Bridgit Mendler

1992-12-18 · Washington, D.C., USA

Bridgit Mendler (born December 18, 1992) is an American entrepreneur who was formerly a singer, songwriter, and actress. She first became known as a child actress and continued acting into adulthood, which overlapped with a musical career in the 2010s. After enrolling at MIT and Harvard from 2017 to 2024, she co-founded a satellite data startup. Mendler's early acting credits include the films Alice Upside Down, The Clique and Labor Pains. After signing with Disney Channel in 2009, she played Juliet van Heusen on Wizards of Waverly Place and Teddy Duncan on Good Luck Charlie. She also starred in Lemonade Mouth. After leaving Disney, she appeared on Undateable, Nashville, and Merry Happy Whatever. Mendler began her music career contributing to the soundtrack of Lemonade Mouth in 2011, which produced her first singles Somebody and Determinate. Her debut studio album Hello My Name Is... reached number thirty on the US Billboard 200. She then independently released the EP Nemesis. She has embarked on three tours. From 2010 to 2012, Mendler was an ambassador for nonprofit First Book, which encourages reading, and Give with Target, to raise funds to reform schools in the United States. She was a student and researcher with the MIT Media Lab from 2017 to 2023. She is also registered as a PhD candidate with MIT's Center for Constructive Communications and Social Machines group. In 2024, she became the CEO and co-founder of the satellite data startup Northwood Space, and earned a JD from Harvard Law School. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bridgit Mendler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.