On the police drama Southland, she played Janila. She also appeared in 10 episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm as Keysha Black, daughter of Loretta Black, played by Vivica A. Fox. Ten episodes of Curb is enough time to survive several social disasters, which counts as professional endurance.
Jeffery was also the twin sister of actor Carlon Jeffery, known to Disney audiences for playing Cameron Parks on A.N.T. Farm. Their parallel careers gave the siblings an unusual shared connection to the network during its 2010s comedy era.
Why was Bree central to her Disney legacy?
Jeffery became best known as Bree, an energetic cheerleader in the first three live-action Zombies films. The role introduced her to an international audience as the musical franchise mixed high-school drama, supernatural characters and a very large amount of coordinated dancing.
She later returned to voice Bree in Zombies: The Re-Animated Series, extending the character beyond the original film trilogy. Jeffery also worked elsewhere in animation, including voicing Mania in the 2020 Spider-Man series.
Her continued role as Bree connected the franchise’s live-action beginnings with its move into animation. The wider property has since reached four films, although Jeffery was not listed as part of the fourth instalment’s cast. A fifth movie, expected to feature mermaids and other sea creatures, is planned for 2027. Disney, as ever, has found that one supernatural student body can always accommodate another demographic.
That expansion gives Jeffery’s work a clear place in the franchise’s history. She helped establish its original group of characters and stayed with Bree through three films and the animated follow-up, even as the series later moved in new directions.
How have her co-stars responded?
Chandler Kinney, who worked with Jeffery in the Zombies films, said the news “doesn’t feel real.” In an Instagram tribute, she described her friend as “the sweetest, most sparkly gal” and said Jeffery made each day brighter with her positivity.
Kinney also recalled Jeffery performing her “signature splits” on dance floors and wrote that her legacy of bringing comfort and joy to audiences would continue.
Milo Manheim called Jeffery “the sweetest, kindest, most loving person.” His tribute included a clip from her appearance on iCarly, linking one of her earlier television roles with the Disney work for which many younger viewers knew her.
Trevor Tordjman shared photographs of the Zombies cast and wrote that he would “never forget your energy,” describing Jeffery as “truly one of a kind.” Pearce Joza, Ariel Martin and Noah Zulfikar were among the other franchise colleagues who posted condolences.
Alexanders Talent Management said Jeffery would be remembered for “her infectious smile, her laughter, her talent and the beautiful light she carried everywhere she went.” Across two decades of film, television and voice acting, she left behind a body of work that reached audiences well beyond the Disney musicals that became her defining credit.
