Unlike many star siblings, teen actress and singer Jamie Lynn Spears (also billed as Jamie-Lynn Spears) managed to step out of the long shadow cast by her older sister, pop phenomenon Britney Spears, and enjoy her own career success as a likable teen idol on the popular TV show, “Zoey 101.”Born April 4, 1991 in McComb, MS, Spears was the youngest of three children born to Jamie and Lynne Spears (whose first names were combined to create hers). While still a baby, Spears moved from her hometown of Kentwood, LA, to New York City with her mother and older sister in an effort to build Britney’s
Um, this is one of those stories I call B.S. on, but I'm running it anyway, because it's kind of amusing. The story is that, before she realized she was pregnant, Jamie-Lynn Spears freaked out about the weight gain and begged her
Remember how, when Jamie-Lynn Spears visited LA last week with her baby in tow, the uniformed cops actually escorted a FAKE Jamie-Lynn out the door to distract the paps while JLS herself was escorted directly off the tarmac from a
First onscreen appearance in the concert movie, “Totally Britney Live”
2002
Appeared with her sister in a Pepsi television commercial
2002
Appeared briefly in her sister’s film debut, “Crossroads,” playing a younger version of Britney’s character
2002
Cast in the Nickelodeon comedy-variety show “All That”
2005
Played Zoey Brooks in the Nickelodeon series, “Zoey 101”; also co-wrote and sings the theme song entitled Follow Me (co-written by her sister, Britney Spears)