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Mia Sinclair Jenness

Mia Sinclair Jenness
Born (2005-12-14) December 14, 2005 (age 19)
Millburn, New Jersey
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present
MotherEmily Bauer
Websitewww.miasinclairjenness.com

Mia Sinclair Jenness[1] (born December 14, 2005)[2][1] is an American teen theater actress. She was one of three girls who rotated as the star title character on the US tour for Matilda the Musical.[3] In the off-Broadway play Mary Page Marlowe, she portrays the 12-year-old version of Mary.[4] In 2018, she voiced the title character Nancy Clancy on Disney Junior's animated television series Fancy Nancy.[5] She also had an ensemble and understudy role on the 2014–15 Broadway production of Les Miserables.[6] She portrayed Lily Nill in the pilot episode for the TV series Panic.[7][8] She voices young Powder in the Netflix League of Legends-based series Arcane.[9]

Early life

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Jenness grew up in Millburn, New Jersey and is the daughter of actress Emily Bauer.[10] In 2012, at age six, she participated in the play And a Child Shall Lead, which is about the Terezin concentration camp.[11] Her brother, Brady Jenness, is also an actor.[12]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2011 A Letter to Momo Umi (English version, voice)
2015 Hotel Transylvania 2 Additional Voices
2016 Under the Shadow Dorsa (English version, voice)
2020 10 Things We Should Do Before We Break Up Wallace
2021 Child of Kamiari Month Kanna (English version, voice)
2022 The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry Molly Klock

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2012 Celebrity Ghost Stories Kady Season 4 Episode 4
2017 Orange Is the New Black Young Frieda Season 5 Episode 2
Welcome to the Wayne Pracky Singer (singing voice) Season 1 Episode 3
Sesame Street Twinkle Twinkle Little Elmo Season 47 Episode 6
2018 Blue Bloods Emily Bennett Season 8 Episode 19
Raven's Home Leslie Season 2 Episodes 12 and 13
2019 Better Things Young Sam Season 3 Episode 10
2018-2022 Fancy Nancy Nancy Clancy (voice)
2021-2024 Arcane Powder (voice)

References

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  1. ^ a b Cap, Damon (October 3, 2019). "Mia Sinclair Jenness Talks Disney Junior Fancy Nancy – Exclusive Interview". BSC Kids. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  2. ^ Jenness, Mia Sinclair (December 14, 2013). "Happy birthday to me!!!" – via Facebook.
  3. ^ Anderson, Tre'vell (June 26, 2015). "The star of 'Matilda'? It's a constellation made of three vivacious young actresses". Los Angeles Times.
  4. ^ Soloski, Alexis (June 20, 2018). "For 'Mary Page Marlowe,' Six Actresses Share One Role". New York Times (New York ed.). Section AR, Page 9. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  5. ^ Nordyke, Kimberly (February 15, 2018). "Alyson Hannigan, Rob Riggle Join Voice Cast of Disney Junior's 'Fancy Nancy'". Hollywood Reporter.
  6. ^ "Mia Sinclair Jenness". Playbill. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  7. ^ Sprague, Mike (March 27, 2019). "'Fear Street' Trilogy Loses a Director But Gains 4 More Cast Members". MovieWeb.
  8. ^ "Home". Mia Sinclair Jenness official website. 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  9. ^ Maglio, Tony (October 18, 2021). "'Fancy Nancy' Voice Mia Sinclair Jenness Joins Netflix's 'League of Legends' Series 'Arcane'". The Wrap.
  10. ^ "Millburn child featured in play about Terezin".
  11. ^ Durbach, Elaine (October 24, 2012). "Millburn child featured in play about Terezin". New Jersey Jewish News. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  12. ^ "HOME". Mia Sinclair Jenness official website. Retrieved December 14, 2020.