Jana
Rae Kramer (born December 2, 1983) is an American actress and country
music singer. She is best known for her role as Alex Dupre on the
television series, One Tree Hill. Kramer began a country music career in
2012 with the single "Why Ya Wanna", from her self-titled debut album
for Elektra Records.
Kramer was born in Detroit, Michigan, to Nora
and Martin Kramer. She grew up in the town of Rochester, Michigan,
where she attended Rochester Adams High School.[1] She speaks some
German.
In 2002, Kramer made her acting debut in the low-budget
independent Horror film Dead/Undead. The following year Kramer guest
appeared on All My Children which was marked as Kramer's television
debut. Kramer has since continued to appear in a number of television
shows such as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Grey's Anatomy, Private
Practice and CSI: NY. She has also had small supporting roles in films
such as Click, Prom Night and Spring Breakdown.
In
2007, Kramer appeared in a recurring role on the NBC sports drama
television series Friday Night Lights. Jana played the role of Noelle
Davenport in the series second season. In 2008 Kramer appeared in The CW
teen drama series 90210 a reboot of the 1990s teen drama television
series Beverly Hills 90210. Kramer played the role of high school
student Portia Ranson and made her debut in the first seasons second
episode "The Jet Set". Her role went on for six episodes and Kramer made
her final appearance in "The Party's Over" which aired May 5, 2009.
In
2009, Kramer appeared on the HBO dramedy television series Entourage.
Kramer played the role of a sorority girl who seduces the character
Turtle played by Jerry Ferrara and appeared in four episodes.
In
June 2009, it was announced Kramer would star in The CW drama
television series seventh season of One Tree Hill. Kramer played the
role of Alex Dupre an Actress and tabloid darling who becomes the new
face of Brooke Davis's fashion line "Clothes Over Bros" and creates
havoc for the residents of Tree Hill. Kramer made her first appearance
in the seasons first episode. Initially Kramer's appearance on the show
was meant to be in a recurring form but Kramer's role was upgraded as a
series regular by the premiere of the seasons fourteenth episode "Family
Affair". In March 2012, Kramer announced she would not return in a
regular form for the shows ninth and final season to pursue her music
career. Kramer made her final appearance in the second episode of the ninth season "In the Room Where You Sleep" which aired on January 18, 2012.
In
F ebruary 2011, Kramer signed a recording contract with Elektra
Records. That same month she premiered her promo track, "I Won't Give
Up", which premiered in the One Tree Hill episode "Holding Out for a
Hero", was released the following day exclusively on iTunes and Amazon.
The song reached number 75 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The
following month Kramer began work on her debut album. Country music
producer Scott Hendricks produced the majority of the record. In April
2011, Kramer released another promo track titled, "Whiskey" which she
also performed on One Tree Hill. The song reached number 99 on the US
Billboard Hot 100 chart on digital sales alone.
In February 2012,
Kramer was cast as the protagonist in the independent drama film Heart
of the Country. Kramer will play the role of a privileged young woman
Faith Carraday,[4] a young woman who is following her show-biz dreams
who leaves her life behind to rural North Carolina after her husband is
jailed for Wall Street fraud. Kramer is also attached to a horror film
named The Gatekeeper.
On January 16, 2012, Kramer released her
official debut single, "Why Ya Wanna". Kramer premiered the official
music video directed by Kristin Barlowe on February 6, 2012. The song
peaked at number 52 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 3 on
the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. "Whiskey" is the album's
second official single.
On June 1, 2012, made her first ever
televised live performance on Fox & Friends to promote her debut
album. She performed, "Why Ya Wanna" in front of a crowd of fans in New
York City, New York. On June 5, 2012, Kramer released her self-titled
debut album Jana Kramer. The record received positive reviews from
critics with many praising Kramer's vocal performance.
On
December 22, 2009, Kramer became engaged to actor Johnathon Schaech. The
couple met on the set Prom Night and appeared as a couple in the film
Laid to Rest. They were married on July 4, 2010, in Glen Arbor,
Michigan. However, the marriage lasted over a little more than a month
before the couple separated.
It was announced in September 2012 that
Kramer was dating country music singer Brantley Gilbert. They had kept
their relationship quiet for about eight months before the announcement.
The couple got engaged on January 20, 2013, which is also his birthday.
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