Janel Parrish
Biography
Janel Parrish is an American actress and singer who got her start on stage, playing Young Cosette in the national tour of Les Misérables and later in its Broadway production. Born in Kaneohe, Honolulu, and raised in Hawaii and California, she moved into television and film as a teenager, and her first starring movie role came as Jade in Bratz (2007). She is best known for playing Mona Vanderwaal across the run of Pretty Little Liars, from 2010 to 2017, and in the spin-off The Perfectionists, a part that earned her four Teen Choice Awards for TV villain. She also appeared as Margot Covey in the To All the Boys films, including To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2018), and has starred in several Hallmark movies such as Holly and Ivy (2020) and Sugarplummed (2024). Other credits include Celeste and Jesse Forever (2012) and High School Possession (2014).
37years old
Turns 38 on October 30in 26 days
- Born Oahu
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Also credited as Janel Meilani Parrish Long
Movie Career
- Films
- 18
- Career span
- 17 years2007 to 2024
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First role
Parrish's acting career started with a part as Young Cosette in the National Touring Company of Les Misérables. She later played that same role at the Imperial Theatre on Broadway for two months.
First role
Parrish played Jade, a member of Bratz, in the live-action Bratz film released in 2007. That part was her first in a motion picture and also her first starring role.
Beyond film
Parrish signed with Geffen Records in 2007 to make her first album as a solo artist. She wrote her first single, "Rainy Day", which came out with its music video on July 7, 2007.
Janel Parrish movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- To All the Boys: Always and Forever2021 Comedy, Drama, Romanceas Margot Song Covey
IMDb rating 6.341K votes
Most often with
Michael Fimognari directed two of these films, Sean McNamara two. Eight actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Michael FimognariDirector, 2 films, 2020 to 2021
All films by Michael Fimognari
All films by Sean McNamara
Also three films together2 more actors
- Emilija BaranacTo All the Boys: Always and Forever (2021), To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You (2020) and To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2018)
- Madeleine ArthurTo All the Boys: Always and Forever (2021), To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You (2020) and To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2018)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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