Malese Jow is an American actress, singer and songwriter who became popular for her role as Gina Fobiano in the Nickelodeon youth TV series "Nontakaya". She later played Anna Austin in the popular teen drama The Vampire Diaries.
Biography
Elizabeth Melis Jow, commonly known as Malese Jow, was born on February 18, 1991 in the American city of Tulsa, which is located in Oklahoma. Her father was Chinese American, and her mother's ancestors were Cherokee Indians.
Malese is the oldest child in the family. She has a younger sister, Makenna Joe, and two brothers, Jensen Joe and Braden Joe. When the girl was nine years old, she moved to California with her mother, sister and her brothers.
Career and creativity
Melise Jow's professional career started early. Already at the age of 6, she performed as a vocalist at charity events, games of local baseball teams, and also actively participate in talent contests.
When the girl was 7 years old, she became one of the few who received an invitation to take a place in Rodney Lay's backing vocals and The Wild West. She has also opened concerts for musicians such as Brenda Lee, George Jones, Ty Herndon and Ray Price.
Melise Jow and Stephen McQueen, 2012 Photo: vagueonthehow / Wikimedia Commons
In 1999, the head of advertising at McDonald's heard her speak. Later, representatives of this world-famous fast food company and Melise signed a contract for several commercials that aired on radio and television.
In 2002, Joe took part in Ed McMahon's Next Big Star talent show, which aired on PAX TV. She won all 4 rounds of this competition and was included by McMahon on his tour of Branson.
In addition to performing as a soloist, Melise has been actively working on her acting career. One of her first television jobs was the role in the American children's TV series Barney and Friends (1992 - 2009). At that time, the girl was 6 years old.
In 2004, she landed a leading role in the teen television series Netakaya, which aired on TeenNick. Joe played Gina Fabiano, a close friend of the main character Eddie Singer. Melise's character is a teenage girl with an interest in fashion and designing her own clothes. The teen sitcom hit television screens for three seasons from 2004 to 2007 and earned the actress several Young Actor nominations.
In 2007, Joe starred as Queen in the musical comedy Bratz, a storyline based on the cartoon of the same name. In the same year, the fantasy sitcom "The Wizards of Waverly Place" was presented, where Melise performed with the popular actress and singer Selena Gomez.
A few years later, Melise played a cameo role as Rachel in the Disney TV series Hannah Montana (2009), where the famous singer Miley Cyrus performed the main character. In 2009, she appeared in another supporting role in the sci-fi comedy Aliens in the Attic.
In 2010, Melise Jow played Annabelle Austin in The Vampire Diaries TV series, which aired on The CW. In the series, she appeared alongside Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley and Ian Somerhalder. The role of an evil 500-year-old vampire who really only wants to help his mother gave the actress many new fans. Her character was "killed" in the first season finale, but then returned briefly in the third.
The Vampire Diaries actors Paul Wesley, Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder Photo: Rach / Wikimedia Commons
In the same year, she starred as Megan in the ABC film You're So Cupid! Joe also played Alice Cantwell in David Fincher's biopic The Social Network.
In 2011, Meliz joined the cast of the musical sitcom "Big Time Rush", which aired on the Nickelodeon teenage television channel. Then the actress appeared in the small role of Violet in the popular American TV series Desperate Housewives.
During this period, she starred in music videos such as "The In Crowd" by Mitchell Musso, "Famous" by Lissa Lauria and "Time Bomb" by the American rock band All Time Low.
In 2013, the actress played Julia Yong in the science fiction romance series Under an Unlucky Star. Her character is a young woman suffering from a special form of leukemia that only aliens can cure. In the 2014 crime comedy Plastic, she played Bat. And then she appeared as Linda Park in the action-series about superheroes "The Flash".
Melise Jow and Chelsea Gilligan at the Anaheim, California Convention Center Photo: Gage Skidmore / Wikimedia Commons
In the fantasy TV series The Chronicles of Shannara (2017), which aired on MTV, Joe played Maret Ravenlok. A year later, she starred in the drama "I Wrote This for You" (2018). The heroine of the film, in the image of which the actress acted, was called Ariana.
Melise Jow later played Dai in the 2019 thriller Escape Plan 3. Among the future projects of the actress, which is scheduled for release in 2020, are roles in the series "Unlawful" and "Invincible."
Personal life
Melise Jow's personal life is surrounded by rumors. She was credited with a romantic relationship with the American singer and actor Kevin Jonas, as well as with some colleagues on the TV series "The Vampire Diaries." However, no confirmation of this followed.
American actress and singer Melise Jow Photo: Rach / Wikimedia Commons
The actress continues to act in films, speaks out against cruelty to animals, and also regularly plays tennis and swimming.
