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China Anne McClain

American actress and singer · United States · On the map · Actors · Born 1998 · age 28

China Anne McClain is an American actress and singer. McClain's career began when she was seven years old, portraying Alexis in the film The Gospel (2005), and then China James in Daddy's Little Girls (2007).

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2024Brewster's Millions: ChristmasFilm, Morgan Brewster2021Descendants: The Royal WeddingFilm, Uma (voice)2020Hubie HalloweenFilm, Miss Taylor2019Descendants 3Film, Uma2018Black LightningSeries, Jennifer Pierce / LightningBlood BrotherFilm, 2018Darcy2017Descendants 2Film, Uma2016Bilal: A New Breed of HeroFilm, Ghufaira (Teen) (voice)2015Descendants: Wicked WorldSeries, Freddie (voice)2014NAMIC Vision AwardsAwardHow to Build a Better BoyFilm, 2014Gabby Harrison2013Radio Disney Music AwardsSeriesGrown Ups 2Film, 2013Charlotte Mackenzie2011NAMIC Vision AwardsAwardA.N.T. FarmSeries, 2011Chyna ParksDisney Parks Christmas Day ParadeFilm, 20112010R. L. Stine's The Haunting HourSeries, SamGrown UpsFilm, 2010Charlotte McKenzie2009JONAS L.A.Series, Kiara2007Tyler Perry's House of PayneSeries, Jazmine PayneA Dennis the Menace ChristmasFilm, 2007MargaretDaddy's Little GirlsFilm, 2007China James2006Madea's Family ReunionFilm, Youth (uncredited)2005BonesSeries, Kathryn Walling2004Project RunwaySeries2003NCISSeries, Kayla Vance1998Born25 August 1998

People around China

  • Descendants 3 2019
  • Descendants 2 2017
  • Under the Sea: A Descendants Story 2018
  • Daddy's Little Girls 2007
  • Bilal: A New Breed of Hero 2016

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Filmography 21

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Television 16

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Awards

NAMIC Vision Awards2014
NAMIC Vision Awards2011

About this person

She then received recognition for starring as Jazmine Payne in the television sitcom Tyler Perry's House of Payne and as Charlotte McKenzie in the comedy film Grown Ups (2010) and its sequel Grown Ups 2 (2013); and became globally known for starring as Chyna Parks in the Disney Channel television series A.N.T. Farm (2011-2014), and as Uma in the Disney Channel films Descendants 2 (2017), Descendants 3 (2019), and Descendants: The Rise of Red (2024). She also voiced Freddie in Descendants: Wicked World. In 2018, McClain began starring in The CW superhero series Black Lightning (2018-2021) as Jennifer Pierce / Lightning. She also reprised her character Jazmine Payne on OWN's revival of The Paynes (2018).

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Born 1998 · age 28