Brianna Brown

Brianna Brown was an American actress born on October 2, 1979 in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Brown attended St. Olaf College briefly before leaving for Los Angeles and pursuing an acting career at age 19. She made her acting and TV debut on the critically acclaimed "Freaks and Geeks" (NBC, 1999-2000). Brown then made her film debut in the Rob Schneider-led "The Animal" (2001). She appeared in numerous guest and bit spots on TV shows and in movies throughout the 2000s, but notably popped up in "Spider-Man 2" (2004), "Smallville" (The CW, 2001-2011), and "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" (2005). Brown played Lisa Niles, her most widely known role, on "General Hospital" (ABC, 1963- ) from 2010 to 2011. She also landed a two-part episode role on "Homeland" (Showtime, 2011- ) during its first season, and starred on the comedy-drama series "Devious Maids" (Lifetime, 2013-15) for the show's first three seasons. She starred on the reboot of the 1980s soap opera "Dynasty" (The CW, 2017- ) as Claudia.