China Anne McClain
Biography
An American actress and singer, China Anne McClain began performing at age seven with a role in The Gospel (2005) before appearing in Daddy's Little Girls (2007) and Hurricane Season (2009). She gained recognition as Jazmine Payne on Tyler Perry's House of Payne, winning a NAMIC Vision Award, and as Chyna Parks on the Disney Channel series A.N.T. Farm, for which she won an NAACP Image Award. She voiced Ghufaira in Bilal: A New Breed of Hero (2015), starred in the television film How to Build a Better Boy (2014), and became known as Uma in the Descendants films, including Descendants 2 (2017) and Descendants 3 (2019). She also played Jennifer Pierce on The CW superhero series Black Lightning and appeared in the action thriller Blood Brother (2018). As a singer, she signed with Hollywood Records, released the singles Dynamite and Calling All the Monsters, and was part of the sibling group later renamed Thriii.
28years old
Turns 29 on August 25in 288 days
- Born Atlanta
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Also credited as China McClain
Movie Career
- Films
- 10
- Career span
- 17 years2007 to 2024
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First role
In 2005, a music executive heard McClain singing and helped her get an audition. He urged director Rob Hardy to consider her for his feature film The Gospel.
A role that slipped away
McClain tried out for the Disney Channel Original Movie Jump In! and got a part, but she said no since she was too young.
A first
ABC announced in April 2014 that McClain would be a celebrity contestant on Sing Your Face Off, and she performed as Rihanna, Tina Turner, Michael Jackson, Alicia Keys, James Brown and Whitney Houston. She took the show's only season.
Behind the camera
McClain sang and composed the theme music for A.N.T. Farm, the Disney Channel series in which she starred as Chyna Parks.
A role that slipped away
McClain departed Black Lightning in March 2021, and Laura Kariuki took over her role. McClain then came back to play the part again in the series finale.
China Anne McClain movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Bilal: A New Breed of Hero2015 Action, Adventure, Animationas Ghufaira (Teen)
IMDb rating 7.519K votes
Most often with
Kenny Ortega directed two of these films. Melanie Paxson appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Melanie Paxson's page
Dan Payne's page
Booboo Stewart's page
Sofia Carson's page
Jedidiah Goodacre's page
Dove Cameron's page
All films by Kenny Ortega
Also three films together1 more actor
- Mitchell HopeDescendants: The Royal Wedding (2021), Descendants 3 (2019) and Descendants 2 (2017)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Awards
Two awards and honors from 2011 to 2014.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2014 | NAMIC Vision Awards | A.N.T. Farm | Won |
| 2011 | NAMIC Vision Awards | Tyler Perry's House of Payne | Won |
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