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China Anne McClain

Biographical
Full Name	China Anne McClain
Nickname(s)	ChinChin
Gender	Female
Date of Birth	August 25, 1998 (age 14)
Place of Birth	Decatur, Georgia
Height	5'2"
Eye Color	Brown
Hair Color	Black
Occupation	Actress, Singer
Website	twitter.com/RealChinaAnne
Role	Chyna Parks

“	Always have fun with what you're doing because if you're not, you're really just wasting your time.	”
	_{— China Anne McClain}

China Anne McClain (born August 25, 1998 in Decatur, Georgia) is an American singer and actress. She portrays Chyna Parks on A.N.T. Farm.

Acting career

2005–10: Early work and Tyler Perry's House of Payne

McClain was discovered in year 2005 by a music executive who heard her sing and encouraged director Rob Hardy to audition her for his 2005 feature film The Gospel alongside Boris Kodjoe and Idris Elba.^[1] Her role caught the attention of Tyler Perry, who cast her as Jazmine Payne in the television series Tyler Perry's House of Payne.

She appears in the movie Daddy's Little Girls as a little girl named China. In this film, her sisters Sierra and Lauryn play her older sisters. McClain appeared and guest starred on various other shows and movies such as Hannah Montana, NCIS and the 2009 film Hurricane Season. She then appeared in the movie Grown Ups as Charlotte McKenzie. In the same year, she landed a recurring role as Kiara on Jonas L.A. and was featured on the soundtrack, singing "Your Biggest Fan" with Nick Jonas.

**2011–present: A.N.T. Farm and music career**

McClain appeared on the Disney Channel series Wizards of Waverly Place in 2011 as Tina in the three-part

episode "Wizards vs. Angels". She plays an angel. In 2011, McClain was cast as the lead role in the Disney Channel series A.N.T. Farm along with Sierra McCormick, Jake Short, Carlon Jeffery and Stefanie Scott. For the show, McClain recorded a cover of Taio Cruz's "Dynamite" and also sang the series theme song, "Exceptional". A music video premiered for "Dynamite" on July 23, 2011 on Disney Channel. After less than a week, more than 1 million views on youtube.com were reported. She also appeared in an episode of PrankStars.

As of June 14, 2011, McClain and her sisters was signed with Hollywood Records. Their debut album will be released in the fall of 2012.

In 2012, she appeared in an episode of So Random, where she appeared in skits and sang.