She then took courses at a community college. Her paternal grandparents hailed from the Xiong clan of China but changed their surname to Song after migrating to the United States. American actress Brenda Song was born on 27th March 1988 in Carmichael, California. RELATED: 37. Song kept crying throughout her first class, but, she is now a black belt in taekwondo. Song also got cast in the TV series Station 19 in brenva.