Jada Facer

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Jada Facer
Born
Jada Mae Facer

March 18, 2001
Occupation(s)Actress, Singer
Years active2011–present
Known for Melissa & Joey

Jada Mae Facer [1] 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 October 21, 2023, she has over 154 million views and over 1 million subscribers.

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Life and career

Facer was born Jada Mae Facer 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. [2] The family later moved to Los Angeles, where she signed with an agency. [2] Her older brother is actor Kyson Facer from Nickelodeon's I Am Frankie . [3] [4]

Her first major role was in the TV movie Love's Christmas Journey in 2011, [2] in which she played the role of Annabelle. [1] 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 2015, Facer played Joe's daughter, Dani, on the ABC Family sitcom Melissa & Joey . [5]

She has appeared on a number of other TV shows including ABC's Mistresses , CBS's Bad Teacher , [2] and Nickelodeon's Henry Danger .

Facer is also a singer-songwriter, saying in 2015 that she was inspired by Taylor Swift. [6]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 Love's Christmas Journey Annabelle DavisTV movie
2013Beauty and the Least: The Misadventures of Ben BanksMormon Girluncredited
2012One Bad ThingKatieShort
2012Niña del TangoLucy BirdShort

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Mistresses PeytonEpisode: "i want to kms"
2014–2015 Melissa & Joey DaniRecurring role (seasons 3–4), 10 episodes
2015 Henry Danger Courtney ShamEpisode: "Jasper's Real Girlfriend"
2016 The Thundermans Candi FalconmanEpisode: "Thundermans: Banished!"
2017 The Mick OliviaEpisode: "The Sleepover"

References

  1. 1 2 "'All My Children' Actress to Star in Hallmark Mini 'Love's Christmas Journey'". The Hollywood Reporter. August 10, 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Lisa Larson. "Local girl lands television role". The Spectrum (St. George, Utah). July 12, 2014.
  3. "Avicii's 'Hey Brother' cover by Jada Facer and Kyson Facer". youtube.com.
  4. "JADA FACER is joined by her brother KYSON on this fantastic acoustic cover of CYNDI LAUPER's classic "Time After Time"! @jadafacer @kysonfacer @cyndilauper #jadafacer #kysonfacer #cyndilauper #timeaftertime #musicvideo #newvideo #coversong #newsong #newmusic #musicnews #whatsnew #thevipsoundcheck". facebook.com.
  5. "'Melissa & Joey' Cancelled: ABC Cancels Show After 4 Seasons". The Christian Times. February 16, 2015.
  6. Art Eddy. "Jada Facer Talks 'Melissa & Joey,' Acting & More". Life of Dad. February 16, 2015. (interview).