Brittany Morgan Dengler (born September 24, 1987) is an American actress.
Early life Morgan was born and raised in the Marlton section of Evesham Township, New Jersey, where she was a 2005 graduate of Cherokee High School.Staff. "Tina stays mum on Sarah", Philadelphia Daily News, September 9, 2008. Accessed August 9, 2012. "Marlton native actress Brit Morgan was recently in the area visiting family. Morgan was known as Brittany Dengler while attending Cherokee High School, where she graduated in 2005."
Career
Morgan's first major recurring role was in 2008, as Lacey Thornfield on ABC Family's science-fiction comedy-drama series The Middleman. She was listed as one of Nylon magazine's "55 Faces of the Future" in their Young Hollywood issue in May 2010.
From 2010 to 2011, she appeared as Debbie Pelt in HBO's vampire drama series True Blood. In an interview with TV Guide, Morgan described her character Debbie as "a really kick-ass, passionate, ballsy woman." In 2012, she appeared in four films: Cheesecake Casserole, She Wants Me, The Frozen and Freeloaders. She played Emma in the thriller film The Frozen, which followed a couple (Morgan and Seth David Mitchell), who end up stranded in freezing cold after a snowmobile accident.
Morgan had a supporting role in the thriller film Friend Request (2016) as Olivia Mathison, a best friend to a college student being stalked by a supernatural creature on social media. The film was shot in South Africa. Starting with the second-season premiere, Morgan has recurred as Penny Peabody on The CW's supernatural drama series Riverdale. She played Taressa in the comedy film The Donor Party (2023). In 2023, she directed a short film, Cupcakes.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2007 The Beginning of the End Bar Girl #2 Short film 2008 Beer for My Horses Harveyetta 2011 Paralyzed Betty Short film 2012 Cheesecake Casserole Cal 2012 She Wants Me Carly 2012 The Frozen Emma 2012 Freeloaders Samantha 2013 Free Ride Rain 2016 Friend Request Olivia Mathison 2020 Monsters and Muses Sally Santini Short film2023The Donor PartyTaressa 2025 Granite Rapids Moon Cammy
Television Year Title Role Notes 2007 Buried Alive Melanie Miniseries 2007 CSI: NY Robin Graham Episode: "Time's Up" 2007 Greek Gym Girl Episode: "The Rusty Nail" 2008 The Middleman Lacey Thornfield 12 episodes 2008 Family Man Callie Television film 2008 Quitters Brit Television film 2009 Cold Case Libby Traynor (1976) Episode: "Jackals" 2010–2011 True Blood Debbie Pelt 14 episodes 2012 ShamelessLucy Jo Heisner Episode: "A Beautiful Mess" 2012 Southland Natasha Episode: "God's Work" 2012 Desperate Housewives Lindsay Episode: "The People Will Hear" 2012 Two and a Half Men Jill Episode: "I Changed My Mind About the Milk" 2013 Ironside Zoe Episode: "Pentimento" 2014–2015 Graceland Amber 10 episodes 2014 Criminal Minds Jane Posner Episode: "The Itch" 2014 The Mentalist Marie Flanigan Episode: "The Graybar Hotel" 2015 The Night Shift Tricia Episode: "Recovery" 2015–2018 Supergirl Leslie Willis / Livewire Recurring role, 4 episodes 2016 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Jenna Miller Episode: "Heightened Emotions" 2016 Rizzoli & Isles Kelly Wagner Episode: "2M7258-100" 2017 The Arrangement Daisy Something / Daisy Parsons Episode: "The Ex", "Crashing" 2017–2019 Riverdale Penny Peabody Recurring role2019The BoysRachelEpisode: "Good for the Soul"2024The RookieMeganEpisode: "Strike Back"2024S.W.A.T.Beth WeberEpisode: "Family Man"
Music videos Year Title Artist(s) 2018 "Trouble Man" Chris Pierce
Producer credits YearTitleRoleNotes2023CupcakesExecutive producer and directorShort film
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