A Southern belle, Brooke Burns was born in Dallas, Texas, on March 16th, 1978. The middle child of three siblings, Burns learned solid family values from her supportive parents. Her mother encouraged her from a young age to pursue her dream, which, since kindergarten, was to become a ballet dancer. Unfortunately, a serious ski accident stopped Burns' dreams in their tracks; she was unable to perform the flexible moves needed to become a top tier dancer. Mrs. Burns, convinced of her daughter's unique talents, sent her to do some modeling as a solid back-up plan. At 16 years old, Brooke Burns began to appear in European and American fashion magazines, already a recognizable face and still in high school. The photo lens was soon traded in for the video camera, when Burns started hamming it up in commercials for Mug Root Beer and popular restaurants. Her appearances translated into a successful audition for Out of the Blue, a show filmed on location at Sea World, in Orlando, Florida.

After her success in Florida, Burns decided a change was in order. She decided to move to Los Angeles, where opportunities for budding actresses seemed to be readily available. Soon after, she auditioned for a role on Baywatch and while she didn't get the part, she was eventually called back to fill a permanent role as Jessie Owens. It was her big break. After developing a cult following on Baywatch and Baywatch Hawaii, Burns decided to leave the show at age 22 when she discovered that she was pregnant. The father was recent hubby Julian McMahon of the WB show, Charmed. In addition to her Baywatch role, Burns appeared in several episodes of Ally McBeal, where she played a fictional character in Calista Flockhart's delusions. After baby Madison was born in 2000, Brooke turned toward movies and took a small yet significant role in the 2001 comedy Shallow Hal, where she played a woman whose inner beauty transforms her into a goddess. Her next big opportunity came after appearing in a celebrity edition of Fear Factor, where she leapt on top of a speeding double-decker bus.

Producers from NBC were impressed with her charisma and sense of adventure, and asked her to sign on as host of a new reality show/game show called Dog Eat Dog. She readily took the position and has enjoyed great Nielsen ratings since its debut in 2002. She recently got a starring role in the fox drama series "north shore" along with james remar and kristoffer polaha playing "nicole booth", the director of guest relations at an exclusive hawaiian hotel and will soon be seen in the upcoming film "death to the supermodels". Currently, Burns resides in the Los Angeles suburbs and still enjoys dancing on a regular basis. Burns is an avid swimmer, loves the outdoors and writing (songs, poetry). She is also active in the Camp Baywatch and Planet Hope charities.

• Dancing Trees (2008) (completed) .... Nicole
  
• Mistresses (2009) (TV) .... Shannon
  ... aka BFF's (USA: alternative title)
  ... aka Jane, Shannon, Ava and Kate (USA: alternative title)
• The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (2008) (TV) .... Jennifer
• Trial by Fire (2008) (TV) .... Kristen
• "Miss Guided" .... Lisa Germain (7 episodes, 2008)
       - Frenemies (2008) TV episode .... Lisa Germain
       - High School Musical (2008) TV episode .... Lisa Germain
       - Pool Party (2008) TV episode .... Lisa Germain
       - Rebel Yell (2008) TV episode .... Lisa Germain
       - Hot Sub (2008) TV episode .... Lisa Germain
        (2 more)
• The Art of Travel (2008) .... Darlene Loren
• Time and Again (2007) (TV) .... Anna Malone
  ... aka Cheating Fate (USA: DVD title)
• Urban Decay (2007) .... Sasha
• Murder on Spec (2006) (TV) .... Kate Graham
  ... aka Trophy Wife (USA)
• "Pepper Dennis" .... Kathy Dinkle (13 episodes, 2006)
       - Star Anchor Weds Colleague: Film at Eleven (2006) TV episode .... Kathy Dinkle
       - True Love Is Dead: Film at Eleven (2006) TV episode .... Kathy Dinkle
       - Pepper Dennis Behind Bars: Film at Eleven (2006) TV episode .... Kathy Dinkle
       - Dennis, Bulgari, Big Losers at ACoRNS: Film at Eleven (2006) TV episode .... Kathy Dinkle
       - Charlie Babcock's Homosexual Encounter: Film at Eleven (2006) TV episode .... Kathy Dinkle
        (8 more)
• "Modern Men" .... Angelica (1 episode, 2006)
       - Give 'Til You Learn (2006) TV episode .... Angelica
• Death to the Supermodels (2005) (V) .... Eva
• Single White Female 2: The Psycho (2005) (V) .... Jan Lambert
• "North Shore" .... Nicole Booth (21 episodes, 2004-2005)
       - The End (2005) TV episode .... Nicole Booth
       - The Ex-Games (2005) TV episode .... Nicole Booth
       - Shark (2005) TV episode .... Nicole Booth
       - Catwalk (2004) TV episode .... Nicole Booth
       - Sucker Punch (2004) TV episode .... Nicole Booth
        (16 more)
• The Salon (2005) .... Tami
• "Rock Me, Baby" .... Erin 'White Chocolate' Rimsing (1 episode, 2003)
       - Girl Power (2003) TV episode .... Erin 'White Chocolate' Rimsing