Nicolette Pierini (; born December 30, 2003) is an American former child actress. She was first noticed for her role in '' The Magic of Belle Isle'' (2012), opposite

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, and is known for the 2014 film adaptation of the musical '' Annie'', where she played Mia Putnam.

Early life

Pierini was born in

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, as the youngest of four children. She was inspired to become an actress after helping her sister Marisa to prepare for school plays. Together she and her brother Anthony would help by performing the other characters in play scripts, and by playing improvisational games with her. At the age of four, Pierini appeared in an episode of the IFC comedy '' Z Rock'' as Nicolette. She began taking improvisation, singing and dancing lessons from seven years of age.

Career

Pierini began working an actress in short independent films and commercials. In 2009 to 2011, she was the announcer of Nick’s Play Date, the 2009-2014 re-branding of the Nick Jr. block on Nickelodeon, due to Nick Jr. being a 24-hour channel. She announced up next interstitials, and drawing galleries. In 2012 she was featured her first roles in major productions, including a recurring role on the drama ''

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'' and as different characters in the hidden camera show '' Primetime: What Would You Do?''. In the same year, Pierini worked alongside

in the film '' The Magic of Belle Isle'', where she played Flora. In 2013, Pierini was featured in episodes of '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', '' Golden Boy'' and '' Blue Bloods'', as well as the Joey Dedio film ''Tio Papi''. In September 2013, Pierini was announced as a castmember for the 2014 adaptation of the musical '' Annie'' opposite

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and

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. Pierini landed the role after she completed five rounds of auditions. On the film's soundtrack, Pierini sung three songs, "Maybe", " It's the Hard Knock Life", and back-up vocals in the reprise of "Tomorrow". While promoting ''Annie'', Pierini performed with the cast at the 2014

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, and appeared with the cast at the

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Personal life

Pierini's brother Anthony is a Broadway actor, appearing as an alternate in the productions of ''

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'' from 2012 to 2013, the 25th anniversary U.S. national tour ''

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'' from 2011 to 2012 and ''

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'' in 2013.

Filmography

References

External links

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