Kaylee Bryant bio: Age, height, ethnicity, TV show Legacies

Kaylee Bryant bio: Age, height, ethnicity, TV show Legacies

Kaylee Bryant is a great actress. She is best known for playing the role of Josie Saltzman on The CW drama series, Legacies. Most of her fans love the fact that she easily represents the East meeting the West. She started her career as a child model and grew into a formidable actress. Her journey has been inspiring.

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Actress Kaylee Bryant attends the SCAD 8th annual aTVFest Day 3 press junket at Four Season Hotel Atlanta on February 29, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. Photo: Marcus Ingram/Getty Images
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While most of her new and old fans know her for her role in the fantasy drama series, Legacies, Kaylee has starred in several other shows. She is famous for playing the lead role in the indie thriller film Mary Loss of Soul back in 2014. She also starred on a Disney Channel original series known as Kickin’ It, where she acted as Carrie/Tori.

Even though a lot of emphasis is put on her acting career, there is so much more about the actor than most people know.

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Profile summary

  • Name: Kaylee Kaneshiro
  • Nickname: Kaylee Bryant
  • Date of birth: November 1, 1997
  • Age: 23 years old (as of 2020)
  • Place of birth: United States
  • Kaylee Bryant ethnicity: Japanese
  • Nationality: American
  • Sun sign: Scorpio
  • Profession: Actress
  • Current residence: Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Kaylee Bryant age and early life

How old is Kaylee Bryant? Kaylee was born on November 1, 1997. This makes her 23 years as of 2020.

She is the daughter of Garrett Kaneshiro and Kristina Kaneshiro. Her other known family member is her older brother, Kane Kaneshiro. She appears to be a rather private and reserved individual and does not share much about her personal life.

Where is Kaylee Bryant from? She is an American national who was born in Orange County, although most of her family lives in Hawaii.

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Actress Kaylee Bryant attends GenerationOn Youth Charity 2nd Annual Holiday Gift Wrapping Party Hosted By PMG at Guy's North on December 4, 2014. Photo: Paul Redmond/Getty Images
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Bryant was home-schooled from the age of 12. The aim was to accelerate her schooling. By the age of 15 years, she joined junior high as opposed to being a sophomore. She is recorded to be a graduate, although it is not known which university he attended.

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Not to mention, the actress is also a good singer and can even play the cello.

Does Kaylee Bryant know Japanese? Yes, she does.

Career progression

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Kaylee Bryant attends The CW Network's Fall Launch Event - Arrivals at Warner Bros. Studios on October 14, 2018 in Burbank, California. Photo: Presley Ann/Getty Images
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She started out as a model before venturing into acting. Besides these two careers, she is also known for her singing skills. She learned to play the cello from a friend who taught her the skill. She loves animals and has two dogs that are her hiking companions.

Kaylee is a great actress. Professionally, she started out as a model when she walked for Ralph Lauren at the age of 7. She continued to work with the brand until she was about 10 years old when she moved to print campaigns. Her comfort behind the cameras made it possible and convenient for her to start acting at the age of eight years old.

She was inspired to venture into acting from the Disney channel shows she watched whenever she would pretend to be sick and remain home. Of all her acting roles, she is best remembered as Josie of Legacies.

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Kaylee Bryant Legacies

Legacies is a popular American fantasy drama TV series. It was created by Julie Plec, and premiered on The CW on October 25, 2018. It is a spin-off of the popular show, The Originals and features characters from both that series as well as from The Vampire Diaries that existed before.

Kaylee was a great fan of the Vampire Diaries. She explained how she and her mother would pretend to take up different roles from the show.

My mom and I used to sit with a bowl of popcorn once a week and tune in to The Vampire Diaries. So when I got the audition, we had fake sides, fake characters, and I was still sitting there going, I think this is the Saltzman twins.

Danielle Rose Russell stars in Legacies as the 17-year-old Hope Mikaelson, in a continuing role that originated in the fifth and final season of The Originals. Matt Davis also features prominently in the series, where he reprises the role of Alaric Saltzman from The Vampire Diaries.

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By January 2019, The CW had renewed the series for a second season which premiered on October 10, 2019. In January 2020, The CW had renewed the series for a third season.

Kaylee Bryant, who acts as Josie Saltzman, is one of the main cast members in Legacies. She acts as a witch and student at the Salvatore School. She is Alaric's 15-year-old daughter and twin sister to Lizzie. She was named after her biological mother, Josette "Jo" Laughlin of the powerful Gemini coven.

Josie is different from her sister Lizzie, as she lacks self-confidence. The character was first introduced on The Vampire Diaries.

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Actress Kaylee Bryant attends City Year Los Angeles Spring Break at Sony Studios on April 25, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Michael Bezjian/Getty Images for City Year Los Angeles
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What has Kaylee Bryant been in?

Apart from the popular show, Kaylee has also been in different TV shows and films as described below.

  • 2018 - Legacies as Josie Saltzman
  • 2017-2018 - Santa Clarita Diet as Sarah
  • 2017 - Speechless as India Hertzfeld
  • 2016 - What Goes Around Comes Around as Charlotte
  • 2016 - Criminal Minds as Amanda Bergstrom
  • 2016 - Birthday Bluff as Jen
  • 2016 - The Real O'Neals as Lacey
  • 2015 - Chasing Life as Sydney
  • 2015 - Double Daddy as Paula
  • 2015 - Backstrom as Amber
  • 2015 - Newsreaders as Madison Jordan
  • 2014 - Party Slashers as Heather
  • 2014 - Mary Loss of Soul as Mary Solis
  • 2014 - I Zugzwang as Elizabeth Williams
  • 2012-2014 - Kickin' It as Tori / Carrie
  • 2014 - Suburgatory as Girl #2
  • 2013 - Don't Look as Julie
  • 2013 - A.N.T. Farm as Tina Garcetti
  • 2013 - Dog with a Blog as Maddie
  • 2012 - Body of Proof as Musician
  • 2011 - American Horror Story as Zombie
  • 2006 - CondomNation as Little Girl

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Personal life

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Kaylee Bryant attends the Build Series to discuss "Legacies" at Build Studio on October 4, 2018 in New York City. Photo: Dominik Bindl/Getty Images
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It appears as though the actress has decided to focus her mind on furthering her career, as opposed to entangling herself in a relationship. She is currently single.

Kaylee Bryant height

Kaylee Bryant hot pics prove that she is quite attractive. She was is 5' 8" (1.73 m) tall and weighs 54 kgs. She also has brown eyes and hair.

Net worth value

She has an estimated net worth value of $600k. Most of this money has been accumulated throughout her acting and modeling career. She had the advantage of starting quite early in life, which means that she accumulated enough money over the period.

Kaylee Bryant has an impressive career in acting. While she may have started out at a tender age, she has steadily built a career that is not only admirable but also enviable. In addition to that, she has an impressive portfolio and a big net worth value.

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