Denyse Tontz
| Denyse Tontz | |
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| Born |
September 17, 1994 San Diego, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
| Website |
denysetontz |
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Musical career | |
| Genres | Folk pop |
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| Associated acts | Thomas Hrvatin |
Denyse Tontz (born September 17, 1994[1]) is an American actress, singer, and songwriter. Tontz is known for her roles as Jennifer 1 on Nickelodeon's television series Big Time Rush, as Courtney on Freeform's The Fosters, as Nikki Ortiz on the Disney Channel sitcom Dog with a Blog, and as Miranda Montgomery on All My Children.[2][3] Her first single, "Better Than Nothing" was released in 2012.
Personal life
Tontz has a younger sister, Nicole, and a younger brother, Tommy.[1]
Career
Acting
Before she began her acting career, Tontz was a child model[4] and the face of Barbie couture in the UK.[3] Tontz made her first appearance on television, appearing on the show E-Ring as Princess Gabrielle. In 2007, she portrayed Alice Keefe in the Nickelodeon movie The Last Day of Summer. In 2008, she was cast as Meagan Todd in the movie Dog Gone along with Luke Benward and French Stewart. Tontz began recurring on Big Time Rush in 2009 playing the role of Jennifer 1.[4] Tontz revealed on August 6, 2012, that Nickelodeon had renewed Big Time Rush for a 13-episode fourth season, a development that was later independently confirmed.[5]
In November 2012 Tontz appeared on the Disney Channel sitcom Dog with a Blog, playing Nikki Ortiz who is Avery's neighbor and Tyler's crush. Her Dog with a Blog character, Nikki, had moved from El Salvador, and is sweet and talented but also initially quite naïve.[4][6] It was later announced that Tontz's character would begin to be recurring.[4]
In early 2013 it was revealed that Tontz would be playing Miranda Montgomery in daytime drama All My Children.[4][7] The first appearance of Tontz as Miranda Montgomery was on the April 29, 2013 premiere episode of All My Children.[8][9] On November 11, 2013, it was announced that Prospect Park had closed production and canceled the series again. Tontz later stated that although she had fun, soaps were just not her cup of tea.[10][11]
Music
In 2012, Tontz released the video for her first single, "Better Than Nothing" featuring Thomas Hrvatin, via YouTube. Shot on an iPhone 4S, the song features Tontz's quirky, playful style of writing. "Better Than Nothing" was also featured on the March 24, 2013 episode of the The Mentalist.[2][12] Tontz has recently announced that she is working independently on an album with producer Suren Wijeyaratne.
In June 2014 Tontz won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Song for a Drama Series for "Parachute", an original song she wrote for All My Children.[13][14]
She released her track "Why" on May 5, 2015, and her latest song and video "Go", on July 4, 2015.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | E-Ring | Princess Gabrielle | Episode: "The Two Princes" |
| 2007 | The Last Day of Summer | Alice Keefe | Film |
| 2008 | Dog Gone | Meagan Todd | Film |
| 2009 | The Perfect Sleep | Young Porphyria | Film |
| 2009–2013 | Big Time Rush | Jennifer 1 | Recurring role, 21 episodes |
| 2011 | The Nine Lives of Chloe King | Vanessa | Episode: "Responsible" |
| 2011 | I Hate My Teenage Daughter | Snotty Girl | Episode: Pilot |
| 2012 | Shake It Up | Gloria | Episode: "Weird It Up" |
| 2012–2013 | Pair of Kings | Tarantula Girl | Episodes: "The New King, Part 2: The Bro-fessor and Mary Ann", "Meet the Parent" |
| 2012–2014 | Dog with a Blog | Nikki Ortiz | Recurring role |
| 2013 | All My Children | Miranda Montgomery | Series regular |
| 2014 | Workaholics | Kim | Episode: "Beer Heist" |
| 2014 | Melissa & Joey | Layla | Episode: "Accidents Will Happen" |
| 2014 | Bones | Alice Kelly | Episode: "The Geek In The Guck" |
| 2015 | Earthfall | Rachel Lannon | Television movie |
| 2015 | Paradise Pictures | Luciana Delgado | Unsold television pilot[15] |
| 2016 | The Fosters | Cortney Strathmore | Recurring role |
Discography
- "Better Than Nothing" (feat. Thomas Hrvatin)
- "Use It"
- "Mr. Hipster"
- "Why" (track only)
- "Go"
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director |
|---|---|---|
| "Better Than Nothing" | 2012 | Unknown |
References
- 1 2 "miranda rights". Soap Opera Digest. July 15, 2013. p. 45.
- 1 2 Watts, Clark. "The Mutli Talented Denyse Tontz is Electrifying the Industry". CelebrityJabber. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
- 1 2 "Official Denyse Tontz's website - Bio". DenyseTontz.com.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Kroll, Dan J (February 25, 2013). "Denyse Tontz cast as AMC's Miranda Montgomery: Other Tontz news". Soapcentral. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
- ↑ "Nickelodeon Greenlights Fourth Season of Hit Musical Comedy Series 'Big Time Rush'". TV by the Numbers. August 6, 2012. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Watch Dog with a Blog Season 1 Episode 4 Wingstan". OVGuide.com.
- ↑ Lewis, Errol (February 25, 2013). "EXCLUSIVE! Jordan Lane Price NOT Miranda Montgomery; Soap Casts Denyse Tontz in Role". Soap Opera Network. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
- ↑ O'Connell, Michael (March 11, 2013). "'All My Children' and 'One Life to Live' Set Online Premiere Date". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
- ↑ "Denyse-Tontz.com "All My Children" Premiere". Denyse Tontz.
- ↑ Stanhope, Kate (November 11, 2013). "All My Children Dead (Again), Cast Members Say". TV Guide. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
- ↑ "'All My Children' Canceled: Online Soap Not Returning". Huffington Post. November 12, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
- ↑ ""The Mentalist" (featuring "Better Than Nothing")". DenyseTontz.com. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
- ↑ "'Sesame Street,' 'Ellen DeGeneres' Lead Daytime Emmy Creative Arts Winners (FULL LIST)". Variety. June 21, 2014. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
- ↑ Clifford, Kambra (June 21, 2014). "And the 41st Annual Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Award Winners Are...". soapoperanetwork.com. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
- ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (December 3, 2015). "Hollywood Drama 'Paradise Pictures' Passed Over at USA, Being Shopped Elsewhere". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
