G Hannelius

Genevieve Knight Hannelius[1] (born December 22, 1998)[1][2] is an American actress and singer, who made her acting debut starring as Courtney Patterson on the ABC series Surviving Suburbia (2009). She had recurring roles on the Disney Channel series Sonny with a Chance (2009–2010) and Good Luck Charlie (2010–2011), and soon received recognition for starring as Avery Jennings in the Disney Channel sitcom Dog with a Blog (2012–2015). She has also voiced Rosebud in the Air Buddies film series (2011–2013) and starred as Christina Carlyle in the crime series American Vandal (2017).

G Hannelius
Hannelius in 2014
Born
Genevieve Knight Hannelius

(1998-12-22) December 22, 1998
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma materSarah Lawrence College
Occupation
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active2009–present
Websitewww.ghannelius.com

Early life

Hannelius was born in Boston, Massachusetts.[3] Her father is Swedish.[4] She moved to Yarmouth, Maine at age 3, and then moved to Los Angeles at the age of 9 with her family. She is an alumna of the Los Angeles-based Young Actor's Studio.[5] She graduated from Sierra Canyon High School in May 2017.[6][7]

Career

As a child, Hannelius had roles in theater, which include playing Madeline in the Children's Theater of Maine's production of Madeline's Rescue in summer 2006[8] and Jenny in Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing with Children's Theatre of Maine and Maine State Music Theater. She began acting portraying Courtney Patterson on the sitcom Surviving Suburbia, playing the daughter of Bob Saget's character.[9]

Hannelius had a recurring role on Sonny with a Chance,[10] a Disney Channel original series as Dakota Condor, a guest role on Hannah Montana as a fan named Tiffany[8] and a recurring role on Good Luck Charlie as Jo Keener.[11] She also played Emily Pearson in the Disney Channel original film Den Brother in 2010, and voiced the character Rosebud in Spooky Buddies, and in its sequels Treasure Buddies and Super Buddies. In February 2011, she was cast for a lead role in the pilot of the High School Musical spin-off series Madison High, however the pilot was not picked up to series.[12] In 2012, she played Avery Jennings on the Disney Channel series Dog with a Blog which premiered on October 12, 2012, and ran until 2015. In 2014, she guest starred as Mad Mack on the Disney Channel series Jessie, and voiced Lady Joy on the Disney Junior series Sofia the First.

Hannelius is an avid supporter of domestic violence charity organization, a Window Between Worlds,[13] and has been hosting their annual fundraising event, "Art in the Afternoon", since 2013.[14][15] She does nail art tutorials on her YouTube channel, GbyGNailArt.[16] In November 2014, it was announced that Hannelius was launching a customized nail-wrap app titled "Make Me Nails".[17] In 2017, Hannelius starred as Christina Carlyle, a role she played in the show's first season. In 2019, she starred in an online interactive series titled "Timeline".[18]

Filmography
Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2009 Black & Blue Zoe
2010 The Search for Santa Paws Janie
2011 Spooky Buddies Rosebud Voice role
2012 Treasure Buddies Rosebud Voice role
2012 Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups Charity Voice role
2013 Super Buddies Rosebud Voice role
2018 Sid is Dead Tiff
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2009 Surviving Suburbia Courtney Patterson Main role - ABC - 13 Episodes
2009 Hannah Montana Tiffany Episode: "Jake... Another Little Piece of My Heart"
2009 Rita Rocks Brianna Boone Episode: "Why Can't We Be Friends?"
2009–2010 Sonny with a Chance Dakota Condor Recurring role (seasons 1–2), 6 episodes
2010 Den Brother Emily Pearson Disney Channel Original Movie
2010–2011 Good Luck Charlie Jo Keener Recurring role (seasons 1–2), 4 episodes
2011 I'm in the Band Ms. Dempsey Episode: "Iron Weasel: The Video Game"
2011 Love Bites Maddy Tinnelli Episode: "TMI"
2011 Madison High Wednesday Malone Unsold television pilot (Disney) - Never aired
2012–2015 Dog with a Blog Avery Jennings Lead role
2013 Fish Hooks Amanda Voice role; episode: "A Charity Fair to Remember"[19][20]
2014 Jessie Mackenzie Episode: "Creepy Connie 3: The Creepening"
2014 Sofia the First Lady Joy Voice role; episode: "Sofia the Second"
2014–2015 Wander Over Yonder Little Bits Voice role; episodes "The Stray" & "The Catastrophe"[21]
2016 Roots Missy Waller Television miniseries; episode: "Part 2"
2017 American Vandal Christa Carlyle 6 episodes
2019 Timeline Marti Main role

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result Ref
2012 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a DVD Film – Young Ensemble Cast Spooky Buddies Won [22]

References
  1. Know Your Castmates: Dog With A Blog. Disney Channel. Event occurs at 33 seconds. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  2. G Hannelius [@g_hannelius] (January 9, 2010). "@HappyBDayNoie asked: How old are u? A: I just turned 11 on Dec. 22" (Tweet). Archived from the original on February 23, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2016 – via Twitter.
  3. "G Hannelius: Bio Archived September 1, 2010, at the Wayback Machine" GHannelius.com [Official site]. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
  4. "Here Come the Girls!". Disney. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  5. Jeff Alan-Lee, et al. (2010). "Our Actors ... Archived November 13, 2009, at the Wayback Machine". The Young Actor's Studio. Retrieved August 6, 2010.
  6. "Congrats Class of 2017: G. Hannelius Graduates High School". Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  7. "Graduation photograph". Instagram.
  8. Medianet (2010). "Cast Biographies: G Hannelius". Disney ABC Television Group. Retrieved August 6, 2010.
  9. Alessandra Stanley (April 6, 2009). "At Home on the Outskirts, With Goofy, Grumpy Dad". The New York Times, p. C1.
  10. Astral (August 3, 2010). "Den Brother headlines Family Channel". [Press release]. CNW Group.
  11. Mcnamara, Patricia (July 27, 2010). "Meet G Hannelius". Girls' Life. Retrieved August 6, 2010.
  12. Andreeva, Nellie (February 17, 2011). "Disney Channel's Music-Driven 'HSM' Offshoot 'Madison High' Gets Pilot Order". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
  13. "Why I Care: Disney Channel Star G Hannelius on Making a Difference with Art". Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  14. "ART IN THE AFTERNOON @ A Window Between Worlds". May 11, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  15. "AWBW G Hannelius". Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  16. "GByGNailArt - YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  17. "Make Me Nails on the App Store". iTunes. April 4, 2015. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  18. TIMELINE Official Teaser Trailer, retrieved January 9, 2020
  19. "Twitter / G_Hannelius: Did anyone watch the new Fish". Pic.twitter.com. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
  20. "Fish Hooks Cast and Details". Tvguide.com. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
  21. Jackson, Ryan. "November 2014 Programming Highlights" (PDF). Disney XD Medianet. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 29, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  22. "33rd Young Artist Awards". Archived from the original on April 4, 2012.
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