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{{short description|American writer (born 1955)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Lynne Spears
| name = Lynne Spears
| birth_name = Lynne Irene Bridges
| birth_name = Lynne Irene Bridges
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1955}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|5|4}}
| birth_place = [[Magnolia, Mississippi]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Magnolia, Mississippi]], U.S.
| occupation = {{hlist|Teacher|writer|daycare operator}}
| education = [[Southeastern Louisiana University]]
| education = [[Southeastern Louisiana University]]
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Jamie Spears]]|July 1976|May 2002|end=div}}<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eOiunEB5ccMC&q=Nine+months+after+our+marriage|title = Through the Storm|isbn = 9781418567354}}</ref>
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Jamie Spears]]|July 1976|May 2002|end=div}}<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eOiunEB5ccMC&q=Nine+months+after+our+marriage|title = Through the Storm| publisher=Thomas Nelson |isbn = 9781418567354}}</ref>
| children = {{hlist|[[Bryan Spears]]|[[Britney Spears]]|[[Jamie Lynn Spears]]}}
| children = {{Plain list|
* [[Bryan Spears]]
* [[Britney Spears]]
* [[Jamie Lynn Spears]]
}}
| relatives =
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'''Lynne Irene Spears''' ({{née}} '''Bridges''') is an American author and the mother of famous pop singer [[Britney Spears]], and actress/country singer [[Jamie Lynn Spears]].
'''Lynne Irene Spears''' (''{{née}}'' '''Bridges'''; born May 4, 1955) is the mother of [[Bryan Spears]], [[Britney Spears]] and [[Jamie Lynn Spears]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
===Early life and family===
===Early life and family===
Lynne Irene Bridges<ref name=biobook>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eOiunEB5ccMC&q=Magnolia%2C+Mississippi&pg=PA211|title=Through the Storm|first1=Lynne |last1=Spears|first2=Lorilee|last2=Craker|publisher=Thomas Nelson Inc.|year= 2008|isbn=978-1595551566|page=211}}</ref> is believed to have been born around 1955,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800328228/bio|title=-Britney Spears Biography|publisher=[[Yahoo!]] Movies|access-date=December 18, 2010|archive-date=June 28, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628203814/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800328228/bio|url-status=dead|quote=Brother Bryan Spears. Born c. 1977 ... Father Jamie Spears. Born c. 1953 ... Mother: Lynne Spears. Born c. 1955}}</ref> in [[Magnolia, Mississippi]]<ref name=biobook /> to Lilian Irene Portell (1924–1993), a British woman of English and [[Maltese people|Maltese]] descent, and Barney O'Field Bridges (1919–1978), an [[American G.I.]] In 1945, her parents met and married in Portell's native London.<ref name="wargs.com">[http://www.wargs.com/other/spears.html Ancestry of Her daughter, Including Lynne Spears.]</ref> Spears' maternal great-grandfather, Edward Portell, had immigrated to the United Kingdom from Malta while the country was a colony of the [[British Empire]].<ref name="wargs.com"/><ref name=Op4>{{cite book| last1 = Spears| first1 = Lynne| last2 = Craker| first2 = Lorilee| author2-link = Lorilee Craker| title = Through the Storm: A Real Story of Fame and Family in a Tabloid World| publisher = Thomas Nelson| year = 2008| location = [[Tennessee]]| pages = [https://archive.org/details/throughstormrea00spea/page/4 4]| isbn = 978-1-59555-156-6| title-link = Through the Storm: A Real Story of Fame and Family in a Tabloid World}}</ref> Spears has an older brother, Barry "Sonny" Bridges (born 1951). Their older sister, Sandra Bridges Covington (1947–2007), died of [[ovarian cancer]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Lynne Spears Visits Sister's Grave Amid Crisis | publisher=People.com | date=January 5, 2008 |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20169661,00.html | access-date=January 5, 2008}}</ref><ref>[http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20169409,00.html "Lynne Spears Speaks: 'Just Say Prayers'"]. ''People''. January 4, 2008. Retrieved December 18, 2010.</ref>
Lynne Irene Bridges<ref name=biobook>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eOiunEB5ccMC&q=Magnolia%2C+Mississippi&pg=PA211|title=Through the Storm|first1=Lynne |last1=Spears|first2=Lorilee|last2=Craker|publisher=Thomas Nelson Inc.|year= 2008|isbn=978-1595551566|page=211}}</ref> is believed to have been born around 1955<ref>{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800328228/bio|title=-Britney Spears Biography|publisher=[[Yahoo!]] Movies|access-date=December 18, 2010|archive-date=June 28, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628203814/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800328228/bio|url-status=dead|quote=Brother Bryan Spears. Born c. 1977 ... Father Jamie Spears. Born c. 1953 ... Mother: Lynne Spears. Born c. 1955}}</ref> in [[Magnolia, Mississippi]]<ref name=biobook /> to Lilian Irene Portell (1924–1993), a British woman of English and [[Maltese people|Maltese]] descent, and Barney O'Field Bridges (1919–1978), an [[American G.I.]] In 1945, her parents met and married in Portell's native London.<ref name="wargs.com">[http://www.wargs.com/other/spears.html Ancestry of Her daughter, Including Lynne Spears.]</ref> Spears' maternal great-grandfather, Edward Portell, had immigrated to the United Kingdom from [[Crown Colony of Malta|Malta]] while the country was a colony of the [[British Empire]].<ref name="wargs.com"/><ref name=Op4>{{cite book| last1 = Spears| first1 = Lynne| last2 = Craker| first2 = Lorilee| author2-link = Lorilee Craker| title = Through the Storm: A Real Story of Fame and Family in a Tabloid World| publisher = Thomas Nelson| year = 2008| location = [[Tennessee]]| pages = [https://archive.org/details/throughstormrea00spea/page/4 4]| isbn = 978-1-59555-156-6| title-link = Through the Storm: A Real Story of Fame and Family in a Tabloid World}}</ref> Spears has an older brother, Barry "Sonny" Bridges (b. 1951). Their older sister Sandra Bridges Covington (1947–2007) died of [[ovarian cancer]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Lynne Spears Visits Sister's Grave Amid Crisis | publisher=People.com | date=January 5, 2008 |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20169661,00.html | access-date=January 5, 2008}}</ref><ref>[http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20169409,00.html "Lynne Spears Speaks: 'Just Say Prayers'"]. ''People''. January 4, 2008. Retrieved December 18, 2010.</ref>


In 1991, Lynne along with daughters Britney and Jamie Lynn moved to a sublet apartment in [[New York City]], when Britney began attending [[Professional Performing Arts School]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Britney's Wild Ride |url=https://people.com/archive/cover-story-britneys-wild-ride-vol-53-no-6/ |access-date=2023-09-30 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}}</ref> Her husband Jamie and son Bryan stayed in Kentwood.<ref name=":1" /> Britney soon began appearing on ''[[The Mickey Mouse Club]]'' (1993–1996), but it was canceled on its second season, and they returned to Kentwood.<ref name=":1" />
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In July 1976, she married [[Jamie Spears]]. They divorced in May 2002<ref>[http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20137875,00.html "Britney's Next Act"]. ''People''. September 2, 2002. Retrieved December 18, 2010.</ref> and reconciled without remarrying around 2010.<ref>[http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20442245,00.html "Britney Spears's Divorced Parents Reconciling"]. ''People''. November 15, 2010. Retrieved December 18, 2010.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101119071431/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/40214147/ns/today-entertainment "Report: Britney Spears' parents reconciling"]. ''MSNBC''. November 16, 2010. Retrieved December 18, 2010.</ref> They were seen still united in 2014,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://imagecollect.com/picture/britney-spears-jamie-lynn-spears-jamie-spears-lynne-spears-pop-stars-jamie-sal-photo-6635425/jamie-lynn-spears-2014-cma-music-festival|title = Photos and Pictures - 08 June 2014 - Nashville, Tennessee - Jamie Watson, husband of Jamie Lynn Spears along with Lynn Spears, Jamie Spears, mother and father of Pop Star Britney Spears and her little sister Jamie Lynn Spears. Jamie Lynn Spears Performs during the 2014 CMA Music Festival at the Bud Light Stage. Photo Credit: Laura Farr/AdMedia}}</ref> but were evidently completely separated by 2020. They have three children: son [[Bryan Spears]] (born 1977) and daughters [[Britney Spears]] (born 1981) and [[Jamie Lynn Spears]] (born 1991). They also have five grandchildren: grandsons Sean Preston Federline (born 2005) and Jayden James Federline (born 2006) from Britney, granddaughters Maddie Briann Aldridge (born 2008) and Ivey Joan Watson (born 2018) from Jamie Lynn, and Sophia Alexandra Spears (born 2011) from Bryan.<ref>[http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/lynne-spears-family-troubles-are-in-the-past_1082691 "Britney Spears – Lynne Spears: 'Family Troubles Are In The Past'"]. ''contactmusic.com''. October 9, 2008. Retrieved December 18, 2010.</ref>


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In July 1976, she married [[Jamie Spears]]. Following more than 25 years of marriage, they divorced in May 2002<ref>[http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20137875,00.html "Britney's Next Act"]. ''People''. September 2, 2002. Retrieved December 18, 2010.</ref> They have three children: son [[Bryan Spears]] (born 1977) and daughters [[Britney Spears]] (born 1981) and [[Jamie Lynn Spears]] (born 1991). They have five grandchildren: grandsons Sean Preston Federline (born 2005) and Jayden James Federline (born 2006) from Britney; granddaughters Maddie Briann Aldridge (born 2008) and Ivey Joan Watson (born 2018) from Jamie Lynn; and Sophia Alexandra Spears (born 2011) from Bryan.<ref>[http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/lynne-spears-family-troubles-are-in-the-past_1082691 "Britney Spears – Lynne Spears: 'Family Troubles Are In The Past'"]. ''contactmusic.com''. October 9, 2008. Retrieved December 18, 2010.</ref>
Spears owned and operated a [[day care]] in [[Kentwood, Louisiana]] and later worked as a school teacher.{{Citation needed|date=February 2019}}


==Books==
== Career ==
Spears owned and operated a [[day care]] in [[Kentwood, Louisiana]] and later worked as a schoolteacher.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Photos from Lynne Spears' Bond With Britney Spears |url=https://www.eonline.com/photos/32255/lynne-spears-bond-with-britney-spears |access-date=2023-09-30 |website=E! Online}}</ref> Despite accompanying Britney on tours early in her career, she never worked as her daughter's manager and only briefly worked on Britney's fan club and website.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=August 04 |first1=Adrienne Day Updated |last2=EDT |first2=2020 at 01:48 PM |title=I Read It So You Don't Have To: Lynne Spears' memoir |url=https://ew.com/article/2008/10/01/i-read-it-so-yo-2/ |access-date=2023-10-10 |website=EW.com |language=en}}</ref>
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Spears has co-written two books with her daughter Britney. The first, ''Heart to Heart'', was published in 2000 as a biographical book about Britney. ''[[A Mother's Gift]]'' was a novel released in 2001 and has been adapted into a TV movie, ''Brave New Girl''. A 2008 memoir, ''[[Through the Storm: A Real Story of Fame and Family in a Tabloid World]]'', followed, detailing the public scrutiny that the Spears family faced after Britney's mental breakdown and Jamie Lynn's teen pregnancy.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lynne Spears to Write About "Dark Period of Britney's Life" in Memoir|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/Lynne-Spears-to-Write-About-Dark-Period-of-Britneys-Life-in-Memoir|work=Us Magazine|date=June 12, 2008|access-date=July 29, 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080714200403/http://www.usmagazine.com/Lynne-Spears-to-Write-About-Dark-Period-of-Britneys-Life-in-Memoir <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = July 14, 2008}}</ref>

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Spears has co-written two books about her daughter Britney. The first, ''Heart to Heart'', was published in 2000 as a biographical book about Britney. ''[[A Mother's Gift]]'' was a novel released in 2001 and has been adapted into an [[ABC Family Worldwide|ABC Family]] television film ''Brave New Girl''.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Malach |first=Maggie|date=2015-04-10 |title=Britney Spears' Book 'A Mother's Gift' Released 14 Years Ago |url=https://popcrush.com/britney-spears-book-a-mothers-gift-anniversary/ |access-date=2023-10-07 |website=PopCrush |language=en}}</ref> She was credited as a writer and executive producer in the film.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Lynne Spears {{!}} Actress, Writer, Producer |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1133992/ |access-date=2023-09-30 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref> A 2008 memoir, ''[[Through the Storm: A Real Story of Fame and Family in a Tabloid World]]'', followed, detailing the public scrutiny that the Spears family faced after Britney's mental breakdown and Jamie Lynn's teen pregnancy.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lynne Spears to Write About "Dark Period of Britney's Life" in Memoir|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/Lynne-Spears-to-Write-About-Dark-Period-of-Britneys-Life-in-Memoir|work=Us Magazine|date=June 12, 2008|access-date=July 29, 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080714200403/http://www.usmagazine.com/Lynne-Spears-to-Write-About-Dark-Period-of-Britneys-Life-in-Memoir <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = July 14, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Lynn Spears Book No Bombshell |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=5817668&page=1 |access-date=2023-10-10 |website=ABC News |language=en}}</ref> In 2020, she played the role of a stage mom in her daughter Jamie Lynn and [[Chantel Jeffries]]' music video for the song "Follow Me".<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jamie Lynn Spears Drops Music Video for Reimagined Zoey 101 Theme Song with Cameos from Cast |url=https://people.com/music/jamie-lynn-drops-music-video-follow-me-zoey-101/ |access-date=2023-09-30 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}}</ref>

As of September 2023, she works as an independent consultant for [[Rodan + Fields]] and a substitute teacher in Louisiana.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram profile for Lynne Spears |url=https://www.instagram.com/lynnespears_rf/ |access-date=2023-09-30 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-27 |title=Britney Spears's mom, Lynne takes on substitute teaching amid financial struggles: Reports |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/hollywood/britney-spearss-mom-lynne-takes-on-substitute-teaching-amid-financial-struggles-reports-1246337 |access-date=2023-09-30 |website=PINKVILLA |language=en}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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| isbn = 978-1-59555-156-6
| isbn = 978-1-59555-156-6
| title-link = Through the Storm: A Real Story of Fame and Family in a Tabloid World
| title-link = Through the Storm: A Real Story of Fame and Family in a Tabloid World
}}</ref> She attended First Baptist Church in Kentwood, Louisiana with her family<ref>Berk, Sheryl (2007). True Brit: The Story of Singing Sensation Britney Spears. Random House Publishing Group. p. 12. ISBN 9780307417596.</ref> but she has been identified as a Catholic alongside her youngest daughter Jamie Lynn and two of her granddaughters, Jamie Lynn's daughters.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rousselle|first=Christine|title=Update: Britney Spears says she is 'Catholic now' in social media post|url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/248608/britney-spears-says-she-is-catholic-now-in-social-media-post|access-date=August 8, 2021|website=Catholic News Agency|date=August 6, 2021}}</ref> Spears' older daughter, Britney, announced on August 5, 2021, that she also became Catholic.<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 6, 2021|title=Britney Spears reveals she's now Catholic as she models mass dress|url=https://www.newsweek.com/britney-spears-reveals-shes-now-catholic-she-models-mass-dress-1616859|access-date=August 8, 2021|website=Newsweek|language=en}}</ref>
}}</ref> She attended First Baptist Church in Kentwood, Louisiana with her family<ref>Berk, Sheryl (2007). True Brit: The Story of Singing Sensation Britney Spears. Random House Publishing Group. p. 12. {{ISBN|978-0-307-41759-6}}</ref> but she has been identified as a Catholic alongside her youngest daughter Jamie Lynn and two of her granddaughters, Jamie Lynn's daughters.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rousselle|first=Christine|title=Update: Britney Spears says she is 'Catholic now' in social media post|url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/248608/update-britney-spears-says-she-is-catholic-now-in-social-media-post|access-date=August 8, 2021|website=Catholic News Agency|date=August 6, 2021}}</ref>

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In November 2021, Spears requested $650,000 in legal fees from Britney's estate, suggesting that her lawyers had helped in the process of releasing Britney from the conservatorship imposed by the California court system in 2008. Lynne and her lawyers would later drop the case before appearing in court.<ref name="legal fees">{{cite news |last1=Ricker |first1=Don |title=Britney Spears' Mother Makes Legal Claim, Heightening Family Drama |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/britney-spears-mother-lynne-attorney-fees_n_6183ba93e4b0ad6f587eedfb |access-date=November 4, 2021 |publisher=Huff Post |date=November 4, 2021}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Film and television
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|2001
|''Total Britney Live''
| rowspan="4" |Herself
|[[Television special]]
|-
|2005
|''[[Britney and Kevin: Chaotic|Britney & Kevin: Chaotic]]''
|Episode: "Veil of Secresy"
|-
|2013
|''I Am Britney Jean''
| rowspan="2" |[[Documentary film]]
|-
|2016
|''Jamie Lynn Spears: When the Lights Go Out''
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Music videos
!Year
!Title
!Artist
!Role
|-
|2020
|"Follow Me"
|[[Jamie Lynn Spears]] and [[Chantel Jeffries]]
|Stage mom
|}

=== As producer and writer ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|2004
|''Brave New Girl''
|Producer and writer
|[[Freeform (TV channel)|ABC Family]] [[television film]]<ref name=":2" />
|}


== Bibliography ==
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In November 2021, Spears requested $650,000 in legal fees from Britney's estate, suggesting that her lawyers had helped in the process of freeing Britney from the conservatorship imposed by her father, Jamie Spears. Lynne and her lawyers would later drop the case before appearing in court. <ref name="legal fees">{{cite news |last1=Ricker |first1=Don |title=Britney Spears' Mother Makes Legal Claim, Heightening Family Drama |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/britney-spears-mother-lynne-attorney-fees_n_6183ba93e4b0ad6f587eedfb |access-date=November 4, 2021 |publisher=Huff Post |date=November 4, 2021}}</ref>
Spears has co-written two books and written one memoir so far.
* Spears, Lynne; Spears, Britney (May 9, 2000): ''Heart to Heart.'' [[Three Rivers Press]]. {{ISBN|978-0-609-80701-9}}
* Spears, Lynne; Spears, Britney (April 10, 2001): ''[[A Mother's Gift]].'' [[Dell Publishing|Delacorte Books]]. {{ISBN|978-0-385-72953-6}}
* Spears, Lynne (September 16, 2008): ''[[Through the Storm: A Real Story of Fame and Family in a Tabloid World]].'' [[Thomas Nelson (publisher)|Thomas Nelson]]. {{ISBN|978-1-59555-156-6}}


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 01:49, 5 October 2024

Lynne Spears
Born
Lynne Irene Bridges

(1955-05-04) May 4, 1955 (age 69)
Magnolia, Mississippi, U.S.
EducationSoutheastern Louisiana University
Spouse
​
​
(m. 1976; div. 2002)​
[1]
Children

Lynne Irene Spears (née Bridges; born May 4, 1955) is the mother of Bryan Spears, Britney Spears and Jamie Lynn Spears.

Biography

[edit]

Early life and family

[edit]

Lynne Irene Bridges[2] is believed to have been born around 1955[3] in Magnolia, Mississippi[2] to Lilian Irene Portell (1924–1993), a British woman of English and Maltese descent, and Barney O'Field Bridges (1919–1978), an American G.I. In 1945, her parents met and married in Portell's native London.[4] Spears' maternal great-grandfather, Edward Portell, had immigrated to the United Kingdom from Malta while the country was a colony of the British Empire.[4][5] Spears has an older brother, Barry "Sonny" Bridges (b. 1951). Their older sister Sandra Bridges Covington (1947–2007) died of ovarian cancer.[6][7]

In 1991, Lynne along with daughters Britney and Jamie Lynn moved to a sublet apartment in New York City, when Britney began attending Professional Performing Arts School.[8] Her husband Jamie and son Bryan stayed in Kentwood.[8] Britney soon began appearing on The Mickey Mouse Club (1993–1996), but it was canceled on its second season, and they returned to Kentwood.[8]

In July 1976, she married Jamie Spears. Following more than 25 years of marriage, they divorced in May 2002[9] They have three children: son Bryan Spears (born 1977) and daughters Britney Spears (born 1981) and Jamie Lynn Spears (born 1991). They have five grandchildren: grandsons Sean Preston Federline (born 2005) and Jayden James Federline (born 2006) from Britney; granddaughters Maddie Briann Aldridge (born 2008) and Ivey Joan Watson (born 2018) from Jamie Lynn; and Sophia Alexandra Spears (born 2011) from Bryan.[10]

Career

[edit]

Spears owned and operated a day care in Kentwood, Louisiana and later worked as a schoolteacher.[11] Despite accompanying Britney on tours early in her career, she never worked as her daughter's manager and only briefly worked on Britney's fan club and website.[12]

Spears has co-written two books about her daughter Britney. The first, Heart to Heart, was published in 2000 as a biographical book about Britney. A Mother's Gift was a novel released in 2001 and has been adapted into an ABC Family television film Brave New Girl.[13] She was credited as a writer and executive producer in the film.[14] A 2008 memoir, Through the Storm: A Real Story of Fame and Family in a Tabloid World, followed, detailing the public scrutiny that the Spears family faced after Britney's mental breakdown and Jamie Lynn's teen pregnancy.[15][16] In 2020, she played the role of a stage mom in her daughter Jamie Lynn and Chantel Jeffries' music video for the song "Follow Me".[14][17]

As of September 2023, she works as an independent consultant for Rodan + Fields and a substitute teacher in Louisiana.[18][19]

Personal life

[edit]

Spears is a devout Christian, and openly discussed this in her memoir.[20] She attended First Baptist Church in Kentwood, Louisiana with her family[21] but she has been identified as a Catholic alongside her youngest daughter Jamie Lynn and two of her granddaughters, Jamie Lynn's daughters.[22]

In November 2021, Spears requested $650,000 in legal fees from Britney's estate, suggesting that her lawyers had helped in the process of releasing Britney from the conservatorship imposed by the California court system in 2008. Lynne and her lawyers would later drop the case before appearing in court.[23]

Filmography

[edit]
Film and television
Year Title Role Notes
2001 Total Britney Live Herself Television special
2005 Britney & Kevin: Chaotic Episode: "Veil of Secresy"
2013 I Am Britney Jean Documentary film
2016 Jamie Lynn Spears: When the Lights Go Out
Music videos
Year Title Artist Role
2020 "Follow Me" Jamie Lynn Spears and Chantel Jeffries Stage mom

As producer and writer

[edit]
Year Title Role Notes
2004 Brave New Girl Producer and writer ABC Family television film[13]

Bibliography

[edit]

Spears has co-written two books and written one memoir so far.

  • Spears, Lynne; Spears, Britney (May 9, 2000): Heart to Heart. Three Rivers Press. ISBN 978-0-609-80701-9
  • Spears, Lynne; Spears, Britney (April 10, 2001): A Mother's Gift. Delacorte Books. ISBN 978-0-385-72953-6
  • Spears, Lynne (September 16, 2008): Through the Storm: A Real Story of Fame and Family in a Tabloid World. Thomas Nelson. ISBN 978-1-59555-156-6

References

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  1. ^ Through the Storm. Thomas Nelson. ISBN 9781418567354.
  2. ^ a b Spears, Lynne; Craker, Lorilee (2008). Through the Storm. Thomas Nelson Inc. p. 211. ISBN 978-1595551566.
  3. ^ "-Britney Spears Biography". Yahoo! Movies. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved December 18, 2010. Brother Bryan Spears. Born c. 1977 ... Father Jamie Spears. Born c. 1953 ... Mother: Lynne Spears. Born c. 1955
  4. ^ a b Ancestry of Her daughter, Including Lynne Spears.
  5. ^ Spears, Lynne; Craker, Lorilee (2008). Through the Storm: A Real Story of Fame and Family in a Tabloid World. Tennessee: Thomas Nelson. pp. 4. ISBN 978-1-59555-156-6.
  6. ^ "Lynne Spears Visits Sister's Grave Amid Crisis". People.com. January 5, 2008. Retrieved January 5, 2008.
  7. ^ "Lynne Spears Speaks: 'Just Say Prayers'". People. January 4, 2008. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
  8. ^ a b c "Britney's Wild Ride". Peoplemag. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  9. ^ "Britney's Next Act". People. September 2, 2002. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
  10. ^ "Britney Spears – Lynne Spears: 'Family Troubles Are In The Past'". contactmusic.com. October 9, 2008. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
  11. ^ "Photos from Lynne Spears' Bond With Britney Spears". E! Online. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  12. ^ August 04, Adrienne Day Updated; EDT, 2020 at 01:48 PM. "I Read It So You Don't Have To: Lynne Spears' memoir". EW.com. Retrieved October 10, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ a b Malach, Maggie (April 10, 2015). "Britney Spears' Book 'A Mother's Gift' Released 14 Years Ago". PopCrush. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  14. ^ a b "Lynne Spears | Actress, Writer, Producer". IMDb. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
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