Jennifer Veal

Jennifer Anne Veal (born 7 September 1991) is an English actress and YouTuber, who first became known for her channel on YouTube, created in 2012. She soon rose to fame for her videos in collaboration with Lucas Cruikshank, and worked with him from 2013 to 2014.

Jennifer Veal
Veal at the premiere of Architects of Denial in 2017
Born (1991-09-07) 7 September 1991
Coventry, West Midlands, England
Alma materSylvia Young Theatre School
OccupationActress • voice actress • YouTuber
Years active2001–present
Parent(s)
  • Annette Veal (mother)

As an actress, she made her debut playing Lucy on the television series As the Bell Rings (2007–09). She has since appeared in various films and television, of which include portraying Agatha on Jessie (2012–13), and Ally on Descendants: Wicked World (2015).

Early life

Jennifer Veal was born in Coventry. She began dancing at the age of five, and first appeared on stage, playing the role of "Baby June" in Gypsy at the Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry at the age of 10. A year later, she made her West End debut in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at The London Palladium, working with stars such as Michael Ball and Wayne Sleep, and eventually was offered a place at the Sylvia Young Theatre School, in London.

Career

YouTube career
Veal and Lucas Cruikshank, her former collaborative partner on YouTube, at VidCon in 2014.

In 2012, Veal started a YouTube Channel entitled "jenniferveal28" in which her content was focused more towards comedy.

In 2013, she met YouTuber and actor Lucas Cruikshank, who is best known for creating the character Fred, and soon began to collaborate together in several videos on his channel, which varied from skits and vlogs. At the time, the channel had been titled "Lucas and Jenny". The duo received much attention and praise for their work, thus helping Veal's career.

In 2014, Veal departed from Cruikshank's channel to focus on her channel, as well as pursue other ventures.[1] Her activity on the platform has fluctuated, retiring in 2016, and making a comeback in early 2019, before soon taking yet another hiatus for an undefined time from YouTube. She published a YouTube video in February of 2020 before taking yet another break.

Acting career

Veal's debut was with a guest appearance in 2007, in a voice role for Holi Hana/Hana’s Helpline as the character Ellen. She then was cast in her first major role as the main character Lucy in Disney Channel UK's As the Bell Rings, one of many adaptations of the original Italian version, entitled Quelli dell'intervallo. She played the role for two years until 2009, when the show ended.[2]

In 2012, Veal landed the recurring role of Nanny Agatha on Disney Channel sitcom Jessie, which she held until 2013. Her performances as the "hideous" nanny brought notoriety to Veal, as she received praise for her performance.[3] Later in 2012, Veal made a guest appearance as Chelsea in the Nickelodeon sitcom Victorious, in the episode "Tori Goes Platinum". For her performance, she earned a Young Artist Award nomination, though she did not win.[4]

In 2015, Veal had a recurring voice role as Ally in the Disney Channel Animated Series Descendants: Wicked World, which is part of the Descendants franchise. In 2016, she recurred as Abby in the television series This Just In. Veal played the character until the show's end in 2017. Also in 2017, she had a guest role as Princess Magma in Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero.

In 2018, Veal made her film debut as the main role of Brooke in the action film The Agency. In 2019, she began starring in a recurring voice role in the Disney Channel animated series Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure, and also appeared in two episodes of the television show Evil Touch as Vicki.

Filmography

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2007Holi Hana or Hana's HelplineEllen (Voice)Episode: "Methu a Hedfan"
2007–09As the Bell RingsLucy20 episodes
2012–13JessieNanny Agatha/AngelaRecurring role
2012VictoriousChelseaEpisode: "Tori Goes Platinum"
2015Descendants: Wicked WorldAllyRecurring voice role
2016-17 This Just In Abby 10 episodes
2017 Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero Princess Magma Episode:

”A Tale of Two Wizards/Rockullan, Papyron, Scissorian"

2018 The Agency Brooke Main role
2019-2020Rapunzel's Tangled AdventureEnchanted Girl12 Episodes
2019 Evil Touch Vicki 2 episodes
2020 World's Funniest Animals Guest 1 episode

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2014 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actress Victorious Nominated [4]

References
  1. "Jennifer Veal Leaves Lucas Cruikshank For Her Own YouTube Channel". J-14. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. June 2012, Helen Earnshaw | 11. "Jennifer Veal Exclusive Interview". www.femalefirst.co.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  3. "UK Star Jennifer Veal Talks Debby Ryan, Jessie, and More!". teen.com. 9 March 2012. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  4. "34th Annual Young Artist Awards - Nominations / Special Awards". archive.is. 17 April 2016. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
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