Annabella Avery Thorne born October 8, is an American actress, model, and singer. Outside of acting, Thorne has ventured into music; she released her debut single, " Watch Me " in , which charted at 86 on the US Billboard Hot In September , Thorne revealed that she had lived in a suburban area, spoke Spanish as her first language, and that she was bullied while growing up because she was dyslexic.
She was home-schooled after previously attending a public school, where she had been bullied. She improved in her learning after attending a Sylvan Learning center and began reading and writing a grade ahead. She did not identify her abuser. Thorne's first film appearance was an uncredited role as a sidelines fan in the film Stuck on You. She has since appeared in film and television projects including Entourage and The O.
This is her first major television role. The series revolves around lawyer and family man Nick George when Nick's father mysteriously dies in a plane crash, he agrees to take his position as the Darling family's lawyer, while trying to discover who committed the murder. In , Thorne starred alongside Christian Slater and Taylor Lautner in the short-lived drama series My Own Worst Enemy , for which she won a Young Artist Award for her portrayal of the character Ruthy Spivey; Thorne described her Enemy casting as a major breakthrough as this was the first recurring role in her career.
The same year, she starred in the third-last episode of October Road as Angela Ferilli, the pre-adolescence crush of the main characters. Her older brother Remy also guest-starred in the same episode as a younger Eddie Latekka. In , she starred the web series Little Monk , which depicted characters from the series Monk , as Wendy, one of Monk's classmates.
Also in , she played the role of the vengeful antagonist in the horror film Forget Me Not. Thorne played CeCe Jones, a dancer with heavy ambitions for a career in the spotlight despite having dyslexia. While she had a substantial portfolio of work in television and film, Thorne had no experience in professional dancing before being cast.
