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China Anne McClain‌

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1998-08-25

Popularity

star10.4

China Anne McClain

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

China Anne McClain

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1998-08-25

Popularity

star10.4

Biography

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.

Movie Credits

A Dennis the Menace Christmas

A Dennis the Menace Christmas‌
star5.4
calendar 2007

Wicked Woods: A Descendants Halloween Story

Wicked Woods: A Descendants Halloween Story‌
star5.2
calendar 2019

Daddy's Little Girls

Daddy's Little Girls‌
star6.8
calendar 2007

Grown Ups 2

Grown Ups 2‌
star6.1
calendar 2013

How to Build a Better Boy

How to Build a Better Boy‌
star6.4
calendar 2014

Descendants: The Rise of Red

Descendants: The Rise of Red‌
star6.9
calendar 2024

Bilal: A New Breed of Hero

Bilal: A New Breed of Hero‌
star6.8
calendar 2016

Descendants 2

Descendants 2‌
star7.3
calendar 2017

Brewster’s Millions: Christmas

Brewster’s Millions: Christmas‌
star8.2
calendar 2024

Ten: Murder Island

Ten: Murder Island‌
star5.0
calendar 2017

Grown Ups

Grown Ups‌
star6.4
calendar 2010

Disney Parks Presents: A Descendants Magical Holiday Celebration

Disney Parks Presents: A Descendants Magical Holiday Celebration‌
star7.6
calendar 2016

Descendants 3

Descendants 3‌
star7.7
calendar 2019

Under the Sea: A Descendants Story

Under the Sea: A Descendants Story‌
star7.1
calendar 2018

Blood Brother

Blood Brother‌
star5.5
calendar 2018

Hubie Halloween

Hubie Halloween‌
star5.9
calendar 2020

Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade

Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade‌
star5.5
calendar 2011

Hurricane Season

Hurricane Season‌
star6.8
calendar 2009

Descendants: The Royal Wedding

Descendants: The Royal Wedding‌
star6.7
calendar 2021

Tv Credits

House of Payne

House of Payne‌
star7.5
calendar 2007

Hannah Montana

Hannah Montana‌
star7.2
calendar 2006

NCIS

NCIS‌
star7.6
calendar 2003

A.N.T. Farm

A.N.T. Farm‌
star7.3
calendar 2011

Disney's Friends for Change Games

Disney's Friends for Change Games‌
star9.5
calendar 2011

Descendants: Wicked World

Descendants: Wicked World‌
star7.9
calendar 2015

Radio Disney Music Awards

Radio Disney Music Awards‌
star9.6
calendar 2013

PrankStars

PrankStars‌
star7.5
calendar 2011

Black Lightning

Black Lightning‌
star7.0
calendar 2018

Doc McStuffins

Doc McStuffins‌
star6.0
calendar 2012

Project Runway

Project Runway‌
star6.2
calendar 2004

R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour

R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour‌
star8.1
calendar 2010

JONAS L.A.

JONAS L.A.‌
star7.6
calendar 2009

So Random!

So Random!‌
star7.0
calendar 2011

Wizards of Waverly Place

Wizards of Waverly Place‌
star8.5
calendar 2007

Bones

Bones‌
star8.2
calendar 2005