Mary-Charles Jones

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Mary-Charles Jones
Born (2001-12-28) December 28, 2001 (age 21)
OccupationActress
Years active2007–present
Relatives Maggie Elizabeth Jones (sister)

Mary-Charles Jones (born 2001) is an American actress known for her roles as Sara Gable on Kevin Can Wait and Annabelle Peters on Naomi .

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Early life

Jones was born on December 28, 2001, in Seattle, Washington, and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. [1] She has two younger sisters, Maggie and Lillian. [2]

Career

Jones began acting at four years old. [3] After acting in commercials, her first acting appearance was on the pilot episode of October Road in 2007. [1] From 2010 to 2011, she appeared as a younger version of Miley Stewart throughout the fourth season of Hannah Montana . With her sister Maggie, she also appeared in the films Footloose and Identity Thief . In 2013, she starred in the television film Dear Dumb Diary based on the popular book series of the same name. [1] [3]

From 2016 to 2018, Jones was cast as the middle child Sara Gable for the CBS sitcom Kevin Can Wait . [1] The series was cancelled after two seasons. In 2021, Jones was cast in the role of Annabelle Peters for The CW superhero drama Naomi . [4] [5] The series aired from January to May 2022, before it was cancelled as a result of The CW changing ownership. [6]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 Father of Invention Young Claire
2011 Footloose Sarah Warnicker
2013 Identity Thief Franny Patterson

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 October Road Caitlin RowanEpisode: "Pilot"
2009 Grey's Anatomy JessicaEpisode: "Sweet Surrender"
2010–11 Hannah Montana Young Miley3 episodes
2012 Necessary Roughness Little GirlEpisodes: "Double Fault" & "All the King's Horses"
Ben and Kate Trick-or-TreaterEpisode: "Scaredy Kate" (uncredited)
2013 Hot in Cleveland Young MelanieEpisode: "No Glove, No Love"
Dear Dumb Diary Isabella VinchellaTelevision film
2014 New Girl WendyEpisode: "Dance"
2016–18 Kevin Can Wait Sara GableMain cast; 48 episodes
2022 Naomi Annabelle PetersMain cast; 13 episodes

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