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) best friends, appearing in 25 episodes beginning in season 1. She was promoted to "guest star" by 2010. Following one appearance in season 6, she didn't appear again until having a brief cameo role in season 9's "New Year's Revelations". For the role, she was nominated at the

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for Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actress 17-21. She also played Becky, a Werepanther, in four episodes of ''

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'' in 2011. Previous roles included ''

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''. She had co-star status in ABC pilot ''A House Divided''.

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was the series lead. Saunders starred as the titular character in '' Janie'', a short film about an only child whose life is shattered when a brother she never knew existed shows up to live with the family. The film screened at festivals internationally, from 2006 to 2009, winning a variety of awards. She was engaged to Matt Jacquez, in 2016. The couple married the following year.

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, a short film with Saunders {{DEFAULTSORT:Saunders, Blaine 1993 births Living people 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Oklahoma American television actresses American child actresses