Age: 27
female
China Anne McClain (born August 25, 1998) is an American actress and singer. McClain's career began when she was seven years old, portraying Alexis in the film The Gospel (2005), and then China James in Daddy's Little Girls (2007). She then received recognition for starring as Jazmine Payne in the television series Tyler Perry's House of Payne (2007–2012; 2020–present) and as Charlotte McKenzie in the film Grown Ups (2010); and became internationally known for starring as Chyna Parks in the Disney Channel television series A.N.T. Farm (2011–2014), and as Uma in the Disney Channel films Descendants 2 (2017) and Descendants 3 (2019). In 2018, McClain began starring in The CW superhero series Black Lightning (2018–2021) as Jennifer Pierce / Lightning. She also reprised her character Jazmine Payne on OWN's revival of The Paynes (2018). McClain began her musical career in 2005 as a member of the sister girl group the 3mcclaingirls with her sisters Sierra and Lauryn. Her first professional single was "Your Biggest Fan" with Nick Jonas on the soundtrack album Jonas L.A. (2010). In 2011, McClain signed with Hollywood Records both as a solo artist and with her sister girl group, known as the McClain Sisters. Her debut single as a solo artist was "Dynamite" which peaked at no. 2 on the US Kid Digital Songs, and her second single, "Calling All the Monsters", peaked at no. 1 on the same chart and earned 25,000 downloads within its first week of release. The A.N.T. Farm soundtrack album spent five weeks on the Billboard Kids chart in 2011 and sold 14,000 copies in its first week of release. Billboard also named her the sixth best-selling artist for digital kids' songs in 2012. In 2017, her single "What's My Name" from Descendants 2 peaked on several Billboard charts, and was certified gold, with 500,000 units sold, on November 10, 2017. In June 2020 her sister girl group changed their name to Thriii.
When Brielle becomes the first woman recruited onto an elite all-men’s basketball team, she’s prepared for dirty looks, brutal practices, and having to prove herself every single day. What she isn’t prepared for is Nick. Cocky, infuriating, and convinced her spot on the team is some kind of publicity stunt, Nick makes it clear from day one that he thinks she doesn’t belong. Brielle hates everything about him—his arrogance, his smug attitude, and the way he always knows exactly how to get under her skin. But hatred turns dangerously addictive when arguments become flirting, tension becomes temptation, and late-night practices lead to a secret friends-with-benefits arrangement neither of them can seem to quit. There’s just one problem: relationships between teammates are strictly forbidden. If the team, sponsors, or management find out, everything they’ve worked for could fall apart. But the secrecy only makes it harder to stay away from each other. The risk becomes part of the thrill, and every stolen touch, whispered argument, and hidden moment pushes them closer to disaster. As competition intensifies on and off the court, Brielle and Nick are forced to decide if what they have is only physical—or if somewhere between the rivalry and the rules, they’ve fallen for the one person they were never supposed to want.
