
China Anne McClain
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).…
Filmography

Wizards of Waverly Place
2007 · 8.6

Bones
2005 · 8.2

Brewster’s Millions: Christmas
2024 · 8.2

R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
2010 · 8.2

Descendants: Wicked World
2015 · 7.9

Descendants 3
2019 · 7.7

NCIS
2003 · 7.6

Tyler Perry's House of Payne
2007 · 7.6

JONAS L.A.
2009 · 7.4

Descendants 2
2017 · 7.4

A.N.T. Farm
2011 · 7.2

Hannah Montana
2006 · 7.1

Under the Sea: A Descendants Story
2018 · 7.1

Daddy's Little Girls
2007 · 6.9

Black Lightning
2018 · 6.9

Bilal: A New Breed of Hero
2016 · 6.8

Descendants: The Rise of Red
2024 · 6.7

Descendants: The Royal Wedding
2021 · 6.6

Hurricane Season
2010 · 6.6

Grown Ups
2010 · 6.4

Madea's Family Reunion
2006 · 6.3

How to Build a Better Boy
2014 · 6.3

Grown Ups 2
2013 · 6.2

Doc McStuffins
2012 · 6.1

Hubie Halloween
2020 · 5.9

Blood Brother
2018 · 5.8

A Dennis the Menace Christmas
2007 · 5.5

Ten: Murder Island
2017 · 5.0

Wicked Woods: A Descendants Halloween Story
2019 · 4.7

Grown Ups 3
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