Bridgit Mendler

Mendler's early acting credits include the films ''Alice Upside Down'' (2007), ''The Clique'' (2008) and ''Labor Pains'' (2009). After signing with Disney Channel in 2009, she played Juliet van Heusen on ''Wizards of Waverly Place'' (2009–2012) and soon rose to fame for her lead role as Teddy Duncan on ''Good Luck Charlie'' (2010–2014); she also starred in the original film ''Lemonade Mouth'' (2011) for the network. After the conclusion of ''Charlie'', she appeared on the NBC sitcom ''Undateable'' (2015–2016), the ABC/CMT musical television series ''Nashville'' (2017), and the Netflix comedy series ''Merry Happy Whatever'' (2019). Mendler began her music career contributing to the soundtrack of ''Lemonade Mouth'' in 2011, and signed with Hollywood Records that same year. Her debut studio album, ''Hello My Name Is...'' (2012), peaked at number 30 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and spawned the hit platinum and gold certified singles "Ready or Not" and "Hurricane". She then embarked on two concert tours: Live in Concert (2012) and Summer Tour (2013–2014). With the Black Box record label, she independently released an extended play, ''Nemesis'' (2016), which peaked at number 46 on ''Billboard''
From 2010 to 2012, Mendler served as ambassador to nonprofit First Book, which encourages reading, and ''Give with Target'', to raise funds to reform schools in the United States. She was a student and researcher with the MIT Media Lab from 2017 to 2023. She is also registered as a PhD candidate with MIT's Center for Constructive Communications and Social Machines group. In 2024, she became the CEO and co-founder of the satellite data startup Northwood Space, and earned a JD from Harvard Law School. As of 2025, Northwood raised over $30 million. Provided by Wikipedia
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