Jamie-Lynn Marie Spears (born April 4, 1991) is an American actress and singer.

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She is best known for starring in the Nickelodeon television series Zoey 101 and is the sister of Britney Spears. Jamie Lynn, the youngest of the family, also has a brother, Bryan.

Jamie Lynn Spears appeared in 2001′s Total Britney Live and in a Pepsi commercial in 2002. In the same year, she appeared briefly in the movie Crossroads, as the younger version of the main character, Lucy, who was played by her older sister.

For two seasons, Spears was a cast member on the Nickelodeon comedy-variety show: All That. Because it was a variety show she had to play many different characters, including her original character Thelma Stump, an 84-year-old bodyguard who Spears portrayed in her audition for the program. She also did many On-Air Dares (a Nickelodeon version of Fear Factor) skits where she and other All That cast members had to do many “disgusting acts.” She eventually left All That to star in Zoey 101.

Spears garnered her first starring role as Zoey Brooks in the Emmy-nominated Nickelodeon television show, Zoey 101. When the show debuted in January 2005, it drew a larger number of viewers aged 9-14 than any premiere on the network in the preceding eight years. Spears stars as one of the first girls to pass admissions for a formerly all-boy boarding school, called Pacific Coast Academy.

Zoey 101 was nominated for a 2005 Emmy for Outstanding Children’s Program. In 2006, Spears won a Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards blimp for Favorite TV actress. Spears also sings the theme song for the show, which was co-written by Emily Bob and her older sister Britney, entitled “Follow Me.” While there have been reports that Zoey 101 has been canceled, because of Jamie’s pregnancy, a spokesperson for Nickelodeon has told MTV News that there is no truth to those rumors and the show remains on their schedule.

Personal Life:

On December 18, 2007, a magazine reported that 16-year-old Jamie Lynn was 12 weeks pregnant and planned to raise the baby in Louisiana, where the baby can have a “normal life.” She and her mother spoke to the magazine in an exclusive interview.

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