Early Life

Jade Pettyjohn was born 8th November 2000, in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Career

Jade Pettyjohn is a teen sensation on both the movie scene and also television.

She started performing at the age of seven, in a children’s song and dance troupe .

Jade Pettyjohn has appeared in six films between 2009 and 2016. She has acted in 15 television films and series, from 2008 to 2017. Apart from her best-known series in School of Rock, she has also had roles in The Mentalist, Criminal Minds, The Last Ship, and the television movie, Rufus 2.

Jade Pettyjohn's career gained momentum once she had appeared in the 2012 movie, An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars. Pettyjohn trained with the Canadian Junior Olympic gymnast team in preparation for her role.

Away from the screen, Jade Pettyjohn plays the guitar, writing her own music and songs. She posts these to YouTube.

Major Works

Jade Pettyjohn is best-known for her role in the television movie, An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars (2012), in which she played the main part of McKenna.

Her other major role, is as Summer, in the television series, School of Rock. Jade Pettyjohn took on the starring role in 2016, and the show is still current.