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Jennifer Stone
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Stone attending "The 6th Annual Hollywood Style Awards" in Beverly Hills in October 2009
Born (1993-02-12) February 12, 1993 (age 32)
Education Glendale Community College (ASN)
Azusa Pacific University (BSN)
Occupation
  • Actress
  • nurse
Years active 2003–2019

Jennifer Stone (born February 12, 1993) is an American nurse and former actress. She became well-known for playing Harper Finkle on the Disney Channel TV show Wizards of Waverly Place from 2007 to 2012.

Jennifer also appeared in movies like Secondhand Lions (2003) and Mean Girls 2 (2011). After acting for many years, she decided to take a break to study nursing. She later returned briefly to acting, even co-writing and starring in the movie The In-Between (2019). She stopped acting in 2019 after finishing nursing school.

About Jennifer Stone's Early Life and Education

Jennifer Stone was born on February 12, 1993, in Tarrant County, Texas. She went to Glendale Community College and earned a degree in nursing. Later, she got another nursing degree from Azusa Pacific University.

She chose to study nursing to better understand her own health condition, type 1 diabetes. This decision led her to step away from acting in 2013.

Jennifer Stone's Acting Career

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Jennifer Stone at the Up movie premiere in May 2009

Jennifer Stone's first big role was as Martha in the movie Secondhand Lions. For this role, she was nominated for a Young Artist Award. She also got a Young Artist Award nomination for her guest role on the TV show House. She also appeared on other shows like Line of Fire and Without a Trace.

In 2007, Jennifer joined the main cast of Disney's Wizards of Waverly Place. She played Harper Finkle, the best friend of the main character, Alex Russo.

In 2009, she voiced a character named Debbie in the Disney Channel Original Movie Dadnapped. She also lent her voice to the cartoon Phineas and Ferb, playing Amanda, who is Candace's daughter in the future. In 2010, she starred as Harriet in the movie Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars. She later appeared in the film Nothing Left to Fear and the TV movie High School Possession.

Jennifer Stone's Nursing Career and Advocacy

Jennifer Stone is a registered nurse. In 2018, she talked on a podcast called Diabetes Connections about how her diabetes diagnosis has affected her life.

In 2019, Jennifer spoke to important leaders in the government for the JDRF, sharing her experiences living with diabetes. She finished nursing school in December 2019, just as news about the COVID-19 pandemic was spreading. She told interviewers that she would be "joining the front lines" to help fight the disease.

By 2021, Jennifer often shared updates on Instagram about her work in the hospital. In August 2022, she was working in the emergency room at a hospital in Burbank, California. Also in 2022, she became a spokesperson for Medtronic's insulin pen product, which helps people with diabetes.

Film and Television Roles

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
2006 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a Television Series
– Guest Starring Young Actress
House Nominated
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
2012 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite TV Sidekick Wizards of Waverly Place Nominated
2019 Austin Revolution Film Festival U.S Feature The In-Between Won
Female Eye Film Festival Best Debut Feature The In-Between Won
Twister Alley International Film Festival Best Ensemble Feature Film The In-Between Won
Best Feature Drama The In-Between Won
Women Texas Film Festival Best Feature Film The In-Between Won

See also

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