Maggie Elizabeth Jones

Maggie Elizabeth Jones (born October 10, 2003 in Atlanta , Georgia ) is an American child actress .

life and career

Maggie Jones was born in Atlanta , the capital of the US state Georgia . Her older sister Mary-Charles and her younger sister both work as actresses. She started appearing in local, regional and national commercials at the age of four . Her first roles were in television and short films in 2010 and 2011 , including The Party , for which Jones received a nomination for Best Actress in a Short Film - Ten Years or Younger at the 2011 Young Artist Awards .

In 2011 she starred alongside her older sister in the dance film Footloose - the remake of the 1984 film of the same name - as Amy Warnicker . This was followed in the same year, alongside Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson, the role as 7-year-old Rosie Mee in the drama We Buy a Zoo . Together with Colin Ford , she portrayed the children of Damon's character in the film, who, after the death of his wife and mother of the two, takes over a dilapidated zoo far away from the familiar urban environment . For this role, she was in the Young Artist Awards 2012 as Best Actress in a Motion Picture - ten years or younger nominated. Her next role was in the romantic comedy The First Time - You will never forget your first time! alongside Britt Robertson and Dylan O'Brien as O'Brien's younger sister Stella Hodgman . With the help of Aline Brosh McKenna , the screenwriter of We Bought a Zoo , was Dana Fox , the Jones noticed her, just for her Fox - sitcom Ben and Kate occupied. In the short-lived series, she took on the role of Maddie Fox , the daughter of the main character ( Dakota Johnson ) in all 16 episodes produced .

In 2013, she played the daughters of Jason Bateman and Amanda Peet in the comedy film Voll rockt together with her older sister . In CW - science fiction series Star-Crossed put them in the pilot episode a younger version of Aimee Teegarden is.

Filmography (selection)

• 2010: Most Likely to Succeed (TV movie)
• 2010: The Party (short film)
• 2011: Game Time: Tackling the Past (TV movie)
• 2011: Footloose
• 2011: We Bought a Zoo (We Bought a Zoo)
• 2012: The First Time - You will never forget your first time! (The First Time)
• 2012–2013: Ben and Kate (TV series, 16 episodes)
• 2013: Fully Ripped Off (Identity Thief)
• 2014: Star-Crossed (TV series, episode 1x01)
• 2014: Junikäfer, fly (Child of Grace)
• 2015: Away and Back - The Way of the Swans ( Away and Back , TV movie)
• 2015–2016: Code Black (TV series, episodes 1x11–1x12)
• 2016: American Girl: Lea to the Rescue

Web links

• Maggie Elizabeth Jones in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Maggie Elizabeth Jones in the German dubbing file

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Maggie Elizabeth Jones. childofgracefilm.com
2. ↑ ^{a b} Maggie Jones Biography . In: BuddyTV.com . Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 6, 2013. 
3. ↑ 32nd Annual Young Artist Award - Nominations . In: YoungArtistAward.org . Retrieved August 6, 2013.
4. ↑ 33rd Annual Young Artist Award - Nominations . In: YoungArtistAward.org . Retrieved August 6, 2013.
5. ↑ Geoff Berkshire: Maggie Elizabeth Jones: The 'Zoo' girl . In: Variety.com . September 23, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
6. ↑ Jaimie Etkin: 'Ben And Kate' Canceled: Fox Pulls Comedy From Schedule . In: HuffingtonPost.com . January 23, 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
7. ↑ Leigh Weingus: 'Ben And Kate' Star Maggie Elizabeth Jones Books Pilots On CBS And The CW . In: HuffingtonPost.com . April 9, 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2013.