This is an accepted version of this page Jamie Lynn Marie Spears (born April 4, 1991)[1] is an American actress and singer.

Beginning in December 2007, Spears was subject to significant media attention and controversy after announcing her pregnancy at age 16.

A misconception emerged that this canceled Zoey 101; however, the final season wrapped filming in September 2007 and premiered the following year.

[4] In 2023, due to the SAG-AFTRA strike, Spears appeared on reality television shows, such as Dancing with the Stars, Special Forces: World's Toughest Test and I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.

[15] In February 2002, at age 10, Spears made her acting debut in the Paramount Pictures drama film Crossroads which starred her sister, who portrayed the central character Lucy Wagner.

[16] In April 2002, Spears walked the runway as a model for Kids R Us fashion show in New York City.

[17] Following Crossroads, Nickelodeon cast Spears as a regular performer in the sketch comedy series All That for the 2002 season; she appeared on the show through 2004.

[19] Along with the cast of All That, Spears also made appearances on Snick On-Air Dare, Nickelodeon's version of Fear Factor.

[20] Deciding to pursue other roles on the network, Spears departed from the main cast on the tenth and final season of All That, and only appeared as a guest.

[17] In August 2004, Spears signed a development deal with Nickelodeon in which she would star as the protagonist in her own scripted television series that would air on the network.

The series centered on Zoey and her friends who attend a fictional boarding school, Pacific Coast Academy (PCA).

[25][26] Spears' co-star Seann Flynn praised her as hard-working and talented, telling Nylon: "One of the things that always stood out to me regarding her professionalism was how well she knew her lines.

"[19] In December 2007, Variety announced that Spears had signed on to guest-appear in the ABC comedy sitcom series Miss Guided, in which she played the role of the promiscuous high-school student Mandy Fener in the episode "Hot Sub" which aired on March 20, 2008.

[30][31] Kevin Rutherford of Billboard described Spears' performance as "sweet and innocent" yet powerful, and suggested the song would fit right in at country radio.

[40][41] In an episode that aired on July 13, 2018, Spears returned to Nickelodeon for the first time in over ten years as a contestant on the revived game show Double Dare with her daughter Maddie, competing against fellow All That alumnus Josh Server and his niece.

[19][48] The music video for the song featured appearances by numerous celebrities and Spears' elder daughter Maddie.

[51][52] In July 2021, Worthy Publishing, an imprint of Hachette Book Group announced Spears's plans to release a memoir, which had been in development over the previous twelve months.

[62][63] Billboard called it a "highly anticipated sequel",[64] while Ready Steady Cut praised the film as a "a nostalgic and amusing watch, enjoyable for original fans and the series newcomers.

[72][73] Spears appeared as a contestant on the twenty-third season of British survival reality television show I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, which premiered on November 19, 2023.

[8] Her fame increased dramatically in the wake of her pregnancy announcement in December 2007, and during the following months, she became a frequent target of the paparazzi.

In subsequent years, Spears was rarely seen in the public eye and focused on family, saying: "I used to be insecure at times, because I was always the youngest mom in the room.

[87] She has partnered with FabFitFun subscription box,[88][89] Smart Food popcorn[90] and International Loops marketing agency.

[91] Spears attended First Baptist Church in Kentwood, Louisiana,[92] but she is Catholic since her conversion in early 2018, as are her daughters and her mother Lynne.

[109] On June 4, 2008, while in Amite County, Mississippi, the Spears family filed a complaint against Edwin Merrino, a paparazzo who, they believed, was stalking the couple.

[110] After her daughter's birth, Spears disappeared from the public eye for five years, focusing on raising her child.

"[10] She subsequently began a relationship with Jamie Watson, a businessman who owns the communications service Advanced Media Partners.

[117] Police reported the incident as occurring before 3:00 p.m. on a Sunday afternoon, and the sheriff explained that she was steering "100 yards from her parents" when she took "a hard right to avoid running over a nearby drainage ditch".

Britney publicly accused Jamie Lynn of actively and knowingly being involved in her conservatorship, while not making any efforts to help her terminate it.