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China Anne McClain

Highest Rated: 83% Disney's Descendants 2 (2017)

Lowest Rated: 20% Blood Brother (2018)

Birthday: Aug 25, 1998

Birthplace: Decatur, Georgia, USA

China Anne McClain started singing at a young age, mostly thanks to her father, music producer Michael McClain. Her early affection for music led her to acting, as she wound up appearing in the Idris Elba-starring drama "The Gospel" (2005) at the age of 8. Around the same time, China and her two sisters, Lauryn and Sierra, began to create music, even coming up with their own choreography and dance routines as the act 3McClainGirls. Tyler Perry took notice of China and cast her as a lead in "Tyler Perry's House of Payne" (TBS 2007-2012) and also cast all three McClain girls in "Daddy's Little Girls" (2007). Throughout the next few years, China regularly appeared in other projects, including a guest spot on "Hannah Montana" (Disney 2006-2011) and a co-starring role in Adam Sandler's "Grown Ups" (2010) and "Grown Ups 2" (2013). As her time on "House of Payne" came to a close, China wound up starring in "A.N.T. Farm" (Disney 2011-14), which also let her and her sisters perform more music. That coincided with the McClain girls, now under the name McClain Sisters, signing to Hollywood Records. They only stayed with the company for a few years, but along the way, they contributed multiple songs to Disney projects, including the nature film "Chimpanzee" (2012) and a Disney Channel Christmas album. Following the split with Hollywood Records, the sisters changed their act's name to simply McClain. In 2017, China was cast in a lead role for the pilot for DC superhero show "Black Lightning" (The CW 2018- ).

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Highest rated movies

83% 70% Disney's Descendants 2 Watchlist
78% 66% Descendants 3
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58% 85% Bilal: A New Breed of Hero
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57% 44% Descendants: The Rise of Red Watchlist
25% 81% Daddy's Little Girls
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20% 65% Blood Brother Watchlist
85% Sheep & Wolves
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58% Ten: Murder Island
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69% Hurricane Season
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56% How to Build a Better Boy
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
57% 44% Descendants: The Rise of Red Uma (Character) - 2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet Brewster's Millions: Christmas Morgan (Character) - 2024
78% 66% Descendants 3 Uma (Character) - 2019
20% 65% Blood Brother Darcy (Character) - 2018
No Score Yet 58% Ten: Murder Island Meg (Character),
Executive Producer
- 2017
83% 70% Disney's Descendants 2 Uma (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet 85% Sheep & Wolves Lyra (Voice) - 2016
58% 85% Bilal: A New Breed of Hero Ghufaira (Teen) (Voice) $489.9K 2015
No Score Yet 56% How to Build a Better Boy Gabby Harrison (Character) - 2014
No Score Yet 69% Hurricane Season Alana Collins (Character) - 2009
25% 81% Daddy's Little Girls Nita (Character) $31.3M 2007

TV

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Tyler Perry's House of Payne Jazmine Payne (Character),
Unknown (Guest Star)
2006-2012 2020-2024
92% 49% Black Lightning Jennifer Pierce (Character) 2018-2021
No Score Yet 28% The Drew Barrymore Show Guest 2020
No Score Yet 61% Late Night With Seth Meyers Guest 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Project Runway Guest 2017
No Score Yet 75% K.C. Undercover Guest 2017
No Score Yet 77% The Night Shift Lauren (Guest Star) 2016
90% 83% Bones Kathryn Walling (Guest Star) 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sing Your Face Off Contestant 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet A.N.T. Farm Chyna Parks (Character) 2011-2014
No Score Yet 90% Wizards of Waverly Place Tina (as China McClain) (Character) 2011
No Score Yet 84% NCIS Kayla Vance (Guest Star) 2009
No Score Yet 88% Hannah Montana Isabel (Guest Star) 2009