Brittany Anne Snow (born March 9, 1986) is an American television and film actress. Snow was born and grew up in Tampa, Florida to Cinda, who works for Prentice Hall, and John Snow, who worked in insurance and now organizes Snow's schedule. In December 2007, she announced her split with her boyfriend of three years, Michael Johnson. Snow began modeling at the age of three and a half in a print ad for Burdines. She had a popular role at age twelve as troubled teen Susan LeMay on the soap opera Guiding Light from 1998 to 2001.