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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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- 5,630
- Total plays
- 43,369
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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
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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- 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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