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Also known as Janel Meilani Parrish Long

American actress and singer

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Janel Parrish is an American actress, stage actor, and television actor who was born on October 30, 1988, in Oahu, Hawaii. She has resided in Los Angeles and began her professional work period in 1999. In addition to acting, she works as a pianist and singer, performing on the piano and with her voice.

Parrish is signed to Geffen Records and speaks English. Her career spans acting and singing, with a body of work that includes five recorded works. She is associated with the pop genre and has been tagged with descriptors such as female vocalist and soundtrack artist.

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Film & TV

Oahu, Hawaii, USA

Janel Meilani Parrish Long (born October 30, 1988) is an American actress and singer, who is best known for starring as Mona Vanderwaal in the mystery-drama franchise Pretty Little Liars (2010–2017, 2019) and as Margot Covey in the To All the Boys film series (2018–2021). She also portrayed Young Cosette in the Broadway production of Les Misérables (1996), and Jade in the teen comedy film Bratz…

Known for

  • Two for Tee — Tee2026
  • Return to Office — Liv2025
  • The Littles — Sarah2025
  • Christmas on Duty — Blair Birch2025
  • Haunted Wedding — Jane2024
  • Sugarplummed — Sugarplum2024
  • Finding Mr. Christmas — Self - Guest Judge2024
  • Never Been Chris'd — Naomi2023
  • Family History Mysteries: Buried Past — Sophie McClaren2023
  • XO, Kitty — Margot Song Covey2023

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person

Discography

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
5,630
Total plays
43,369

Tags

popfemale vocalistsUSASoundtracksingle

Janel Meilani Parrish (born October 30, 1988) is an American actress, singer, Broadway performer, songwriter and pianist. She is best known for playing Jade in the 2007 film Bratz: The Movie, she recently landed a recurring role in the hit NBC TV series Heroes as the character May. Parrish was born on Oahu, Hawaii, to Mark Parrish, who is of European-American descent, and Joanne, who is of Han Chinese ancestry. Parrish first achieved fame in Hawaii as the winner of local talent contests. <a hre

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Key facts

Born
Janel Meilani Parrish , ( 1988-10-30 ) October 30, 1988 (age 37) , Kāneʻohe, Hawaii , U.S.
Occupations
Actress singer
Years active
1996–present
Spouse
Chris Long ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2018 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2026 ) ​
Website
Official website

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Oahu
Occupation
singer
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Field of work
singing
Instrument
piano
Record label
Geffen Records
Image
Janel Parrish in 2020.jpg
Residence
Los Angeles
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Commons category
Janel Parrish
date of birth
1988-10-30
start of work period
1999-00-00
writing language
English language
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Encyclopedic overview

Janel Meilani Parrish (born October 30, 1988) is an American actress and singer. She starred as Mona Vanderwaal in Pretty Little Liars (2010–17) and its spin-off, Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists (2019), and as Margot Covey in the To All the Boys series (2018–21). She also portrayed Young Cosette in the Broadway production of Les Misérables (1996), and Jade in the teen comedy film Bratz (2007). She finished in third place on the tenth season of Fox's The Masked Singer in 2023. She has also starred in numerous movies for Hallmark.

Early life and education

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