Jennifer Stone

Jennifer Lindsay Stone (born February 12, 1993) is an American actress and nurse,[1] who is known for playing Harper Finkle on the Disney Channel series Wizards of Waverly Place, and for her work in various television films, including playing the main character in Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars and as Abby Hanover in Mean Girls 2.

For the American canoeist, see Jennifer Stone (canoeist).
Jennifer Stone
Stone attending "The 6th Annual Hollywood Style Awards" in Beverly Hills in October 2009
Born
Jennifer Lindsay Stone

(1993-02-12) February 12, 1993
Arlington, Texas, U.S.
OccupationActress, nurse
Years active2003–present

Career

Stone was first cast as Martha in Secondhand Lions, for which she received a Young Artist Award nomination.[2] She recalls only having recognized Michael Caine from Miss Congeniality while on the set of Secondhand Lions. Stone also received a Young Artist Award nomination for her guest appearance on House[3] She guest appeared on Line of Fire and Without a Trace.[4]

In 2009, she had a voice role in the Disney Channel Original Movie Dadnapped. She also lent her voice to Phineas and Ferb as the voice of Amanda, Candace's daughter in the future in 2 episodes. In 2010, she played Harriet in the film Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars, based on the book of the same title by Louise Fitzhugh, which she later admitted she had not read before starring in the film. She later starred in the film Nothing Left to Fear and the television film High School Possession.

Stone is a registered nurse.[5]

Personal life

Stone was diagnosed with latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA), also sometimes referred to as Type 1.5 diabetes, in March 2013, at the age of 20. She left acting at that time to study for a university degree, first in psychology and later switching to nursing, so that she could get a better understanding of her disease. [6] In January 2018, she was interviewed on the Diabetes Connections podcast about her diagnosis, and how it has affected her life and career.[7]

Filmography
Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2003 Secondhand Lions Martha
2011 Fresh Studio Maddie Rogers
2011 That's What I Am Additional Voice
2013 Nothing Left to Fear Mary
2013 Grave Secrets Babysitter
2014 Teen Exorcism Chloe Mitchell
2019 Santa Girl Cassie
TBA The Perfect Night Sloane Filming
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2004 Line of Fire Lily O'Donnell Episode: "Mother and Child Reunion"
2005 House Jessica Simms Episode: "Heavy"
2005 Without a Trace Brittany Episode: "The Innocents"
2007–2012 Wizards of Waverly Place Harper Finkle Supporting role, 91 episodes
2009 Dadnapped Debbie Television film
2009 Phineas and Ferb Amanda/Additional Voices Voice role; 2 episodes
2009 Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie Harper Finkle Television film
2010 Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars Harriet M. Welsch Television film
2011 Mean Girls 2 Abby Hanover Television film
2011–2012 Generator Rex Beverly Holiday Voice role; 2 episodes
2012 Pair of Kings Priscilla Episode: "Make Dirt, Not War"
2013–2014 Deadtime Stories Babysitter Main role, 11 episodes
2013 Body of Proof Hannah Episode: "Lost Souls"
2013 The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex Harper Finkle Television film
2014 High School Possession Chloe Mitchell
2017 Nasty Habits Rachel Episode: "The Smallest Fuck Up"

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Refs
2004 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Actress Age Ten or Younger Secondhand Lions Nominated
2006 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Television Series (Comedy or Drama)
– Guest Starring Young Actress		 House Nominated
2008 Young Artist Award Best Young Ensemble Performance in a TV Series
(with Selena Gomez, David Henrie and Jake T. Austin)		 Wizards of Waverly Place Nominated
2012 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite TV Sidekick Nominated [8]

See also

References
  1. "Jennifer Stone on Instagram: "A very good friend of mine (@maiarawalsh ) pointed out to me that today is #worldhealthday . It is also the day I went from a volunteer,…"". Instagram. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  2. Her mother is Emma Stone . 25th Annual Young Artist Awards. Archived 2011-08-08 at WebCite YoungArtistAwards.org. Accessed November 11, 2008.
  3. 27th Annual Young Artist Awards. Archived 2010-07-04 at the Wayback Machine YoungArtistAwards.org. Accessed November 11, 2008.
  4. Laracy, Noah (April 1, 2010). "Jennifer Stone: A Back Stage Exclusive". Backstage. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  5. Ryder, Taryn (2020-04-08). "'Wizards of Waverly Place' star Jennifer Stone is now a nurse, ready to fight COVID-19 'on the front lines'". Yahoo. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  6. "Jennifer Stone Reveals Her Diagnosis Story". Beyond Type 1. 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  7. "Disney Channel's Jennifer Stone Shares Her Story - Diabetes Connections". Diabetes Connections. 2018-01-09. Archived from the original on 2018-01-25. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  8. "Kids Choice Awards 2012 - Nominees - KCA 2012". Nick.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
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