Malese Jow

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Malese Jow
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Jow at the 2014 WonderCon
Born
Elizabeth Melise Jow

(1991-02-18) February 18, 1991 (age 33)
Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active1997–present

Elizabeth Melise Jow (born February 18, 1991), known professionally as Malese Jow, is an American actress and singer. [1] [2] She is known for her roles as Geena Fabiano on the Nickelodeon sitcom Unfabulous , Lucy Stone on the Nickelodeon musical sitcom Big Time Rush and as Anna, a teenage vampire on The CW's fantasy drama The Vampire Diaries . She starred as Julia Yeung in the short-lived CW science fiction romantic drama Star-Crossed . Jow starred as Mareth Ravenlock in season two of The Shannara Chronicles . She voiced Kate Cha / Dupli-Kate in the Amazon Prime Video animated series Invincible .

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Early life

Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Jow moved to California with her mother Lanae Tillery Jow, one sister, Makenna Jow, two brothers Jensen and Braden Jow when she was nine years old. Jow is half Chinese-American, and part Cherokee. [3] As a child, she would often sing the national anthem at local baseball games. [4]

Career

When she was six years old, Jow appeared on Barney and Dellaventura, but her acting career took off when she won a co-starring role in the Nickelodeon sitcom Unfabulous with Emma Roberts where she played Geena Fabiano, one of the best friends of Roberts' character Addie Singer. The show ran for three seasons from 2004 to 2007 and earned Jow several Young Artist Award nominations.

When Unfabulous ended in 2007, Jow co-starred in the film Bratz: The Movie as Quinn and has guest-starred on the shows Wizards of Waverly Place , The Young and the Restless , iCarly , The Secret Life of the American Teenager and the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana and co-starred in the 2009 science fiction comedy Aliens in the Attic .

In 2010, Jow appeared in the first season of The CW fantasy drama The Vampire Diaries . She played Anna, a vampire. Jow briefly re-appeared in the third season. [5] That same year, Jow co-starred in the fantasy romance film You're So Cupid! as Megan, and the drama film The Social Network as Alice Cantwell. She also guest-starred on an episode of TNT crime comedy-drama Leverage . Then she went on to star in the Nickelodeon action/science fiction sitcom The Troop as Cadence Nash. [6]

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Jow in June 2012

In 2011, Jow began a recurring role in the second season of the Nickelodeon musical sitcom Big Time Rush as Lucy Stone, an aspiring rock musician and a brief love interest of Kendall Knight (Kendall Schmidt) and later on becomes the love interest of James Diamond (James Maslow). She guest-starred in the ABC mystery comedy-drama Desperate Housewives as Violet. [7]

In 2012, Jow starred in The CW drama pilot Shelter, produced by J. J. Abrams and Mark Schwahn, where she played Morgan. It was not picked up by the network. [8]

In January 2013, Jow confirmed her role in the crime comedy Plastic . [9] That same month, it was also announced that Jow would reprise her role as Lucy Stone on Big Time Rush in the fourth and final season. [10]

In February 2013, Jow was revealed to be the new host of The Vampire Diaries side show, TVD Rehash (Re#ash) replacing previous host Arielle Kebbel. [11] Later that month, it was announced that Jow would be joining the CW science fiction romantic drama pilot Oxygen, as Julia Yeung, a girl who has an illness which may be cured by aliens. [7] [12] In May 2013, Oxygen was picked up and retitled Star-Crossed . The series was part of the 2013–14 mid season schedule. [13] In August 2013, production began for Star-Crossed. The show ran for one season from February 17 to May 12, 2014. [14] In 2014, Jow was in the television movie Presumed Dead in Paradise and played Madison Ashland. On October 27, 2014, she was announced to have a recurring role as Linda Park on the CW's superhero drama The Flash . [15] In 2015, Malese was listed in Maxim 's Hot 10. [16] On August 25, 2015, Malese was announced to be reprising her role as Linda Park as a friend of Iris for multiple episodes. [17] [18] In the second season's fifth episode, "The Darkness and the Light," Malese played villainess Dr. Light, who is Earth 2 Linda Park. [19] On February 2, 2017, it was announced Malese would be playing Mareth Ravenlock on MTV's The Shannara Chronicles . [20] On NCIS: Los Angeles , she played Jennifer Kim, who is the illegitimate daughter of late NCIS Assistant Director Owen Granger (Miguel Ferrer). In September 2017, it was revealed that Malese would be playing Daya in the upcoming Escape Plan: The Extractors movie. Malese has begun filming a new feature film as of November 2017 titled I Wrote This For You.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 Bratz: The Movie Quinn
2009 Aliens in the Attic Julie
2010You're So Cupid!Megan
2010 The Social Network Alice Cantwell Hollywood Film Festival for Ensemble of the Year
Nominated—Alliance of Women Film Journalists for Best Ensemble Cast
Nominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast
Nominated—San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by an Ensemble
2014 Plastic Beth
2018I Wrote This For YouAriana
2019 Escape Plan: The Extractors Daya ZhangDirect-to-video film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997 Barney & Friends Tea party girlEpisode: "Pennies, Nickels, Dimes"
1997 Dellaventura Orphan childEpisode: "Dreamers"; uncredited[ citation needed ]
2003 The Brothers Garcia CelesteEpisode: "Right Place, Right Time"
2004–2007 Unfabulous Geena Fabiano
  • Main role
  • Nominated — Young Artist Award for Best Young Ensemble Performance in a TV Series (2005, 2006, 2008)
  • Nominated — Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Young Actress (2008)
2007 Wizards of Waverly Place Ruby DonahueEpisode: "Movie"
2008 The Young and the Restless Hannah2 episodes
2009 iCarly Fake Carly ShayEpisode: "iLook Alike"
2009 The Secret Life of the American Teenager GailEpisode: "One Night at Band Camp"
2009 Hannah Montana Rachel2 episodes
2010–2011 The Vampire Diaries Annabelle "Anna" ZhuRecurring role (seasons 1–3), 18 episodes
2010 Leverage JosieEpisode: "The Boost Job"
2011 The Troop Cadence NashMain role (season 2)
2011 Desperate Housewives VioletEpisode: "Then I Really Got Scared"
2011–2013 Big Time Rush Lucy StoneRecurring role, 14 episodes
2012 CSI: Miami Amanda ReedEpisode: "Friendly Fire"
2014 Star-Crossed Julia YeungMain role
2014 Castle Hillary CooperEpisode: "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
2014Presumed Dead in ParadiseMadison AshlandTelevision film
2015 The Flash Linda Park / Doctor Light Recurring role, 7 episodes
2015 Filthy Preppy Teens Beatrix BishopWeb series; main role
2015–2019 NCIS: Los Angeles Jennifer Kim4 episodes
2016 Sweet/Vicious Chloe FreemanEpisode: "Tragic Kingdom"
2016Sisters of the GroomSarah AdamsTelevision film
2017 The Shannara Chronicles Mareth RavenlockMain role (season 2)
2021-Present Invincible Kate Cha / Dupli-Kate, Iguana, VarriousRecurring voice role, 7 episodes

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