Ava Michelle

Career Cota appeared in 2013 on the television series Dance Moms and was a regular on the show for another 4 years. In 2016, she was in the first episode of So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation.

She appeared in several short movies in 2018 and made appearances in two episodes of The Bold and the Beautiful. Her first major role in acting came as playing the lead character in the Netflix film Tall Girl, which was released on September 13, 2019. Michelle began filming the Tall Girl sequel, Tall Girl 2, in April 2021.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2018 This Is Me Olivia Newton-John Short film Mamma Mia! Anna A Christmas Dinner Sophia Bailey 2019 Tall Girl Jodi Kreyman 2022 Tall Girl 2

Television Year Title Role Notes 2014–2017 Dance Moms Herself 18 episodes 2016 So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation 1 episode 2018 The Bold and the Beautiful Forrester model 2 episodes 2020 Zombies 2: The Collab Zombie Television film