As of July 2026, China Anne McClain is best known for Wizards of Waverly Place and Black Lightning. Find every show and movie China Anne McClain has starred in — and where to watch them — below.
China Anne McClain

China Anne McClain

Actress Born 1998 Atlanta, Georgia, USA 6 TV Shows 8 Movies

China Anne McClain (born August 25, 1998) is an American actress and singer. McClain's career began when she was seven years old, portraying Alexis in the film The Gospel (2005), and then China James in Daddy's Little Girls (2007). She then received recognition for starring as Jazmine Payne in the television series Tyler Perry's House of Payne (2007–2012; 2020–present) and as Charlotte McKenzie in the film Grown Ups (2010); and became internationally known for starring as Chyna Parks in the Disney Channel television series A.N.T. Farm (2011–2014), and as Uma in the Disney Channel films Descendants 2 (2017) and Descendants 3 (2019). In 2018, McClain began starring in The CW superhero series Black Lightning (2018–2021) as Jennifer Pierce / Lightning. She also reprised her character Jazmine Payne on OWN's revival of The Paynes (2018).

McClain began her musical career in 2005 as a member of the sister girl group the 3mcclaingirls with her sisters Sierra and Lauryn. Her first professional single was "Your Biggest Fan" with Nick Jonas on the soundtrack album Jonas L.A. (2010). In 2011, McClain signed with Hollywood Records both as a solo artist and with her sister girl group, known as the McClain Sisters. Her debut single as a solo artist was "Dynamite" which peaked at no. 2 on the US Kid Digital Songs, and her second single, "Calling All the Monsters", peaked at no. 1 on the same chart and earned 25,000 downloads within its first week of release. The A.N.T. Farm soundtrack album spent five weeks on the Billboard Kids chart in 2011 and sold 14,000 copies in its first week of release. Billboard also named her the sixth best-selling artist for digital kids' songs in 2012. In 2017, her single "What's My Name" from Descendants 2 peaked on several Billboard charts, and was certified gold, with 500,000 units sold, on November 10, 2017. In June 2020 her sister girl group changed their name to Thriii.

Alongside acting, China Anne McClain is also known as a singer.

China Anne McClain's most notable role to date came in Grown Ups (2010), where she played Charlotte McKenzie. She also appeared in Grown Ups 2 (2013) as Charlotte Mackenzie. Most recently appeared in Hubie Halloween (2020) as Miss Taylor.

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📺 China Anne McClain's TV Shows

Wizards of Waverly Place
Tina
2007
Black Lightning
Jennifer Pierce / Lightning
2018
Tyler Perry's House of Payne
Jazmine Payne
2007
A.N.T. Farm
Chyna Parks
2011
Descendants: Wicked World
Freddie (voice)
2015
JONAS L.A.
Kiara
2009

🎬 China Anne McClain's Movies

Grown Ups
Charlotte McKenzie
2010
Grown Ups 2
Charlotte Mackenzie
2013
Descendants: The Rise of Red
Uma
2024
Descendants 2
Uma
2017
Descendants 3
Uma
2019
Descendants: The Royal Wedding
Uma (voice)
2021
Hubie Halloween
Miss Taylor
2020
Daddy's Little Girls
China James
2007

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