Jade Pettyjohn | |
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Born | Jade Pettyjohn November 8, 2000 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2008–present |
Website | www |
Jade Pettyjohn (born November 8, 2000 [1] ) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as McKenna Brooks in An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars , [2] [3] as Summer on the Nickelodeon television series School of Rock , [4] [5] as Lexie Richardson on the Hulu drama television miniseries Little Fires Everywhere , and as Grace Sullivan on the ABC series Big Sky .
Pettyjohn was born in Los Angeles, California. [1] Prior to her film and television career, she performed alongside a local children's song and dance troupe from the age of seven. [6] [7] Pettyjohn has also played various roles in several television series, such as in Revolution , Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior , [8] Grimm , The United States Of Tara , The Mentalist , and Pure Genius . [9] [10] She co-starred in the Nickelodeon Original Movie Rufus 2 which aired in January 2017. [11]
In September 2017, Pettyjohn was cast as Laura Dern's daughter in the movie Trial by Fire . [12] Additionally, she was added to the cast of the crime thriller film Destroyer , [13] and appeared in the film Against All Enemies . [14] In late 2018, Pettyjohn was cast in Deadwood: The Movie , playing the role of Caroline, a newcomer to the town of Deadwood. [15] [16] In 2019 she was cast in the Hulu television series Little Fires Everywhere playing Lexie Richardson, the daughter of Reese Witherspoon's character. [17] In June 2020, it was announced that Pettyjohn had been cast in the ABC television drama series Big Sky , playing Grace Sullivan who is kidnapped along with her older sister Danielle (Natalie Alyn Lind). [18]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014 | Dakota's Summer | Summer Jennings | |
2015 | Shangri-La Suite | Young Karen | |
2016 | Girl Flu. | Bird | |
2017 | The Black Ghiandola | Bri | Short film |
2018 | Destroyer | Shelby | [13] |
2018 | Trial by Fire | Julie Gilbert | [12] [19] |
2019 | Seberg | Jenny Kowalski | [20] |
2023 | Fish Out of Water | Lexi | Short film [21] |
2024 | AMFAD All My Friends Are Dead | TBA | Completed [22] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | The Mentalist | Julie Sands | Episode: "Ladies in Red" |
2010 | United States of Tara | Kammy | Episodes: "Trouble Junction", "The Truth Hurts" |
2011 | Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior | Samantha Weller | Episode: "Two of a Kind" |
2012 | Grimm | April Granger | Episode: "The Bottle Imp" |
2012 | An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars | McKenna Brooks | Television film |
2012–2013 | Revolution | Charlie Matheson (11 Years) / Young Samantha | 3 episodes |
2014 | The Last Ship | Ava Tophet | Recurring role, 6 episodes |
2014 | All I Want for Christmas | Megan Farley | Television film |
2014–2015 | Henry Danger | Chloe Hartman | 3 episodes |
2015 | Nickelodeon's Ho Ho Holiday Special | Herself | Television special |
2016–2018 | School of Rock | Summer | Main role |
2016 | Pure Genius | Madeline Sorenson | Episode: "A Bunker Hill Christmas" [23] |
2017 | Rufus 2 | Kat | Television film |
2017 | Nickelodeon's Not So Valentine's Special | Herself | Television special |
2017 | Nickelodeon's Sizzling Summer Camp Special | Herself | Television special |
2017 | Nickelodeon's Ultimate Halloween Haunted House | Herself | Television special |
2017 | Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn | Rose Dirken | Episode: "The Wonderful Wizard of Quads" |
2019 | Deadwood: The Movie | Caroline Woolgarden | Television film [15] [16] |
2019 | The Righteous Gemstones | Dot Nancy | 3 episodes |
2019 | Middle School Moguls | Celeste | Animated television miniseries; main voice role |
2020 | Little Fires Everywhere | Lexie Richardson | Main role |
2020–2021 | Big Sky | Grace Sullivan | Main role (season 1) [18] |
2022 | Fire Country | Riley Leone | Episodes: "The Fresh Prince of Edgewater", [24] "Where There's Smoke..." |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2017 | Northeast Film Festival | Best Supporting Actress in a Short Film | The Black Ghiandola | Won | |
2018 | Young Entertainer Award | Best Young Ensemble | School of Rock | Nominated |
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