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China Anne McClain

China Anne McClain

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 25, 1998 (27)
Birthplace Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Popularity 0.8 (history)
Updated Jul 30, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 t ... elevision 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.

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Filmography

Descendants: The Royal Wedding

Descendants: The Royal Wedding

2021

as Uma (voice)

Hubie Halloween

Hubie Halloween

2020

as Miss Taylor

Descendants 3

Descendants 3

2019

as Uma

Blood Brother

Blood Brother

2018

as Darcy

Ten: Murder Island

Ten: Murder Island

2017

as Meg

Descendants 2

Descendants 2

2017

as Uma

Bilal: A New Breed of Hero

Bilal: A New Breed of Hero

2016

as Ghufaira (Teen) (voice)

How to Build a Better Boy

How to Build a Better Boy

2014

as Gabby Harrison

Grown Ups 2

Grown Ups 2

2013

as Charlotte Mackenzie

Grown Ups

Grown Ups

2010

as Charlotte McKenzie

Hurricane Season

Hurricane Season

2009

as Alana Collins

Daddy's Little Girls

Daddy's Little Girls

2007

as China James

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

House of Payne

as Jazmine Payne

Episodes: 292

First Aired: Jun 06, 2007

A.N.T. Farm

as Chyna Parks

Episodes: 62

First Aired: May 06, 2011

Black Lightning

as Jennifer Pierce / Lightning

Episodes: 58

First Aired: Jan 16, 2018

Descendants: Wicked World

as Freddie (voice)

Episodes: 15

First Aired: Sep 18, 2015

JONAS L.A.

as Kiara

Episodes: 3

First Aired: May 02, 2009

Wizards of Waverly Place

as Tina

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 12, 2007

Hannah Montana

as Isabel

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 24, 2006

NCIS

as Kayla Vance

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 2003

Doc McStuffins

as Tisha McStuffins (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 23, 2012

R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour

as Sam

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 29, 2010

Bones

as Kathryn Walling

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 2005

Radio Disney Music Awards

as Self - Presenter

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 27, 2013

Disney's Friends for Change Games

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 24, 2011

PrankStars

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 15, 2011

Project Runway

as Self - Guest Judge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 01, 2004

So Random!

as Self - Special / Musical Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 05, 2011

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