Date of Birth
Nickname
Brie
Height
5' 3" (1.60 m)
Mini Biography
Briana Lynn Banks was born in LaPlata, Maryland; the only child of Raymond and Gypsy Banks. Her family hails from Bluefield, West Virginia. Even though she was born and raised in Maryland-- Bluefield, a town named after a big blue field of chicory, feels more like home. When she announced her intent to take to the stage she got the biggest laugh of her career, to date. She graduated from LaPlata High, after completing Edge, the first and one of only three independent films she ever worked on. As a Maryland Distinguished Scholar, she was awarded the state's drama scholarship. She received a B.A. in Theatre from the University of Maryland, College Park. Since graduation, she's been performing in and around DC at the Cumberland Theatre, Folger Theatre, Kennedy Center, Round House Theatre, Ford's Theatre, Virginia Shakespeare Company, and Olney Theatre Center, among others. She is a proud member of both the Actors' Equity Association and the Screen Actors Guild.(If you have by some chance confused her with the superstar who chose her real name, and you are still confused after reading this, here is some help: you are reading the wrong biography. These two ladies look strikingly different, don't work in the same industry, and have different birth names. After finding out about the coincidence, this Miss Banks has since fashioned herself a new first name of her nickname and middle initial.)Trivia
She is a graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park, B.A. Theatre, 2001.Went to high school with Benji, Joel, and Paul from the band Good Charlotte.
