Jennifer Stone

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Jennifer Stone
Stone attending "The 6th Annual Hollywood Style Awards" in Beverly Hills in October 2009
Born	(1993-02-12) February 12, 1993 (age 31) Tarrant County, Texas, U.S.
Education	Glendale Community College (ASN) Azusa Pacific University (BSN)
Occupations	Actress nurse
Years active	2003–2019

Jennifer Stone (born February 12, 1993^[1]) is an American nurse and former actress. As a child actor, she became known for playing Harper Finkle on the Disney Channel sitcom Wizards of Waverly Place (2007–2012). She also had roles in the comedy films Secondhand Lions (2003) and Mean Girls 2 (2011).

After appearing in the Slash-produced film Nothing Left to Fear (2013), Stone took a hiatus from acting to pursue education. She briefly returned as an adult, receiving critical praise for co-writing and starring in the independent film The In-Between (2019). She left acting in 2019 after graduating from nursing school.

Early life and education

Stone was born on February 12, 1993, in Tarrant County, Texas.^[1] She earned an Associate of Science in Nursing from Glendale Community College and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Azusa Pacific University.^[2] She studied nursing so that she could get a better understanding of her type 1 diabetes diagnosis, leaving acting in 2013.^[3][4]

Career

Stone at the Up premiere on May 16, 2009

Stone was first cast as Martha in Secondhand Lions, for which she received a Young Artist Award nomination.^[5] She recalls having recognized Michael Caine from Miss Congeniality only while on the set of Secondhand Lions. Stone also received a Young Artist Award nomination for her guest appearance on House,^[6] and guest appeared on Line of Fire and Without a Trace.^[7] In 2007, she joined the main cast of Disney's Wizards of Waverly Place as Harper. Stone notes Gilda Radner as one of her biggest influences.

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 two 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.^[8][9] In January 2018, she was interviewed on the Diabetes Connections podcast about her diabetes diagnosis, and how it has affected her life and career.^[10] In July 2019, Stone testified before the Senate for the JDRF, describing her experience with diabetes.^[11] Stone finished nursing school in December 2019, as news of the COVID-19 pandemic broke, and she mentioned in several interviews that she would be "joining the front lines" in the fight against the disease.^[12][13][14]

As of 2021, Stone made regular Instagram updates about her work in the hospital.^[15] As of August 2022, she was working in the emergency room at a hospital in Burbank, California.^[16] Also in 2022, she appeared as a spokesperson for Medtronic's insulin pen product.^[17]

Filmography

Film

List of film roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over	Extra	Uncredited role
	Secondhand Lions	Martha
2011	Fresh Studio	Maddie Rogers
2013	Nothing Left to Fear	Mary
2019	Santa Girl	Cassie	Direct-to-video
2021	The In-Between	Mads Olsen	Also writer

Television

List of television roles and appearances

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Line of Fire	Lily O'Donnell	Episode: "Mother and Child Reunion"
2005	House	Jessica Simms	Episode: "Heavy"
	Without a Trace	Brittany	Episode: "The Innocents"
2007–2012	Wizards of Waverly Place	Harper Finkle	Main role
2009	Dadnapped	Debbie	Television film
	Phineas and Ferb	Amanda (voice)	2 episodes
	Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie	Harper Finkle	Television film
2010	Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars	Harriet M. Welsch
2011	Mean Girls 2	Abby Hanover
2011–2012	Generator Rex	Beverly Holiday (voice)	2 episodes
2012	Pair of Kings	Priscilla	Episode: "Make Dirt, Not War"
2013–2014	Deadtime Stories	Babysitter	Main role
2013	Body of Proof	Hannah	Episode: "Lost Souls"
	The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex	Harper Finkle	Television film
2014	High School Possession	Chloe Mitchell
2017	Nasty Habits	Rachel	Episode: "The Smallest F*ck Up"

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Refs
2004	Young Artist Awards	Best Performance in a Feature Film	Secondhand Lions	Nominated	[18]
2006	Young Artist Awards	Best Performance in a Television Series – Guest Starring Young Actress	House	Nominated	[19]
2008	Young Artist Awards	Best Young Ensemble Performance in a TV Series (with Selena Gomez, David Henrie and Jake T. Austin)	Wizards of Waverly Place	Nominated	[20]
2012	Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite TV Sidekick	Wizards of Waverly Place	Nominated	[21]
2019	Austin Revolution Film Festival	U.S Feature	The In-Between	Won	[22]
	Female Eye Film Festival	Best Debut Feature	The In-Between	Won	[23]
	Twister Alley International Film Festival	Best Ensemble Feature Film	The In-Between	Won	[24]
		Best Feature Drama	The In-Between	Won	[25]
	Women Texas Film Festival	Best Feature Film	The In-Between	Won	[26]

References

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2. Belcher, Sara (April 9, 2020). "This 'Wizards of Waverly Place' Star Is Fighting COVID-19 as a Nurse". Distractify. Archived from the original on May 5, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
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18. "25th Anniversary Nominees and Winners result". Young Artist Awards. Archived from the original on May 13, 2007. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
19. "27th Annual Young Artist Awards - Nominations / Special Awards". July 4, 2010. Archived from the original on July 4, 2010. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
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21. "Kids Choice Awards 2012 - Nominees - KCA 2012". Nick.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
22. "2019 Film Award Nominations". www.austinrevolution.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
23. "Female Eye Film Festival Winners 2019". Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
24. "2019 Winners". Twister Alley International Film Festival. Archived from the original on December 4, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
25. "2019 Winners". Twister Alley International Film Festival. Archived from the original on December 4, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
26. "2019 Festival Winners". Women Texas Film Festival. Retrieved October 12, 2020.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

External links

• Jennifer Stone at IMDb