Bella Thorne | |
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Thorne in March 2014
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Born |
Annabella Avery Thorne October 8, 1997 Pembroke Pines, Florida, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress, singer |
Years active | 2003–present |
Musical career | |
Genres | R&B, electropop, pop |
Instruments | Vocals |
Labels | Hollywood |
Website | bellathorneofficial |
Annabella Avery "Bella" Thorne (born October 8, 1997) is an American actress and singer. She played Ruthy Spivey in the TV series My Own Worst Enemy, Tancy Henrickson in the fourth season of Big Love, and CeCe Jones on the Disney Channel series Shake It Up. She also appeared as Hilary/"Larry" in Blended and as Celia in Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. In 2015, she played Madison in The Duff, Amanda in Perfect High and Hazel in Big Sky.
Thorne was born in Pembroke Pines, Florida, to Tamara and Delancey Reinaldo "Rey" Thorne. She has three elder siblings, Kaili, Danielle, and Remy, who are also actors. Her father was of Cuban descent. Thorne has stated that she is also of Italian and Irish ancestry.
Thorne's first film appearance was an uncredited role as a sidelines fan in the 2003 film Stuck on You. She has since appeared in film and television projects including Entourage and The O.C. as a younger version of Taylor Townsend. In 2007 she joined the recurring cast of Dirty Sexy Money's second season, her first major television role. She played Margaux Darling. The series revolves around lawyer and family man Nick George when Nick's father mysteriously dies in a plane crash, he agrees to take his position as the Darling family's lawyer, while trying to discover who committed the murder. In 2008, Thorne starred alongside Christian Slater and Taylor Lautner in the short-lived drama series My Own Worst Enemy, for which she won a Young Artist's Award for her portrayal of the character Ruthy Spivey; Thorne described her Enemy casting as a major breakthrough as this was the first recurring role in her career. In 2008 she starring the third-last episode of October Road as Angela Ferilli, the pre-adolescence crush of the main characters. Her older brother Remy also guest-starred in the same episode as a younger Eddie Latekka.