Mia Sinclair Jenness
Mia Sinclair Jenness | |
|---|---|
 Jenness in 2015 | |
| Born | December 14, 2005 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Mother | Emily Bauer |
| Website | www |
Mia Sinclair Jenness[1] (born December 14, 2005)[2][1] is an American teen theater actress. She was one of three girls who rotated as the star title character on the US tour for Matilda the Musical.[3] In the off-Broadway play Mary Page Marlowe, she portrays the 12-year-old version of Mary.[4] In 2018, she voiced the title character Nancy Clancy on Disney Junior's animated television series Fancy Nancy.[5] She also had an ensemble and understudy role on the 2014–15 Broadway production of Les Miserables.[6] She portrayed Lily Nill in the pilot episode for the TV series Panic.[7][8] She voices young Powder in the Netflix League of Legends-based series Arcane.[9]
Early life
[edit]Jenness grew up in Millburn, New Jersey and is the daughter of actress Emily Bauer.[10] In 2012, at age six, she participated in the play And a Child Shall Lead, which is about the Terezin concentration camp.[11] Her brother, Brady Jenness, is also an actor.[12]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | A Letter to Momo | Umi (English version, voice) | |
| 2015 | Hotel Transylvania 2 | Additional Voices | |
| 2016 | Under the Shadow | Dorsa (English version, voice) | |
| 2020 | 10 Things We Should Do Before We Break Up | Wallace | |
| 2021 | Child of Kamiari Month | Kanna (English version, voice) | |
| 2022 | The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry | Molly Klock |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Celebrity Ghost Stories | Kady | Season 4 Episode 4 |
| 2017 | Orange Is the New Black | Young Frieda | Season 5 Episode 2 |
| Welcome to the Wayne | Pracky Singer (singing voice) | Season 1 Episode 3 | |
| Sesame Street | Twinkle Twinkle Little Elmo | Season 47 Episode 6 | |
| 2018 | Blue Bloods | Emily Bennett | Season 8 Episode 19 |
| Raven's Home | Leslie | Season 2 Episodes 12 and 13 | |
| 2019 | Better Things | Young Sam | Season 3 Episode 10 |
| 2018-2022 | Fancy Nancy | Nancy Clancy | |
| 2021 - 2024 | Arcane | Powder (voice) |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Cap, Damon (October 3, 2019). "Mia Sinclair Jenness Talks Disney Junior Fancy Nancy – Exclusive Interview". BSC Kids. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
- ^ Jenness, Mia Sinclair (December 14, 2013). "Happy birthday to me!!!" – via Facebook.
- ^ Anderson, Tre'vell (June 26, 2015). "The star of 'Matilda'? It's a constellation made of three vivacious young actresses". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Soloski, Alexis (June 20, 2018). "For 'Mary Page Marlowe,' Six Actresses Share One Role". New York Times (New York ed.). Section AR, Page 9. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
- ^ Nordyke, Kimberly (February 15, 2018). "Alyson Hannigan, Rob Riggle Join Voice Cast of Disney Junior's 'Fancy Nancy'". Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "Mia Sinclair Jenness". Playbill. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
- ^ Sprague, Mike (March 27, 2019). "'Fear Street' Trilogy Loses a Director But Gains 4 More Cast Members". MovieWeb.
- ^ "Home". Mia Sinclair Jenness official website. 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ^ Maglio, Tony (October 18, 2021). "'Fancy Nancy' Voice Mia Sinclair Jenness Joins Netflix's 'League of Legends' Series 'Arcane'". The Wrap.
- ^ "Millburn child featured in play about Terezin".
- ^ Durbach, Elaine (October 24, 2012). "Millburn child featured in play about Terezin". New Jersey Jewish News. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
- ^ "HOME". Mia Sinclair Jenness official website. Retrieved December 14, 2020.