Indiana Massara

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Indiana Massara
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Massara in 2020
Background information
Birth nameIndiana Marie Ella Massara
Born (2002-08-23) 23 August 2002 (age 22) [1]
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Genres
Years active2015–present
NationalityAustralian
Occupation(s)Singer, actress, model, Internet personality
YouTube information
Channel
Subscribers414,000 [2]
Total views27.31 million [2]
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribers

Last updated: 6 Jul 2024

Indiana Marie Ella Massara (born 23 August 2002), sometimes shortened to just Indiana, is an Australian singer, actress, model, and Internet personality. Massara has been named one of Kiss FM's youngest New Next Up Artists. [3]

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Early life and education

Massara was born in Coolbinia, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. She is of Italian descent. [1] Massara was a "tom-boy" as a child with an interest in sports. She initially stayed in Australia with her grandparents while her parents and older brother Presley left for Los Angeles so he could pursue acting. Indiana attended Mercedes College in the City of Perth before making the decision to join them. [4] [5] [6]

Career

Massara walked the Los Angeles Fashion Week runway at the age of 13. [7] [ better source needed ] [8]

Massara began working with Brat in 2017 when she landed the role of Rooney Forrester in Chicken Girls , [9] a character she would also play in various series and films for the network such as Attaway Appeal, Chicken Girls: The Movie , Holiday Spectacular, Intern-in-Chief, the lead in Rooney's Last Roll, as well as cameos in Total Eclipse and Stuck. [10] She also hosted Brat Chat alongside Darius Marcell [11] and performed the theme song for Red Ruby, "Run You Down". [12] [13]

Massara released her debut single, "Drama" featuring Stoppa, in 2017, which made it into the top ten chart on Radio Disney. [14] She has been in the top three on Radio Disney multiple times as well as receiving radio play in the United States, Australia, and Canada. [5] [15] Massara has released several singles including "Smoke In My Eyes", [16] "In Your Dreams", [17] "Do Yourself A Favour" [18] and "Apology" featuring 24hrs in 2018 and "That Day", [19] "I Think We're Alone Now" in 2019, [15] and "Squeeze" in 2020. [20] As of 2018, she was working on an EP. [21]

In October 2018, Massara went on her first ever tour alongside Tayler Holder, Zach Clayton, and Joey Birlem with Swipe Up Live in Australia. [16] [22] Massara opened for Why Don't We, Bryce Vine, and Ava Max at 103.7 KISS-FM's Kiss the Summer Hello in June 2019. [23]

In June 2020, Massara started a podcast with her friends Zach Justice and Jared "JareBear" Bailey titled Dropouts. A number of public figures have featured on the podcast as guests, such as Josh Peck, Brighton Sharbino, Paris Berelc, Nick Turturro, and Mike E. Winfield. In 2022, Massara joined the Broken Road podcast.

Massara played Paige in the 2021 film Hero Mode . Massara also played Jess in 2023 film The Crusades". [24] As of December 2022, she has 1.9 million and 4.9 followers on Instagram and TikTok respectively.

Artistry

Massara takes inspiration from Sza, Khalid, Jack & Jack, and Beyonce. [9] Her early inspirations include Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra. [6]

Discography

Singles

Music videos

YearSongDirector
2018"Smoke in My Eyes"James Toth
2018"Do Yourself a Favor"James Toth
2018"In Your Dreams"James Toth
2018"Apology"Reel Mike Jones
2019"I Think We’re Alone Now"Nayip Ramos
2019"That Day"Reek Mike Jones
David Madison
2019“Over It” Brat
2019“Run You Down” Brat
2020"Squeeze"Éli Sokhn

Filmography

Film and television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015Crafty: Or (The Unexpected Virtue of the Girl in Charge of Snacks) KendallShort film
2015 Sh!t Happens IndiEpisode: "Trouble Maker"
2015Connect Sami ConradEpisode: "Uh...Hi"
2015Saturated AbigailEpisode: "Nightcap"
2019 Single Parents  BritneyEpisode: "Welcome to Hell, Sickos!"
2021 Hero Mode  PaigeFeature film
2023 The Crusades Jess

Web

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017–present Chicken Girls  RooneyMain role
2017Attaway Appeal RooneyMain role
2018 Chicken Girls: The Movie  RooneyBrat film
2018 Brat Chat  Herself Host
2018 Total Eclipse  RooneyCameo; episode: "Happy Birthday"
2018Holiday Spectacular Rooney / Reindeer photographerBrat holiday special
2019Brat's Happy Death Day 2U RooneyShort film
2019Stuck RooneyCameo; episode: "A Different Day"
2019Intern-in-Chief RooneyBrat film
2020Rooney's Last RollRooneyLead role; miniseries
2022Chicken Girls: COLLEGE YEARSRooneyCo-lead; miniseries

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