Jennifer Stone is an American actress best known for her role as Harper Finkle in The Wizards of Waverly Place, which aired on Disney Channel. The actress received her first cinematic Young Artist Award at the age of ten. In the following years, she was nominated several times for various awards for her work in film and television.
Biography
American actress Jennifer Lindsay Stone, better known as Jennifer Stone, was born on February 12, 1993 in the American city of Arlington, Texas. Jennifer became the second child in the family of David Stone and Selena Stone. The actress has an older brother.
Skyscraper 360 Condominiums Tower, Texas, USA Photo: LoneStarMike / Wikimedia Commons
In March 2013, she was diagnosed with type 1.5 diabetes, also known as latent autoimmune diabetes. Upon learning of her illness, Jennifer decided to leave her acting studies. She changed her profile and took nursing courses at the university in order to better learn more about her illness and understand how to act in emergency situations.
But despite her health problems, Jennifer Stone continues to lead an active lifestyle. She is climbing, surfing, playing paintball, and also enjoys visiting antique shops, reading, drawing and watching horror films. In addition, the actress is partial to animals. She has two dogs named Cocoa and Snowball. And also a cute rabbit, which she calls Salem.
Career and creativity
Jennifer began performing on the stage at the age of six. The girl was attracted by both musicals and serious dramatic productions. Later, she was invited to participate in the filming of commercials that aired on local Texas television. In addition, she took part in television projects and starred in films.
In 2003, Jennifer Stone starred for the first time in the comedy adventure film Used Lions. The plot of this picture is based on the story of a teenager named Walter, who is forced to spend his holidays in the company of two eighty-year-olds. Here the actress played a girl named Martha.
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Immediately after "Used Lions," Stone was invited to appear in several TV series at once. Among them are "Line of Fire" (2004), "Doctor House" (2005) and "Without a trace" (2005).
But the real popularity for the actress came in 2007 after filming in the family comedy series "The Wizards of Waverly Place" starring Selena Gomez. The film is set around three teenagers from New York: Alex, Justin and Max. One feature distinguishes them from their peers - they are wizards.
In this motion picture Stone played a girl named Harper Ann Finkle. According to the plot of the film, Finkle is the friend of the main character Alex and one of the key characters. Her heroine is a simple and charming girl who, although not endowed with magical powers, participates in most of the undertakings of the three wizards, and sometimes even invents them herself.
A few years later, the actress starred in the sequel to the 2004 youth comedy Mean Girls. Here she played the role of Abby Hanover.
Between 2012 and 2013, Stone appeared in several TV series such as Two Kings, Generator Rex, Body Investigation, Return of the Wizards: Alex vs. Alex. In parallel with filming the series, the actress worked on roles in the films "Fear Nothing" (2013) and Grave Secrets (2013).
In 2014, Jennifer Stone starred in the thriller High School Obsession. In the same year, a series with her participation, Nasty Habits, was released.
In 2009, she tried her hand at being a voice actress. The character of the American animated series Phineas and Ferb, Amanda, spoke in her voice.
Now the actress continues to actively develop her film career. The melodrama "Santa Girl", in which Stone plays the main role, is planned for October 2019. In addition, in the near future, such films with the participation of the actress as "The Cave Girl", "The Perfect Night" and "The In-between" are being prepared for screening.
Film awards
In 2004, Jennifer Stone received the Young Artist Award, which is presented annually by the Young Actor Foundation to talented emerging actors. She was nominated for Best Performance for her performance in Used Lions. She was only ten years old at the time of this award.
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In 2008 she was again nominated for this award in the Best Young Ensemble Performance category. This time, attention was paid to her work in the series "The Wizards of Waverly Place".
Personal life
Jennifer Stone is the actress who has so far managed to avoid rumors and scandals related to her personal life. It is known that since May 2009 she has been in a relationship with American actor Dan Benson. He is known for his roles in such films as "Phil from the Future" (2004), "Drake and Josh" (2006), "Onion News" (2008), "Drilling" (2009) and others.
Despite the fact that neither Jennifer nor Dan talk about their plans for a further joint future, fans of this beautiful acting couple hope that their romance will find its continuation in the form of strong family relationships. After all, at the moment they get along very well.
In addition, Stone does a good job with the role of girlfriend. She has a long-term friendship with the popular American actress and singer Selena Gomez.
American actress and singer Selena Gomez Photo: Lunchbox LP / Wikimedia Commons
And although Jennifer Stone prefers not to expose her personal life, she is an active user of such social networks as Instagram, Twitter, Facebook.
