On Gossip Girl[]
Bree Williamson played Brandeis, on the Season 3 episodes, The Grandfather: Part II and The Empire Strikes Jack.
Career[]
After graduating from Bayview Glen School, she completed her education at the University of Toronto. She played the role of "Jessica Buchanan" on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live from February 5, 2003 until the series cancelation in 2012. The character is the daughter of original character "Viki Lord Buchanan" (played by Daytime Emmy Award-winner Erika Slezak since 1971), and gave Williamson the opportunity to portray "Jessica's" alternate personalities "Tess", from 2005 to 2006 and again starting in 2008 and 2011.
Williamson had previously auditioned for the role of "Jen Rappaport" on One Life to Live, but was rejected because of her resemblance to actress Erin Torpey (the two looked nearly identical), who was playing "Jessica Buchanan" on the show at the time. When Torpey resigned in January 2003, Williamson was remembered by the casting department and offered the role of "Jessica" . She so closely resembled Torpey that many viewers did not notice the change.
In 2009, 2010 and 2011 Williamson was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress for the role of "Jessica" . In 2009, Williamson appeared as " Brandeis" on Gossip Girl in the episode "The Grandfather: Part II"; she reprised the role in the 2010 episode "The Empire Strikes Jack". In 2012, Williamson joined the cast of Haven as "Dr. Claire Callahan" for Season 3, which began airing in September 2012. In 2013, Williamson appeared in flashbacks as "Vivian Banks" , the murder victim in the NBC TV series Deception.
In 2015, Williamson appeared as "April Littleton" , a photographer going back to her hometown, in Portrait of Love, which premiered on Hallmark Channel on March 7. On May 26, 2016, it was announced that Williamson would originate the role of "Claudette Beaulieu" on July 5, 2016, on General Hospital. -Wikipedia
Advocacy[]
Bree Williamson graduated from the University of Toronto with a dual degree in psychology and women’s studies. She also helped out at the clothing stores she founded with her older sister, Tarra, and worked as a sexual health counselor at Planned Parenthood.
In 2006 Williamson was a co-host for the Planned Parenthood Awards, which honor individuals and organizations for "their contributions to protecting women's rights." She also appeared in a public service announcement for breast cancer awareness.
Personal life[]
She has been married to Michael Roberts since 2008. They have one child.
Official Accounts[]
Filmography[]
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