China Anne McClain

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China Anne McClain
China Anne McClain, 2011
Background information
Born	August 25, 1998 (age 13)[1] Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.[1]
Genres	Pop, dance
Occupations	Actress, singer, songwriter, musician
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Hollywood/Walt Disney
Associated acts	McClain Sisters
Website	chinaanne.net

China Anne McClain (born August 25, 1998) is an American teen actress, singer, and songwriter. Her father and mother are singer producers. She has two sisters, Sierra and Lauryn, forming the group McClain Sisters. As of August 2011, China has amassed more than $600,000 throughout her career.^[2] China's career began in 2005 when she was seven years old acting in the movie The Gospel. However, she became nationally known after 2007, when she joined the cast of the series Tyler Perry's House of Payne as Jazmine Payne, and internationally as Chyna Parks, the star of the Disney Channel Original A.N.T. Farm.
Disney released the soundtrack of the television series ANT Farm on October 11, 2011. McClain sings six songs and two solos with her sisters on the soundtrack, which debuted in the Billboard 200 at number 29 with 14,000 copies sold in its first week. The release containing the hit song Calling All the Monsters that reached the eighty-sixth spot on the Billboard Hot 100. There are plans to release an album with her siblings in 2012 published by Hollywood Records under the moniker The McClain Sisters.

Contents

• 1 Career
  • 1.1 2005–10: Early work and Tyler Perry's House of Payne
  • 1.2 2011–present: A.N.T. Farm, McClain Sisters and music career
• 2 Personal life
• 3 Filmography
• 4 Discography
  • 4.1 Soundtrack albums
  • 4.2 Singles
  • 4.3 Other appearances
  • 4.4 Music videos
• 5 Awards
• 6 References
• 7 External links