Bree Turner

Bree Turner
Turner in May 2009
Born	Bree Nicole Turner (1977-03-10) March 10, 1977 Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1995–present
Spouse	Justin Saliman ​ ​ (m. 2008; div. 2018)​
Children	2
Relatives	Kevin Turner (father)

Bree Nicole Turner (born March 10, 1977) is an American actress and dancer; she is best known for her role as Rosalee Calvert on Grimm.

Early life

Turner was born March 10, 1977, in Palo Alto, California and grew up in Alamo, California. Her maternal grandparent is immigrated from Australia to Palo Alto, California at the 1910s. Her father is former NFL linebacker Kevin Turner. In 1995, she graduated from Monte Vista High School in Danville, California, where she was voted 1994 Homecoming Queen. She then attended King's College London and University of California, Los Angeles.

Career

Turner landed her first speaking role in Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo. That same year, she was cast on MTV's late night anthology series Undressed. She also did TV commercials for Gap "Khaki Country" and "Khaki-a-go-go," and for Dr Pepper.

Turner was a background dancer in feature films as The Big Lebowski (1998), She's All That (1999) and Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999). She had roles in The Wedding Planner (2001), Joe Dirt (2001), American Pie 2 (2001), and the starring role of head cheerleader in Bring It On Again (2004).

Turner has also appeared in independent films, including the musical and romantic drama True Vinyl (2000) and the wrestling drama Backyard Dogs.

Turner has worked in television, with recurring roles on the UPN sitcom Moesha, the ABC sitcom Spin City, the CBS drama Cold Case, guest starred on the UPN drama Sex, Love & Secrets and starred in the pilot episode ("Incident On and Off a Mountain Road") of Showtime's horror/thriller series Masters of Horror.

Turner has also acted on stage, playing Ivy in The Pages of My Diary I'd Rather Not Read at Hudson Mainstage Theater in Los Angeles in January 2003.

As of 2017, Turner finished her sixth season on the NBC drama series Grimm, portraying the character Rosalee Calvert. The part was a recurring role in season 1, moving to the main cast from season 2 onwards.

Personal life

In 2008, Turner married orthopedic surgeon Justin Saliman at the Casa Del Mar hotel in Santa Monica, California. They have a daughter named Stella Jean (b. June 29, 2010), and a son named Dean (b. September 12, 2012). In March 2018, Turner filed for divorce citing irreconcilable differences.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Dunston Checks In	French Girl
1997	My Best Friend's Wedding	Title Sequence Bridesmaid
1998	Night Train	Girl	Short
1999	She's All That	Dancer
	Duel on Planet Z	Nurse Yummhumm	Short
	Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me	Dancer #1
	Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo	Allison
	Tweeker	Heather
2000	Backyard Dogs	Kristy James	Video
2001	The Wedding Planner	Tracy
	Joe Dirt	Sorority Girl
	American Pie 2	Amy's Friend
	The Myersons	Jenny
	North Hollywood	Allison	TV movie
2002	The Quest for Length	Roger's Girlfriend	Short
	Sorority Boys	Tiffany
	Whacked!	Amanda
2003	Special Breakfast Eggroll: 99¢	Jessie
2004	Bring It On Again	Tina Hammersmith	Video
	Perfect Opposites	Starr
	True Vinyl	Maya Taylor
2005	1/4life	Brittany	TV movie
2006	The TV Set	Carla
	Jekyll + Hyde	Martha Utterson	Video
	Just My Luck	Dana
	Flirt	Diana Crane	TV movie
2007	Firehouse Dog	Liz Knowles
2008	The Year of Getting to Know Us	Sandi
	Green Flash	Charla	Video
	Animated American	Trixie	Short
2009	The Ugly Truth	Joy Haim
	Celebrities Anonymous	Amanda Stiles	TV movie
2010	Dancing Ninja	Crystal
2011	Take Me Home	Eve
	Identity	Tessa	TV movie
	Grace	Kirsten
2012	Smashed	Freda
	Jewtopia	Helen O'Connell
	Life's a Beach	Aimee
	Wakey Wakey	Disco Dancer
2014	Peter's Ashes	Ruth	Short
2018	Punching Bag	Princess
2019	I'm F%$#ing Fine	Maddie
2020	Glass Houses	Madeline Cooper	TV movie
	Me Too Nice	Jenny	Short

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	USA High	Tina	Episode: "Love Is Blind"
1998	Hang Time	Gail	Episode: "The Tall and the Short of It"
1999	Undressed	Tina	Main cast: season 1
2000–2001	Moesha	Brenda	Recurring cast: season 6
2002	Spin City	Tracy Crandall	Episode: "O Mother, Where Art Thou?" & "Age Against the Machine"
2003	Andy Richter Controls the Universe	Teena	Episode: "Final Fantasy"
	Cold Case	Ellen Curtis	Episode: "Look Again" & "Our Boy Is Back"
2004	Century City	Eva	Episode: "A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Lose"
	Good Girls Don't...	Marjorie	Main cast
2005	Las Vegas	Jenny	Episode: "Sperm Whales and Spearmint Rhinos"
	Sex, Love & Secrets	Sam	Episode: "Molting"
	Masters of Horror	Ellen	Episode: "Incident On and Off a Mountain Road"
2006	Love Monkey	Annette	Episode: "Opportunity Knocks"
2007	Traveler	Nell Graham	Episode: "New Haven"
	Standoff	Natalie	Episode: "Road Trip"
2008	Quarterlife	Carly	Episode: "Pilot"
	Ghost Whisperer	Elizabeth Gardner	Episode: "Ball & Chain"
2010	Rules of Engagement	Heather	Episode: "Fun Run"
2011	Raising Hope	Susan	Episode: "Sabrina Has Money"
2012	The Mentalist	Iris Porchetto	Episode: "My Bloody Valentine"
	Wedding Band	Sara	Episode: "Pilot"
2012–2017	Grimm	Rosalee Calvert	Recurring cast: season 1, main cast: season 2–6
2013	Grimm: Bad Hair Day		TV mini series short
2014	Grimm: Love Is In the Air
2018	9-1-1	Sarah	Episode:"Karma's a Bitch"
2019–2020	Law & Order SVU	Granya Marcil	Episode: "Can't Be Held Accountable" & "Must Be Held Accountable"

External links

• Bree Turner at IMDb