Renee Olstead - Live at The Purple Room! at The Purple Room

Born in Houston Texas, Renee Olstead has amassed over 9 seasons of television appearances as a regular on the hit CBS sitcom, Still Standing and ABC Family's The Secret Life of The American Teenager. Her latest starring role in the 2015 Universal Pictures / Blumhouse feature Unfriended, took the box office by storm and garnered her much attention both domestically and internationally.Her acting prowess, however, is matched only by her vocal talent. At the age of twelve, Renee signed to Warner Brothers Records and completed two albums produced by 16-time Grammy winning producer David Foster. Renee has appeared and performed her music on The Today Show, The Late Show with David Letterman, and The Oprah Winfrey Show. She's performed at the "Live 8" concert in Berlin along with other performers such as Paul McCartney, Madonna and Sting and completed extensive international touring.Renee's debut album received a Grammy nomination for Best Arrangement "Summertime" and a Golden Globe nod for Best Original Song in a Motion Picture "Christmas in Love". Renee has also received many honors for her philanthropic efforts, such as the Big Brothers Big Sisters "Rising Star Award", PETA2's "Sexiest Celeb Vegetarian", and PETA's Libby Award. Renee actively works with several charities, focusing on bringing an end to animal cruelty, mentorship to at-risk kids, and eating disorder awareness. Renee's additional feature film work includes 13 Going on 30 appearing opposite Jennifer Garner, as well as The Insider and End of Days. Further, Renee recently finished shooting a lead role in the upcoming feature film Tell Tale Lies and a starring role in a pilot for ABC Family called Work Mom. Her talent is complimented by her poise, maturity, sense of humor, charity work, and extraordinary professionalism. Renee currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband, musician Tommy King and their two amazing rescue dogs.