Actress Brenda Song – who gave birth to her first child with boyfriend Macaulay Culkin – has a Hmong father and a Thai mother.

Brenda Song was born and raised in the suburb of Carmichael, California, in an ethnic Hmong family of Thai origin. Her father worked as a teacher and her mother was a housewife and raised the children. When Song was six years old, her family moved to Los Angeles to support her in pursuing her dream of becoming an actress and model.

Brenda Song was born and raised in the suburb of Carmichael, California, in a family where her father was a teacher and her mother was a housewife. When Song was six years old, the family moved to Los Angeles. Photo: Disney .

As a child, Song wanted to learn ballet while his brother liked taekwondo. Her mother could only take her child to one class during the day and choose taekwondo for both of them.

Song started working as a fashion model at the age of six and acted in many commercials. She gradually became known for her supporting roles in many movies and television series such as “Thunder Alley”, “Fudge”, “100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd”… In 2000, she won the supporting female award at the Young Artist Awards. with the movie “The Ultimate Christmas Present”. Photo: Brenda Song Instagram.

By 2002, she signed a contract with Disney and participated in many of the studio's shows. She attracted attention as the daughter of the super-rich London Tipton family in the series The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2055). According to NY Times, the role made a mark.

In 2002, she signed a contract with Disney and participated in many of its shows. She attracted attention as the daughter of the super-rich London Tipton family in the series “The Suite Life of Zack & Cody” (2055).
The character was positively received by the audience, causing Disney to create his own series “London Tipton’s Yay Me!”. Photo: Disney.

Brenda Song plays London Tipton in the series “The Sweet Life of Zack & Cody”. Video: Disney .

As a child, Song wanted to learn ballet while his brother liked taekwondo. Her mother could only take her child to one class during the day and choose taekwondo for both of them. I cried all the way to class on the first day, Song told Mochi magazine. She is currently at the level of black belt in martial arts.

After the success of London, Brenda Song appeared more in Disney projects. In 2006, the studio invested in her own film “Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior” for her to play the main character. The script revolves around a Chinese female high school student in California, who is chosen to be a legendary warrior against demons. The work is one of Disney’s first film projects targeting the Asian community in the US, exploiting the issue of preserving the homeland’s cultural identity among the younger generation. According to Mochi , Song learned taekwondo with his brother since childhood. At the age of 14, she became a black belt student. Martial arts experience helps her conquer filmmakers. Photo: Disney .

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“Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior” was positively received by audiences and critics. However, the film did not surpass the success of Song’s previous role as London Tiptop. Since 2010, the actor has tried his hand at many film and television projects such as “The Social Network” (2010), “Scandal” (2012), “Dads”, “New Girl” (2013)… Photo: W Magazine.

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In 2011, Song became engaged to musician Trace Cyrus, Miley Cyrus’s older brother. However, the couple canceled their engagement two years later, reunited many times and broke up before breaking up in 2017. Photo: Brenda Song Instagram.

On April 12, she gave birth to her first child with her boyfriend Macaulay Culkin, a famous child actor in the Home Alone series. The pair have been dating since mid-2017 and currently live together in California but are not married.

On April 12, she gave birth to her first child with her boyfriend Macaulay Culkin , a famous child actor in the series “Home Alone”. The pair have been dating since mid-2017 and currently live together in California but are not married. Photo: Esquire .

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Brenda Song just turned 33. Although she is no longer as famous as when she was “Disney’s Asian queen”, she still attracts attention with her television projects. In 2019, the actor appeared in the comedy series “Dollface”, playing with Kat Dennings. Photo: W Magazine .