

Mendler at the Alice Upside Down premiere in 2007 Mendler is the niece of psychologist Christine Blasey Ford. When she was 11 years old, she hired an agent to help her get acting jobs. When she was eight years old, Mendler began taking part in local roles in both dramatic and musical theatre, and became the youngest performer in the San Francisco Fringe Festival. It was there where she first expressed interest in acting and began working in plays. She moved with her family to Mill Valley, California, at the age of eight. She is the daughter of Sandra Ford-Mendler and Charles Mendler, and has a younger brother named Nicholas. 2.3 2012–2015: Musical debut and Undateable.Since 2017, she has been a student and researcher with the MIT Media Lab. From 2010 to 2012, she served as ambassador to First Book, a campaign to encourage reading and gives books to children in need, and Give With Target, with Target Corporation to raise funds to reform schools in the United States. She also has links with several philanthropic projects and humanitarian causes. Mendler released new music independently in 20. The follow-up single " Hurricane" (2013) did not achieve the same level of success but is still her second most popular single to date. The record spawned the lead single " Ready or Not" (2012), which was certified Gold and Platinum in various countries.

It went on to peak at number 30 on the Billboard 200, with over 200,000 copies sold. In 2012, Mendler released her debut studio album Hello My Name Is. Mendler was featured on two singles released from the soundtrack of Lemonade Mouth, with both charting on the US Billboard Hot 100. Subsequently, Mendler portrayed Candace in the NBC sitcom Undateable (2015–2016) and Ashley Willerman in the musical television series Nashville (2017). Mendler also starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie Lemonade Mouth in 2011. Following the positive reception to her character, she landed the role of Teddy Duncan on the Disney series Good Luck Charlie, which ran from April 2010 to February 2014. In 2009, Mendler signed with Disney Channel and played Juliet van Heusen on Wizards of Waverly Place. In 2004, she began her career in the animated Indian film The Legend of Buddha, later starring in the films Alice Upside Down (2007), The Clique (2008), Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009) and Labor Pains (2009) as a teenager. Bridgit Claire Mendler (born Decem) is an American actress, singer, and songwriter.
