Rowan Blanchard

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Rowan Blanchard
Blanchard in June 2015
Born (2001-10-14) October 14, 2001 (age 22)
Los Angeles, California, United States
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present

Rowan Blanchard (born October 14, 2001)[1] is an American actress. She is known for her role as Riley Matthews on the Disney Channel series Girl Meets World.

Life and career

Blanchard was born in Los Angeles, California,[1] to Elizabeth and Mark Blanchard-Boulbol, who are yoga instructors.[2][3] Her paternal grandfather was an immigrant from the Middle East and her paternal grandmother's ancestors are from England, Denmark and Sweden.[4] She was named after a character in Anne Rice's The Witching Hour.[5] Rowan has two younger siblings, Carmen and Shane.[6]

Blanchard began acting at the age of five.[6] In 2010, Rowan was cast as Mona's daughter in The Back-up Plan and was in the main cast of the Disney Junior Original Series Dance-A-Lot Robot as Caitlin. In 2011, she was cast as Rebecca Wilson in Spy Kids: All the Time in the World, and as Raquel Pacheco in Little in Common. In late January 2013, Blanchard was cast as Riley Matthews in the Disney Channel series Girl Meets World. She also sings the title song, along with co-star Sabrina Carpenter. The titular character is the daughter of Cory and Topanga from Boy Meets World.[7][8] She is an active member of Disney Channel Circle of Stars.[9] In early January 2015, Blanchard was cast as Cleo in the Disney Channel Original Movie, Invisible Sister.[10]

Activism

Rowan Blanchard is an outspoken activist in areas such as feminism, human rights, and gun violence. While most of her comments regarding these issues are posted via Twitter or Tumblr, she has spoken at the UN Women and US National Committee's annual conference as part of #TeamHeForShe, a feminist campaign.[11]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2010 The Back-up Plan Mona's 7-year-old kid
2011 Little in Common Raquel Pacheco
2011 Spy Kids: All the Time in the World Rebecca Wilson
2015 A World Away Jessica

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Dance-A-Lot Robot Caitlin Main role; Disney Junior Original Series
2014–present Girl Meets World Riley Matthews Lead role; Disney Channel Original Series
2015 Best Friends Whenever Riley Matthews "Cyd and Shelby's Haunted Escape" (season 1, episode 9)
2015 Invisible Sister Cleo Eastman Disney Channel Original Movie

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2012 Young Artist Awards[12] Best Performance in a Feature Film — Young Actress Ten and Under Spy Kids: All the Time in the World Nominated
2014 Teen Choice Awards[13] Choice Summer TV Show Girl Meets World Nominated
2015 Teen Choice Awards[14] Choice TV Show: Comedy Girl Meets World Nominated
Creative Arts Emmy Awards[15] Outstanding Children's Program Girl Meets World Nominated

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "ROWAN BLANCHARD "Riley Matthews"". Disney Channel Medianet. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Yoga Los Angeles :: Mark Blanchard Power Yoga Studio City". Markblanchardsyoga.com. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  3. ^ "Debbie Gibson Online Store – EY Workshop". Debbiegibsonmerch.com. Archived from the original on July 1, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Interview with a Yogi". Yogalaw. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  5. ^ "Rowan Blanchard: 25 Things You Don't Know About Me - Us Weekly". Us Weekly. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
  6. ^ a b "Rowan Blanchard's "Who I Am" (Disney Channel)". Disney Video. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  7. ^ Stransky, Tanner (January 28, 2013). "'Boy Meets World' spin-off: Meet Cory and Topanga's daughter -- EXCLUSIVE". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  8. ^ Ng, Philiana (January 28, 2013). "'Boy Meets World' Follow-Up Casts Cory and Topanga's Daughter". The Hollywood Reporter. Los Angeles, CA. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  9. ^ "The Disney Channel Circle of Stars Sing Songs". M Magazine. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
  10. ^ Bibel, Sara (January 9, 2015). "Disney Channel Greenlights Original Movies 'Invisible Sister' Starring Rowan Blanchard & Paris Berelc & 'Further Adventures in Babysitting' Starring Sabrina Carpenter & Sofia Carson". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  11. ^ "Rowan Blanchard gave the most moving feminist speech for at the UN Women's Conference". Girls' Life. June 29, 2015.
  12. ^ "33rd Young Artist Awards". Young Artist Awards. January 26, 2014.
  13. ^ Nordyke, Kimberly (August 10, 2014). "Teen Choice Awards: The Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  14. ^ "Teen Choice Awards 2015 Winners: Full List". Variety. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  15. ^ "Creative Arts Emmys Show". Emmys. Retrieved July 16, 2015.

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