China Anne McClain was born August 25, 1998 in Decatur, Georgia. McClain belongs to an artistic family, with a father who is a music producer, vocalist, writer and sound engineer, and a mother who is also a vocalist and songwriter. China Anne and her two sisters, Sierra and Lauryn, have a singing group they call “3mcclaingirls” and they have just finished their first song, “Silly Games”. They also have a younger brother, four-year old Gabriel, who also sings, acts and dances. In 2005, she was handpicked by director Rob Hardy and producer Will Packer, to play the role of Alexis in their film, The Gospel.
Jazmine Payne, played by China Anne McClain on Tyler Perry’s House of Payne, is the youngest in the Payne household. She is bright, spunky, mischievous and never afraid to say what’s on her mind.
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