China Anne McClain, 1998
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China Anne McClain is 27 years old, born August 25, 1998 in Atlanta · Virgo.
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China Anne McClain built a Disney empire through A.N.T. Farm and the Descendants franchise while launching a parallel music career with her sisters. Born August 25, 1998, in the US, she started acting at age seven in The Gospel (2005) and broke through as Chyna Parks on the Disney Channel hit. Her single "Calling All the Monsters" hit no. 1 on the US Kid Digital Songs chart, and "What's My Name" from Descendants 2 went gold. Virgo energy: detail-oriented performer who turns each role into a franchise anchor.
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China Anne McClain is an American actress and singer born August 25, 1998. She entered the industry at seven, playing Alexis in The Gospel (2005), then Charlotte McKenzie in Grown Ups (2010) and Grown Ups 2 (2013). Her breakthrough came as Jazmine Payne in Tyler Perry's House of Payne (2007–2012; 2020–present), a role that anchored her early career across two decades. But McClain became globally recognized as Chyna Parks in Disney Channel's A.N.T. Farm (2011–2014), the franchise that defined her generation. She extended that Disney reach by starring as Uma across three Descendants films: Descendants 2 (2017), Descendants 3 (2019), and Descendants: The Rise of Red (2024), plus voicing Freddie in the animated spinoff Descendants: Wicked World. Between 2018 and 2021, she pivoted to prestige television in The CW's Black Lightning, where she played Jennifer Pierce / Lightning, showcasing range beyond Disney. Her music career launched in 2005 with her sisters as the 3mcclaingirls; she signed to Hollywood Records in 2011 as a solo artist and with the McClain Sisters. Her debut solo single "Dynamite" peaked at no. 2 on the US Kid Digital Songs chart, while "Calling All the Monsters" claimed no. 1 and earned 25,000 downloads in its first week. The A.N.T. Farm soundtrack spent five weeks on the Billboard Kids chart in 2011 and moved 14,000 copies in its opening week; Billboard ranked her the sixth best-selling artist for digital kids' songs in 2012. Her Descendants 2 single "What's My Name" achieved gold certification with 500,000 units sold on November 10, 2017, proving her music transcended the Disney bubble. In June 2020, her sibling group rebranded as Thriii. As a Virgo, McClain embodies the sign's hallmark precision—each project meticulously tied to another, building a coherent multimedia presence across television, film, and music.
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McClain's entry into entertainment came early: she began acting at seven years old, landing the role of Alexis in The Gospel (2005). Her childhood roles—including China James in Daddy's Little Girls (2007)—came before she reached her preteen years, setting the stage for her breakthrough as Jazmine Payne in Tyler Perry's House of Payne at age nine (starting 2007). She also performed music with her sisters Sierra and Lauryn as the 3mcclaingirls starting in 2005, establishing her as a multi-hyphenate talent before her Disney era began.
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