Who is Breanna Yde?
Breanna Nicole Yde was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, on 11 June 2003 – her zodiac sign is Gemini, and she holds both Australian and American nationality. She’s an actress and a singer, who has appeared in close to 20 movies and TV series, while she’s perhaps known best for her portrayal of the main character Tomika, in the musical comedy series “School of Rock”. It was created by Steve Armogida and Jim Armogida, also starred Ricardo Hurtado and Jade Pettyjohn, and follows the former rocker Dewey Finn, who’s now teaching at a local preparatory school, mostly focusing on telling the children about rock ‘n’ roll; the series aired from 2016 to 2018, and won two of the 15 awards for which it was nominated, including two Primetime Emmy nominations.
Early life, parents and education
Breanna was raised alongside her five older siblings in Los Angeles, California USA, as the family moved there when she was two years old; their father Bill Yde is a journalist, while their mother prefers to stay away from media. When Breanna was five, the family moved to Rancho Santa Fe in California, while she returned to Los Angeles at the age of nine.
Breanna became interested in acting at a very early age, and her parents thus decided to take her to auditions; she was six years old when she launched her acting career, with her portrayal of the lead character Annie, in the short film “Social Studies”. She gained recognition in the following year, when cast to play Young Sibby Dark in the thriller movie “Level 26: Dark Prophecy”, written and directed by Anthony E. Zuiker, and which starred Justine Bateman, Dan Buran and Michael Ironside.
It follows the life of Steve Dark, who’s apparently the only man capable of catching the most dangerous of murderers.
Breanna then continued acting throughout her entire education. She enrolled at a local high school in 2017, and has matriculated just recently in 2021; it seems that she won’t be pursuing a college degree, but will focus on her career as an actress.
Roles in TV series
Breanna made her debut TV series appearance with her portrayal of Little Girl, in the 2011 episode “Challenge Accepted” of the critically acclaimed romantic comedy “How I Met Your Mother”, created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays, and which starred Josh Radnor, Jason Segel and Cobie Smulders.
It follows a father who’s telling his children about how he met their mother – the series aired from 2005 to 2014, and won 36 awards, including 10 Primetime Emmys, while it was nominated for 95 other awards.
The year 2014 saw her make a guest appearance in an episode of the action comedy drama “The Thundermans”, and between 2013 and 2015, she starred as Frankie Hathaway in the popular family fantasy comedy “The Haunted Hathaways”. It was created by Robert Peacock, also starred Chico Benymon and Ginifer King, and follows the Hathaways who have moved into their new home, which is already inhabited by a family of ghosts; the series won three of the 11 awards for which it was nominated.
A couple of Breanna’s following roles were in two episodes of the family comedy drama “Instant Mom” in 2015, the 2017 episode “To Be Invited or Not to Be” of the family comedy “Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn” and 10 episodes of the animated short action “The Loud House” (voice role) between 2016 and 2018.
Breanna’s most recent TV series role has been her portrayal of Gina, in eight episodes of the family action comedy “Malibu Rescue”, created by Savage Steve Holland and Jed Elinoff, and which stars Ricardo Hurtado, Abby Donnelly and Jackie R. Jacobson. It follows children who are competing to see who’s the best lifeguard; the series has been airing since 2019, and has won one of the four awards for which it’s been nominated.
Roles in movies
Breanna made her debut film appearance with her portrayal of Zoey, in the 2014 family comedy “Santa Hunters”, and the following year saw her star as Charlie, in the short comedy “Charlie at a Grown-Up Dinner”.
In 2015, she appeared in the popular comedy “Nickelodeon’s Ho Ho Holiday Special”, while a couple of her following roles were in the 2016 short animated adventure “Albert” (voice role), and in 2017 the comedy “Nickelodeon’s Sizzling Summer Camp Special” and the family drama “Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library”.
In 2019, she was cast to play Gina, one of the main characters in the family action comedy “Malibu Rescue”, directed by Savage Steve Holland, and which also starred Jackie R. Jacobson and Ricardo Hurtado.
Similar to the eponymous series, the movie follows junior lifeguards who are competing against other kids at a local lifeguard competition.
Most recently, in 2020 Breanna reprised her role as Gina in the family action comedy “Malibu Rescue: The Next Wave”.
Other credits
She could have been seen featured in various TV specials, such as the 2013 “TeenNick Halo Awards”, the “Nickelodeon HALO Awards 2016” and the 2017 “Nickelodeon’s Not So Valentine’s Special”.
Breanna has made a guest appearance in a couple of talk-shows, such as “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”, “Celebrity Page” and “Orange Carpet Special Edition”.
Awards and nominations
Breanna has been nominated for two awards: a 2017 Kids’ Choice Blimp Award for Favourite Female TV Star, and a 2018 Young Entertainer Award for Best Young Ensemble – Television Series, both for her performance in the series “School of Rock”.
Love life and relationships
Breanna prefers to keep the details of her love life to herself, and hasn’t mentioned any boys (or girls) whom she has perhaps been with, however, there are various rumors circulating the internet, concerning her past and present affairs.
It’s believed by some that Breanna is in a relationship with the actor Kevin Alexander Clark, alongside whom she appeared in the series “School of Rock”; these rumors have proven to be untrue – Kevin passed away on 26 May 2021.
There are also those who believe that she’s today dating a non-celebrity American girl, as the two have apparently been seen spending time together by one of Breanna’s fans, but no evidence has been provided to support these claims, nor has Breanna commented on this.
As of November 2021, she appears to be single, hasn’t married and doesn’t have children.
Hobbies and other interests
Breanna is quite active on Instagram, and is today followed by close to two million people on the network, while she has uploaded nearly 30 pictures, most of which have been taken during her everyday life.
She’s interested in music, and can play the piano and the guitar, while she can also sing; Breanna’s favorite performers are Lady Gaga, Beyonce and Kanye West.
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She’s a huge dog-lover, and her pet dog can be seen featured in some of her Instagram pictures.
Breanna is into travelling, and has already been to various US states and a couple of European countries; her dream travel destination is Paris in France.
She has her own favorite actors and actresses, some of whom are Jim Carrey, Will Smith and Kate Winslet, while a couple of her favorite movies are “Bruce Almighty”, “I Am Legend” and “The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”.
Age, height and net worth
Breanna’s age is 18. She has long brown hair and brown eyes, her height is 5ft 5ins (1.65m) and she weighs around 120lbs (55kgs).
As of November 2021, her net worth has been estimated at over $1 million.
