Erinn Westbrook


Erinn Veronica Westbrook is an American actress, singer, dancer and model. She is best known for her role in Glee as the captain of the Cheerios, Bree and in the MTV series Awkward as Matty's girlfriend, and Stanford-bound tennis star, Gabby Richards. She also starred in the Netflix series Insatiable as Magnolia Barnard.

Early and personal life

Westbrook was born in Long Island, New York, but moved to Town & Country, Missouri, when she was six years old. She attended John Burroughs School, where she was the captain of the cheerleading squad.
She graduated from Harvard University, where she majored in English, American Literature and Language, with a secondary concentration in Dramatic Arts and an advanced certification in Spanish. She was the tenth member of her family to attend the university and while there she wrote for the Harvard Crimson and was President of Students Taking on Poverty. She got married in 2019

Career

After interning for CNBC, NBC, and Oxygen, Erinn began her career as an on-air personality for MTV. Apart from reporting on issues and topics pertinent to young people, her main endeavors within the network were hosting SXSW, mtvU's Movers & Changers, a joint venture between the network and the New York Stock Exchange, and MTV Spring Break. Erinn served as one of the main hosts of MTV Spring Break 2010, 2011 and 2012. In 2012, Erinn landed a recurring role on Mr. Box Office, starring alongside Bill Bellamy, Vivica Fox and Jon Lovitz. She also choreographed two episodes in 2013. Erinn began her career in Los Angeles as a model with Ford Models appearing in ads for Nike, Vineyard Vines, Seventeen Magazine, Cosmopolitan Magazine among many others. In the Fall of 2013, Erinn was featured as one of "Fashion's Next It Girls" in Hollywood by Who, What, Wear. Erinn has guest-starred on a variety of shows including Switched at Birth, Supernatural, Bones, NCIS and most recently, Jane the Virgin. She is best known for her role as captain of the cheerios, Bree, during the fifth season of Glee. In the Spring of 2014, Erinn joined the cast of MTV's successful drama, Awkward, and continued with the show through the fifth and final season, concluding in 2016. In the Summer of 2014, Erinn was invited by the US embassies in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia to visit Southeast Asia as an emissary of Culture and the Arts.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009–2011Movers & ChangersHerself / Host12 episodes
20111000 Ways to DieAngelaEpisode: "Wait, Don't Tell Me - You're Dead"
2012Switched at BirthJessicaEpisode: "Expulsion from the Garden of Eden"
2012–2013Mr. Box OfficeDanielle22 episodes
2013Dog with a BlogRemyEpisode: "Guess Who's a Cheerleader"
2013TwistedSydneyEpisode: "Out with the In-Crowd"
2013See Dad RunMeredith2 episodes
2013GleeBree7 episodes; also performer
2014SupernaturalTamaraEpisode: "Bloodlines"
2014BonesBrendaEpisode: "The Purging of the Pundit"
2014–2016AwkwardGabby Richards17 episodes
2015ConstantineLilyEpisode: "A Whole World Out There"
2015StitchersNikki FoxEpisode: "Finally"
2015NCISHanna FriedgenEpisode: "Day In Court"
2016Jane the VirginNatalie Tanner2 episodes
2016The Night ShiftKelly AnneEpisode: "Get Busy Livin'"
2016How To Be A VampireKlara5 episodes
2017Love on the VinesLiz PrestonTV Movie
2017Life After First FailureMandi-Ann Deandre3 episodes
2017The TapGloria MurphyUSA Network pilot
2018–2019InsatiableMagnolia BarnardMain role; 19 episodes
2018Legacies CassieEpisode: "Death Keeps Knocking on My Door"
2019The Resident Adaku EzeEpisode: "Queens"