China Anne McClain

China Anne McClain (born August 25, 1998) is an American actress and singer. McClain's career began when she was seven years old, portraying Alexis in the film The Gospel (2005), and then China James in Daddy's Little Girls (2007). She then received recognition for starring as Jazmine Payne in the television sitcom Tyler Perry's House of Payne and as Charlotte McKenzie in the comedy film Grown Ups (2010) and its sequel Grown Ups 2 (2013). She became globally known for starring as Chyna Parks in the Disney Channel television series A.N.T. Farm (2011–2014), and achieved further breakthrough success as Uma in the channel's musical film franchise Descendants (2017-2024); she had previously voiced Freddie in Wicked World as well. In 2018, McClain began starring in The CW superhero series Black Lightning (2018–2021) as Jennifer Pierce / Lightning before leaving the show in 2020. She also reprised her character Jazmine Payne on OWN's revival of The Paynes (2018). She made her Broadway debut in August 2026 as Daisy Buchanan in The Great Gatsby opposite Ryan McCartan.