Andie in the 'Step Up' Franchise's Film 'Step Up 2: The Streets'

Briana Evigan | Biography

Made her acting debut at 10 in the 1996 horror thriller film 'House of the Demand'

• By Reena Chikanbanjar
• Update : April 02, 2022

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Briana Evigan is an American actress and dancer best recognized for playing Andie in the Step Up franchise's film Step Up 2: The Streets.

Who is Briana Evigan?

Briana Evigan is a film actress born Briana Barbara-Jane Evigan on 23 October 1986 in Los Angeles, California. She started studying dance at seven and made her acting debut at 10 in the 1996 horror thriller film House of the Demand.

Evigan then landed her first major feature debut as the lead role of Andrea "Andie" West in the box office hit 2008 dance film Step Up 2: The Streets, the sequel to the 2006 film Step Up and the second installment in the Step Up film series. She reprised her role in the fifth and final installment in the Step Up franchise, Step Up: All In, in 2014.

Some of her other notable film credits included S. Darko (2009), Sorority Row (2009), Burning Bright (2010), Mother's Day (2010), The Devil's Carnival (2012), Stash House (2012), She Loves Me Not (2013), ToY (2016), and Love Is All You Need? (2016), in which she played the role of a lesbian.

The film actress also appeared in a few television series, including the horror television series From Dusk till Dawn. 

Additionally, she has appeared in a couple of music videos. She appeared in Linkin Park's song 'Numb' in 2003 and Enrique Iglesias' song 'Push' in 2008.

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She says 'Mother's Day' was Her Least Favorite Film

Mother's Day is a 2010 psychological thriller film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman. It follows the three brothers who return to their childhood home on the run from the law, but they discover their mother lost the house in a foreclosure. 

Then the brothers hold the new homeowners and their guests hostage and terrorize them. Finally, she ingeniously orchestrates her sons' escape when their mother arrives.

Evigan portrayed the role of Annette on Mother's Day. In an interview with nerdly.co.uk in 2010, she shared that she had a great experience working on the film.

She explained, "Mother's Day was great. Darren Bousman, the director, was fantastic–I got to have so much fun on that trip, I made such good friends and as scary and messed up as that film is–obviously it's very disturbing–none of that played off set and we all had to have a really good time. I had so much fun playing the character I got to play, Annette, she's a really tough girl and I got to dye my hair red, which was kinda cool. [It was] really fun. It's a disturbing movie, I'm excited to see it."

However, she later told Sunday World in August 2021 that Mother's Day was her least-liked film. She explained, "I can't say I have a worst project i've worked on, but I'd say 'Mother's Day' the film was my least favorite only because I'm not a fan of torture films."

She has Several Upcoming Projects

In an interview with Sunday World on 12 August 2021, the film actress said that she had been working on a film close to her heart, and the film would start filming in early 2022. 

Speaking about her part in the film, she said, "The role I will be taking on as an actor is a challenge that I am ready to conquer. I've only been here [South Africa] for 5 weeks and can only imagine what will develop within me mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually to become the character written for me by the time we get to production."

According to IMDb, Evigan has four upcoming projects. She would appear in films such as Love and Communication, Just Below Sunset, Ask Me to Dance, and the short film Four Hour Layover in Juarez. All of her upcoming projects are in post-production as of April 2022.

Who is Briana Evigan's Boyfriend?

Evigan was rumored to have a romantic relationship with her Step Up 2: The Streets co-star Robert Hoffman because of their on-screen chemistry. The rumor intensified when the duo won the 'Best Kiss Award' at the MTV Movie Awards for the film. However, she later clarified through a tweet that she never dated Robert.

Evigan then introduced her Mother's Day co-star Patrick John Flueger as her boyfriend. They even attended the premiere of Footloose together at Regency Village Theatre in Westwood, Los Angeles, in October 2011. However, some sites cited that the couple broke up after dating from 2010 to 2013. 

However, as per her Instagram post, she celebrated Flueger's birthday on 10 December 2014, along with the cast members of the NBC drama series Chicago P.D. at Soho House Chicago. She posted the pair's snap on Instagram the following day, captioning, "Look at those dreamy eyes... Heheh #patrickjohnflueger happy happy birthday!”

However, whether she currently has a boyfriend or partner is unknown because she has kept her personal life under the wraps for many years.

According to Distractify, Flueger is currently dating Jordanian-American model/actress Reem Amara.