Jennifer Veal Explained

Jennifer Veal
Birth Name:Jennifer Anne Veal
Birth Date:7 September 1991
Birth Place:Coventry, West Midlands, England
Alma Mater:Sylvia Young Theatre School
Occupation:Actress • internet personality
Years Active:2001 - present
Children:1

Jennifer Anne Veal (born 7 September 1991) is an English actress and internet personality. She made her acting debut playing Lucy on the television series As the Bell Rings (2007–09). She created her YouTube channel in 2012, and rose to fame for her videos in collaboration with Lucas Cruikshank from 2013 to 2014.

Veal played Agatha on Jessie (2012–13), Ally on (2015), Abby on This Just In (2016–2017), and Zhan Tiri on Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure (2019–2020), all of which were recurring roles. Her guest appearance in a 2012 Victorious episode earned her a Young Artist Award nomination.

Early life

Jennifer Veal was born in Coventry. She began dancing at the age of five, and first appeared on stage, playing the role of "Baby June" in Gypsy at the Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry at the age of 10. A year later, she made her West End debut in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at The London Palladium, working with stars such as Michael Ball and Wayne Sleep, and eventually was offered a place at the Sylvia Young Theatre School, in London.[1]

Career

Veal's debut was with a guest appearance in 2007, in a voice role for Holi Hana/Hana’s Helpline as the character Ellen. She then was cast in her first major role as the main character Lucy in Disney Channel UK's As the Bell Rings, one of many adaptations of the original Italian version, entitled Quelli dell'intervallo. She played the role for two years until 2009, when the show ended.[2]

In 2012, Veal started a YouTube Channel entitled "jenniferveal28" in which her content was focused more towards comedy. The following year, she met YouTuber and actor Lucas Cruikshank, who is best known for creating the character Fred, and soon began to collaborate in several videos on his channel, which varied from skits and vlogs.[3] At the time, the channel had been titled "Lucas and Jenny". In 2014, she departed from Cruikshank's channel to focus on her channel, as well as pursue other ventures.[4]

Also in 2012, Veal landed the recurring role of Nanny Agatha on Disney Channel sitcom Jessie, which she played until 2013. Her performances as the "hideous" nanny brought notoriety to Veal, and she received praise for her performance.[5] Later in 2012, Veal made a guest appearance as Chelsea in the Nickelodeon sitcom Victorious, in the episode "Tori Goes Platinum". For her performance, she earned a Young Artist Award nomination.

In 2015, Veal had a recurring voice role as Ally in the Disney Channel Animated Series , which is part of the Descendants franchise. In 2016, she recurred as Abby in the television series This Just In. Veal played the character until the show's end in 2017. Also in 2017, she had a guest role as Princess Magma in .

In 2018, Veal made her film debut as the main role of Brooke in the action film The Agency. In 2019, she began starring in a recurring voice role in the Disney Channel animated series Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure, and also appeared in two episodes of the television show Evil Touch as Vicki.

Personal life

Veal married her husband George Hack in November 2020.[6] On 29 January, 2021, they announced they were expecting their first child together.[7] [8] Their daughter, Penelope, was born in July 2021.[9]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Holi Hana or Hana's Helpline Ellen (Voice) Episode: "Methu a Hedfan"
2007–09 As the Bell RingsLucy 20 episodes
2012–13 JessieNanny Agatha/Angela Recurring role[10]
2012 VictoriousChelsea Episode: "Tori Goes Platinum"
Fura Bloodmouth (Voice) Video game[11]
2015 Ally Recurring voice role[12]
2016–17This Just InAbby10 episodes
2017Princess MagmaEpisode:”A Tale of Two Wizards/Rockullan, Papyron, Scissorian"
2018The AgencyBrooke Main role
2019–2020 Rapunzel's Tangled AdventureZhan Tiri 12 episodes
2019Evil TouchVicki2 episodes
2020World's Funniest AnimalsGuest1 episode[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jennifer Veal Official Facebook Page - About . facebook.com.
  2. Web site: June 2012 . Helen Earnshaw 11 . Jennifer Veal Exclusive Interview . 29 October 2019 . www.femalefirst.co.uk . en.
  3. Web site: E.J . 2022-01-23 . Here's What Lucas Cruikshank From Fred Is Doing Now - Looper . 2022-04-26 . Looper.com . en-US.
  4. Web site: Jennifer Veal Leaves Lucas Cruikshank For Her Own YouTube Channel. 7 November 2014. J-14. en-US. 29 October 2019.
  5. Web site: UK Star Jennifer Veal Talks Debby Ryan, Jessie, and More!. 9 March 2012. teen.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120316073005/http://www.teen.com/2012/03/09/celebrities/jennifer-veal-jessie-exclusive-interview/. 16 March 2012. 7 May 2012.
  6. Web site: Surprise! We finally got married! Cyprus will always have a special place in our hearts. @georgehack_ we did it! This year has been crazy BUT Love ALWAYS wins . instagram.com.
  7. Web site: WE'RE HAVING A BABY! - JENNIFER VEAL . youtube.com.
  8. Web site: YOU + ME = THREE! ❤️ LINK IN BIO! . . . #pregnant #pregnancyannouncement #covid_19 #baby #duejuly2021 #babyannouncement #16weekspregnant #scanphoto #firstbaby #12weekscan . instagram.com.
  9. Web site: On July 14th 2021 at 11:56pm our lives changed forever We welcomed our baby girl into the world and I've never felt love like it. Thank you @georgehack_ for making me a mummy, I never thought I could love you more. So world, this is Penelope Julie Hack, my new best friend. . instagram.com.
  10. Web site: Agatha's baaaaack! #JessieNation #SitcomStyle . instagram.com.
  11. JenniferVeal . May 30, 2016 . My brother & Danny always ask me what video games I've voiced but I have no idea! Well.. SKYRIM - 23 second in . 736978306298306561 . November 15, 2023.
  12. Web site: ALLY - Jennifer Veal is the voice of Ally in Descendants: Wicked World. . www.behindthevoiceactors.com.
  13. Web site: Episode 110 - World's Funniest Animals . www.cbsnews.com.
  14. Web site: 34th Annual Young Artist Awards - Nominations / Special Awards. https://archive.today/20160417174701/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms34.html. dead. 17 April 2016. 17 April 2016. archive.is. 13 September 2019.