Jada Facer

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Jada Facer
Born
Jada Mae Facer

March 18, 2001
St. George, Utah, U.S.
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).
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