Line #28 Creator/ChinaAnneMcClain


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2	[[caption-width-right:325:Her crush has got to be the real thing, 'cause she's [[Series/ANTFarm Exceptional]].]]
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4	China Anne [=McClain=] (born August 25, 1998 in Decatur, Georgia) is an American actor and singer. Her father and mother are singer-producers. She has two older sisters who are also actors and singers.
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6	China's career began in 2005 when she was 7 years old, in the movie ''The Gospel''. Although she became nationally known since 2007, when she joined the cast of the series ''Tyler Perry's Series/HouseOfPayne'' as Jazmine Payne, she is now internationally known for her role as Chyna Parks, the star of the Creator/DisneyChannel Original ''Series/ANTFarm''. She also stared in ''How To Build A Better Boy'' with ''Series/LabRats'' star Kelli Berglund.
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8	Disney released the soundtrack of ''A.N.T. Farm'' on October 11, 2011. [=McClain=] sings six songs and two solos with her sisters on the soundtrack, which debuted in the Billboard Hot 200 at #29, with 14,000 copies sold in its first week. The release containing the hit song "Calling All The Monsters" that reached the 86th spot on the Billboard Hot 100. There were plans to release an album with China's sisters in 2012, published by Creator/HollywoodRecords under the moniker The [=McClain=] Sisters, but so far, nothing has come of it.
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10	Currently, her recent roles are Freddie (until her sister Lauryn took over in the 2nd season) in ''Descendants: Wicked World'' and as Uma in ''Film/{{Descendants}} 2''.
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12	In 2018, she began appearing on Creator/TheCW's ''Series/BlackLightning2018'' (based on the Creator/DCComics character [[ComicBook/BlackLightning of the same name]]) as Jennifer Pierce, the youngest daughter of Black Lightning who eventually becomes the teen superhero known as Lightning. In 2021, she announced she's taking a step back away from acting, and more towards music and producing content in the wake of the death of her close friend, Creator/CameronBoyce.
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14	!! Selected filmography:
15	* ''Series/HouseOfPayne'' (2006 -- 2012) as Jazmine
16	* ''Series/{{Jonas}}'' (2010) as Kiara Tyshana
17	* ''Film/GrownUps'' (2010) as Charlotte [=McKenzie=]
18	** '' Film/GrownUps2'' (2013)
19	* ''Series/AntFarm'' (2011 -- 2014) as Chyna Parks
20	* ''WesternAnimation/DocMcStuffins'' as Tisha [=McStuffins=] (2012)
21	* ''Film/{{Barbershop}}: The Next Cut'' (2016) as Serena
22	* ''Film/{{Descendants}} 2'' and ''3'' (2017, 2019) as Uma
23	* ''Series/BlackLightning2018'' (2018) as Jennifer Pierce / Lightning
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25	!!Tropes that apply to Ms. [=McClain=] include:
26	* CelebCrush:
27	** She expressed that she loved Creator/JakeShort. Hmm…
28	** She's also a huge Music/OneDirection [[http://www.disneydreaming.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/China-Anne-McClain-One-Direction-Calendar.jpg fangirl]].
29	** She's also said that she loves Creator/ChrisHemsworth.
30	* DoItYourselfThemeTune: "Exceptional" for ''A.N.T. Farm''.
31	* {{Fangirl}}: Of Music/MichaelJackson, Music/{{Beyonce}} and Music/OneDirection.
32	* GenkiGirl: Especially her guest role on ''Series/WizardsOfWaverlyPlace'', even saying "Please, Please Pleeeeease!!!"
33	* IdolSinger
34	* [[SassyBlackWoman Sassy Black Girl]]: Her roles on ''House of Payne'' and ''Daddy's Little Girls'' and as Freddie in the 1st season of ''Descendants: Wicked World'', to an extent.

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