G Hannelius


Genevieve Knight Hannelius is an American actress and singer, who made her acting debut starring as Courtney Patterson on the ABC series Surviving Suburbia. She had recurring roles on the Disney Channel series Sonny with a Chance and Good Luck Charlie, and soon received recognition for starring as Avery Jennings in the Disney Channel sitcom Dog with a Blog. She has also voiced Rosebud in the Air Buddies film series and starred as Christina Carlyle in the crime series American Vandal.

Early life

Hannelius was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Her father is Swedish. She moved to Yarmouth, Maine at age 3, and then moved to Los Angeles at the age of 9 with her family. She is an alumna of the Los Angeles-based Young Actor's Studio. She graduated from Sierra Canyon High School in May 2017.

Career

As a child, Hannelius had roles in theater, which include playing Madeline in the Children's Theater of Maine's production of Madeline's Rescue in summer 2006 and Jenny in Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing with Children's Theatre of Maine and Maine State Music Theater. She began acting portraying Courtney Patterson on the sitcom Surviving Suburbia, playing the daughter of Bob Saget's character.
Hannelius had a recurring role on Sonny with a Chance, a Disney Channel original series as Dakota Condor, a guest role on Hannah Montana as a fan named Tiffany and a recurring role on Good Luck Charlie as Jo Keener. She also played Emily Pearson in the Disney Channel original film Den Brother in 2010, and voiced the character Rosebud in Spooky Buddies, and in its sequels Treasure Buddies and Super Buddies. In February 2011, she was cast for a lead role in the pilot of the High School Musical spin-off series Madison High, however the pilot was not picked up to series. In 2012, she played Avery Jennings on the Disney Channel series Dog with a Blog which premiered on October 12, 2012, and ran until 2015. In 2014, she guest starred as Mad Mack on the Disney Channel series Jessie, and voiced Lady Joy on the Disney Junior series Sofia the First.
Hannelius is an avid supporter of domestic violence charity organization, a Window Between Worlds, and has been hosting their annual fundraising event, "Art in the Afternoon", since 2013. She does nail art tutorials on her YouTube channel, GbyGNailArt. In November 2014, it was announced that Hannelius was launching a customized nail-wrap app titled "Make Me Nails". In 2017, Hannelius starred as Christina Carlyle, a role she played in the show's first season. In 2019, she starred in an online interactive series titled "Timeline".

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009Surviving SuburbiaCourtney PattersonMain role - ABC - 13 Episodes
2009Hannah MontanaTiffanyEpisode: "Jake... Another Little Piece of My Heart"
2009Rita RocksBrianna BooneEpisode: "Why Can't We Be Friends?"
2009–2010Sonny with a ChanceDakota CondorRecurring role, 6 episodes
2010Den BrotherEmily PearsonDisney Channel Original Movie
2010–2011Good Luck CharlieJo KeenerRecurring role, 4 episodes
2011I'm in the BandMs. DempseyEpisode: "Iron Weasel: The Video Game"
2011Love BitesMaddy TinnelliEpisode: "TMI"
2011Madison HighWednesday MaloneUnsold television pilot - Never aired
2012–2015Dog with a BlogAvery JenningsLead role
2013Fish HooksAmandaVoice role; episode: "A Charity Fair to Remember"
2014JessieMackenzieEpisode: "Creepy Connie 3: The Creepening"
2014Sofia the FirstLady JoyVoice role; episode: "Sofia the Second"
2014–2015Wander Over YonderLittle BitsVoice role; episodes "The Stray" & "The Catastrophe"
2016RootsMissy WallerTelevision miniseries; episode: "Part 2"
2017American VandalChrista Carlyle6 episodes
2019TimelineMartiMain role

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