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Canadian actress (born 2003)
Whitney Peak
Born (2003-01-28) January 28, 2003 (age 21)
Kampala, Uganda
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2017−present

Whitney Peak (born 28 January 2003) is a Ugandan-Canadian actress. She starred in the 2021 HBO Max revival of Gossip Girl. Her other work includes the Apple TV+ series Home Before Dark, the Netflix series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and the Disney+ film Hocus Pocus 2.

Early life and education

Born in Kampala, Uganda, Peak is the youngest daughter of a Ugandan hairdresser and a Canadian pilot and engineer. She attended boarding school at Hillside Primary School-Naalya, was a competitive swimmer, and travelled with her father as a child. Her family relocated to Canada in 2012, settling in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia where Peak switched to a public school, including Terry Fox Secondary.

Endorsements

In 2021, Peak was named as a brand ambassador in the United States for the house of Chanel. In 2023, Peak was appointed as the face of Chanel fragrance Coco Mademoiselle.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2017 Campfire Kiss Gillian Television film
2017 Molly's Game Stella
2018 Legends of Tomorrow Lenise Episode: "Wet Hot American Bummer"
2019−2020 Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Judith Blackwood 10 episodes
2019 iZombie Student Episode: "Five, Six, Seven, Ate!"
2020 Home Before Dark Alpha Jessica
2021-2023 Gossip Girl Zoya Lott Main role
2022 Hocus Pocus 2 Becca Main role
2025 Beneath the Storm TBA Filming
TBA Trap House TBA Post-production
4 Kids Walk Into a Bank TBA Filming

Music videos

Year Song title Artist Reference
2022 "Nonsense" Sabrina Carpenter

References

  1. Okeowo, Alexis (30 June 2021). "You Know You Love Whitney Peak". Elle. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  2. Berlinger, Max (3 July 2021). "Whitney Peak Has Fun on the 'Gossip Girl' Reboot". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  3. Ukiomogbe, Juliana (16 December 2020). ""This Is Going to Be a Lot": Whitney Peak on the Pressure of Rebooting Gossip Girl". Interview. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  4. "FRIENDS AND AMBASSADORS OF THE HOUSE". Chanel News. 2021-03-09. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  5. Weinstock, Tish (2023-02-20). "Whitney Peak Makes History As The New Face Of Chanel Coco Mademoiselle". British Vogue.
  6. Kendal, Hynam (4 May 2021). "Whitney Peak chats the secrecy around the Gossip Girl reboot". Wonderland. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  7. Kim, YeEun (4 August 2020). "Rising 'Gossip Girl' reboot star Whitney Peak serves cozy, comfy looks for summer". HypeBae. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  8. Wright, Julian (28 September 2020). "Shh, Whitney Peak is About to Blow Up". Office. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  9. Porter, Rick (March 2, 2020). "'Gossip Girl' Reboot at HBO Max Casts Quintet of Actors". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  10. Dan Seddon (28 January 2022). "Hocus Pocus 2 star celebrates film wrapping". Digital Spy. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  11. Mier, Tomas (11 November 2022). "Sabrina Carpenter Becomes the 'Dipshit' Boy She Likes in Silly 'Nonsense' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 17 June 2024.

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