Jade Chynoweth

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Jade Chynoweth
Born (1998-08-21) August 21, 1998 (age 24)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • dancer
Years active2012–present
Website jadechynowethofficial.com

Jade Chynoweth (shi-NOF, [1] born August 21, 1998) is an American actress and dancer. [2] [3] [4] [5]

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She is known for her roles as young Artemisia in the 2014 epic action film 300: Rise of an Empire and Carmen in the 2016 superhero film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , [6] [7] for her recurring role as Kathleen Nolan on the TNT television series The Last Ship and Odalie Allen on the Starz/YouTube Premium series Step Up .

Biography

She first appeared as the Street Dancer in 2012 comedy musical series Dr. Fubalous. Her debut film role was as young Artemisia in the 2014 epic historical fantasy war film 300: Rise of an Empire . [8]

In December 2018, she appeared on The Voice dancing while singer Halsey performed her song "Without Me". The performance received backlash for how Halsey "sensually" danced with Chynoweth; the backlash in turn was criticized as homophobic and Halsey defended her performance. [9] [10]

Filmography

Film roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 300: Rise of an Empire 13-year-old Artemisia
2015Glee[ citation needed ]Dancer
2015Just Us[ citation needed ]Jax
2016 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Carmen
2016Girls Just Wanna Have Fight[ citation needed ]Jane
20177Seconds[ citation needed ]Olivia
2019Step Up: Year of the DanceUSA Phantom Dancer
2019 Max Winslow and the House of Secrets [11] Sophia Peach
Television roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2012Dr. Fubalous[ citation needed ]Street DancerEpisode: "Training Day Off"
2015–2018 The Last Ship Kathleen NolanRecurring role, 13 episodes
2018–2022 Step Up Odalie AllenMain role
2018 The Voice Herself / Halsey's partnerEpisode: "Live Finale Results"

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References

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