Jennifer Stone
Encyclopedia
Jennifer Lindsay Stone is an American actress best known for playing Harper Finkle on the Disney Channel
series Wizards of Waverly Place
and Harriet Welsh
in the Disney Channel
film Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars
.
. She began acting at the age of six in local theaters. She signed with an agency at age eight.
's Secondhand Lions
. She received a Young Artist Award
nomination for her role in Secondhand Lions as well as a nomination for her 2005 guest appearance on House M.D
. She guest appeared on Line of Fire and Without a Trace
. In February 2007, she joined the main cast of Disney's Wizards of Waverly Place
as Harper. She has made YouTube
videos with Wizards co-stars Selena Gomez
and David Henrie
, and created her own YouTube channel.
In 2009, she had a voice role in the Disney Channel Original Movie Dadnapped
. She also lent her voice to Phineas and Ferb
as the voice of Amanda, Candace's daughter in the future in 2 episodes. In 2010, she played the main character in the film Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars
. In 2011, she was in the film Mean Girls 2
playing Abby Hanover.
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
series Wizards of Waverly Place
Wizards of Waverly Place
Wizards of Waverly Place is a Disney Channel Original Series that premiered on October 12, 2007. It won "Outstanding Children's Program" at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards in 2009...
and Harriet Welsh
Harriet
Harriet was a Galápagos tortoise who had an estimated age of 175 years at the time of her death in Australia...
in the Disney Channel
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
film Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars
Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars
Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars is a 2010 Canadian/American television film starring Jennifer Stone which premiered on March 26, 2010, on Disney Channel. It is the second film adaptation of the book, Harriet the Spy, by Louise Fitzhugh, after the 1996 Harriet the Spy film that starred Michelle...
.
Life
Stone was born in Arlington, TexasArlington, Texas
Arlington is a city in Tarrant County, Texas within the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area. According to the 2010 census results, the city had a population of 365,438, making it the third largest municipality in the Metroplex...
. She began acting at the age of six in local theaters. She signed with an agency at age eight.
Career
Stone's break came when she was cast as Martha in New Line CinemaNew Line Cinema
New Line Cinema, often simply referred to as New Line, is an American film studio. It was founded in 1967 by Robert Shaye and Michael Lynne as a film distributor, later becoming an independent film studio. It became a subsidiary of Time Warner in 1996 and was merged with larger sister studio Warner...
's Secondhand Lions
Secondhand Lions
Secondhand Lions is a 2003 American dramedy film written and directed by Tim McCanlies. It tells the story of an introverted young boy who is sent to live with his eccentric uncles on a farm in the U.S...
. She received a Young Artist Award
Young Artist Award
The Young Artist Award is an accolade bestowed by the Young Artist Foundation, a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to recognize and award excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young artists who may be physically and/or financially challenged.The Young Artist...
nomination for her role in Secondhand Lions as well as a nomination for her 2005 guest appearance on House M.D
House (TV series)
House is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The show's central character is Dr. Gregory House , an unconventional and misanthropic medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in...
. She guest appeared on Line of Fire and Without a Trace
Without a Trace
Without a Trace is an American television drama which originally ran on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009. The series was set in New York City and concerned a fictitious FBI Missing Persons Unit.-Premise:...
. In February 2007, she joined the main cast of Disney's Wizards of Waverly Place
Wizards of Waverly Place
Wizards of Waverly Place is a Disney Channel Original Series that premiered on October 12, 2007. It won "Outstanding Children's Program" at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards in 2009...
as Harper. She has made YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
videos with Wizards co-stars Selena Gomez
Selena Gomez
Selena Marie Gomez is an American actress and singer best known for portraying Alex Russo in the Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place...
and David Henrie
David Henrie
David Clayton Henrie is an American actor, television writer, and producer. He is noted for playing Ted Mosby's future son on How I Met Your Mother, Justin Russo in Wizards of Waverly Place and Larry on That's So Raven...
, and created her own YouTube channel.
In 2009, she had a voice role in the Disney Channel Original Movie Dadnapped
Dadnapped
Dadnapped is a Disney Channel Original Movie which premiered February 16, 2009. Starring actors from Disney Channel Original Series, the movie had 4.6 million viewers for its premiere...
. She also lent her voice to Phineas and Ferb
Phineas and Ferb
Phineas and Ferb is an American animated television comedy series. Originally broadcast as a preview on August 17, 2007, on Disney Channel, the series follows Phineas Flynn and his English stepbrother Ferb Fletcher on summer vacation. Every day the boys embark on some grand new project, which...
as the voice of Amanda, Candace's daughter in the future in 2 episodes. In 2010, she played the main character in the film Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars
Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars
Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars is a 2010 Canadian/American television film starring Jennifer Stone which premiered on March 26, 2010, on Disney Channel. It is the second film adaptation of the book, Harriet the Spy, by Louise Fitzhugh, after the 1996 Harriet the Spy film that starred Michelle...
. In 2011, she was in the film Mean Girls 2
Mean Girls 2
Mean Girls 2 is a 2011 American teen television film directed by Melanie Mayron. It is a stand-alone sequel/spin-off to the 2004 film, Mean Girls. The film was released on January 23, 2011 by ABC Family with a DVD release set for February 1, 2011. The film stars Meaghan Jette Martin and features as...
playing Abby Hanover.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2003 | Secondhand Lions Secondhand Lions Secondhand Lions is a 2003 American dramedy film written and directed by Tim McCanlies. It tells the story of an introverted young boy who is sent to live with his eccentric uncles on a farm in the U.S... |
Martha | American film debut |
2004 | Line of Fire | Lily O'Donnell | Episode: "Mother and Child Reunion" |
2005 | Without a Trace Without a Trace Without a Trace is an American television drama which originally ran on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009. The series was set in New York City and concerned a fictitious FBI Missing Persons Unit.-Premise:... |
Brittany | Episode: "The Innocents" |
2005 | House M.D. House (TV series) House is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The show's central character is Dr. Gregory House , an unconventional and misanthropic medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in... |
Jessica "Jessie" Simms | Episode: "Heavy Heavy (House) "Heavy" is the sixteenth episode of the first season of House, which premiered on the Fox network on March 29, 2005. A 10-year-old obese girl is admitted after suffering a heart attack during gym class at school... " |
2007-2012 | Wizards of Waverly Place Wizards of Waverly Place Wizards of Waverly Place is a Disney Channel Original Series that premiered on October 12, 2007. It won "Outstanding Children's Program" at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards in 2009... |
Harper Finkle | Main role, Disney Channel Original Series |
2009 | Dadnapped Dadnapped Dadnapped is a Disney Channel Original Movie which premiered February 16, 2009. Starring actors from Disney Channel Original Series, the movie had 4.6 million viewers for its premiere... |
Debbie | Voice role, Disney Channel Original Movie |
2009 | Phineas and Ferb Phineas and Ferb Phineas and Ferb is an American animated television comedy series. Originally broadcast as a preview on August 17, 2007, on Disney Channel, the series follows Phineas Flynn and his English stepbrother Ferb Fletcher on summer vacation. Every day the boys embark on some grand new project, which... |
Amanda | Episode: "Phineas and Ferb's Quantum Boogaloo Phineas and Ferb's Quantum Boogaloo "Phineas and Ferb's Quantum Boogaloo" is the fourteenth episode of the second season of the animated television series Phineas and Ferb, and the 72nd overall episode of the series. It originally aired on Disney XD in the United States on September 21, 2009... " |
2009 | Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie is a 2009 American made-for-television comedy-drama fantasy film based on the Disney Channel Original Series Wizards of Waverly Place. Filmed primarily in San Juan, Puerto Rico in February and March 2009, the Disney Channel Original Movie premiered on August 28,... |
Harper Finkle | Supporting role, Disney Channel Original Movie |
2010 | Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars is a 2010 Canadian/American television film starring Jennifer Stone which premiered on March 26, 2010, on Disney Channel. It is the second film adaptation of the book, Harriet the Spy, by Louise Fitzhugh, after the 1996 Harriet the Spy film that starred Michelle... |
Harriet M. Welsch | Lead role, Disney Channel Movie |
2011 | Mean Girls 2 Mean Girls 2 Mean Girls 2 is a 2011 American teen television film directed by Melanie Mayron. It is a stand-alone sequel/spin-off to the 2004 film, Mean Girls. The film was released on January 23, 2011 by ABC Family with a DVD release set for February 1, 2011. The film stars Meaghan Jette Martin and features as... |
Main role, Television film | |
2011 | Generator Rex Generator Rex Generator Rex is an American animated television series for Cartoon Network and is created by "Man of Action" . John Fang of Cartoon Network Studios serves as supervising director. It is inspired by the comic M. Rex, published by Image Comics in 1999... |
Beverly Holiday | Episode: "A Family Holiday" |