Brit Morgan

Brittany Morgan Dengler (born September 24, 1987) is an American actress.

Brit Morgan
Morgan in the 2012 film Cheesecake Casserole
Born
Brittany Morgan Dengler

(1987-09-24) September 24, 1987
Marlton, New Jersey, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2007–present

Early life

Morgan was born and raised in the Marlton section of Evesham Township, New Jersey, where she was a 2005 graduate of Cherokee High School.[1][2]

Career
Morgan at the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con

Morgan's first major recurring role was in 2008, as Lacey Thornfield on ABC Family's science-fiction comedy-drama series The Middleman.[3] She was listed as one of Nylon magazine’s "55 Faces of the Future" in their Young Hollywood issue in May 2010.[4]

From 2010 to 2011, she appeared as Debbie Pelt in HBO's vampire drama series True Blood.[2][3] In an interview with TV Guide, Morgan described her character Debbie as "a really kick-ass, passionate, ballsy woman."[5] In 2012, she appeared in four films: Cheesecake Casserole, She Wants Me, The Frozen and Freeloaders. She played Emma in the thriller film The Frozen, which followed a couple (Morgan and Seth David Mitchell), who end up stranded in freezing cold after a snowmobile accident.[6]

Morgan had a supporting role in the thriller film Friend Request (2016) as Olivia Mathison, a best friend to a college student being stalked by a supernatural creature on social media.[7][8] The film was shot in South Africa.[9] Starting with the second-season premiere, Morgan has recurred as Penny Peabody on The CW's supernatural drama series Riverdale. She played Taressa in the comedy film The Donor Party (2023).[10] In 2023, she directed a short film, Cupcakes.[11]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2007 The Beginning of the End Bar Girl #2 Short film
2008 Beer for My Horses Harveyetta
2011 Paralyzed Betty Short film
2012 Cheesecake Casserole Cal
2012 She Wants Me Carly
2012 The Frozen Emma
2012 Freeloaders Samantha
2013 Free Ride Rain
2016 Friend Request Olivia Mathison
2020 Monsters and Muses Sally Santini Short film
2023 The Donor Party Taressa
TBA Granite Rapids Moon Cammy

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2007 Buried Alive Melanie Miniseries
2007 CSI: NY Robin Graham Episode: "Time's Up"
2007 Greek Gym Girl Episode: "The Rusty Nail"
2008 The Middleman Lacey Thornfield 12 episodes
2008 Family Man Callie Television film
2008 Quitters Brit Television film
2009 Cold Case Libby Traynor (1976) Episode: "Jackals"
2010–2011 True Blood Debbie Pelt 14 episodes
2012 Shameless Lucy Jo Heisner Episode: "A Beautiful Mess"
2012 Southland Natasha Episode: "God's Work"
2012 Desperate Housewives Lindsay Episode: "The People Will Hear"
2012 Two and a Half Men Jill Episode: "I Changed My Mind About the Milk"
2013 Ironside Zoe Episode: "Pentimento"
2014–2015 Graceland Amber 10 episodes
2014 Criminal Minds Jane Posner Episode: "The Itch"
2014 The Mentalist Marie Flanigan Episode: "The Graybar Hotel"
2015 The Night Shift Tricia Episode: "Recovery"
2015–2018 Supergirl Leslie Willis / Livewire Recurring role, 4 episodes
2016 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Jenna Miller Episode: "Heightened Emotions"
2016 Rizzoli & Isles Kelly Wagner Episode: "2M7258-100"
2017 The Arrangement Daisy Something / Daisy Parsons Episode: "The Ex", "Crashing"
2017–2019 Riverdale Penny Peabody Recurring role
2019 The Boys Rachel Episode: "Good for the Soul"

Music videos
Year Title Artist(s)
2018 "Trouble Man" Chris Pierce

Producer credits
Year Title Role Notes
2023 Cupcakes Executive producer and director Short film

References
  1. Staff. "Tina stays mum on Sarah", Philadelphia Daily News, September 9, 2008. Accessed August 9, 2012. "Marlton native actress Brit Morgan was recently in the area visiting family. Morgan was known as Brittany Dengler while attending Cherokee High School, where she graduated in 2005."
  2. Proko, Peter (2010). "New Blood". Vol. 7, no. 2. South Jersey Magazine. pp. 52–57.
  3. Andreeva, Nellie (February 5, 2010). "Actress Brit Morgan Joins True Blood". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  4. VegasNews (2011-09-07). "HBO's "True Blood" Star Brit Morgan to Celebrate Birthday at Chateau Nightclub". www.vegasnews.com. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
  5. "Interview with Brit Morgan True Blood's Debbie Pelt". TrueBlood-Online.com. 2010-07-10. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
  6. Barton, Steve (2012-12-17). "Exclusive: Brit Morgan Talks The Frozen, Reflects on True Blood and More". Dread Central. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
  7. Patta, Gig (2017-09-26). "Friend Request: Brit Morgan Discusses The Transformation With Special And Makeup Effects". LRM. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
  8. Wilson, Staci Layne (2017-09-22). "Exclusive: Brit Morgan Talks Friend Request and Its Scariest Moments". Dread Central. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
  9. kimnewman (2016-04-21). "Film Review – Friend Request". The Kim Newman Web Site. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
  10. "The Donor Party - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. 2023-03-03. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  11. "Instagram post by Brit Morgan". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
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