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Brenna D'Amico (born Thursday September 28, 2000) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Jane, daughter of the Fairy Godmother in the Disney Channel Original Movie Descendants and it's sequels Descendants 2 & Descendants 3.
Early life[]
D'Amico's hometown is Plainfield, Illinois. She participated in a Chicago-based youth theater program since the age of eight. At age 12, her parents found her a manager and at age 13, she went to Los Angeles and booked her first acting role for Descendants. She moved to Los Angeles at age 16, following the release of the movie.
Professional career[]
D'Amico made her professional acting debut at the age of 15 in the Disney Channel Original Movie Descendants in 2015, playing the role of Jane, the daughter of the Fairy Godmother. She reprised the role in the animated shorts Descendants: Wicked World and the two movie sequels Descendants 2 in 2017 and Descendants 3 in 2019.
In 2018, she was cast alongside Johnny Sneed for an ABC comedy pilot Crazy Wonderful as Vera, but the project has not yet aired since the announcement.
In 2020, she made her feature film debut in The Never List, starring alongside Fivel Stewart as Liz, the protagonist's best friend, imagining wild acts they would never do and documenting them in their "Never List".
In 2021 she starred in her first leading role as April Davis in the psychological drama thriller Night Night by director Niki Koss.
In 2022 it was announced that she would star in the upcoming supernatural thriller Burnouts alongside Sierra McCormick, Jade Pettyjohn, Gianni DeCenzo and Bentley Green.
D'Amico will also feature in the upcoming movie Saturday at the Starlight that was announced in 2017 and it's in post-production.
D'Amico is represented by A3 artists.
Filmography[]
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | The Never List | Liz | Main role |
| 2021 | Night Night | April Davis | Lead role |
| 2022 | Crushed | Aria Goldman | Main role |
| TBA | Saturday at the Starlight | Maya | Post-production |
| TBA | Burnouts | Pre-production |
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Descendants | Jane | Disney Channel Original Movie |
| 2015-2017 | Descendants: Wicked World | Jane | Main voice role |
| 2017 | Descendants 2 | Jane | Disney Channel Original Movie |
| The Middle | Lilah | Episode: "Eyes Wide Open" | |
| 2017-2018 | Chicken Girls | Sandy | Recurring role, seasons 1-2 |
| 2018 | Keys | Brooke | |
| Overnight | Brooke | ||
| Code Black | Natalie | Episode: "Step Up" | |
| 2019 | Descendants 3 | Jane | Disney Channel Original Movie |
| Adventures of Dally & Spanky | Addy | Television film, lead role |