Jade Pettyjohn

Jade Elizabeth Pettyjohn (born November 8, 2000) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as McKenna Brooks in An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars, as Summer on the Nickelodeon television series School of Rock, as Lexie Richardson on the Hulu drama television miniseries Little Fires Everywhere, and as Grace Sullivan on the ABC series Big Sky.

Life and career Pettyjohn was born in Los Angeles, California. Prior to her film and television career, she performed alongside a local children's song and dance troupe from the age of seven. Pettyjohn has also played various roles in several television series, such as in Revolution, Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior, Grimm, The United States Of Tara, The Mentalist, and Pure Genius. She co-starred in the Nickelodeon Original Movie Rufus 2 which aired in January 2017.

In September 2017, Pettyjohn was cast as Laura Dern's daughter in the movie Trial by Fire. Additionally, she was added to the cast of the crime thriller film Destroyer, and appeared in the film Against All Enemies. In late 2018, Pettyjohn was cast in Deadwood: The Movie, playing the role of Caroline, a newcomer to the town of Deadwood. In 2019 she was cast in the Hulu television series Little Fires Everywhere playing Lexie Richardson, the daughter of Reese Witherspoon's character. In June 2020, it was announced that Pettyjohn had been cast in the ABC television drama series Big Sky, playing Grace Sullivan who is kidnapped along with her older sister Danielle (Natalie Alyn Lind).

Pettyjohn is a Scientologist.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2014 Dakota's Summer Summer Jennings 2015 Shangri-La Suite Young Karen 2016 Girl Flu. Bird 2017 The Black Ghiandola Bri Short film 2018 Destroyer Shelby 2019 Seberg Jenny Kowalski 2023 Fish Out of Water Lexi Short film 2024 AMFAD All My Friends Are Dead Sarah

Television

Video games World of Final Fantasy (2016), as Girl Who Forgot Her Name

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2017 Northeast Film Festival Best Supporting Actress in a Short Film The Black Ghiandola 2018 Young Entertainer Award Best Young Ensemble School of Rock