Jennifer Stone is the American actress best known for her role as Harper Finkle in the series Wizards of Waverly Place, which was aired on Disney Channel. The actress received her first cinematic award Young Artist Award at ten years old. In subsequent years, she was nominated several times for various awards for work in film and television.
Biography
American actress Jennifer Lindsay Stone, better known as Jennifer Stone, was born February 12, 1993 in the American city of Arlington, Texas. Jennifer became the second child in the family of David Stone and Selena Stone. The actress has an older brother.
Skyscraper 360 Condominiums Tower, Texas, USA Photo: LoneStarMike / Wikimedia Commons
In March 2013, she was diagnosed with type 1.5 diabetes, also known as latent autoimmune diabetes. Upon learning of her illness, Jennifer decided to leave acting training. She changed her profile and took courses in nursing at the university to learn more about her illness and to understand how to act in emergency situations.
But, despite health problems, Jennifer Stone continues to lead an active lifestyle. She is engaged in rock climbing, surfing, playing paintball, and also loves to visit antique shops, read, draw and watch horror films. In addition, the actress is not indifferent to animals. She has two dogs named Cocoa and Snowball. And also a cute rabbit whom she calls Salem.
Career and creativity
Jennifer began performing on the stage at the age of six. The girl was attracted to both musicals and serious dramatic productions. She was later invited to take part in the filming of commercials that appeared on local Texas television. In addition, she took part in television projects and starred in films.
In 2003, Jennifer Stone first starred in the comedy adventure film "Used Lions." The plot of this picture is based on the story of a teenager named Walter, who is forced to spend his holidays in the company of two eighty-year-olds. Here, the actress played a girl named Marta.
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Immediately after the "Used Lions" Stone was invited to appear in several TV shows at once. Among them are The Line of Fire (2004), Doctor House (2005), and Without a Trace (2005).
But the real popularity for the actress came in 2007 after filming in the family comedy series "Wizards of Waverly Place" with Selena Gomez in the title role. The film takes place around three teenagers from New York: Alex, Justin and Max. They differ from their peers in one feature - they are wizards.
In this film, Stone played a girl named Harper Ann Finkle. According to the plot of the film, Finkle is the girlfriend of the main character Alex and one of the key characters. Her heroine is a simple and charming girl who, although not endowed with magical powers, is involved in most of the three wizards' ventures, and sometimes she comes up with them.
A few years later, the actress starred in the sequel to the 2004 youth comedy Mean Girls. Here she played the role of Abby Hanover.
In the period from 2012 to 2013, Stone appeared in several series, such as Two Kings, Generator Rex, Body Investigation, The Return of the Wizards: Alex vs. Alex. In parallel to the filming of the series, the actress worked on roles in the films “Fear nothing” (2013) and Grave Secrets (2013).
In 2014, Jennifer Stone starred in the main role in the thriller "Obsession in high school." In the same year, a series was released with her participation Nasty Habits.
In 2009, she tried her hand as a voice actress. Her voice spoke the character of the American animated series "Phineas and Ferb" Amanda.
Now the actress continues to actively develop her film career. In October 2019, the release of the melodrama "Santa Girl" is planned, where Stone plays a major role. In addition, in the near future, films featuring the actress such as Cave Girl, The Perfect Night, and The In between are getting ready to be shown.
Movie Awards
In 2004, Jennifer Stone received the Young Artist Award, which is annually awarded by the Young Actor Foundation to aspiring talented actors. She was nominated in the Best Performance nomination for her work in the movie Second-Hand Lions. At the time of presentation of this award, she was only ten years old.
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In 2008, she was again nominated for this award in the Best Young Ensemble Performance category. This time, her work in the series Wizards of Waverly Place deserves attention.
