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Lindsey Haun

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Lindsey Haun
Born (1984-11-21) November 21, 1984 (age 40)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actress, musician, director
Years active1988–present
Known forTrue Blood
The Color of Friendship
Broken Bridges

Lindsey Haun (born November 21, 1984) is an American actress, singer, and director. She is known for her role as Hadley on the HBO television series True Blood. She was nominated for a Young Artist Award for her role in the 2000 Disney Channel original movie The Color of Friendship as Mahree Bok, and has starred in the film Broken Bridges, for which she also recorded a portion of the soundtrack. She starred in and co-directed the 2023 comedy horror film Hanky Panky.

Early life

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Lindsey Haun was born on November 21, 1984. She is the daughter of Jimmy Haun, a guitarist who has recorded with the bands Yes and Circa. Through him, she is also the granddaughter of singer Rouvaun (Jim Haun).[1] Her mother was a choreographer.[2]

Career

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Haun started acting when she was three, in a commercial for Little Caesars. Her first television appearance was on an episode of Anything But Love, and her first notable film role was as Mara, the ruthless leader of the sinister children in 1995's Village of the Damned.

Haun also starred in the Emmy-winning Disney Channel original movie, The Color of Friendship in 2000, which was based on a true story; from there she continued her relationship with Disney as one of the Movie Surfers. She later appeared in ABC Family's Brave New Girl, a television film based on the book co-written by Britney Spears.

In 2006, she starred in the movie Broken Bridges with Toby Keith, and was also signed to his record label, Show Dog Nashville, to be their first "cross-over" artist. Haun is also featured on the movie's soundtrack.

That year, Haun also co-starred in the movie Rome and Jewel, a movie based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, but set in Los Angeles and involving an interracial romance.

Haun is also a director of short films including a film which won Fearless Filmmaking Grand Prize in Slamdance Film Festival and another one starring Amanda Fuller.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1995 Village of the Damned Mara Chaffee
2006 Broken Bridges Dixie Leigh Delton
2007 Shrooms Tara
2008 Good Intentions Erica Short
2008 Rome & Jewel Jewel
2011 The Life Zone Staci Horowitz
2011 The Truth About Angels Kate
2013 House of Last Things Kate
2013 Ordained Nancy Short
2014 Hanky Panky Rebecca (voice) Short
2015 Mansions on the Moon: Heart of the Moment Zee Short
2015 Reset Stephanie Short
2015 Exquisite Corpse I Short
2016 Exquisite Corps II Short
2017 High and Outside Heather
2017 Meat Cute Alice Short
2018 6 Balloons Meditation Podcast (voice)
2023 Hanky Panky Rebecca

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1991 Anything but Love "Adventures in Babysitting"
1992 Camp Wilder Lindsey "Sophie's Birthday"
1993 Desperate Rescue: The Cathy Mahone Story Lauren Mahone TV film
1994 Deep Red Gracie Rickman TV film
1994 Diagnosis: Murder Little Girl "Nirvana"
1994 Children of the Dark Jamie Harrison TV film
1994 Melrose Place Young Alison "In Bed with the Enemy", "Till Death Do Us Part"
1994 Jack Reed: A Search for Justice Laura TV film
1995 Star Trek: Voyager Beatrice Burleigh "Learning Curve", "Persistence of Vision"
1996 3rd Rock from the Sun Lisa "Green-Eyed Dick"
1997 Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story Teenage Barbara Mandrell TV film
1997 Star Trek: Voyager Belle "Real Life"
1997–98 The Tom Show Amber "Bad Publicity", "The Band"
1998 Addams Family Reunion Jenny Adams TV film
2000 The Color of Friendship Mahree Bok TV film
2001 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd Shelby "Personal Trainer"
2002 Philly Kelly Sarno "There's No Business Like No Business"
2002 Malcolm in the Middle Kristen "Poker #2"
2004 Brave New Girl Holly Lovell TV film
2005 Center of the Universe Megan "Oh Brother, What the Hell Were You Thinking?"
2005 Alias Miranda "Prophet Five"
2006 7th Heaven Maggie Hamilton "The Magic of Gershwin"
2007 Without a Trace Zoe Fuller "Claus and Effect"
2008 Criminal Minds Jordan Norris "Elephant's Memory"
2008 Cold Case Julie Reed (1978) "Roller Girl"
2009–12 True Blood Hadley Hale Recurring role
2014 Graceland Ramona "Magic Number", "H-A-Double-P-Y"
2015 Such a Small World Liss TV series
2017 Bones Tess Abbott "The Grief and the Girl"

Other works

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Year Title Notes
2010 The Four-Faced Liar Special thanks
2012 The Haun Solo Project: Addicted Composer, producer, special makeup effects artist, editor, writer, director
2013 Eva & Liza Costume designer, producer, makeup artist, editor, writer
2014 Hanky Panky Director
2015 Coming To Writer, director
2015 Exquisite Corpse I Director
2016 Flesh and Blood and Bone Editor, writer, director
2016 Nanoblood Director
2016 Exquisite Corps II Director

Discography

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Singles

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Year Single Peak positions Album
US Country
2005 "Stronger Than We Know" — Brave New Girl (soundtrack)
2006 "Broken" 52 Broken Bridges (soundtrack)
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

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Year Video Director
2006 "Broken" Steven Goldmann

References

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  1. ^ "Lindsey Haun Biography (1984-)". FilmReference.com. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
  2. ^ Gilbert, Calvin (2006-08-28). "Lindsey Haun Builds Career With Broken Bridges". CMT. Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
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