help of his son, a homicide detective played by his real-life son Barry Van Dyke. The series began as a spin-off of Jake and the Fatman... |
Little Girl | Episode: "Nirvana" |
| 1994 | Children of the Dark | Jamie Harrison | TV movie |
| 1994 | Melrose Place | Young Alison | Episode: "In Bed with the Enemy" Episode: "Till Death Do Us Part" |
| 1994 | Jack Reed: A Search for Justice | Laura | TV movie |
| 1995 | Star Trek: Voyager Star Trek: Voyager Star Trek: Voyager is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. Set in the 24th century from the year 2371 through 2378, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet vessel USS Voyager, which becomes stranded in the Delta Quadrant 70,000 light-years from Earth while... |
Beatrice Burleigh | Episode: "Learning Curve" Episode: "Persistence of Vision" |
| 1996 | 3rd Rock from the Sun 3rd Rock from the Sun 3rd Rock from the Sun is an American sitcom that aired from 1996 to 2001 on NBC. The show is about four extraterrestrials who are on an expedition to Earth, which they consider to be a very insignificant planet... |
Lisa | Episode: "Green-Eyed Dick" |
| 1997 | Star Trek: Voyager Star Trek: Voyager Star Trek: Voyager is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. Set in the 24th century from the year 2371 through 2378, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet vessel USS Voyager, which becomes stranded in the Delta Quadrant 70,000 light-years from Earth while... |
Belle | Episode: "Real Life" |
| 1997 | Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story | Teenage Barbara | TV movie |
| 1997 | Amber | Episode: "Bad Publicity" | |
| 1998 | Amber | Episode: "The Band" | |
| 1998 | Addams Family Reunion Addams Family Reunion Addams Family Reunion is a film released straight-to-video in 1998. It was also distributed to television by Fox Family. It is unrelated to the two Paramount films from 1991 and 1993. So far, the film is only available on VHS and has not had a DVD release. It was shot in Los Angeles, California... |
Jenny Adams | Video |
| 2000 | Mahree Bok | TV movie | |
| 2001 | 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd is an American family comedy series that ran from 1999 to 2002 produced by Fireworks Entertainment and Lynch Entertainment for the Nickelodeon TV channel... |
Shelby | Episode: "Personal Trainer" |
| 2002 | Philly Philly (TV series) Philly is a television series created by Steven Bochco that focused on criminal defense attorney Kathleen Maguire . It lasted a full season and was canceled due to low ratings... |
Kelly Sarno | Episode: "There's No Business Like No Business" |
| 2002 | Malcolm in the Middle Malcolm in the Middle Malcolm in the Middle is an American television sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for the Fox Network. The series was first broadcast on January 9, 2000, and ended its six-and-a-half-year run on May 14, 2006, after seven seasons and 151 episodes... |
Kristen | Episode: "Poker #2" |
| 2004 | Brave New Girl | Holly Lovell | TV movie |
| 2005 | Center of the Universe Center of the Universe Center of the Universe is a television series on CBS, which ran from October 27, 2004, until January 19, 2005. The sitcom was canceled after just 10 episodes aired. It was set in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma.... |
Megan | Episode: "Oh Brother, What the Hell Were You Thinking?" |
| 2005 | Alias Alias (TV series) Alias is an American action television series created by J. J. Abrams which was broadcast on ABC for five seasons, from September 30, 2001 to May 22, 2006... |
Miranda | Episode: "Prophet Five" |
| 2006 | 7th Heaven 7th Heaven 7th Heaven is an American family drama television series, created and produced by Brenda Hampton. The series premiered on August 26, 1996, on the WB, the first time that the network aired Monday night programming, and was originally broadcast from August 26, 1996 to May 13, 2007... |
Maggie Hamilton | Episode: "The Magic of Gershwin" |
| 2007 | Without a Trace Without a Trace Without a Trace is an American television drama which originally ran on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009. The series was set in New York City and concerned a fictitious FBI Missing Persons Unit.-Premise:... |
Zoe Fuller | Episode: "Claus and Effect" |
| 2008 | Criminal Minds Criminal Minds Criminal Minds is an American police procedural drama that premiered September 22, 2005, on CBS. The series follows a team of profilers from the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit based in Quantico, Virginia. The BAU is part of the FBI National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime... |
Jordan Norris | Episode: "Elephant's Memory" |
| 2008 | Cold Case | Julie Reed | Episode: "Roller Girl" |
| 2009-2010 | True Blood True Blood True Blood is an American television series created and produced by Alan Ball. It is based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels by Charlaine Harris, detailing the co-existence of vampires and humans in Bon Temps, a fictional, small town in the state of Louisiana... |
Hadley Hale | 5 episodes |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
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| 2005 | "Stronger Than We Know" | — | Brand New Girl (soundtrack) | ||||||
| 2006 | "Broken" | 52 | Broken Bridges (soundtrack) | ||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | "Broken" | Steven Goldmann Steven Goldmann Steven Goldmann is a Canadian music video and film director. He has directed over 200 music videos. Goldmann also directed the movies Broken Bridges and Trailer Park of Terror, and has additionally directed several television programs.-1990-1999:... |