Logan Browning

---

title: "Logan Browning" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1989-births", "living-people", "21st-century-african-american-actresses", "21st-century-american-actresses", "actresses-from-atlanta", "african-american-child-actresses", "american-child-actresses", "african-american-female-dancers", "american-adoptees", "american-film-actresses", "american-television-actresses", "vanderbilt-university-alumni"] description: "American actress (born 1989)" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logan_Browning" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary American actress (born 1989) ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox person"]

Field	Value
name	Logan Browning
image	Logan Browning WonderCon 2015.png
caption	Browning at WonderCon 2015
birth_name	Logan Laurice Browning
birth_date
birth_place	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
occupation	Actress
alma_mater	Vanderbilt University
years_active	2004–present
::

| name = Logan Browning | image = Logan Browning WonderCon 2015.png | caption = Browning at WonderCon 2015 | birth_name = Logan Laurice Browning | birth_date = | birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | occupation = Actress | alma_mater = Vanderbilt University | years_active = 2004–present Logan Laurice Browning (born June 9, 1989) is an American actress. She is best known for starring as Samantha White in the 2017 Netflix satirical-drama series Dear White People. She is also known for playing Sasha in the 2007 film Bratz: The Movie, Brianna Brown in Meet the Browns, Jelena Howard on the VH1 series Hit the Floor, and Zora in the PlayStation Network series Powers.

Early life

Browning was born in Atlanta, Georgia. Her mother is white and her father is African American. Her adoptive father is mixed race and her mother is of African-American ancestry. Growing up, she did a lot of activities, from dancing for a local ballet company to cheerleading in junior high. She attended Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.

Career

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Robin_Wong_Photography_Bratz_017.jpg" caption="Logan Browning while promoting the 2007 film ''Bratz: The Movie''"] ::

In 2003, Browning studied acting from a young age by taking classes at Barbizon Modeling and Acting School in Atlanta. She made her acting debut in the teen series Summerland as the character Carrie, and played Vanessa in the Nickelodeon series Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide in 2005–06. She also appeared as the main love interest in Dijon Talton's video for the song "Wild Out".

In 2007, Browning starred as one of the main characters, Sasha, in the live-action theatrical feature Bratz: The Movie, based on the popular fashion doll line.

Browning joined the cast of Meet the Browns during the second season, replacing Brianne Gould as the character Brianna Ortiz. She makes a brief appearance in Prima J's "Rockstar" music video, as well as B5's music video "U Got Me". Browning had a recurring role on the Disney XD series Pair of Kings.

She appeared in two episodes of The Secret Circle, a TV series based on the novels of the same name by L.J. Smith. In April 2012, Browning was cast as Jelena Howard in VH1's Hit the Floor. Before "Hit the Floor", Browning was not a professional dancer. She was cast for her acting ability and trained for 8 months before the series filming.

Browning starred alongside her Hit the Floor co-star, Katherine Bailess, in the YouTube comedic series Shit Southern Women Say. In July 2016, it was announced that Browning would star in the role of Samantha White in the Netflix satirical-drama series Dear White People. In 2017, Browning was cast in the role of Lizzie in Netflix horror film The Perfection. The film was released on May 24, 2019.

Filmography

::data[format=table title="Film"]

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Bratz: The Movie	Sasha
2013	Breaking at the Edge	Sara
2015	Brotherly Love	Trina
2019	The Perfection	Elizabeth "Lizzie" Wells
::

::data[format=table title="Television"]

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004–2005	Summerland	Carrie	4 episodes
2005–2006	Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide	Vanessa	5 episodes
2009–2011	Meet the Browns	Brianna Brown	Main role (Seasons 2–5); 106 episodes
2010–2013	Pair of Kings	Rebecca Dawson	6 episodes
2011	The Secret Circle	Sally Matthews	Episodes: "Bound" and "Loner"
2013–2018	Hit the Floor	Jelena Howard	Main role (Seasons 1–4); 33 episodes
2014	Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse	Shawn	2 episodes
2015	Powers	Zora	10 episodes
2016	Survivor's Remorse	Trina	Guest star
2017–2021	Dear White People	Samantha White	Main cast
2018	RuPaul's Drag Race	Herself, Guest Judge	Season 10 Episode 4: "The Last Ball on Earth"
2021	Young Justice: Phantoms	Onyx (voice)	4 episodes
2022	The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder	College Penny Proud (voice)	Episode: "When You Wish Upon a Roker"
TBA	Criminal	Jenny	last1=Cordero
::

References

References

1. [http://crowhavenroad.org/logan-browning/ Logan Browning] {{webarchive. link. (December 20, 2012 . crowhavenroad.org)
2. (February 3, 2017). "'Dear White People' actress Logan Browning on Hollywood and giving back". ESPN.
3. (May 3, 2018). "Breakfast Club: The Cast Of 'Dear White People' Talks Interracial Dating, Use Of The N-Word + More (Minute 26:40)". [[WWPR-FM]] Power 105.1.
4. (August 2007). "The Bratz Pack". American Cheerleader Magazine.
5. Orenstein, Hannah. (May 2, 2017). "11 Things You Didn't Know About "Dear White People" Star Logan Browning". [[Hearst Communications]].
6. Lawrence, Vanessa. (June 9, 2017). "Logan Browning on Race and Dear White People, Television's Most Necessary Show". [[Condé Nast]].
7. Orenstein, Hannah. (May 2, 2017). "11 Things You Didn't Know About "Dear White People" Star Logan Browning". [[Hearst Communications]].
8. "Southern Women Channel".
9. (July 21, 2016). "Netflix's 'Dear White People' Casts Brandon P. Bell & Logan Browning". Deadline.
10. N'Duka, Amanda. (December 18, 2017). "'Dear White People' Star Logan Browning Joins Allison Williams In 'The Perfection'". [[Penske Media Corporation]].
11. Hasty, Katie. (December 30, 2018). "Here's every 2019 movie release date so far". [[Meredith Corporation]].
12. Rudolph, Christopher. (March 8, 2018). "Shania Twain, "Broad City" Stars And More Join The Judges' Panel On "Drag Race" Season 10".
13. (June 5, 2024). "''Dear White People''{{'}}s Logan Browning Set as Series Regular in Ed Brubaker's ''Criminal''".

::callout[type=info title="Wikipedia Source"] This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page. ::