Blaine Saunders Explained

Blaine Saunders
Birth Date:25 June 1993
Birth Place:Ada, Oklahoma, U.S.
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:2004 - present
Spouse:Matt Jacquez (m. 2017)

Blaine Saunders is an American actress best known for her recurring role as Carly on The Middle. She was born in Ada, Oklahoma on June 25, 1993 to Gary and Fonda Saunders.

Saunders' character of Carly on The Middle was one of Sue Heck's (Eden Sher) best friends, appearing in 25 episodes beginning in season 1. She was promoted to "guest star" by 2010.[1] Following one appearance in season 6, she didn't appear again until having a brief cameo role in season 9's "New Year's Revelations". For the role, she was nominated at the 32nd Young Artist Awards for Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actress 17-21.

She also played Becky, a Werepanther, in four episodes of True Blood in 2011. Previous roles included Malcolm in the Middle, Days of Our Lives, and Medium. She had co-star status in ABC pilot A House Divided.[2] Dylan McDermott was the series lead.[3]

Saunders starred as the titular character in Janie, a short film about an only child whose life is shattered when a brother she never knew existed shows up to live with the family. The film screened at festivals internationally, from 2006 to 2009, winning a variety of awards.

She was engaged to Matt Jacquez, in 2016.[4] The couple married the following year.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004Repressing TansyLisette Short film
The Taking Isobel
2005A Host of TroubleHarriet
2006JanieJanie
Max and the Furious FlyLauren
2008From the ChestThe Reds #3
2010Chase the SlutYoung Tibb
2011MonkeyJamieShort film
2015The FetchFoutain
2017Billy BoyYoung girl
2020Guide OnShophie RyderShort film
2021ReparantingPizza girl

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Medium9-year old girlEpisode: "Lucky"
2006ThresoldDaughter Episode: "Outbreak"
A House DividedNan SampsonTV movie
2007Final ApproachJilly Gilford
2010 The Quinn-tupletsTeenage Rachel Quinn
2010-2018The MiddleCarly 25 episodes
2011True BloodBecky 4 episodes
2014 ReviewMeg CarmichaelEpisode: "Stealing, Addiction, Prom"
2015Battle CreekCeceEpisode: "Cereal Killer"
2016The Perfect DaughterTessTV movie

External links

Notes and References

  1. Justin Lofton, "Blaine Saunders bumped up to guest star in ‘The Middle’", The Ada News, 11 October 2010.
  2. Justin Lofton, "Area girl gets role on ABC sitcom", The Ada News, 2 January 2010.
  3. Web site: Shows A-Z - house divided, a on abc TheFutonCritic.com. www.thefutoncritic.com. 2019-09-25.
  4. Web site: Blaine and Matt's Proposal on HowTheyAsked.com!. 2017-01-22. How They Asked. en. 2019-09-25.