Rowan Blanchard

Rowan Blanchard

Blanchard in June 2015
Born (2001-10-14) October 14, 2001
Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation Actress
Years active 2010–present

Rowan Blanchard (born October 14, 2001)[1] is an American actress. She is known for her role as Riley Matthews on the Disney Channel series Girl Meets World.

Life and career

Blanchard was born in Los Angeles, California,[1] to Elizabeth and Mark Blanchard-Boulbol, who are yoga instructors.[2][3] Her paternal grandfather was an immigrant from the Middle East and her paternal grandmother's ancestors are from England, Denmark and Sweden.[4] She was named after a character in Anne Rice's The Witching Hour.[5] Rowan has two younger siblings, Carmen and Shane.[6]

Blanchard began acting at the age of five.[6] In 2010, Rowan was cast as Mona's daughter in The Back-up Plan and was in the main cast of the Disney Junior Original Series Dance-A-Lot Robot as Caitlin. In 2011, she was cast as Rebecca Wilson in Spy Kids: All the Time in the World, and as Raquel Pacheco in Little in Common. In late January 2013, Blanchard was cast as Riley Matthews in the Disney Channel series Girl Meets World. She also sings the title song, along with co-star Sabrina Carpenter. The titular character is the daughter of Cory and Topanga from Boy Meets World.[7][8] She is an active member of Disney Channel Circle of Stars.[9] In early January 2015, Blanchard was cast as Cleo in the Disney Channel Original Movie, Invisible Sister.[10]

Personal life

Rowan Blanchard is an outspoken activist in areas such as feminism, human rights, and gun violence. While most of her comments regarding these issues are posted via Twitter or Tumblr, she has spoken at the UN Women and US National Committee's annual conference as part of #TeamHeForShe, a feminist campaign.[11]

In a series of tweets in January 2016, she stated that while she had "only ever liked boys" in the past, she was "open to liking any gender" and therefore she identifies as queer.[12][13]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Back-up Plan, TheThe Back-up Plan Mona's 7-year-old kid
2011 Little in Common Raquel Pacheco
2011 Spy Kids: All the Time in the World Rebecca Wilson

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Dance-A-Lot Robot Caitlin Main role; Disney Junior Original Series
2014–present Girl Meets World Riley Matthews Lead role; Disney Channel Original Series
2015 Best Friends Whenever Riley Matthews "Cyd and Shelby's Haunted Escape" (season 1, episode 9)
2015 Invisible Sister Cleo Eastman Disney Channel Original Movie

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2012Young Artist Awards[14]Best Performance in a Feature Film — Young Actress Ten and UnderSpy Kids: All the Time in the WorldNominated
2014Teen Choice Awards[15] Choice Summer TV ShowGirl Meets WorldNominated
2015Teen Choice Awards[16]Choice TV Show: ComedyGirl Meets WorldNominated
Creative Arts Emmy Awards[17]Outstanding Children's ProgramGirl Meets WorldNominated

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "ROWAN BLANCHARD "Riley Matthews"". Disney Channel Medianet. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Yoga Los Angeles :: Mark Blanchard Power Yoga Studio City". Markblanchardsyoga.com. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Debbie Gibson Online Store – EY Workshop". Debbiegibsonmerch.com. Archived from the original on July 1, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Interview with a Yogi". Yogalaw. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Rowan Blanchard: 25 Things You Don’t Know About Me - Us Weekly". Us Weekly. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
  6. 1 2 "Rowan Blanchard's "Who I Am" (Disney Channel)". Disney Video. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  7. ↑ Stransky, Tanner (January 28, 2013). "'Boy Meets World' spin-off: Meet Cory and Topanga's daughter -- EXCLUSIVE". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  8. ↑ Ng, Philiana (January 28, 2013). "'Boy Meets World' Follow-Up Casts Cory and Topanga's Daughter". The Hollywood Reporter (Los Angeles, CA). Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  9. ↑ "The Disney Channel Circle of Stars Sing Songs". M Magazine. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
  10. ↑ Bibel, Sara (January 9, 2015). "Disney Channel Greenlights Original Movies 'Invisible Sister' Starring Rowan Blanchard & Paris Berelc & 'Further Adventures in Babysitting' Starring Sabrina Carpenter & Sofia Carson". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Rowan Blanchard gave the most moving feminist speech for at the UN Women's Conference". Girls' Life. June 29, 2015.
  12. ↑ Siebert, Valerie (January 17, 2016). "'I identify as queer': Girl Meets World star Rowan Blanchard, 14, reveals that she does not see herself as gay or straight in series of Twitter posts". DailyMail.com. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  13. ↑ Weaver, Hilary (January 18, 2016). "Girl Meets World Star Rowan Blanchard Came Out As Queer and Went to Bat for Her Disney Character, Too". New York Magazine's The Cut Blog. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  14. ↑ "33rd Young Artist Awards". Young Artist Awards. January 26, 2014.
  15. ↑ Nordyke, Kimberly (August 10, 2014). "Teen Choice Awards: The Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Teen Choice Awards 2015 Winners: Full List". Variety. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Creative Arts Emmys Show". Emmys. Retrieved July 16, 2015.

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