Rowan Blanchard - wikipedia Rowan Blanchard Rowan Blanchard Blanchard in June 2015 ( 2001 - 10 - 14 ) October 14, 2001 ( age 16 ) Los Angeles, California, U.S. Occupation Actress Years active 2006 -- present Rowan Blanchard ( born October 14, 2001 ) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Riley Matthews on the Disney Channel series Girl Meets World that aired from 2014 until 2017. She also makes appearances on The Goldbergs as Jackie. Contents 1 Life and career 2 Personal life 3 Filmography 4 Awards and nominations 5 See also 6 References 7 External links Life and career Blanchard was born in Los Angeles, California, to Elizabeth and Mark Blanchard - Boulbol, who are yoga instructors. Her paternal grandfather was an immigrant from the Middle East, who was of part Armenian ancestry, and her paternal grandmother 's ancestors are from England, Denmark, and Sweden. She was named after a character in Anne Rice 's The Witching Hour. Rowan has two younger siblings, Carmen and Shane. Blanchard began acting at the age of five. In 2010, Rowan was cast as Mona 's daughter in The Back - up Plan and was in the main cast of the Disney Junior Original Series Dance - A-Lot Robot as Caitlin. In 2011, she was cast as Rebecca Wilson in Spy Kids : All the Time in the World, and as Raquel Pacheco in Little in Common. In late January 2013, Blanchard was cast as Riley Matthews in the Disney Channel series Girl Meets World. She also sings the title song, along with co-star Sabrina Carpenter. The titular character is the daughter of Cory and Topanga from Boy Meets World. She is an active member of Disney Channel Circle of Stars. In early January 2015, Blanchard was cast as Cleo in the Disney Channel Original Movie Invisible Sister. In 2016, it was announced that Blanchard was set to co-star in a feature film adaptation of A Wrinkle in Time ; the film was expected to begin production in November. Personal Life Rowan Blanchard is a public activist in areas such as feminism, human rights, and gun violence. While most of her comments regarding these issues are posted via Twitter or Tumblr, she has spoken at the UN Women and US National Committee 's annual conference as part of # TeamHeForShe, a feminist campaign. In a series of tweets in January 2016, she stated that while she had `` only ever liked boys '' in the past, she was `` open to liking any gender '' and therefore she identifies as queer. Filmography Film roles Year Title Role Notes Back - up Plan, The The Back - up Plan Mona 's 7 - year - old kid 2011 Little in Common Raquel Pacheco 2011 Spy Kids : All the Time in the World Rebecca Wilson 2018 A Wrinkle in Time Veronica Post-production Television roles Year Title Role Notes Dance - a-Lot Robot Caitlin Main role 2014 -- 2017 Girl Meets World Riley Matthews Lead role 2015 Best Friends Whenever Riley Matthews Special guest star ; episode : `` Cyd and Shelby 's Haunted Escape '' 2015 Invisible Sister Cleo Disney Channel Original Movie 2017 The Goldbergs Jackie Recurring role Awards and nominations Year Award Work Result Ref. 2012 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a Feature Film -- Young Actress Ten and Under Spy Kids : All the Time in the World Nominated 2016 Teen Choice Awards Choice Summer TV Star : Female Girl Meets World Nominated 2017 Kids ' Choice Awards Favorite Female TV Star Girl Meets World Nominated 2017 Teen Choice Awards Choice Changemaker Herself Nominated See also California portal Film portal Los Angeles portal Politics portal Television portal United States portal References Jump up ^ http://video.disney.com/watch/disneychannel-this-is-who-i-am-rowan-blanchard-4fb1e5fa55e064f6f1d38d63 This is who I am : Rowan Blanchard ^ Jump up to : `` Rowan Blanchard : `` Riley Matthews '' ``. Disney Channel Medianet. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Yoga Los Angeles : : Mark Blanchard Power Yoga Studio City ''. Markblanchardsyoga.com. Retrieved May 3, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Debbie Gibson Online Store -- EY Workshop ''. Debbiegibsonmerch.com. Archived from the original on July 1, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Instagram post by Rowan Blanchard Apr 25, 2015 at 6 : 58am UTC ''. Jump up ^ `` Interview with a Yogi ''. Yogalaw. Retrieved May 3, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Rowan Blanchard : 25 Things You Do n't Know About Me ''. Us Weekly. Retrieved 2015 - 12 - 02. ^ Jump up to : `` Rowan Blanchard 's `` Who I Am '' ( Disney Channel ) ``. Disney Video. Retrieved 5 October 2014. Jump up ^ Stransky, Tanner ( January 28, 2013 ). `` ' Boy Meets World ' spin - off : Meet Cory and Topanga 's daughter -- EXCLUSIVE ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 2, 2013. Jump up ^ Ng, Philiana ( January 28, 2013 ). `` ' Boy Meets World ' Follow - Up Casts Cory and Topanga 's Daughter ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Los Angeles, CA. Retrieved February 2, 2013. Jump up ^ `` The Disney Channel Circle of Stars Sing Songs ''. M Magazine. Retrieved July 27, 2014. Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara ( January 9, 2015 ). `` Disney Channel Greenlights Original Movies ' Invisible Sister ' Starring Rowan Blanchard & Paris Berelc & ' Further Adventures in Babysitting ' Starring Sabrina Carpenter & Sofia Carson ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 10, 2015. ^ Jump up to : Gettell, Oliver ( November 1, 2016 ). `` A Wrinkle in Time adds Zach Galifianakis, André Holland, Rowan Blanchard ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 5, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Rowan Blanchard gave the most moving feminist speech for at the UN Women 's Conference ''. Girls ' Life. June 29, 2015. Jump up ^ Weaver, Hilary ( January 18, 2016 ). `` Girl Meets World Star Rowan Blanchard Came Out As Queer and Went to Bat for Her Disney Character, Too ''. New York Magazine 's The Cut Blog. Retrieved January 18, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Wrinkle in Time Cast Announced as Filming Begins ''. ComingSoon.net. November 1, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016. Jump up ^ `` 33rd Young Artist Awards ''. Young Artist Awards. January 26, 2014. Jump up ^ Eliahou, Maya ( June 9, 2016 ). `` Teen Choice Awards 2016 -- Captain America : Civil War Leads Second Wave of Nominations ''. E ! Online. NBC Universal. Retrieved June 18, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Nickelodeon 's Kids ' Choice Awards -- - Favorite Female TV Star ''. Nickelodeon. February 4, 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2017. Jump up ^ Vulpo, Mike ( July 12, 2017 ). `` Teen Choice Awards 2017 Reveal `` Second Wave '' of Nominations ``. E ! Online. Archived from the original on July 12, 2017. Retrieved July 12, 2017. 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Question: who plays riley matthews in girl meets world
Answer: Rowan Blanchard