Jada Facer | |
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Born | Jada Mae Facer March 18, 2001 St. George, Utah, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Actress, Singer |
Years active | 2011–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.
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]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Love's Christmas Journey | Annabelle Davis | TV movie |
2013 | Beauty and the Least: The Misadventures of Ben Banks | Mormon Girl | uncredited |
2012 | One Bad Thing | Katie | Short |
2012 | Niña del Tango | Lucy Bird | Short |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014 | Mistresses | Peyton | Episode: "i want to kms" |
2014–2015 | Melissa & Joey | Dani | Recurring role (seasons 3–4), 10 episodes |
2015 | Henry Danger | Courtney Sham | Episode: "Jasper's Real Girlfriend" |
2016 | The Thundermans | Candi Falconman | Episode: "Thundermans: Banished!" |
2017 | The Mick | Olivia | Episode: "The Sleepover" |