Jada Facer

Jada Mae Facer (born March 18, 2001) is an American actress and singer. She played the recurring role of Joe's daughter, Dani, on the sitcom Melissa & Joey from 2014 to 2015. She has a YouTube channel and as of January 2021, she has over 73 million views and 584 thousand subscribers.

Jada Facer
Born (2001-03-18) March 18, 2001
St George, Utah, United States
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActress, Singer
Years active2011–present
Known forMelissa & Joey

Life and career

Facer was born in St. George, Utah, where she first became interested in acting after failing to be cast in a local production of Annie and subsequently trying out for a New York City production.[1] The family later moved to Los Angeles, where she signed with an agency.[1]

Her first major role was in the TV movie Love's Christmas Journey in 2011,[1] in which she played the role of Annabelle.[2] For this role, she won the Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actress in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special.

She was also nominated for the Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress Ten and Under in a Short Film for her performance in the 2012 short film Nina Del Tango.

From 2014 to 2016, Facer played Joe's daughter, Dani, on the ABC Family sitcom Melissa & Joey.[3]

She has appeared on a number of other TV shows including ABC's Mistresses, CBS's Bad Teacher,[1] and Nickelodeon's Henry Danger.

Facer is also a singer-songwriter, saying in 2015 that she was inspired by Taylor Swift.[4]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Love's Christmas Journey Annabelle Davis TV movie
2013 Beauty and the Least: The Misadventures of Ben Banks Mormon Girl uncredited
2012 One Bad Thing Katie Short
2012 Niña del Tango Lucy Bird Short

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2014 Mistresses Peyton Episode: "i want to kms"
2014–2015 Melissa & Joey Dani Recurring role (seasons 3–4), 10 episodes
2015 Henry Danger Courtney Sham Episode: "Jasper's Real Girlfriend"
2016 The Thundermans Candi Falconman Episode: "Thundermans: Banished!"
2017 The Mick Olivia Episode: "The Sleepover"

Personal life

Her older brother is Kyson Facer from Nickelodeon's I Am Frankie.

References
  1. Lisa Larson. "Local girl lands television role". The Spectrum (St. George, Utah). July 12, 2014.
  2. "'All My Children' Actress to Star in Hallmark Mini 'Love's Christmas Journey'". The Hollywood Reporter. August 10, 2011.
  3. "'Melissa & Joey' Cancelled: ABC Cancels Show After 4 Seasons". The Christian Times. February 16, 2015.
  4. Art Eddy. "Jada Facer Talks 'Melissa & Joey,' Acting & More". Life of Dad. February 16, 2015. (interview).
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.