Janice LeAnn Brown

Janice LeAnn Brown
Born	(2010-09-17) September 17, 2010 (age 15) United States
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2017–present

Janice LeAnn Brown is an American actress. She is best known for playing the lead role of Billie in the Disney Channel season series Wizards Beyond Waverly Place .

Early life

Brown was born in September 2010 to a single mother who served in the U.S. Army. She was adopted by her maternal grandparents. She grew up in Columbia, South Carolina, Upstate New York, and Colorado, where her mother was stationed before settling in Los Angeles at the age of 4. ^[1]

Career

Early on in her career she made appearances in the teen drama series Euphoria , the drama film Montross: Blood RUles, the sitcom Growing Up Immigrant and the romantic film Endings, Beginnings ^[2] Her biggest role so far has been playing the lead role of Billie in the Disney channel series Wizards Beyond Waverly Place . ^{[3] [4]} She had doubts about getting the role due to her stuttering her lines in the audition. ^[5]

Personal life

Brown likes roller skating. She is a huge music fan with her favorite artists being Sade and Jhené Aiko. She also enjoys playing video games such as The Last of Us. Her acting idol is Gina Rodriguez. ^[6]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2019	Endings, Beginnings	Abigail
2020	Playing with Beethoven	Sheila
2022	Montrose:Blood Rules	Andrea Montross
2023	Fathead	Ragamuffin	Short

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2017	Black-ish	Young Bow	Episode; Public Fool
2017	Do You Want to See a Dead Body?	Homeless Girl	Episode; A Body and an Actor
2018	Growing Up Immigrant	Kessie Ajayi	3 episodes
2019	Muppet Babies: Play Date	Girl	1 episode
2019	Euphoria	Young Rue	2 episodes
2020	Just Roll with It	Helen	Episode; The Great Coconuts Caper
2022	Best Foot Forward	DD	2 episodes
2024	Bunk'd	Frankie	Episode; And The Kiki Goes To...
2024-present	Wizards Beyond Waverly Place	Billie	Lead role
2025	Vampirina: Teenage Vampire		Special guest star

References

1. "Janice LeAnn Brown" (PDF). detpress.com. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
2. "Who Is Janice LeAnn Brown? 4 Things to Know About Waverly Place's Billie Actress - Wiki Bio Details". thedirect. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
3. "INTERVIEW: Janice LeAnn Brown & Taylor Cora on 'Wizards Beyond Waverly Place,' Disney Legends & Continuing Black Disney's Legacy [VIDEO]". blexmedia.com. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
4. "Meet the new wizards in the Russo family: How Janice LeAnn Brown and the cast landed their roles". abc7chicago.com. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
5. "Janice LeAnn Brown discusses taking the lead on Wizards Beyond Waverly Place". culturess.com. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
6. "bckonline.com/2024/11/06/ten-fun-facts-about-wizards-beyond-waverly-place-star-janice-leann-brown/". bckonline.com. Retrieved September 3, 2025.

External links

• Janice LeAnn Brown at IMDb