Erinn Westbrook

{{Infobox person | name = Erinn Westbrook | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name =  | birth_place = New York, New York, U.S. | occupation = Actress, model, singer and dancer | years_active = 2011–present | alma_mater = Harvard University | children = 1 }}

'''Erinn Westbrook''' is an American actress, singer, dancer and model. She is known for portraying Bree in ''Glee'', Gabby Richards in the MTV series ''Awkward'', and Magnolia Barnard in the Netflix series ''Insatiable''. From 2021-2023, she starred as Tabitha Tate in The CW series ''Riverdale''.

==Early and personal life== Westbrook was born in New York, New York, and moved to Town and Country, Missouri, when she was six years old.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pennington|first=Gail|title=Burroughs grad Erinn Westbrook lives a dream on 'Glee'|url=https://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/television/gail-pennington/burroughs-grad-erinn-westbrook-lives-a-dream-on-glee/article_59a19776-fdaf-58de-b3fa-693152b5a0d6.html|access-date=2022-01-25|website=STLtoday.com|date=3 November 2013 |language=en}}</ref> She is the second of three children. She has an elder sister, Lauren and a younger brother, Brent C.<ref name="liverampup.com">{{Cite web|title=Who Are Erinn Westbrook Age 27, Parents & Siblings? Explicit Details|url=https://liverampup.com/entertainment/erinn-westbrook-age-parents-siblings.html|access-date=2022-02-13|website=LIVERAMPUP|date=25 October 2018 |language=en}}</ref> Both of her siblings are also Harvard graduates.<ref name="liverampup.com"/> She attended John Burroughs School, where she was the captain of the cheerleading squad and graduated in 2006.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.laduenews.com/living/special-features/dynamic-people-erinn-westbrook/article_a46c4e87-4069-5b67-a78c-d3a89f8a8639.html|title=Dynamic People: Erinn Westbrook|last=Hart-Schmidt|first=Blaise|work=Ladue News|access-date=2017-12-12|language=en}}</ref>

She graduated from Harvard University, the tenth member of her family to do so. She majored in English, American Literature and Language, with a secondary concentration in Dramatic Arts and an advanced certification in Spanish.<ref name=":0" /> She wrote for the ''Harvard Crimson'' and was president of Students Taking on Poverty.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.thecrimson.com/writer/1203932/Erinn_V._Westbrook/| title = Erinn V. Westbrook {{!}} Writer Page {{!}} The Harvard Crimson}}</ref>

==Career== After interning for ''CNBC'', ''NBC'', and ''Oxygen'', Westbrook began her career as an on-air personality for MTV. She reported on topics pertinent to young people and hosted several features, including SXSW, mtvU's Movers & Changers, a joint venture between the network and the New York Stock Exchange, and MTV Spring Break. Westbrook served as one of the main hosts of MTV Spring Break 2010, 2011, and 2012. In 2012, Westbrook landed a recurring role on ''Mr. Box Office'', starring alongside Bill Bellamy, Vivica Fox, and Jon Lovitz.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mr. Box Office|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/mr-box-office/cast/1000570817/|access-date=2022-01-25|website=TVGuide.com|language=en}}</ref> She also choreographed two episodes in 2013.{{Citation needed |date=May 2021}}

Westbrook began her career in Los Angeles as a model with Ford Models, appearing in ads for Nike, Vineyard Vines, Seventeen magazine, Cosmopolitan magazine, and others. In fall 2013, Westbrook was featured as one of "Fashion's Next It Girls" in Hollywood by ''Who, What, Wear''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.whowhatwear.com/style-driven-meet-fashions-next-it-girls/slide5 |title=Style Driven: Meet Fashion's Next It Girls {{!}} WhoWhatWear.com |website=www.whowhatwear.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024073103/http://www.whowhatwear.com/style-driven-meet-fashions-next-it-girls/slide5 |archive-date=2013-10-24}}</ref> Westbrook has guest-starred on ''Switched at Birth'', ''Supernatural'', ''Bones'', ''NCIS'' and most recently, ''Jane the Virgin''. She is best known for her role as Bree, the captain of the Cheerios, in the fifth season of ''Glee''. In spring 2014, Westbrook joined the cast of MTV's drama, ''Awkward'', and continued with the show through the fifth and final season in 2016.{{Citation needed |date=May 2021}} In summer 2014, Westbrook was invited by the U.S. embassies in Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia to visit Southeast Asia as an emissary of Culture and the Arts.<ref>{{Cite web|title=- YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ff6dRMOvZkI|access-date=2022-01-25|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref>

==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Film ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2012 | ''The Debut'' | Sofia Cross | Short Film |- | 2013 | ''In a World...'' | Reality Girl #3 | |- | 2016 | ''72 Hours: A Brooklyn Love Story?'' | Jazz | |- | 2021 | ''7th & Union'' | Marie Taylor | |}

{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Television ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |2009–2011 |''Movers & Changers'' |Herself/host |12 episodes |- | 2011 | ''1000 Ways to Die'' | Angela | Episode: "Wait, Don't Tell Me - You're Dead" |- | 2012 | ''Switched at Birth'' | Jessica | Episode: "Expulsion from the Garden of Eden" |- | 2012–2013 | ''Mr. Box Office'' | Danielle | 22 episodes |- | 2013 | ''Dog with a Blog'' | Remy | Episode: "Guess Who's a Cheerleader" |- | 2013 | ''Twisted'' | Sydney | Episode: "Out with the In-Crowd" |- | 2013 | ''See Dad Run'' | Meredith | 2 episodes |- | 2013 | ''Glee'' | Bree | 7 episodes; also performer |- | 2014 | ''Supernatural'' | Tamara | Episode: "Bloodlines" |- | 2014 | ''Bones'' | Brenda | Episode: "The Purging of the Pundit" |- | 2014–2016 | ''Awkward'' | Gabby Richards | 17 episodes |- | 2015 | ''Constantine'' | Lily | Episode: "A Whole World Out There" |- | 2015 | ''Stitchers'' | Nikki Fox | Episode: "Finally" |- | 2015 | ''NCIS'' | Hanna Friedgen | Episode: "Day In Court" |- | 2016 | ''Jane the Virgin'' | Natalie Tanner | 2 episodes |- | 2016 | ''The Night Shift'' | Kelly Anne | Episode: "Get Busy Livin'" |- | 2016 | ''How To Be A Vampire'' | Klara | 5 episodes |- | 2017 | ''Love on the Vines'' | Liz Preston | TV movie |- | 2017 | ''Life After First Failure'' | Mandi-Ann Deandre | 3 episodes |- | 2017 | ''The Tap'' | Gloria Murphy | USA Network pilot |- | 2018–2019 | ''Insatiable'' | Magnolia Barnard | Main role; 19 episodes |- | 2018 | ''Legacies'' | Cassie | Episode: "Death Keeps Knocking on My Door" |- | 2019 | ''The Resident'' | Adaku Eze | 7 episodes |- | 2021–2023 | ''Riverdale'' | Tabitha Tate / Tammy Tate / <br>Tina Tate / Teresa Tate / Tessa Tate | Main role (season 5–7), special guest star (season 7); 40 episodes |- |2021 | ''Advice By Love'' | Kendall Turner | TV movie |- |2024 | ''Station 19'' | Lacy | 1 episode |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links==  * {{Official website|http://www.erinnwestbrook.com}} * {{IMDb name|4706544}}

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