Game World!: Jennifer Stone

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Jennifer Stone
Stone attending "The 6th Annual Hollywood Style Awards" in Beverly Hills in October 2009
Born	Jennifer Lindsay Stone February 12, 1993 (age 27) Arlington, Texas, U.S.
Occupation	Actress, nurse
Years active	2003–present

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.

Career[edit]

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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.^{[citation needed]}

Stone is a registered nurse.^[5]

Personal life[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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	Wizards of Waverly Place	Nominated	^[8]