Jada Mae Facer[1] (born March 18, 2001) is an American actress and singer. She played the recurring role of Joe's daughter, Dani, on the sitcom Melissa & Joey from 2014 to 2015. She has a YouTube channel and as of October 21, 2023, she has over 154 million views and over 1 million subscribers.

Jada Mae Facer
Born (2001-03-18) March 18, 2001 (age 23)
St George, Utah, United States
Occupation(s)Actress, Singer
Years active2011–present
Known forMelissa & Joey

Life and career

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Facer was born in St. George, Utah, where she first became interested in acting after failing to be cast in a local production of Annie and subsequently trying out for a New York City production.[2] The family later moved to Los Angeles, where she signed with an agency.[2]

Her first major role was in the TV movie Love's Christmas Journey in 2011,[2] in which she played the role of Annabelle.[1] For this role, she won the Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actress in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special.

She was also nominated for the Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress Ten and Under in a Short Film for her performance in the 2012 short film Nina Del Tango.

From 2014 to 2015, Facer played Joe's daughter, Dani, on the ABC Family sitcom Melissa & Joey.[3]

She has appeared on a number of other TV shows including ABC's Mistresses, CBS's Bad Teacher,[2] and Nickelodeon's Henry Danger.

Facer is also a singer-songwriter, saying in 2015 that she was inspired by Taylor Swift.[4]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2011 Love's Christmas Journey Annabelle Davis TV movie
2013 Beauty and the Least: The Misadventures of Ben Banks Mormon Girl uncredited
2012 One Bad Thing Katie Short
2012 Niña del Tango Lucy Bird Short

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2014 Mistresses Peyton Episode: "i want to kms"
2014–2015 Melissa & Joey Dani Recurring role (seasons 3–4), 10 episodes
2015 Henry Danger Courtney Sham Episode: "Jasper's Real Girlfriend"
2016 The Thundermans Candi Falconman Episode: "Thundermans: Banished!"
2017 The Mick Olivia Episode: "The Sleepover"

Personal life

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Her older brother is Kyson Facer from Nickelodeon's I Am Frankie.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b "'All My Children' Actress to Star in Hallmark Mini 'Love's Christmas Journey'". The Hollywood Reporter. August 10, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d Lisa Larson. "Local girl lands television role". The Spectrum (St. George, Utah). July 12, 2014.
  3. ^ "'Melissa & Joey' Cancelled: ABC Cancels Show After 4 Seasons". The Christian Times. February 16, 2015.
  4. ^ Art Eddy. "Jada Facer Talks 'Melissa & Joey,' Acting & More". Life of Dad. February 16, 2015. (interview).
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