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Britney Spears' sister, Jamie Lynn, is currently starting a career as an entertainer in the Nickelodeon show All That and her new show Zoey 101. Zoey 101 drew record numbers with the premiere of the show which gave the kids channel 1.6 million viewers age 9-14 — its biggest viewership in that demographic for a premiere in eight years. Her brother, Bryan Spears, is one of her co-managers. Britney's parents, Lynne and Jamie, have divorced.

One of Spears' best friends, Jenny, was in the unsuccessful girl-group Innosense. Spears was also a member of the group, but she left and debuted as a solo artist before the band released their first record. One of Britney's closest friends is Felicia Culotta, her assistant.

In May 2004 Spears had a Hebrew tattoo inked into the nape of her neck. She was under the impression that it meant "new era", while a more scholarly reading would be "protection". A source said, "She's taken Kabbalah pretty seriously and this was a big deal for her." Ironically, in getting a tattoo, Spears has committed one of the worst Jewish taboos. This echoes a similar incident in 2003 when Spears was informed by her friend, actress Taryn Manning, that her hip tattoo (the Japanese Kanji character ?) read "strange" rather than "mysterious".

Spears publicly declared that she was a virgin early in her career, but after her split from Justin Timberlake he revealed that this was no longer true. Spears has been quoted as saying, "I thought he was the one".

Studio albums

1999: ...Baby One More Time #1 US, #4 UK, US Sales: 14 million (WW: 25)
2000: Oops!...I Did It Again #1 US, #2 UK, US Sales: 10 million (WW: 20)
2001: Britney #1 US, #4 UK, US Sales: 4 million (WW: 12)
2003: In the Zone #1 US, #13 UK, US Sales: 3 million (WW: 9)
2006: The Original Doll (due for release in 2006)

Compilations

2004: Greatest Hits: My Prerogative #4 US, #2 UK, US Sales: 1 Million (WW: 7)
WW Record Sales Combined With Singles (100 million+)

Singles

...Baby One More Time
"... Baby One More Time" — December 1998; #1 US, #1 UK, #1 NL PLATINUM
"Sometimes" — June 1999; #21 US, #3 UK, #1 NL
"(You Drive Me) Crazy" (The Stop Remix) — September 1999; #10 US, #5 UK, #2 NL
"Born To Make You Happy" — January 2000; #1 UK, #4 NL
"From The Bottom Of My Broken Heart" — January 2000 (U.S. only); #14 US PLATINUM
Oops!...I Did It Again
"Oops!...I Did It Again" — April 2000; #9 US, #1 UK, #1 NL
"Lucky" — August 2000; #23 US, #5 UK, #4 NL

"Stronger" — November 2000; #11 US, #7 UK, #14 NL GOLD
"Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know" — March 2001; #112 US, #12 UK, #16 NL
Britney
"I'm A Slave 4 U" — September 2001; #27 US, #4 UK, #6 NL
"I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman" — December 2001; #102 US, #2 UK, #14 NL
"Overprotected" (Album Version) — December 2001; #4 UK, #15 NL
"Overprotected" (U.S. — Darkchild Remix) — March 2002; #86 US
"Boys" (Co-Ed Remix featuring Pharrell Williams) — July 2002; #122 US, #7 UK, #14 NL
"I Love Rock 'N Roll" — November 2002; #13 UK, #17 NL
In the Zone
"Me Against The Music" (featuring Madonna) — October 2003; #35 US, #2 UK, #6 NL
"Toxic" — January 2004; #9 US, #1 UK, #4 NL PLATINUM
"Everytime" — April 2004; #15 US, #1 UK, #3 NL GOLD
"Outrageous" — June 2004; #79 US
Greatest Hits: My Prerogative
"My Prerogative" — September 2004; #101 US, #3 UK, #13 NL
"Do Somethin'" — February 2005; #110 US, #6 UK
The Original Doll
"Mona Lisa" (tentative) — 2006
Misc
"We Will Rock You" (featuring Beyonce and Pink) — January 2004
Note: this single does not appear on any of her albums, but was released outside the US by Pepsi as a promotional CD.
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Acting
1990s: Ruthless! (Off-Broadway)
1993/1994: The New Mickey Mouse Club (Television)
1999: Longshot (Movie/Cameo)
2000: The Simpsons "The Mansion Family" (Television) (Herself)
2002: Crossroads (Movie/Lead Actress)
2002: Austin Powers in Goldmember (Movie/Cameo)

Britney's Dance Beat is a dance game featuring five of her songs, for the PlayStation 2 and Game Boy Advance.