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Brittany (French: Bretagne [bʁətaɲ] ( listen); Breton: Breizh, pronounced [brɛjs]; Gallo: Bertaèyn) is a cultural region in the north-west of France. Previously a kingdom and then a duchy, Brittany was united to the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a province. Brittany has also been referred to as Less, Lesser or Little Britain (as opposed to Great Britain). Brittany is considered as one of the six Celtic nations.
Brittany occupies the northwest peninsula of continental Europe in northwest France. It is bordered by the English Channel to the north, the Celtic Sea and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the Bay of Biscay to the south. Its land area is 34,023 km² (13,136 sq mi). The historical province of Brittany is divided into five departments: Finistère in the west, Côtes-d'Armor in the north, Ille-et-Vilaine in the north east, Loire-Atlantique in the south east and Morbihan in the south on the Bay of Biscay.
In 1956, French regions were created by gathering departments between them. The Region of Brittany comprises, since then, four of the five Breton departments (80% of historical Brittany), while the remaining area of the old Brittany, the Loire-Atlantique department, around Nantes, forms part of the Pays de la Loire region. This territorial organisation is regularly contested. The Kingdom and the Duchy of Brittany, the province of Brittany, and the modern Region of Brittany cover the Western part of Armorica, as it was known during the period of Roman occupation.
Brittany Elizabeth Curran (born June 2, 1990) is an American actress and singer. She is known for her role as Pamela in Go Figure and as Chelsea Brimmer on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody.
Curran guest starred on television shows Drake & Josh, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, The Suite Life on Deck and Ghost Whisperer. She also had roles in the films 13 Going on 30, Akeelah and the Bee and The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It, and was in the Disney Channel Original Movie Go Figure. Curran also appeared in an anti-drug commercial, Above the Influence. Curran's song "Quiver" leaked online in 2009. She appeared as the daughter of Ray Romano's character in the TV show, Men of a Certain Age, from 2009-11. She was also seen on a Paper Jamz commercial.
Noah Lindsey Cyrus (born January 8, 2000) is an American child actress. Noah Cyrus followed the footsteps of older sister Miley Cyrus also an actress and landed her first job portraying Gracie Herbert in television series Doc at age three.
Cyrus was born in Nashville, Tennessee as the youngest child of country singer Billy Ray Cyrus and Leticia "Tish" Cyrus. Cyrus has two sisters, Miley and Brandi, and three brothers Trace, Christopher (paternal half-brother) and Braison.
Cyrus began her career at age three playing "Gracie Hebert" for six episodes of the television show Doc. She was a background dancer in the 2009 film Hannah Montana: The Movie and played small roles in six episodes of the Disney Channel Original Series, Hannah Montana. She appeared in the straight-to-DVD movie Mostly Ghostly where she was spotted as a Trick or Treater. Her first movie role took place in 2009 in the anime feature film Ponyo where she voiced the main character (Ponyo) in the English adaptation. She sang the English version of the theme song to the film with Frankie Jonas.