Bridgit Claire Mendler (born December 18, 1992) is an American actress, musician, and songwriter. She is best known for her lead role as Teddy Duncan on Good Luck Charlie and her recurring role as Juliet Van Heusen on Wizards of Waverly Place. She has also appeared in Labor Pains, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, and Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2, and in the Disney Channel Original Movie Lemonade Mouth. She has since ventured into music, having signed with Hollywood Records, and will be releasing her debut single "Ready or Not" in June 2012 and her debut studio album "Hello My Name Is" in September 2012.
Notable Roles played by Bridgit Mendler:
- Kristen Gregory in The Film of the Book The Clique.
- Juliet Van Heusen in Wizards of Waverly Place.
- Teddy Duncan in Good Luck Charlie.
- Olivia White in Lemonade Mouth.
- Arrietty in The Borrower Arrietty.
Bridgit Mendler provides examples of the following tropes:
- Do-It-Yourself Theme Tune: "Hang in there, Baby" for Good Luck Charlie.
- Hair of Gold
- Idol Singer: On her way there, and already showed her singing in the songs "How To Believe" (not the David Pomeranz one) for Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue, "This is My Paradise" for Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2, and "Somebody" for Lemonade Mouth, among others.
- What Could Have Been: She auditioned for the part of Sonny Monroe, which later went to Demi Lovato.