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D.E.B.S.A guide · fact-checked October 2026
Of all the roles in Jordana Brewster's filmography, the one with the most devoted following may be the supervillain she played in a low-budget spy comedy that barely reached theaters.
The film
D.E.B.S. is writer-director Angela Robinson's 2004 feature, expanded from her own 2003 short of the same name. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2004, and opened in US theaters the following year.
Her role
Brewster plays Lucy Diamond, the glamorous supercriminal the title's teen spy academy is trying to track. She is the film's female lead and its romantic center: the plot turns on the slow-burning relationship between Lucy and the rookie spy assigned to watch her.
The premise
The conceit is that a secret section of the SAT quietly scores girls for a clandestine paramilitary academy, the D.E.B.S. The straight-A recruits are sent to surveil Lucy Diamond, and the mission complicates itself when surveillance turns into attraction.
A cult classic
Reviews were mixed and the theatrical run was tiny, grossing under six figures. But the film found its audience later, especially among queer viewers, as one of the few mid-2000s studio-adjacent comedies to build a same-sex romance into its spy-movie spoof. It is now a bona fide cult title, and Lucy Diamond is one of Brewster's most quoted roles.
Frequently asked questions
Who did Jordana Brewster play in D.E.B.S.?
Lucy Diamond, the supervillain at the center of the story and the film's female lead.
What is D.E.B.S. about?
Teenage recruits to a secret spy academy are sent to surveil the supercriminal Lucy Diamond, and one of them falls for her.
Who directed D.E.B.S.?
Angela Robinson, who adapted it from her own 2003 short film.
Is D.E.B.S. a cult classic?
Yes. It underperformed in theaters but has since gained a devoted following, especially among queer audiences.