If you have ever dreamed of going to PCA, you will undoubtedly remember Jamie Lynn Spears. the star of ‘Zoey 101’ promised to become another Hilary Duff were it not for her sudden pregnancy at age 16, almost at the same time as the start of the guardianship of her sister Britney Spears. What happened to Jamie Lynn Spears?
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Jamie Lynn Spears was born in 1991, in McComb, Mississippi. She is the daughter of Jamie and Lynne, and sister of popular singer britney spears. She started out attending a high school in her hometown but went on to study with private tutors during her time as an actress and she finished her studies online in 2008.
Their film debut It was in 2002, precisely, playing the younger version of her sister Britney in the movie ‘Crossroads: all the way’ (written by Shonda Rhimes). That was where Nickelodeon signed her for season 8 of her series ‘All that and more’which would be his springboard to the story that made him famous.
At the age of 14, Nickelodeon chose her to star in ‘Zoey 101’whose intro (‘Follow me’) was performed by Spears herself and which remained on the air between 2005 and 2008, for 4 seasons and 64 episodes (In Spain we could see it through Nickelodeon, Neox and Antena 3).
The popular teen series made her a familiar face among young people but was interrupted by an event that would mark her career as an actress: Spears got pregnant by Casey Alridge at the age of 16. In 2008, a few months after the series ended, the actress would take a break to raise her daughter (some say they canceled the series for that, but she has always denied it).
indefinite hiatus
This happened very close to another relevant event: the entrance of his sister Britney in a rehabilitation center and the passing of his guardianship to his father. Since then, the relationship between both has been full of ups and downs to the current point, where Britney accuses him of taking advantage of her success by performing her songs and Jamie Lynn of not letting herself be helped.
Although his acting career was put on hold, music began to gain prominence in his life, achieving some success in 2011, when he released his first country music album. Apart from a brief role in 2008 in the series ‘Miss Guided’ and the dubbing of some animation seriesSpears did not return to acting until 2020.
Netflix signed her for her only recurring on-camera role to date: the series ‘Sweet Magnolias’, a romantic drama where he became a regular character. Without forget the skit/music video of ‘Follow me’ in which Spears, the original actors and other singers, remembered and recreated the best moments of the legendary series.
In fact, apart from the publication of her autobiography ‘Things I Should Have Said’ and the open war between her and Britney, within her recent activity is a Possible reboot of ‘Zoey 101’. The project was teased on a podcast in 2020 but there has been no official statement since then from Nickelodeon.
The closest thing we’ve had was a short special episode on Youtube, called ‘What did Zoey said?’, which gave an alternate ending to the series. Given Spears’ final career as an actress, it makes sense to think that, If Zoey Brooks can’t bring her back, nothing will..