Brenna D'Amico is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Jane, daughter of the Fairy Godmother, in the

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'' Descendants'' movie franchise.

Early life

D'Amico's hometown is

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. She participated in a Chicago-based youth theater program since the age of eight. At age 12, her parents found her a manager and at age 13 she went to

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and booked her first acting role for '' Descendants''. She moved to Los Angeles at age 16, following the release of the movie.

Professional career

D'Amico made her professional acting debut at the age of 15 in the Disney Channel movie ''Descendants'' in 2015, playing the role of Jane, the daughter of the Fairy Godmother. She reprised the role in the animated shorts Descendants: Wicked World and the two movie sequels, '' Descendants 2'' in 2017 and '' Descendants 3'' in 2019. In 2018, she was cast alongside Johnny Sneed for an ABC comedy pilot, ''Crazy Wonderful'' as Vera, but the project has not yet aired since the announcement. In 2020 D'Amico made her feature film debut in '' The Never List'', starring alongside

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, as Liz, the protagonist's best friend, imagining wild acts they would never do and documenting them in their "Never List". In 2021 she starred in her first leading role as April Davis in the psychological drama thriller ''Night Night'' by director Niki Koss. In 2022 it was announced that she would star in the upcoming supernatural thriller ''Burnouts'' alongside Sierra McCormick, Jade Pettyjohn, Gianni DeCenzo and Bentley Green. Following the release of ''Night Night'', she was also cast for a

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original, ''Crushed'' as April Davis. D'Amico will also feature in the upcoming movie ''Saturday at the Starlight'' that was announced in 2017 and is currently wrapping up post-production. D'Amico is represented by A3 artists.

Filmography

References

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