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Jamie Brewer

Jamie Brewer

Acting

Biography

Jamie Brewer (born February 5, 1985 in California) is an American actress who is best known for her roles in the series American Horror Story. She is one of the first actresses with Down syndrome to gain international recognition in film and television. Her education includes acting training at Mt. San Jacinto College in Riverside County, California. She has been actively involved in The Arc of the United States, an organization that advocates for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Jamie Brewer rose to fame through her roles in American Horror Story, where she played different characters in several seasons. She also played Shelly in Cherry (2021), Rose in Station 19 (2020), and Amanda in Southland (2013). Jamie Brewer was the first woman with Down syndrome to walk the runway at New York Fashion Week. She is considered an inspiration for inclusion and diversity in the entertainment industry. Jamie Brewer has not only made a name for herself as an actress, but also as an activist and role model for people with disabilities. Her roles show that diversity in film and television is possible and enriching.

Known For

American Horror Story
8.1

An anthology horror drama series centering on different characters and locations, including a house with a murderous past, an asylum, a witch coven, a freak show, a hotel, a farmhouse in Roanoke, a cult, the apocalypse and a summer camp.

American Horror Story

2011
Station 19
8.2

A group of heroic firefighters at Seattle Fire Station 19—from captain to newest recruit—risk their lives and hearts both in the line of duty and off the clock. These brave men and women are like family, literally and figuratively, and together they put their own lives in jeopardy as first responders to save the lives of others.

Station 19

2018
Switched at Birth
7.4

The story of two teenage girls who discover they were accidentally switched as newborns in the hospital. Bay Kennish grew up in a wealthy family with two parents and a brother, while Daphne Vasquez, who lost her hearing at an early age due to a case of meningitis, grew up with a single mother in a working-class neighborhood. Things come to a dramatic head when both families meet and struggle to learn how to live together for the sake of the girls.

Switched at Birth

2011
American Horror Stories
7.8

An anthology series of stand alone episodes delving into horror myths, legends and lore.

American Horror Stories

2021
Southland
7.9

A raw and authentic look into the Los Angeles crime scene, going far inside the lives of cops, criminals, victims and their families. The show centers on four main characters: Officer John Cooper, a seasoned cop who will have to prove himself again after recovering from surgery; Officer Ben Sherman, who still has much to learn after recently completing his training rotation; Detective Lydia Adams, whose unending caseload hits closer to home; and Sammy Bryant, a former detective who decided to go back to being a uniform cop after the traumatic death of his partner.

Southland

2009
Cherry
7.3

Cherry drifts from college dropout to army medic in Iraq—anchored only by his one true love, Emily. But after returning from the war with PTSD, his life spirals into drugs and crime as he struggles to find his place in the world.

Cherry

2021
Bromates
4.8

Longtime best friends Sid and Jonesie are dumped by their respective girlfriends. Both without a living situation, they decide to become "bromates", bros who are roommates, which puts their relationship to the ultimate test.

Bromates

2022
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Three adult siblings come together in Montauk after the death of their father and confront the truths of their childhood. Amy has Down syndrome and has spent almost her entire life in group homes, and her older siblings, Maggie and Jacob, come to realize that she is perhaps a very different person than they had thought.

Amy and the Orphans

Diffability Hollywood
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Diffability Hollywood is a documentary about the history of people with disabilities in entertainment, how things have changed and still can improve.

Diffability Hollywood

2016
Turnover
5.0

Café owner Peter, leaves his disgruntled manager Henry, to take care of business, and he instead hires a crew of misfits. Peter returns to an unrecognizable business but soon learns the value of camaraderie with the new team.

Turnover

2019
The Hoarding
6.5

When Mary starts her first job as a cleaner inside a hoarder's home she finds much more than she bargained for.

The Hoarding

2020
The Wagon
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After Claire is tricked by her co-workers, who take advantage of her for having Down Syndrome, Claire's Aunt Frances discovers that her niece's child-like goal to purchase a red wagon is more adult-like than she thought.

The Wagon

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A unique acting class in Hollywood create a movie based on their lives.

My Next Breath