Date of Birth

Mini Biography

Brooke Sikkema was born in October, 1996, and lived in Clemson, South Carolina until she was almost four. She has one brother, Tyler, who is five years older than she is. Her mother, Debbie, is from South Carolina, and her father, Dwight, is from Chicago.

Brooke's love for performing became obvious when Brooke (starting at age one) regularly entertained her grandfather and others at the Clemson Downs' nursing home. She loved Shirley Temple and often performed her songs. At age two, she sang all of "Good Ship Lollipop" (a Capella, in tune) for anyone who would listen. She took dancing and loved performing in recitals. After that, Brooke took advantage of every opportunity to perform. Her family moved to Charleston, South Carolina, and she did some print work and commercials. She sang solos with her church choir and won various singing competitions. She attended an international talent competition in 2003, winning 8 awards including best child monologue, best child pop song, best child Broadway song, best commercial, and the overall child actor award. She also received 23 callbacks from agents, managers, and casting directors. Brooke came to Los Angeles not long after this to pursue a career in acting. She did a number of short films, including The Catalyst (2005), "Death as a Tango," "Longing," and "Here and Then" and a couple of commercials. She began performing weekly with "Giggle Gaggle" a kid's comedy/improv group. Her first SAG feature film was Beautiful Dreamer (2006), a beautiful WWII romance. A year later she was part of The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007), a very frightening horror film expected in theatres in 2008. Her first television appearance was in the 2006 season premiere of Close to Home (2006).

Trivia

The name Sikkema is Dutch.

Brooke’s rendition of Sheryl Crow’s

Brooke sings her version of the