Paris Berelc

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Paris Berelc
Born (1998-12-29) December 29, 1998 (age 25)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2008–present

Paris Berelc (born December 29, 1998 [1] [2] ) is an American actress and model. She is known for her roles as Skylar Storm in the Disney XD series Mighty Med and Lab Rats: Elite Force , and Alexa Mendoza in the Netflix sitcom Alexa & Katie.

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Life and career

Berelc was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and is of half Filipino descent. [3] [4] She was discovered by Ford Models at the age of nine, and was featured in ads for Kohl's, Boston Store, Sears, and K-mart. She appeared on the cover of American Girl magazine for their November/December Issue in 2009. In 2010, at the age of 12, Berelc took her first acting classes at the Acting Studio Chicago. Two years later, Berelc's parents decided to take her to Los Angeles to try acting professionally. She began her professional acting career in 2013, at the age of 14. [5]

Beginning in 2013, Berelc starred as Skylar Storm on the Disney XD action sitcom Mighty Med . [6] [7] [8] In 2015, Berelc portrayed Molly in the Disney Channel Original Movie, Invisible Sister , which premiered in October. [9] The same year, Mighty Med ended its run, but Berelc continued to play Skylar Storm on its spinoff series Lab Rats: Elite Force , which premiered on March 2, 2016. [10] [11]

In April 2017, Berelc was cast in the co-lead role of Alexa in Alexa & Katie , a multi-camera Netflix sitcom, which premiered March 23, 2018. [12] In 2019, she starred in the Netflix original film Tall Girl as Liz. [13] In 2020, she appeared as Megan McNally in the Netflix original film Hubie Halloween . [14]

Filmography

Film roles
YearShowRoleNotes
2018#SquadGoalsBrittany Gomeza.k.a. Deadly Scholars
2019ConfessionalJune
Tall Girl LizStreaming film [13]
2020 Hubie Halloween Megan McNallyStreaming film [14]
2022 1Up VivianStreaming film [15]
Do Revenge Meghan PerezStreaming film [16]
Television roles
YearShowRoleNotes
2013–2015 Mighty Med Skylar StormMain role
2014 Just Kidding Herself2 episodes
2015 Invisible Sister Molly Disney Channel Original Movie
2016 Lab Rats: Elite Force Skylar StormMain role
WTH: Welcome to HowlerSofiaWeb series; recurring role, 6 episodes
2018–2020 Alexa & Katie AlexaLead role [12]
2018 The Thundermans Phoebe ActorEpisode: "The Thundredth"
2019 Sugar Rush HerselfGuest judge; episode: "Science of Sweets"
2020 Group Chat with Jayden & Brent HerselfEpisode: "Halloween – Sliming For Apples"
2021 The Crew Jessie De La CruzRecurring role, 5 episodes
Robot Chicken Black Widow / Monopoly DaughterVoice role; episode: "May Cause Light Cannibalism"

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