Genneya Walton is an American actress. She is known for playing Bryden Bandweth in ''
Project Mc2'', and Chloe Barris in ''
BlackAF''.
Early life
Genneya Walton was born in
California
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. She started her career as a dancer at the age of 7.
Career
Walton appeared in episodic roles in the television shows: ''
Jessie'', ''
Extant
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'', ''
The Thundermans'', ''
Kirby Buckets'', ''
School of Rock
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'', ''
Criminal Minds
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'', ''
Adam Ruins Everything'', ''
9-1-1
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'' and ''
The Resident''.
In 2014, Walton made her feature film debut in the role of Renata in the direct-to-video musical ''
An American Girl: Isabelle Dances Into the Spotlight'' opposite
Erin Pitt, Grace Davidson and
Devyn Nekoda.
From 2015 to 2017, Walton was cast to play the main role in the comedy series ''
Project Mc2''.
In 2020, she was cast for a role as Chloe Barris in Netflix television series ''
BlackAF'' alongside
Kenya Barris and
Rashida Jones
Rashida Leah Jones ( ; born February 25, 1976) is an American actress and filmmaker. She is best known for her roles as Louisa Fenn on the Fox drama series ''Boston Public'' (2000–2002), Karen Filippelli on the NBC comedy series ''The Offic ...
.
In 2022, Walton appeared in the supernatural teen comedy film ''
Darby and the Dead'' starring
Riele Downs
Riele Downs (born July 8, 2001) is a Canadian actress. She began her career as a child actress, playing Faith in the 2013 film ''The Best Man Holiday''. She went on to co-star as Charlotte on the Nickelodeon television series ''Henry Danger'' from ...
and
Auliʻi Cravalho, which was released by
20th Century Studios
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as a
Hulu original film on December 2, 2022.
She was also in ''
Never Have I Ever''s final season.
Filmography
References
External links
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Living people
Actresses from Chicago
21st-century African-American actresses
21st-century American actresses
American film actresses
American television actresses
Year of birth missing (living people)
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