Jade-Lianna Gao Jian Peters (born June 18, 1996) is a Chinese

China

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-born naturalised American

United States

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 television voice actress for the Nick Jr. TV show Ni Hao, Kai-Lan

Ni Hao, Kai-Lan

Ni Hao, Kai-Lan is a Canadian/American children's television show, which premiered on Nickelodeon on February 7, 2008, and on Noggin on February 2, 2009. It also premiered on the Canadian Television Channel Treehouse TV Since November 2009 the show has also premiered on Nickelodeon in Israel....

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Early Life

Born in China

China

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, she was adopted by John and Kathleen Peters in 1997 and they arrived in the United States in 1998. She lives with her parents and her adopted sister in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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. Jade currently attends Milwaukee School of Languages

Milwaukee School of Languages

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, a public school in Milwaukee.

Career

Peters started acting at the age of two in a Welch's

Welch's

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 Grape Juice TV advertisement. She was also in commercials for U.S. Cellular

U.S. Cellular

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, McDonald's

McDonald's

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 and Wal-mart

Wal-Mart

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. In 2005, she starred as Tiny Tim in the Milwaukee Repertory Theater

Milwaukee Repertory Theater

Milwaukee Repertory Theater, founded by Mary Widrig John in 1954, as the Fred Miller Theatre Company, is now located on the east bank of the Milwaukee River in the Patty and Jay Baker Theater Complex at 108 E Wells St, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is home to an eleven member Resident Acting Company...

's A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

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She appeared as a guest star in a season 1 episode of Victorious

Victorious

Victorious is an American sitcom created by Dan Schneider for Nickelodeon. The series revolves around aspiring singer Tori Vega , a teenager who attends a performing arts high school called Hollywood Arts High School, after taking her older sister Trina's place in a showcase while getting into...

as Mrs. Lee's daughter, Daisy. The episode she starred in was "Wok Star".

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