Shelbie Bruce

Shelbie Bruce
Born	Shelbie Carole Bruce (1992-11-12) November 12, 1992 Brownsville, Texas, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2002–present

Shelbie Carole Bruce (born November 12, 1992) is an American actress fluent in both English and Spanish who had a lead role in the film, Spanglish.

She was born in Brownsville, Texas, was home schooled, and trained as a child model, but later moved to California where she pursued her acting career. She has also guest-starred on shows like ER, Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, and Romeo! She got her big break when she starred in the James L. Brooks film Spanglish in which she played the bilingual daughter of a housemaid who speaks only Spanish. She signed a deal with Claire's Boutique to have her own jewelry line, which launched on September 8, 2006. She was featured in an issue of Miss Quince Magazine which is about planning quinceañeras.

Shelbie is part Spanish and Mexican on her mother's side, and part Scottish and Native American on her father's side. She considers herself to be Mexican American. She is a Roman Catholic and says that the two most important things in her life are her family and Jesus Christ.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Providence	Young Sid	Episode: "The Sound of Music"
2004	The Mystery of Natalie Wood	Natasha age 11 (voice)	TV movie
2004	ER	Brandi	Episode: "White Guy, Dark Hair"
2004	Spanglish	Cristina Moreno
2005	Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide	Patty	Episode: "Your Body & Procrastination"
2006	Romeo!	Stacy-Marie	Episode: "The Mrs. Landers Incident"
2008	Little Miss CEO Pilot	Nina Beck	TV movie
2008	Moonlight	Nicole	Episode: "Love Lasts Forever"
2008	Just Jordan	Page Parker	Episode: "Cool Guys Don't Wear Periwinkle"
2008	El Tux	Suzy Lopez
2008	Lincoln Heights	Trina	Episode: "The New Wild Ones"
2010	Cougar Town	Glee Club Member #2	Episode: "Breakdown"

External links

• Shelbie Bruce at the Internet Movie Database
• Shelbie Bruce at AllMovie