Age: 20
female
Bria Danielle Singleton is an emerging talent who will be starring in the highly anticipated biopic, Sony Pictures' "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" based on the brilliant career and life of Whitney Houston. Bria will portray her daughter 'Bobbi Kristina,' shedding a bright light with an inside look at their family, Whitney's personal and professional relationships, love for Bobbi and passion for music. Bria is a natural performer who has been gracing television screens since eight months old. Bria kickstarted her career in national commercials for brands such as McDonald's, Tide, Walgreens, Lowes, Disney, and more. She went on to lend her voice to Universal Pictures' "All I Want for Christmas Is You" with Mariah Carey, Cartoon Network's "Clarence," and Nickelodeon's "The Loud House." In television, Bria booked her first pilot at four years old, and went on to appear in ABC's "Fresh Off The Boat," and FX's "Better Things." She showed off her talent for drama as a lead role in the short film "This Little Light" portraying a young girl with a mental health disorder. Most recently she was seen in Netflix's superhero comedy "Thunder Force" with Octavia Spencer and Melissa McCarthy. Bria's passion for acting stems from her love of taking on characters that are different from her everyday life, allowing her to explore someone else's thoughts and emotions. She hopes to take on more dramatic projects and one day work with Viola Davis and Oscar Isaac. Behind the scenes work is a second love for Bria. She is active in her high school theatre program, where she is directing her school play, and hopes to also pursue directing professionally. She plans to attend college to study Psychology, with a field specializing in helping children. Bria is a vegetarian; what started as a bet turned into a lifestyle, where she's able to share her love for animals and the environment. Family is important to Bria, who is one of five children and is always surrounded by a host of extended family. She lives in her hometown of Long Beach, CA with her parents, twin sister, younger sister, and cats.
Sixteen-year-old Deka lives in fear and anticipation of the blood ceremony that will determine whether she will become a member of her village. Already different from everyone else because of her unnatural intuition, Deka prays for red blood so she can finally feel like she belongs. But on the day of the ceremony, her blood runs gold, the color of impurity--and Deka knows she will face a consequence worse than death. Then a mysterious woman comes to her with a choice: stay in the village and submit to her fate, or leave to fight for the emperor in an army of girls just like her. They are called alaki--near-immortals with rare gifts. And they are the only ones who can stop the empire's greatest threat. Knowing the dangers that lie ahead yet yearning for acceptance, Deka decides to leave the only life she's ever known. But as she journeys to the capital to train for the biggest battle of her life, she will discover that the great walled city holds many surprises. Nothing and no one are quite what they seem to be--not even Deka herself.
