Kelli Michelle Berglund (born February 9, 1996) is an American actress and dancer. She is best known for playing Bree Davenport in Disney XD'sLab Rats. She is also stars in a DCOM, How to Build a Better Boy as Mae Hartley.
Berglund began her career at a young age, gracing the small screen as a series regular on TLC's Hip Hop Harry. TV appearances also include Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader, and America's Next Producer. Berglund also appeared in the indie film, Bye Bye Benjamin. Her commercial credits include campaigns for Old Navy, Hyundai, Bratz, McDonald's and Mattel, among others. She has also appeared in print and modeling campaigns for Reebok and the Camarillo Academy of Performing Arts. Berglund has been honored with many awards in dance for her lyrical contemporary, hip-hop, tap, and jazz techniques. Though she is equally versatile in these types of dance, her favorite style is contemporary — a blend of ballet and jazz.
Berglund stars as overly outgoing, bionic super-human Bree with lightning speed abilities, in the Disney XD live-action comedy series Lab Rats alongside co-stars: Tyrel Jackson Williams, Billy Unger, and Spencer Boldman. Bree is one of the three bionic teen siblings, who tries to navigate a "normal" world of school, friends and family, with the occasional bionic glitch. In 2013, Berglund was guest star in the Disney XD series Kickin' It, where she played a karate prodigy named Sloane Jennings. Also her character sings the song "Had Me @ Hello" in a duet with Olivia Holt's character.
In mid-2013, Berglund began work on the upcoming Disney Channel Original Movie, How to Build a Better Boy. The film is being shot in Toronto, Canada. She plays Mae Hartley, one of the two main roles. The other is filled by China Anne McClain . The film is directed by Paul Hoen and will be premiered in 2014.
Personal Life[]
A native of California, Berglund is of Swedish, Italian, German, English, Scottish and Irish descent, and resides in Moorpark, California with her parents, Mark and Michelle Berglund, and younger sister, Kirra. She is a student at Moorpark High School's independent study program. During shooting, Berglund often must be at the studio. In her spare time, she enjoys swimming, spending time with her sister, video editing, still photography and creating original films on her computer.
She spent her 18th birthday weekend in Disneyland with Olivia Holt and her sister, Kirra.
She is a triple threat: dancer, singer and an actress.
The first time she sang on screen was in the Kickin' It episode, "The New Girl".
She is best friends with Olivia Holt (from Disney XD's Kickin' It and Disney Channel's I Didn't Do It), and Paris Berelc (Disney XD's Mighty Med).
She and the cast like to hang out after shooting an episode.
She has a little sister (Kirra) who also dances. (Hip-Hop)
She has a YouTube account as she confirmed in a YouTube video.
She tap dances, does ballet, Hip-Hop, and modern dancing.
She has been in 'Hip Hop Harry'.
She went to Hawaii over 2012 spring break.
She loves to edit things on the computer and make videos.
She guest starred on Kickin' It in the episode, The New Girl as shown in this photo that she posted on her Instagram.
She starred in a DCOM; How To Build A Better Boy along with Disney Channel's China Anne McClain.
She's best friends with William Brent, Spencer Boldman, and Tyrel Jackson Williams.
She loves Carly Rae Jepsen, and her song, Call Me Maybe.
In a tweet, she teasingly revealed that her character Bree is guilty of the phrase YOLO.
She is from California.
She's stated that if she were to get any superpower, it'd be to turn invisible. (Ironically enough, Bree obtains the ability to turn invisible in Season 3 of Lab Rats)
She prefers pumpkin pie over cranberry sauce.
Spencer says that people call her Burgles.
In school, she always got straight A's.
She got a male kitten on Saturday October 25th 2014 named Jesse.
Spencer gave her a hand painted portrait of Jesse.
Her fan mail Address is:
Kelli Berglund
8840 Wilshire Blvd, 2nd floor
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
She was in Australia to shoot a movie recently called Raising The Bar.
She's friends with the whole cast of Lab Rats, and the whole cast of Lab Rats: Elite Force.
She is on the YouTube channel, Triple Threat, where some actors, musicians, and dancers collab on one big channel.
She recently got a tattoo on her arm which reads 'vigilans, diligenta, auxilium'.
