Mary-Charles Jones (born 2001) is an American actress known for her roles as Sara Gable on Kevin Can Wait and Annabelle Peters on Naomi.

Mary-Charles Jones
Born (2001-12-28) December 28, 2001 (age 22)
OccupationActress
Years active2007–present
RelativesMaggie Elizabeth Jones (sister)

Early life

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Jones was born on December 28, 2001, in Seattle, Washington, and raised in Atlanta, Georgia.[1] She has two younger sisters, Maggie and Lillian.[2]

Career

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Jones began acting at four years old.[3] After acting in commercials, her first acting appearance was on the pilot episode of October Road in 2007.[1] From 2010 to 2011, she appeared as a younger version of Miley Stewart throughout the fourth season of Hannah Montana. With her sister Maggie, she also appeared in the films Footloose and Identity Thief. In 2013, she starred in the television film Dear Dumb Diary based on the popular book series of the same name.[1][3]

From 2016 to 2018, Jones was cast as the middle child Sara Gable for the CBS sitcom Kevin Can Wait.[1] The series was cancelled after two seasons. In 2021, Jones was cast in the role of Annabelle Peters for The CW superhero drama Naomi.[4][5] The series aired from January to May 2022, before it was cancelled as a result of The CW changing ownership.[6]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2010 Father of Invention Young Claire
2011 Footloose Sarah Warnicker
2013 Identity Thief Franny Patterson

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2007 October Road Caitlin Rowan Episode: "Pilot"
2009 Grey's Anatomy Jessica Episode: "Sweet Surrender"
2010–11 Hannah Montana Young Miley 3 episodes
2012 Necessary Roughness Little Girl Episodes: "Double Fault" & "All the King's Horses"
Ben and Kate Trick-or-Treater Episode: "Scaredy Kate" (uncredited)
2013 Hot in Cleveland Young Melanie Episode: "No Glove, No Love"
Dear Dumb Diary Isabella Vinchella Television film
2014 New Girl Wendy Episode: "Dance"
2016–18 Kevin Can Wait Sara Gable Main cast; 48 episodes
2022 Naomi Annabelle Peters Main cast; 13 episodes

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Mary-Charles Jones". Paramount+. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  2. ^ Hurley, Laura (September 22, 2017). "How Kevin Can Wait's Mary-Charles Jones Is Inspired By Her Actress Sisters". CINEMABLEND.
  3. ^ a b Woodley, Pauline (January 26, 2022). "Mary-Charles Jones makes a hero out of Naomi's powerless sidekick". USC Annenberg Media. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  4. ^ Petski, Denise (March 31, 2021). "Ava DuVernay's 'Naomi' CW DC Drama Pilot Adds Barry Watson, Mouzam Makkar, 4 More To Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 24, 2021. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  5. ^ Gabbara, Princess (February 26, 2022). ""Naomi" Star Mary-Charles Jones Reflects on Working With Ava DuVernay". PopSugar. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  6. ^ Petski, Denise; Patten, Dominic (May 12, 2022). "'Naomi' Not Returning To CW For Season 2". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
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