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Heather Elizabeth Morris is an American actress, dancer, and singer. She played the role of Brittany S. Pierce in the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee. Early life Morris was born in Thousand Oaks, California, and raised in Scottsdale, Arizona. She began dancing in early childhood. Morris competed at a young age in a variety of styles including jazz, tap, and contemporary. Her father died of cancer when she was 14 years old. After graduating from Desert Mountain High School, where she was homecoming queen, Morris spent a year at Arizona State University before moving to Los Angeles to pursue a dance career. Career Morris' first significant appearance was in 2006 on So You Think You Can Dance Season 2 where she made it through "Vegas Week" without being cut, but failed to make the final 20 by a vote of 3 to 2.Not discouraged, Morris actively pursued a career in dancing. Her big break came in 2007 via Beyoncé. Morris was one of Beyoncé's backup dancers on The Beyoncé Experience world tour and, following that, worked again with Beyoncé on a mini "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" promotional tour that included 2008 performances on the American Music Awards, Saturday Night Live, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Today, and MTV's Total Request Live finale. She also danced backup for Beyoncé and Tina Turner at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards in 2008. She later appeared in a small role in the movie Fired Up, where she met choreographer Zach Woodlee. Following that film, Woodlee brought Morris in to dance on other shows he was choreographing, including episodes of Eli Stone and Swingtown, and the movie Bedtime Stories; eventually, Morris landed a role as Brittany on Glee.In December 2010, Morris was named the Celebrity Style Ambassador for FLIRT! Cosmetics, an Estee Lauder cosmetics line. In 2010, Morris made the Maxim Hot 100 list, coming in at number 85. On the AfterEllen hot 100 list, she was ranked #2 behind her close friend Naya Rivera. In 2011, Morris starred in a back-to-school commercial for Staples Canada that featured her dancing. In the October 2011 issue of Fitness magazine, she stated that she had her breast implants removed. "Implants were something I thought I wanted when I was younger, and now I don't. It was hard being active with them, because my chest was always sore. It hurt a lot, and I didn't like always being in pain, so they had to go!" Her breast implant surgery was done sometime between her time on So You Think You Can Dance at age 18, and age 21 when she was a backup dancer for Beyoncé. Glee Morris was taking acting classes and actively pursuing an acting career when she was asked by Woodlee to teach the choreography for Beyoncé's "Single Ladies" dance to the Glee actors. At the same time, the show was looking for a third cheerleader, and Morris ended up landing the role of Brittany. Initially a background character who hardly ever spoke, the role grew as writers discovered Morris had a gift for delivering one-liners. Jarrett Wieselman of the New York Post opined that Morris had "emerged as one of the funniest second bananas on TV right now" and a LA Times writer mentioned having a "comedy crush on Morris, who plays the galactically dim Glee Club cheerleader Brittany".When a promotional clip for the episode "Sectionals" indicated that Brittany Pierce and Santana Lopez had slept together, Dorothy Snarker, writing for lesbian entertainment website After Ellen, praised the pairing, referring to them by the portmanteau "Brittana". Snarker called the two her "new favorite Glee pairing", commenting that: "While Heather Morris (Brittany) and Naya Rivera (Santana) have had minimal screen time, they've made it count. Heather in particular has brought the laughs as the Cheerio least likely to get a Mensa invitation. Never mind Finn and Rachel — I'm on Team Brittana now."Morris' role became more prominent during the final nine episodes of season one and, due to the overwhelmingly positive response to her character, was promoted to official series regular status during season two. She was at the center of the second episode, "Britney/Brittany" (a tribute to Britney Spears), where she made her singing debut covering Spears' "I'm a Slave 4 U" solo and dueting with Naya Rivera on "Me Against the Music". She later got many other singing and dancing solos. The second half of season two saw Morris' character engage in a lesbian storyline with Rivera's character. The arc and Rivera's and Morris' performances were met with critical acclaim. As on Glee, Morris was best friends in real life with co-star Rivera, until Rivera's death in 2020. In Season 3, her and Rivera's characters continued their relationship as a couple. Morris had a leading role in the episode "Prom-asaurus". During the season finale, Brittany (played by Morris) revealed that she has an 0.0 GPA and that she will not be graduating. During the 2011 Glee Tour, Morris performed Britney Spears' song "I'm a Slave 4 U". She also had a dance spotlight with castmate Harry Shum Jr. during Naya Rivera's performance of "Valerie", and was one of the dancers in the "Single Ladies" and "Safety Dance" numbers. Morris co-wrote and appeared in a January 2011 video for the comedy website Funny or Die, "Nuthin' But A Glee Thang" a parody of "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" by Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg. Co-written with actresses Ashley Lendzion and Riki Lindhome, the video features appearances from Modern Family's Sofia Vergara and Morris' Glee castmates Matthew Morrison, Cory Monteith, Harry Shum Jr., and Naya Rivera.On June 28, 2013, it was reported that Morris would not be returning as a regular on Glee's fifth season. However, Morris reprised her role for the show's hundredth episode and the final episode of the show's fifth season. Morris also appeared in five episodes in the show's sixth and final season, including the series finale. Dancing with the Stars, The Masked Dancer On March 1, 2017, Morris was revealed as one of the contestants who would compete on season 24 of Dancing with the Stars, causing massive criticism, with many citing her professional dancing experience as an unfair advantage. The producers defended their decision to cast Morris by saying that she does not have ballroom or partnering experience. She was paired with professional dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy, though she danced with troupe member Alan Bersten starting on the second until the fifth week of the competition due to Maks suffering a calf muscle injury. Maks reunited with her to dance in the sixth week of the competition on April 24, 2017, but they were eliminated despite receiving the first perfect score of the season and topping the results board, causing fans to boo loudly.On October 22, 2022, Morris was revealed to be the winner of the second season of The Masked Dancer. She participated in the show under the character of "Scissors". Personal life Morris is married to Taylor Hubbell, whom she began dating when he was a college baseball player.... Discover the Heather Morris popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Heather Morris books.

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  • Poems That Make Grown Women Cry synopsis, comments

    Poems That Make Grown Women Cry

    Anthony Holden & Ben Holden

    The internationally bestselling collection of poetry so powerful that it has moved readers to tears. “Anthony and Ben Holden remind us that you don’t have to be an academic or a po...

  • Sophie Scholl and the White Rose synopsis, comments

    Sophie Scholl and the White Rose

    Annette Dumbach & Jud Newborn

    A SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY EDITION TO COMMEMORATE 80 YEARS SINCE THE EXTRAORDINARY EVENTS OF 1943Sophie Scholl and the White Rose tells the gripping true story of five Munich university...

  • The Love Child synopsis, comments

    The Love Child

    Rachel Hore

    The UNMISSABLE novel from the millioncopy Sunday Times bestseller. Secrets from the past, unravelling in the present… Uncovering secrets that span generations, Rache...

  • A Week in Paris synopsis, comments

    A Week in Paris

    Rachel Hore

    SECRETS FROM THE PAST, UNRAVELLING IN THE PRESENT From the millioncopy Sunday Times bestseller comes a gripping and moving story spanning 25 years and World War II, ...

  • Perception synopsis, comments

    Perception

    Terri Fleming

    One wealthy bachelor. Two Bennet sisters lacking prospects. Can either defy expectations? 'A charmingly written evocation of what might have happened to the remaining Bennet siste...

  • A Courage Undimmed synopsis, comments

    A Courage Undimmed

    Stephanie Graves

    The third installment in the acclaimed, new, international World War II mystery series featuring pigeoneer, Olive Bright.British pigeoneer Olive Bright is proud of the role her rac...

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    Silver Wattle

    Belinda Alexandra

    A dazzling novel about two exceptional sisters set in the Australian film world of the 1920s, from the author of WHITE GARDENIA and TUSCAN ROSE.A dazzling novel about two exception...

  • Bitter Herbs synopsis, comments

    Bitter Herbs

    Marga Minco

    ‘The evening the men came I fled through the garden gate…’The Netherlands, World War IIWhen the Nazis invade the Netherlands in May 1940 it's clear that life is changing for the gi...

  • The Book of Lost Names synopsis, comments

    The Book of Lost Names

    Kristin Harmel

    “A fascinating, heartrending pageturner that, like the reallife forgers who inspired the novel, should never be forgotten.” Kristina McMorris, New York Times bestselling author of ...

  • The Silent Tide synopsis, comments

    The Silent Tide

    Rachel Hore

    From the millioncopy Sunday Times bestseller comes a compelling and engrossing story of hidden lives and secret pastsLondon, present day: Emily Gordon has found her ...

  • Olive Bright, Pigeoneer synopsis, comments

    Olive Bright, Pigeoneer

    Stephanie Graves

    “A marvelous read.”Tasha Alexander, New York Times bestselling authorSet in a charming British village during World War II, Stephanie Graves’ debut mystery introduces Olive Bright,...

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    Book of Colours

    Robyn Cadwallader

    From Robyn Cadwallader, author of the internationally acclaimed novel The Anchoress, comes a deeply profound and moving novel of the importance of creativity and the power of conne...

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    The Forest of Vanishing Stars

    Kristin Harmel

    Parade “Best Books of Summer” pick Real Simple pick She Reads “Best WWII Fiction of Summer 2021” pickThe New York Times bestselling author of the “heartstopping tale of survival ...

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    Mrs. Morris and the Wolfman

    Traci Wilton

    Set in Salem, Massachusetts, this fun, cozy series sees a widowed B&B owner teaming up with a charming ghost to solve murdersan engaging read for fans who like a paranormal tin...

  • If I Fall synopsis, comments

    If I Fall

    Merilyn Davies

    'Fresh, compelling and compassionate' AMANDA JENNINGS'An unusually gripping and authentic police procedural.' SUNDAY TIMES CRIME CLUB, selected for Paperback of the Week A gritty, ...

  • Two Brothers synopsis, comments

    Two Brothers

    Ben Elton

    Bestselling author Ben Elton's most personal novel to date, Two Brothers transports the reader to the time of history's darkest hour.Berlin 1920Two babies are born.Two brothers. Un...

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    In the Shadow of Wolves

    Alvydas Šlepikas & Romas Kinka

    A Times Book of the Year, 2019THE SECOND WORLD WAR IS OVER. BUT THE WORLD IS FAR FROM SAFE.As victorious Russian troops sweep across East Prussia, a group of desperate children fac...

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    Las tres hermanas

    Heather Morris

    Vuelve la autora de El tatuador de Auschwitz, con una novela conmovedora basada en la historia real de tres hermanas que sobrevivieron en el campo de concentración.Cuando son niñas...

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    Down to the Creek- Book 1 of the Colvin Series

    Heather M. Morris

    In the small town of Colvin, Oklahoma two friends cross that line between friends and lovers which alters their futures together and apart.After their night together, Karlie feels ...

  • All My Lies synopsis, comments

    All My Lies

    Sophie Flynn

    'Perfectly paced, suspenseful and gripping a real pageturner' SOPHIE HANNAH, author of Haven't They Grown 'A rollercoaster ride with a cast of flawed characters an exce...

  • A Valiant Deceit synopsis, comments

    A Valiant Deceit

    Stephanie Graves

    In the same vein as Rhys Bowen’s and Susan Elia MacNeal’s engrossing mysteries, Stephanie Graves returns with the latest book in her captivating historical mystery series set in En...

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    Children of the Stars

    Mario Escobar

    From international bestselling author Mario Escobar comes a story of escape, sacrifice, and hope amid the perils of the Second World War. August 1942. Jacob and Moses Ste...

  • The Guardian of Lies synopsis, comments

    The Guardian of Lies

    Kate Furnivall

    THE TOP TEN BESTSELLING AUTHOR Discover a brilliant story of love, danger, courage and betrayal, from the internationally bestselling author of The Survivors.1953, the South...

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    The Last Garden in England

    Julia Kelly

    From the author of the international bestsellers The Light Over London and The Whispers of War comes “a compelling read, filled with lovable characters and an alluring twist of fat...

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    When the Summer Was Ours

    Roxanne Veletzos

    “This compulsively readable tale of loss and love during and after the Second World War is a masterpiece.” Kristin Harmel, New York Times bestselling author “A gorgeously written, ...

  • The Child On Platform One synopsis, comments

    The Child On Platform One

    Gill Thompson

    Inspired by the reallife escape of thousands of Jewish children from Nazioccupied Europe on the Kindertransport trains to London.Prague 1939. Young mother Eva has a secret from her...

  • A Beautiful Spy synopsis, comments

    A Beautiful Spy

    Rachel Hore

    From the millioncopy Sunday Times bestseller comes a thrilling novel about a woman with an extraordinary life, based on a true story.   'Fantastic… Exciting, impeccably ...

  • The Whispers of War synopsis, comments

    The Whispers of War

    Julia Kelly

    From the author of The Last Garden in England and The Light Over London comes a “gripping tale by a writer at the top of her game” (Fiona Davis, author of The Chelsea Girls) follow...

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    Beyond the Wire

    James D. Shipman

    From the bestselling author of Irena’s War comes a gripping novel of historical fiction based on one of the most extraordinary true stories of World War IIan uprising behind the wa...

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    One Moonlit Night

    Rachel Hore

    Preorder THE HIDDEN YEARS, the captivating new novel from the millioncopy bestselling author Rachel Hore, out in paperback Spring 2024. Loyalty and betrayal, hope and despair, One ...

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    Wedding Bells for Land Girls

    Jenny Holmes

    Don't miss Jenny Holmes's latest wartime series, The Air Raid Girls. Part 3 The Air Raid Girls: Wartime Brides is available now!Summer 1942. Britain is in the depths of war and t...

  • The Stranger From Berlin synopsis, comments

    The Stranger From Berlin

    Melissa Amateis

    'This intriguing and immersive novel is a realpage turner with plenty of romance and a dark mystery at its heart' Rachel Hore, Sunday Times bestselling author of ...

  • Frontline Nurses On Duty synopsis, comments

    Frontline Nurses On Duty

    Holly Green

    Can they do their bit for the war effort?A gripping historical saga based on a true story, following wartime nurses during the First World War. Perfect for fans of Lizzie Page’s Th...

  • Frontline Nurses synopsis, comments

    Frontline Nurses

    Holly Green

    Can she follow her heart while doing her duty?A heartwarming saga following nurses during the First World War. Perfect for fans of Donna Douglas's A Nightingale Christmas Promise, ...

  • A Guide to the Beasts of East Africa synopsis, comments

    A Guide to the Beasts of East Africa

    Nicholas Drayson

    For lovers of Alexander McCall Smith, the engaging follow up to Nicholas Drayson's muchloved A Guide to the Birds of East Africa sees the return of Mr Malik and the East African Or...

  • Last Letter Home synopsis, comments

    Last Letter Home

    Rachel Hore

    From the millioncopy Sunday Times bestseller comes a timeless love story, lost in letters of the past . . . Secrets from the past, unravelling in the present… Uncove...

  • Sapphire Skies synopsis, comments

    Sapphire Skies

    Belinda Alexandra

    A love greater than war. A beautiful woman lost. A mystery unsolved ... until now. The epic new saga from one of Australia's best loved storytellers.2000: the wreckage of a downed ...

  • Ready for Love Now- Book 6 of the Colvin Series synopsis, comments

    Ready for Love Now- Book 6 of the Colvin Series

    Heather M. Morris

    Knowing first hand how tough it is being a woman in a man's world, Monica has completely sworn off men and love. She isn't weak or under the misconception that she requires a man t...

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    The Traitor

    V.S. Alexander

    Fans of Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club picks eager for their next moving historical novellook no further! Readers of The Alice Project and The Lost Girls of Pari...

  • Let It Go synopsis, comments

    Let It Go

    Dame Stephanie Shirley CH & Richard Askwith

    A moving memoir from a woman who made a fortune in a man's world and then gave it all away...soon to be turned into a filmIn 1962, Stephanie 'Steve' Shirley created a software comp...

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    Nursery in Bloom- Book 2 of the Colvin Series

    Heather M. Morris

    After her husband's alcohol induced rage lands her in the hospital, Leah embraces the 51% ownership of her grandfather's nursery in a small town in Oklahoma. The only issue is the ...

  • The Lighthouse Sisters synopsis, comments

    The Lighthouse Sisters

    Gill Thompson

    'I loved this heartinyourmouth story of forbidden love, courage and hope. A heartwrenching book about family bonds facing the toughest of trials during WW2' KERRY FISHER'A stunning...

  • Daughter of Calabria synopsis, comments

    Daughter of Calabria

    Tania Blanchard

    Previously published as Echoes of War'Blanchard at her breathtaking best. Rich in every sight, taste and smell.' Australian Women’s WeeklySet in Mussolini’s Italy amid great upheav...

  • The Puppet Boy of Warsaw synopsis, comments

    The Puppet Boy of Warsaw

    Eva Weaver

    The story of Mika, a Jewish boy, who becomes a puppeteer in the Warsaw ghetto a stunning debut for fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, The Boy with the Striped Pyjamas and Schindl...

  • When I Come Home Again synopsis, comments

    When I Come Home Again

    Caroline Scott

    ‘A pageturning literary gem’ THE TIMES, BEST BOOKS OF 2020 From the highly acclaimed author of The Photographer of the Lost, a BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick, comes a beautiful an...