March 2, 2010
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It’s the truth: Actress Bree Turner and her husband Justin Saliman are expecting a baby.
Due with a daughter on July 2nd, baby girl will be the first child for the couple, a rep tells Celebrity Baby Blog.
Bree, 32, who was last seen in The Ugly Truth, and Justin, an orthopedic surgeon at Cedars Sinai Hospital, tied the knot in 2008.
The actress will appear later this year in Take Me Home, costarring Victor Garber.
Source: Celebrity Baby Blog
December 19, 2009
Bree Turner is taking it one day at a time. The dancer turned actress, who co-starred with Katherine Heigl in this summer’s rom-com The Ugly Truth, has resolved to make her lifestyle a little greener, day by day. Sometimes that means switching out her incandescent bulbs for compact fluorescents; sometimes that means heading to Malibu to help the good folks from the Surfrider Foundation clean up the beach. And sometimes, Turner does the Los Angeles unthinkable: She walks. Here, she talks to us about her sustainable style.
You grew up in the Bay Area. People always think about that part of the country as being really progressive on the environment; was eco-consciousness something you grew up with?
God, not at all. My upbringing was very typically all-American. We ate fast food, we went to Costco. And I have three brothers, so for my parents, it was all about, how do we feed our family? The environment wasn’t on my radar at all. I mean, it’s not like I was out clubbing baby seals and burning tires, but…. [Laughs.] Now, finding ways to reduce my carbon footprint, that’s part of my day, everyday. I figure I can take one action each day to be more carbon-conscious. And even if it’s a small thing, it’s still relevant.
What are some of the changes you’ve made?
It can be as simple as, today, every time I walk out of a room, I’m going to make sure I turn off the lights. I’ve switched the bulbs out in my house, I’m eating more locally grown foods, I’m driving less. In L.A., that can be hard, cutting down on the driving. But there are bonuses to walking. Like, if I walk to the market, I’m getting exercise and fresh air, and I’m meeting my neighbors. I feel like I’m part of a community when I walk.
Have you noticed other bonuses to living more sustainably?
Absolutely. If you’re turning off the lights, you save money on electricity. If you eat fresher food, you feel better. And the food tastes better—I taste the difference now. I think that a lot of these choices make for a nicer lifestyle, really.
I know you’re involved with the Surfrider Foundation, which works to conserve the ocean and the beaches. How did you get interested in that cause?
This sounds kind of silly, but honestly, I saw a bunch of bumper stickers. Bumper stickers—they work! I was curious, so I went online and looked up Surfrider, and what really appealed to me was the fact that it was this local startup launched by a few surfers in Malibu, and initially, it served the beaches I actually go to. I’ve been involved for, I guess, five or six years; now Surfrider is global. And that’s great, but it was the local-ness that made what they were doing so meaningful to me. I started out donating money, but then I decided I really wanted to donate my time, too—they really need manpower. So when I can, I go to Malibu and do weekend beach clean-ups.
What’s your biggest challenge, in terms of "going green?"
Well, sticking to the little things, on the one hand, and on the other hand, not getting overwhelmed by the idea that I have to totally remake my life. I’m redoing my bathroom right now, for example, and I bought all green materials for the bathrooms, but then I see these brand new, all-green homes in the design magazines and I start to panic about the fact that I live in a 1974 condo with poor insulation. Not getting stressed out about all the thingsthat are out of your control and instead embracing the changes that you can make—that’s my biggest challenge. I have to keep reminding myself, the small stuff counts, too.
To get Bree's eco-friendly style, shop the Alternative Earth collection.
Source: Alternative Blog
December 18, 2009
Bree Turner is an actress who began her journey in Hollywood as a professional dancer. Bree was a background dancer in such hit films as The Big Lebowski (1998), She’s All That (1999) and Mike Myers’ Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999). Bree’s love for performing and being on stage makes acting a natural transition. Most recently, Bree Turner can be seen opposite Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler in The Ugly Truth.
I caught up with Bree Turner via telephone from Los Angeles early in the morning few months ago, to talk about her beginnings in Hollywood, her role film The Ugly Truth opposite Katherine Heigl, future career plans and even some beauty secrets!
Actress Bree Turner
Marta Walsh: How did you decide on a career in acting, and what were some of your first breaks as an actress?
Bree Turner: I started out as a dancer which got me on stage. I was pretty shy as a kid so my mom decided to enroll me in a dance class, and I fell in love with being on stage and performing. I danced all through my teens and early 20’s. Dancing brought me down to Los Angeles with a dance scholarship in UCLA. I heard that you can actually make money as dancer, so I got a dance agent and began working in commercials, music videos, and the Grammys. I did that for about 6 years. I then decided to pursue acting. I was so in love with being on set and movie making. I loved movies since I was a baby. It was the only thing that would calm me down. I was very colicky as a child so my mom would take me to watch movies. Grease was the movie that would stop me from crying. Dancing, performing, and being on stage is all I’ve done forever, it’s all I really know.
MW: Tell us about your dancing roles in The Big Lebowski (1999) and Mike Myers’ Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged ME (1999)?
BT: The Big Lebowski was very cool, and I love that I’m in it, it’s one of my favorite movies. But the experience was torture because as one of the bowling pin girls on the set I had to wear a 2 and half foot high bowling pin head dress made out of heavy wood. It had to be secured on our heads. It would squeeze our brains it was so tight. The other dancers with me on the set and I couldn’t take the head dresses off because they were such pain to put back on. By the end of the shoot no one was talking to each other, we just sat there with our heads between our legs. Our costume weighted about 50 pounds, we couldn’t’t even go to the bathroom. It was hysterical and not glamorous at all. Being on Austin Powers film was the opposite experience. We were shooting in a secret mansion in Malibu, 76 degrees outside, blue skies, and we just hang out all day. Only my arm with a tennis racket ended up on screen and you can’t even see me. So sad!
MW: How would you describe your character in The Ugly Truth film with Katherine Heigl?
BT: I play Joy, Katherine Heigl’s best friend and co-worker. Katherine Heigl’s character in The Ugly Truth, Abby Richter, is a Type A, very professional, workaholic, and uptight with her love life. She even schedules her dates. She meets Gerard Butler, Mike Alexander, who is a bad boy. I’m the voice of reason for her, I push her when she needs to get out of her comfort zone. I’m there for her when she is complaining. It is a sparkly and fun romantic comedy that is actually honest and not manipulative. The relationships in the film are not forced. It was an easy relationship for me on screen and it was therefore super fun. It was a sweet bubbly role and I had good time doing it!
MW: What was it like working with Katherine Heigl and everyone on the set?
BT: It couldn’t be an easier experience. It was effortless. It truly didn’t feel like we were working
MW: Which other Hollywood actors/actresses inspire you with your own acting?
BT: Katharine Hepburn was phenomenal, I would have loved to work with her. She was such a force, competing with all the boys of her time. She was quick and witty with her on screen persona. Philadelphia Story (1940) is one of my all time favorite romantic comedies. Diane Keaton and Debra Winger are delightful and deliciously humane on film and unexpected with their choices. Kate Winslet is timeless and a chameleon, she can play any age and any era. I deeply respect her talent. Kate Hudson is the cutest and makes me laugh.
MW: If you ever won an Oscar, who would be some of the people you would thank?
BT: My aunt Shelly who has been with me since day one of my career, she is a great support for me. My family, they never pressured me to get a ‘real job’ when times I wasn’t’t working. They are my support system since I was little girl. And my husband.
MW: What is next for Bree Turner?
BT: I’m in a middle of shooting a Cinfu movie. I always wanted to do an action film. My dream scene is a slow motion shot of me with a huge ridicules gun and a bikini walking towards the camera. Who doesn’t want that slow motion moment of them as a bad ass?
MW: Was it tough being photographed for Maxim?
BT: It was challenging at first but then I’ve loosened up and we actually had a really good time. I have a hard time standing still in front of the camera, so I’m not sure I’m best as a model. It is very unnatural for me to hold a pose. Then you get a bit conscious about your body parts. Having an adorable 20 something woman photographer by the name of Kelly Stewart helped! That definitely relaxed me, I thought as a woman she knew which were the right poses for me.
Bree Turner in the film Ugly Truth
Bree Turner About Beauty
I keep my hair beautiful thanks to…Kerastase Chroma Protect it gives my hair texture, and prevents by blonde hair from turning brassy.
My favorite skincare products are…When I’m feeling super fancy I like to use skincare products from 3LAB. They have this cream that changed my skin! It’s called WW Cream, it’s expensive but I justify my purchase because it lasts me a long time. It totally minimized my pores, it gives a porcelain look to it, it’s amazing. I also love Neutrogena and their Oil Free Eye Makeup Remover. It’s the best! I also like Neutrogena Ultra-Soft Eye Makeup Remover Pads, ideal when you travel. It doesn’t’t leave any icky residue or greasiness.
I get my eyelashes looking long, full, and sexy using…Whatever packaging looks good, I’ll go with that, but right now I’m using Victoria’s Secret Beauty Rush Mascaras. You can buy them at the Victoria’s Secret store and they are only $5 for 4 mascaras. They come in different cool shades like navy, purple, and green, and black.
The best lip-gloss I ever owned…I love Lip Gloss because it tastes like caramel and it stays on for long time. It’s kind of sticky but I like it. If you want to wear a lip gloss you can’t be afraid that it’s sticky!
My signature fragrance is…Jo Malone Pomegranate Noir, it was given to me as a gift. At first I did’t like it that much. I’m a floral fruity type of fragrance girl and this one is woodsy. Then I start wearing it, and now I’m addicted to it! In high school I used to wear Jessica McClintock.
The one beauty product you will always find in my makeup bag is…Aquaphor Healing Ointment Advanced Therapy which I like to use underneath my lipstick, because I’ve developed some kind of lipstick allergy.
Bree Turner in the film Ugly Truth
My number one beauty secret is…My beauty mantra is look like I’m not wearing makeup or the the no makeup makeup look. I also really love smoky eyes. I use MAC Eye Kohl Liner in Teddy which is a red brown shade with a bit of a sparkle. I apply it in the inner rim of my eyes, they immediately pop out yet look very natural. And my indulgent is getting my hair professionally blown out once a week. I feel a bit like a 50’s housewife, but it really lasts especially with a dry shampoo. To keep the blow out last, at night I put my hair in a scratchy. When I take it down in the morning and my hair has this great wave to it. This rally changed my life, lol.
I keep fit thanks to…I work out, I’m not going to lie. I eat small portions. My weakness is candy like Gummy Bears in sour watermelon. I purposely don’t buy things that I’m going to binge on. My husband is not pleased because there is never anything interesting to eat in my kitchen. I also try to do something active everyday like go to the gym, a dance class, walk, and I take the stairs instead of the elevator.
The city I love the most…New York City! I have a person inside me that would love to live in New York. I would love to do a show there for six months, rent a flat, and live the New York City lifestyle. Los Angeles will always remain our home base because it’s so easy to live here, the weather, the ocean, and the mountains. But there is energy to New York City that nowhere else in the world has.
One or two things some people may not know about Bree Turner…I’m really good at video games, and like to stay up late watching TV. Like the other day, I watched Big Love until 4am!
It was great to discuss beauty secrets with Bree, watch her in the movie The Ugly Truth, and check her official website: www.breeturner.com
Source: TalkingMakeup.com
August 30, 2009
Bree Turner dressed up to promote "The Ugly Truth" in H Magazine. Click here to view the article. Gorgeous!
H - You recently came out with the new movie The Ugly Truth, how did you like playing the role of Joy?
Bree - I basically went to set every day and had fun. My manta was to stay loose and spontaneous. It was a relaxing character to play!
H - How was your experience working on set with Katherine and Gerard?
Bree - Katie is easy, positive, and has a nice, raunchy sense of humor. She's my kind of gal. Gerry is charming and lovable. You can't help but swoon over that guy.
Source: H Magazine
August 30, 2009
July 28, 2009
Bree Turner answers the question, "What turns you on?"
View the scan from Men's Fitness magazine.
Source: Men's Fitness
July 22, 2009
Heigl's co-star Bree Turner tells the 'truth'
I love Gerard Butler. I kinda like Katherine Heigl, in spite of what seems like arrogance vis a vis Grey's Anatomy. So I am curious about their new movie, The Ugly Truth, opening tomorrow and I asked our Steve Thompson to chat up Bree Turner, the actress who plays Heigl's best friend.
Heigl and Butler have been promoting the movie this week so by now, you may have seen Heigl’s restaurant orgasm scene (if not, watch the clip here). But co-star Turner assures us that the film itself is a more natural battle of the sexes comedy than we’ve seen before. “It’s not one of these ridiculous high-concept things. It’s really two opposite people in a workspace having to get along, and an organic relationship develops from there.” Turner talks more about working with Heigl and Butler, her switch from dancing to acting, and going back to college.
Source: USA Weekend.com
July 21, 2009
"Animated American" is screening on Saturday, July 25th at 3:40 PM in room 26AB. There will be a panel discussion afterwards with the team.
Find more information here.
Source: Comic-Con.org
July 20, 2009
There’s a certain art to playing the best friend in a romantic comedy, and Bree Turner has inhabited enough of them to prompt comparisons to the master, Judy Greer. “That’s a huge compliment,” Turner says. “I love Judy.” Now, as she prepares for her highest-profile second banana yet — Katherine Heigl’s BFF in The Ugly Truth — we talked to Turner about being an onscreen bestie and the wild screen credits that led her there.
So what makes a good romantic comedy best friend?
I’ve done a couple of them, and I think they’re really fun. [The Ugly Truth] is a little unique: It hits all the points that you have to hit in a romantic comedy, but because it’s an R-rated film, there’s some raunchy humor. It’s definitely adult, for sure, and the movie doesn’t treat the audience like children. But I think with these [best friend] roles, I enjoy them because I like supporting the main character. You have a lot more freedom when you’re the sidekick — you can bring a lot more of your own flavor to the role, and you can get away with a lot more.
Source: Movieline
June 30, 2009
Former dancer Bree Turner has traded in her boogie shoes for the big screen.
BREE TURNER WILL NEVER LET FAME GO TO HER HEAD. Never ever. Not even if she becomes Angelina Jolie–level famous and has a mantel full of Oscars and throngs of adoring fans. Because she knows what it’s like to be the low man on the totem pole. See, Turner got her start in film as a dancer in movies like The Big Lebowski and Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, and let’s just say that she and her fellow dancers were less than spoiled while on the set. “You were lucky if you got some water,” Turner remembers with a laugh.
Source: American Way
May 6, 2009
Bree appeared as herself on VH1's "Free Radio 2"…
Episode synopsis:
Lance's hopes to torture and haze the new intern are dashed when he actually meets him and discovers that he is a "special needs" person hired by Anna and James. The staff learns that good intentions and reality are two different things when Lance invites Barry into the booth during the show. Guest Starring: Tony Hawk, Dr. Lauren Francis, Bree Turner, Nick Cassavetes.
Watch the episode
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Source: VH1.com
April 22, 2009
Bree Turner talks to Inked magazine about her four tattoos: Her first was an abstract figure of a dancer on her ankle that she got when she was 16. "My mom and grandma said I could have it but they had to go with me," Bree says. "I was mortified." She got her second tattoo on her hip while she was in college. The third "is a butterfly on my lower back. It sounds cliché now, but in 1997 it was a head of the curve." Her last tattoo is the initials of everyone in her family on her Achilles heel.
Source: Inked magazine
April 19, 2009
"Animated American," starring Bree Turner as 'Trixie,' and directed by James Baker & Joe Haider, won several film festival awards:
- Phoenix Film Festival: Best Live Action Short Film
- Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival 2008: Best Short Film
- 2D or Not 2D Animation Festival 2008: Golden Pencil Award for Best 2D Animation Production
- Lake Arrowhead Film Festival: Gold Award for Best Animated Short Film
For a complete list of awards, nominations, and upcoming festivals, visit www.AnimatedAmericanMovie.com/festivals-awards.
Source: Animated American
April 18, 2009
Bree appears in three episodes (#2, 3, and 5) of the web series "Celebrities Anonymous" created by Lindsay Zir.
"Celebrities Anonymous"™ is a web series that focuses on regular LA girls dealing with the aggravation that accompanies having a famous celebrity ex. These girls aren't quite over their relationships, for one reason or another and, no matter where they are in their lives, the exes never seem to go away.
Bree plays Amanda Stiles, who is dating the biggest actor in the world...
Source: Celebrities Anonymous
February 16, 2009
Maxim magazine named Bree Turner one of the Girls of Maxim. Click on the source link below for more gorgeous pictures of Bree, and check out her Guide to Romance here.
Source: Maxim.com - Girls of Maxim
February 14, 2009
Bree Turner talks to BeautyInterviews.com about her early career roles, her upcoming movie "The Ugly Truth" with Katherine Heigl, and her beauty secrets.
When Bree was a baby, the only thing that would stop her from crying was the movie "Grease." That was only the beginning: Bree was a shy child, so her mom enrolled her in dance class. She danced all through her teens and 20s, and received a dance scholarship to UCLA. From there, she got an agent and started doing commercials, music videos, and finally television and movies.
In her new film "The Ugly Truth" opening July 24, she plays the best friend/co-worker of Katherine Heigl's character. "I’m the voice of reason for her," Bree says. "I push her when she needs to get out of her comfort zone. I’m there for her when she is complaining. It is a sparkly and fun romantic comedy that is actually honest and not manipulative."
Source: BeautyInterviews.com
February 11, 2009
Bree Turner's InStyle Weddings cover shoot was a dream come true. To read more about the shoot and the gowns she tried on, click here.
Click on the link below to watch InStyle's video of Bree trying on wedding gowns, plus she reveals her biggest wedding day fear!
Source: InStyle Weddings
December 11, 2008
Bree is photographed in Nylon magazine wearing Marc by Marc Jacobs. Jacobs is one of the few designers who has successfully tapped into the cultural zeitgeist.Here Bree models a jacket from Jacob's 1970s-influenced collection.
Click on the link below to view the article.
Source: Nylon - Bree Turner
December 11, 2008
In "Just My Luck" Bree Turner plays Dana, the straight-talking best friend of an incredibly lucky girl (Lindsay Lohan) who swaps fortunes with a star-crossed guy (Chris Pine).
But this film is not Bree's proverbial "lucky break" -- she's been acting professionally since she was 19 years old. "As soon as I started on set, I fell in love with the lighting, the cameras, the costumes," she says. "I thought, Maybe I can act!"
Hollywood agrees.
Click on the link below to view the article.
Source: Interview Magazine - Bree Turner
December 11, 2008
Instead of listing every place you saw Bree Turner, let it be known that "Stance" magazine saw her first – she graced the cover of the magazine's first issue.
Click on the link below to view the article.
Source: Stance
December 11, 2008
When Bree moved from the Bay Area to attend UCLA, her extensive dance training landed her parts in commercials, videos, and feature films. In the 2006 film "Just My Luck," Bree stars opposite Lindsay Lohan and Samaire Armstrong. "My favorite memory offset was of Lindsay, Samaire and I driving around New Orleans blasting 'Hollaback Girl.' I'm getting paid to have fun – my life is ridiculously amazing."
Click on the link below to view the article.
Source: ElleGirl - Bree Turner
December 11, 2008
After playing blondes in "Bring it on Again," "American Pie 2," and "Sorority Boys," Bree Turner swapped hair color and roles. In "Just My Luck," she proves that brunettes have a place in the VIP section.
One of the perks of playing a public relations person in the movie was to be able to say, " 'You can't come into the VIP section!' I know girls like that from going to clubs in LA."
Is she a blonde or a brunette at heart? Perhaps a little of both. " 'Bring it On' was the crescendo of blondeness for me…After filming ended, I tried to rock the color in real life, but it was so harsh with my skin. It lasted about two days."
Click on the link below to view the article.
Source: Allure - Bree Turner
December 11, 2008
Bree is a Pisces, very dreamy mystical, and yet "I'm also very grounded."
While she may look like a ray of California sunshine, and she does try to stay positive, "I can definitely be a little evil here and there…especially when I haven't eaten."
Her favorite cheese isn't brie, it's Muenster. (Bree was actually named for Jane Fonda's character in "Klute.")
Her family always keeps a tab on what she's doing. "My eight-year-old brother gives me critiques."
Favorite guilty pleasure? "Big Trouble in Little China" with Kurt Russell. It's so bad, "but it's so good."
Source: Bikini magazine
December 11, 2008
Bree is often recognized on the street…by people who think they went to high school together. And while she could list off her incredible list of credits, she chooses not to. "I feel really dorky doing that. I'm just kind of like, 'No, I didn't go to high school with you.' Then they're just racking their brains, trying to figure out where they saw me, and I just kind of sit there and don't know what to do about it."
Talking with Bree is like catching up with an old girlfriend, rather than interviewing one of Hollywood's up-and-comers. But it quickly becomes evident that if she is an old friend, she's the popular but smart one who tutored you. She graduated from one of the nation's top schools, studied Shakespearean drama in London, and drove the ratings for an MTV soap opera through the roof.
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Source: Zink Magazine
