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Bella Thorne

1997 - Today

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Annabella Avery Thorne, born October 8, 1997 is an American actress, model, singer, and director. She first received recognition for her roles as Margaux Darling in the series Dirty Sexy Money (2007–2008) and as Ruthy Spivey in the drama series My Own Worst Enemy (2009), the latter of which earning her a Young Artist Award. Thorne gained prominence for her role as CeCe Jones on the Disney Channel series Shake It Up (2010–2013), for which she received several awards and nominations, including winning an Imagen Award. Thorne has since appeared in numerous feature films, including Blended (2014), Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015), The Babysitter film series (2017–2020). She received praise for her roles in The DUFF (2015), Amityville: The Awakening (2017), and Infamous (2020). Thorne also led the drama series Famous in Love (2017–2018), for which she received nominations from the Teen Choice Awards. Outside of acting, Thorne has ventured into music; she released her debut single, "Watch Me" in 2011, which charted at 86 on the US Billboard Hot 100. She has since released the EP Made in Japan in 2012, the EP Jersey in 2014, and the studio album What Do You See Now? in 2020. She also made her directorial debut in 2019, directing the adult film Her & Him, for which she was praised. She has said that she was raised by a single mother who was supporting four children, that they were very poor, and that she originally began working as a child actress to help support the family. In September 2017, she revealed that she had lived in a suburban area, spoke Spanish as her first language, and that she was bullied while growing up because she was dyslexic. She was diagnosed with dyslexia while in first grade. She was home-schooled after previously attending a public school, where she had been bullied. She improved in her learning after attending a Sylvan Learning center and began reading and writing a grade ahead. In April 2010, she said she had overcome dyslexia by rigorously reading everything she could find, including cereal box labels. She revealed in January 2018 that she had been sexually abused from a young age until she was 14. She did not identify her abuser. In November 2020, she released song "Lonely" alongside the music video. Thorne will next star and serve as an executive producer on Habit directed by Janell Shirtcliff, Chick Fight directed by Paul Leyden, and Leave Not One Alive opposite Melissa Leo, directed by Jordan Galland. Source is. derived from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bella_Thorne

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