Whitney Avalon

Whitney Avalon
Born 8 December[1]
Nationality United States
Occupation Actress, writer, online producer, Internet personality, singer, rapper
Known for YouTube videos
Website http://whitneyavalon.com

Whitney Avalon is an American actress, writer, producer, singer, and rapper best known for her Princess Rap Battle videos on YouTube, where her channel has over 307 million views.[2][3][4] She uploaded her first YouTube video in September 2010, a parody of the CeeLo Green song "Fuck You".

She posted the first Princess Rap Battle "Snow White vs. Elsa" in September 2014.[5] Since then, she has posted more rap battles on the channel, including "Galadriel vs. Leia," "Mrs. Claus vs. Mary Poppins," and "Cinderella vs. Belle" starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, who is a fan of the series.[5] In June 2015, Avalon released "Maleficent vs. Daenerys" starring Yvonne Strahovski.[4][6] In November 2015, Avalon released "Katniss vs. Hermione" starring Molly C. Quinn[4] and followed with "Freya vs. Ravenna"[7] in April 2016. Most recently, she posted "Rapunzel & Flynn vs. Anna & Kristoff" starring Eliza Dushku, Tom Lenk, James Maslow, and (like all the battles) Avalon herself.[4]

Variety listed her in their 2015 Comedy Impact Report,[8] stating her work has "amassed over half a billion views" worldwide in a year. She was also named one of Cosmopolitan's "Internet's Most Fascinating" people in 2015.[5]

Avalon graduated summa cum laude from Brandeis University in 2003 with a B.A. in Theater Arts.[9] She is a working actress in television, theater, and commercials.[5] In 2013, she played the mom in the controversial Cheerios commercial "Just Checking," featuring an interracial family.[10] She has appeared in TV series such as Outlaw, The Big Bang Theory, Days of Our Lives, Monday Mornings, Girl Meets World, Love That Girl!, and Jane the Virgin. In August 2016, she was cast as Mary Shelley in YouTube series Edgar Allan Poe's Murder Mystery Dinner Party.

References

  1. ↑ "@whitneyavalon: It's my #birthday! Spread some gratitude - see attached. (& help teachers at http://donorschoose.org if you can) <3". Twitter. External link in |title= (help)
  2. ↑ Sifferlin, Alexandra (March 14, 2015). "Watch This Princess Rap Battle Between Cinderella and Belle". Time.
  3. ↑ Berkey, Rachael (September 24, 2014). "Disney Princesses Throw Down in an Epic Rap Battle". Nerdist.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "YouTube: WhitneyAvalon". YouTube. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Kim, Heeseung. "Just When You Thought Disney Princesses Were Played Out, Whitney Avalon Created Viral *~MaGiC~* Again". Cosmopolitan.
  6. ↑ Riley, Jenelle. "'Astronaut Wives Club' Star Yvonne Strahovski Enlisted for Next 'Princess Rap Battle'". Variety. Variety. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Freya vs. Ravenna". IMDB Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  8. ↑ Staff, Variety (November 10, 2015). "Variety Comedy Impact Report 2015: Whitney Avalon Digital Princess".
  9. ↑ Farrell, Kerri (March 11, 2014). "Alumna enjoying success in Hollywood".
  10. ↑ "Whitney Avalon, Actress In Cheerios Ad Featuring Mixed Race Family: ‘I Thought It Was Adorable". Huffington Post. June 6, 2013.
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