# 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 | |
| 2018 | Trial by Fire | Julie Gilbert | |
| 2019 | Seberg | Jenny Kowalski | |
| 2023 | Fish Out of Water | Lexi | Short film |
| 2024 | AMFAD All My Friends Are Dead | Sarah | Completed |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2008 | The Mentalist | Julie Sands | Episode: "Ladies in Red" |
| 2010 | United States of Tara | Kammy | Episodes: "Trouble Junction", "The Truth Hurts" |
| 2011 | Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior | Samantha Weller | Episode: "Two of a Kind" |
| 2012 | Grimm | April Granger | Episode: "The Bottle Imp" |
| 2012 | An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars | McKenna Brooks | Television film |
| 2012–2013 | Revolution | Charlie Matheson (11 Years) / Young Samantha | 3 episodes |
| 2014 | The Last Ship | Ava Tophet | Recurring role, 6 episodes |
| 2014 | All I Want for Christmas | Megan Farley | Television film |
| 2014–2015 | Henry Danger | Chloe Hartman | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | Nickelodeon's Ho Ho Holiday Special | Herself | Television special |
| 2016–2018 | School of Rock | Summer | Main role |
| 2016 | Pure Genius | Madeline Sorenson | Episode: "A Bunker Hill Christmas" |
| 2017 | Rufus 2 | Kat | Television film |
| 2017 | Nickelodeon's Not So Valentine's Special | Herself | Television special |
| 2017 | Nickelodeon's Sizzling Summer Camp Special | Herself | Television special |
| 2017 | Nickelodeon's Ultimate Halloween Haunted House | Herself | Television special |
| 2017 | Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn | Rose Dirken | Episode: "The Wonderful Wizard of Quads" |
| 2019 | Deadwood: The Movie | Caroline Woolgarden | Television film |
| 2019 | The Righteous Gemstones | Dot Nancy | 3 episodes |
| 2019 | Middle School Moguls | Celeste | Animated television miniseries; main voice role |
| 2020 | Little Fires Everywhere | Lexie Richardson | Main role |
| 2020–2021 | Big Sky | Grace Sullivan | Main role (season 1) |
| 2022 | Fire Country | Riley Leone | Episodes: "The Fresh Prince of Edgewater", "Where There's Smoke..." |
| 2024 | Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story | Jamie Pisarcik | Guest role |

### Video games

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

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
| 2017 | Northeast Film Festival | Best Supporting Actress in a Short Film | The Black Ghiandola | Won | |
| 2018 | Young Entertainer Award | Best Young Ensemble | School of Rock | Nominated | |