Dara Reneé

Dara Reneé is an American actress whose roles include Kourtney Greene in the Disney+ mockumentary series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.

Dara Reneé
Reneé in 2022
Born
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2018–present

Early life

Reneé was born in Los Angeles, California, and raised in Baltimore where her mother, Kimberly Brooks, founded a non-profit performing arts school, Encouraging Youth To Dream, in Pikesville. Brooks is also an actress and Reneé's grandmother was a member of 1960s Baltimore soul group The Royalettes. Reneé attended John Paul Regional Catholic School in Milford Mill. She initially tried auditioning for theater roles in New York before moving back to California to finish high school at Charter High School of the Arts (CHAMPS) in Van Nuys.[1][2][3]

Career

Reneé debuted with the role of Savannah in the 2018 Disney Channel Original Movie Freaky Friday.[4][5]

In 2019, she had a recurring role as Stunts in the fifth season of the ABC Television series Black-ish.[6] She also had a guest role in The Kids Are Alright.[7]

Reneé stars in the Disney+ series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series as Kourtney, a student costume designer and Nini's best friend. The series premiered in November 2019. Reneé had auditioned for the roles of Ashlyn, Gina, and Kourtney; Kourtney was originally intended to be a one-off character, but Reneé was invited to become a series regular.[8][9] She created the series' arrangement of "Bop to the Top".[10] Starting in season 2 of the series, her own mother played her character Kourtney's mother, Michelle.

In 2021, it was announced that she would host Disney's Magic Bake-Off with Raven's Home star Issac Ryan Brown.[11]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2018 Freaky Friday Savannah Disney Channel Original Movie
2019 The Kids Are Alright Melissa Episode: "Show Boat"
2019 Black-ish Stunts 3 episodes
2019 My Stepfather's Secret Fee Television film
2019–2023 High School Musical: The Musical: The Series Kourtney Greene Main role
2021 Disney's Magic Bake-Off Herself Host
2021 Grey's Anatomy Janice Episode: "Today was a Fairytale"
TBA Descendants: The Rise of Red Ulyana Main role

References
  1. "Freaky Friday: Rising Star Dara Renee' Talks Dream Role". The Burton Wire. August 10, 2018. Archived from the original on February 17, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  2. Matthews, Nadie (July 11, 2019). "Baltimore's Dara Renee Stars in Disney's Latest 'Freaky Friday' Remake". AFRO. Archived from the original on February 17, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  3. Kaltenbach, Chris (July 18, 2018). "One-time Baltimore resident Dara Renee to make Disney Channel debut in 'Freaky Friday'". Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  4. Brozyna, Emily (August 10, 2018). "Dara Renee and Ricky He Make Disney Debut In Freaky Friday". J-14. Archived from the original on February 17, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  5. Morales, Wilson (August 9, 2018). "Exclusive: Dara Renee Talks Disney's Freaky Friday, Airing August 10th". BlackFilm. Archived from the original on February 17, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  6. Petski, Denise (November 29, 2018). "'Black-ish' Casts Dara Reneé; Chad Lindberg Joins 'Sneaky Pete'". Deadline. Archived from the original on February 17, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  7. Sullivan, Corinne (September 3, 2013). "It's the Start of Something New! Here's the Cast For the High School Musical TV Show". Popsugar. Archived from the original on February 17, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  8. Ayers, Mary (November 9, 2019). "Dara Renée discusses High School Musical series". Teenplicity. Archived from the original on February 17, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  9. Windsor, Rachel (December 11, 2019). "High School Musical: The Musical: The Series' star Dara Renee says the show brings 'nostalgia back to the original'". MEAWW. Archived from the original on February 17, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  10. Jones, Chae' (January 9, 2020). "High School Musical's Dara Renee shares how she created "Bop to the Top"". AfterBuzz TV. Archived from the original on February 17, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  11. "Disney Channel Sets Baking Competition Series 'Disney's Magic Bake-Off'; Dara Reneé & Issac Ryan Brown to Host". April 28, 2021. Archived from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
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