Where is Shelbie Bruce Now? Her Age, Height, Career, Husband

Who is Shelbie Bruce?

American former actress Shelbie Carole Bruce was born under the zodiac sign Scorpio on 12 November 1992, in Brownsville, Texas USA. She appeared in 13 movies and TV series prior to her retirement in 2011, and is perhaps still known best for her debut film role starring as Cristina in the 2004 romantic comedy movie “Spanglish”, which also starred Paz Vega, Tea Leoni and Adam Sandler, and was written and directed by James L. Brooks. It follows a woman who’s moved to the US from Mexico with her daughter, and has begun working for a wealthy family; the film won five of its 20 award nominations.

Education and early life

Shelbie was raised in Brownsville alongside her younger brothers Robby D. Bruce and Bobby Bruce, by their mother who’s of Mexican descent and father of Irish, British and German ancestry; the names and professions of Shelbie’s parents remain undisclosed.

She fell in love with various activities while growing up; Shelbie was homeschooled from a very early age so that she could train in modelling, singing and dancing, and was nine when she made her debut TV series appearance, playing Young Syd in the 2002 episode “The Sound of Music” of the romantic drama “Providence”, which starred Paula Cale, Mike Farrell and Melina Kanakaredes, and was created by John Masius. It follows a famous plastic surgeon who’s returned home to Providence, Rhode Island to try and keep her family together, the series aired from 1999 through 2002, and won 14 of the 23 awards for which it was nominated.

Shelbie hasn’t shared many other details about her education, but it’s believed that she took and passed her GED tests in 2011 and then enrolled at college, which was why she quit acting in the same year; it remains unknown what Shelbie’s been doing for a living for the past 12 years.

Roles in TV series

In 2003, Shelbie played Stacy-Marie in the episode “The Mrs Landers Incident” of the family comedy “Romeo!”, which starred Erica O’Keith, Master P and Zachary Isaiah Williams, and was created by Fracaswell Hyman and Tommy Lynch. It follows the life of young boy Romeo as he’s learning about what it means to be a good friend, the series aired from 2003 through 2006, and won three of its 15 award nominations.

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Shelbie could then have been seen appearing in an episode of the biographical mystery mini-series “The Mystery of Natalie Wood”, the romantic drama “ER”, and the family comedy “Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide”. In 2008, she played Nicole in the episode “Love Lasts Forever” of the horror fantasy “Moonlight”, which starred Jason Dohring, Alex O’Loughlin and Sophia Myles, and was created by Trevor Munson and Ron Koslow. It follows an immortal vampire who’s fallen in love with someone he shouldn’t, and the series won two awards. Shelbie was then cast to appear in an episode of the family comedy “Just Jordan”, the family drama “Lincoln Heights”, and the romantic comedy “Cougar Town”.

Her only other TV series role was playing Red-Shirted Girl in the 2011 episode “Big Time Single” of the family comedy “Big Time Rush”, which starred James Maslow, Kendall Schmidt and Carlos PenaVega, and was created by Scott Fellows. It follows the lives of four professional hockey players who want to become musicians, the series aired from 2009 through 2023, and won 38 of the 100 awards for which it was nominated.

Roles in movies

Shelbie’s appeared in only two other movies besides “Spanglish”. She played one of the lead characters, Suzy Lopez in the 2008 short family comedy “El Tux”, which also starred Daniel Edward Mora and Harvey Guillen, and was written and directed by Paco Farias; it follows Bobby Gomez as he’s attending a quinceanera (15^th birthday celebration) in his father’s 1972 tuxedo.

Also in 2008, Shelbie played Nina Beck in the comedy “Little Miss CEO”, starring alongside Elaine Hendrix and Alejandro Klebanoff. The film was directed by John Bowab and follows a 16 years old girl who’s inherited her grandfather’s Hispanic TV station.

Other credits

Shelbie provided additional voices in 19 movies and TV series, with some of the most popular amongst these having been the 2002 action adventure science fiction movie “Spider-Man”, the 2004 crime action film “Man on Fire”, and the 2006 action adventure movie “Apocalypto”.

She made a guest appearance in the talk-shows “HBO First Look” and “E! Investigates”.

Awards and nominations

Shelbie won a 2005 Imagen Foundation Award for Best Supporting Actress – Film for her performance in “Spanglish”, and for the same movie was also nominated for a 2005 Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actress.

Love life and relationships

Shelbie’s highly secretive when it comes to speaking about her love life, and no men whom she’s perhaps been with have been mentioned in public; this has led some of Shelbie’s fans to believe that she’s perhaps lesbian, with some claiming to have seen Shelbie and her girlfriend spending time together in Los Angeles, California, but these rumors are yet to be addressed by Shelbie.

There are also those who believe that she’s today a married woman, and is focused on raising her children; a rumor has it that Shelbie quit acting because she had become pregnant, but this hasn’t been confirmed either.

Shelbie seems to be unattached as of October 2023, hasn’t married and doesn’t have children.

Interesting facts and hobbies

Shelbie isn’t active on social media networks as she respects her own privacy.

She’s a devout Christian, and goes to church with her family at least once a week.

Shelbie launched her own jewelry line in collaboration with Claire’s Boutique back on 8 September 2006.

She once worked for “Mis Quince Magazine” as their blogger; it’s an online publication about quinceaneras.

Shelbie loves languages, and is fluent is both Spanish and English, while she can understand several others.

Natalie Portman’s one of Shelbie’s favorite actresses, and a couple of her favorite films are “The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards”, “Paris, I Love You” and “Knight of Cups”.

Height, age and net worth

Shelbie’s 30 years old. Her hair and eyes are brown, she weighs around 120lbs (54kgs) and is 5ft 6ins (1.67m) tall.

Shelbie’s net worth’s been estimated at over $850,000, as of October 2023.