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  • BIRTH 25/08/1998
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 12
  • MOVIES 16

China Anne McClain

China Anne McClain (born August 25, 1998) 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). She then received recognition for starring as Jazmine Payne in the television series Tyler Perry's House of Payne (2007–2012; 2020–present) and as Charlotte McKenzie in the film Grown Ups (2010); and became internationally 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) and Descendants 3 (2019). 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).

McClain began her musical career in 2005 as a member of the sister girl group the 3mcclaingirls with her sisters Sierra and Lauryn. Her first professional single was "Your Biggest Fan" with Nick Jonas on the soundtrack album Jonas L.A. (2010). In 2011, McClain signed with Hollywood Records both as a solo artist and with her sister girl group, known as the McClain Sisters. Her debut single as a solo artist was "Dynamite" which peaked at no. 2 on the US Kid Digital Songs, and her second single, "Calling All the Monsters", peaked at no. 1 on the same chart and earned 25,000 downloads within its first week of release. The A.N.T. Farm soundtrack album spent five weeks on the Billboard Kids chart in 2011 and sold 14,000 copies in its first week of release. Billboard also named her the sixth best-selling artist for digital kids' songs in 2012. In 2017, her single "What's My Name" from Descendants 2 peaked on several Billboard charts, and was certified gold, with 500,000 units sold, on November 10, 2017. In June 2020 her sister girl group changed their name to Thriii.

China Anne McClain

Shows (12)

NCIS
NCIS
Kayla Vance
Bones
Bones
Kathryn Walling
Wizards of Waverly Place
Wizards of Waverly Place
Tina
Hannah Montana
Hannah Montana
Isabel
Black Lightning
Black Lightning
Jennifer Pierce / Lightning
Jonas
Jonas
Kiara
A.N.T. Farm
A.N.T. Farm
Chyna Parks
Descendants: Wicked World
Descendants: Wicked World
Freddie (voice)
Project Runway
Project Runway
Self - Guest Judge
Tyler Perry's House of Payne
Tyler Perry's House of Payne
Jazmine Payne
R L Stine's The Haunting Hour
R L Stine's The Haunting Hour
Sam
So Random!
So Random!
Herself

Movies (16)

Descendants: The Rise of Red
Descendants: The Rise of Red
Uma
Descendants 3
Descendants 3
Uma
Descendants 2
Descendants 2
Uma
Hubie Halloween
Hubie Halloween
Miss Taylor
Under the Sea: A Descendants Story
Under the Sea: A Descendants Story
Uma
Bilal: A New Breed of Hero
Bilal: A New Breed of Hero
Ghufaira (Teen) (voice)
Descendants: The Royal Wedding
Descendants: The Royal Wedding
Uma (voice)
Wicked Woods: A Descendants Halloween Story
Wicked Woods: A Descendants Halloween Story
Uma (voice)
Hurricane Season
Hurricane Season
Alana Collins
Ten: Murder Island
Ten: Murder Island
Meg
Daddy's Little Girls
Daddy's Little Girls
China James
Disney Parks Presents: A Descendants Magical Holiday Celebration
Disney Parks Presents: A Descendants Magical…
How to Build a Better Boy
How to Build a Better Boy
Gabby Harrison
Blood Brother
Blood Brother
Darcy
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
Self
A Dennis the Menace Christmas
A Dennis the Menace Christmas
Margaret