Kimberly J. Brown

Kimberly Jean Brown was born in Gaithersburg, Maryland, on November 16, 1984. She has three brothers, Richard, Roman and Dylan.\n', 'Brown\'s career began when she was very young. By the time she was 11 years old, Brown had already enjoyed success as a child model with Ford Models, performed in multiple Broadway shows, and earned an Emmy nomination for her portrayal of Marah Lewis on Guiding Light. She also found work as a voice actress, lending her voice to commercials, A Bug\'s Life, and the English dub of Vampire Princess Miyu.\n', 'At the age of 13, Brown was cast in her most notable film to date, the Disney Channel Original Movie Halloweentown, in which she played 13 year old Marnie Piper, a young witch who determined to learn magic from her grandmother Aggie, portrayed by Debbie Reynolds. Halloweentown aired on October 17, 1998 and was well received by audiences, so much that Disney Channel released three sequels, two in which Brown reprised her role as Marnie, and still broadcasts the film several times a year. Brown departed from the Halloweentown franchise in 2006, after producers made the decision to recast Sara Paxton as Marnie in the fourth installment, Return to Halloweentown, a decision Brown expressed confusion and disappointment over. Fans of the franchise were unhappy with Paxton\'s portrayal of the character and major entertainment outlets, including BuzzFeed and MTV, were critical, with BuzzFeed saying the first three films were the best thing about Halloween while the fourth film was best left ignored and MTV saying fans should act as if the fourth film never happened. Outside of Halloweentown, Brown also starred in another Disney Channel Original Film, the 2000 film Quints.\n', '