# Malese Jow

Elizabeth Melise Jow (born February 18, 1991), known professionally as Malese Jow, is an American actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Geena Fabiano on the Nickelodeon sitcom Unfabulous, Lucy Stone on the Nickelodeon musical sitcom Big Time Rush and as Anna, a teenage vampire on The CW's fantasy drama The Vampire Diaries. She starred as Julia Yeung in the short-lived CW science fiction romantic drama Star-Crossed. Jow starred as Mareth Ravenlock in season two of The Shannara Chronicles. She voiced Kate Cha / Dupli-Kate in the Amazon Prime Video animated series Invincible.

## Early life

Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Jow moved to California with her mother Lanae Tillery Jow, one sister, Makenna Jow, two brothers Jensen and Braden Jow when she was nine years old. Jow is half Chinese-American, and part Cherokee. As a child, she would often sing the national anthem at local baseball games.

## Career

When she was six years old, Jow appeared on Barney and Dellaventura, but her acting career took off when she won a co-starring role in the Nickelodeon sitcom Unfabulous with Emma Roberts where she played Geena Fabiano, one of the best friends of Roberts' character Addie Singer. The show ran for three seasons from 2004 to 2007 and earned Jow several Young Artist Award nominations.
When Unfabulous ended in 2007, Jow co-starred in the film Bratz: The Movie as Quinn and has guest-starred on the shows Wizards of Waverly Place, The Young and the Restless, iCarly, The Secret Life of the American Teenager and the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana and co-starred in the 2009 science fiction comedy Aliens in the Attic.
In 2010, Jow appeared in the first season of The CW fantasy drama The Vampire Diaries. She played Anna, a vampire. Jow briefly re-appeared in the third season. That same year, Jow co-starred in the fantasy romance film You're So Cupid! as Megan, and the drama film The Social Network as Alice Cantwell. She also guest-starred on an episode of TNT crime comedy-drama Leverage. Then she went on to star in the Nickelodeon action/science fiction sitcom The Troop as Cadence Nash.
In 2011, Jow began a recurring role in the second season of the Nickelodeon musical sitcom Big Time Rush as Lucy Stone, an aspiring rock musician and a brief love interest of Kendall Knight (Kendall Schmidt) and later on becomes the love interest of James Diamond (James Maslow). She guest-starred in the ABC mystery comedy-drama Desperate Housewives as Violet.
In 2012, Jow starred in The CW drama pilot Shelter, produced by J. J. Abrams and Mark Schwahn, where she played Morgan. It was not picked up by the network.
In January 2013, Jow confirmed her role in the crime comedy Plastic. That same month, it was also announced that Jow would reprise her role as Lucy Stone on Big Time Rush in the fourth and final season.
In February 2013, Jow was revealed to be the new host of The Vampire Diaries side show, TVD Rehash (Re#ash) replacing previous host Arielle Kebbel. Later that month, it was announced that Jow would be joining the CW science fiction romantic drama pilot Oxygen, as Julia Yeung, a girl who has an illness which may be cured by aliens. In May 2013, Oxygen was picked up and retitled Star-Crossed. The series was part of the 2013–14 mid season schedule. In August 2013, production began for Star-Crossed. The show ran for one season from February 17 to May 12, 2014. In 2014, Jow was in the television movie Presumed Dead in Paradise and played Madison Ashland. On October 27, 2014, she was announced to have a recurring role as Linda Park on the CW's superhero drama The Flash. In 2015, Malese was listed in Maxim's Hot 10. On August 25, 2015, Malese was announced to be reprising her role as Linda Park as a friend of Iris for multiple episodes. In the second season's fifth episode, "The Darkness and the Light," Malese played villainess Dr. Light, who is Earth 2 Linda Park. On February 2, 2017, it was announced Malese would be playing Mareth Ravenlock on MTV's The Shannara Chronicles. On NCIS: Los Angeles, she played Jennifer Kim, who is the illegitimate daughter of late NCIS Assistant Director Owen Granger (Miguel Ferrer). In September 2017, it was revealed that Malese would be playing Daya in the upcoming Escape Plan: The Extractors movie. Malese has begun filming a new feature film as of November 2017 titled I Wrote This For You.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | Bratz: The Movie | Quinn | |
| 2009 | Aliens in the Attic | Julie | |
| 2010 | You're So Cupid! | Megan | |
| 2010 | The Social Network | Alice Cantwell | Hollywood Film Festival for Ensemble of the Year Nominated—Alliance of Women Film Journalists for Best Ensemble Cast Nominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast Nominated—San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by an Ensemble |
| 2014 | Plastic | Beth | |
| 2018 | I Wrote This For You | Ariana | |
| 2019 | Escape Plan: The Extractors | Daya Zhang | Direct-to-video film |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1997 | Barney & Friends | Tea party girl | Episode: "Pennies, Nickels, Dimes" |
| 1997 | Dellaventura | Orphan child | Episode: "Dreamers"; uncredited |
| 2003 | The Brothers Garcia | Celeste | Episode: "Right Place, Right Time" |
| 2004–2007 | Unfabulous | Geena Fabiano | Main role Nominated — Young Artist Award for Best Young Ensemble Performance in a TV Series (2005, 2006, 2008) Nominated — Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Young Actress (2008) |
| 2007 | Wizards of Waverly Place | Ruby Donahue | Episode: "Movie" |
| 2008 | The Young and the Restless | Hannah | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | iCarly | Fake Carly Shay | Episode: "iLook Alike" |
| 2009 | The Secret Life of the American Teenager | Gail | Episode: "One Night at Band Camp" |
| 2009 | Hannah Montana | Rachel | 2 episodes |
| 2010–2011 | The Vampire Diaries | Annabelle "Anna" Zhu | Recurring role (seasons 1–3), 18 episodes |
| 2010 | Leverage | Josie | Episode: "The Boost Job" |
| 2011 | The Troop | Cadence Nash | Main role (season 2) |
| 2011 | Desperate Housewives | Violet | Episode: "Then I Really Got Scared" |
| 2011–2013 | Big Time Rush | Lucy Stone | Recurring role, 14 episodes |
| 2012 | CSI: Miami | Amanda Reed | Episode: "Friendly Fire" |
| 2014 | Star-Crossed | Julia Yeung | Main role |
| 2014 | Castle | Hillary Cooper | Episode: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" |
| 2014 | Presumed Dead in Paradise | Madison Ashland | Television film |
| 2015 | The Flash | Linda Park / Doctor Light | Recurring role, 7 episodes |
| 2015 | Filthy Preppy Teens | Beatrix Bishop | Web series; main role |
| 2015–2019 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Jennifer Kim | 4 episodes |
| 2016 | Sweet/Vicious | Chloe Freeman | Episode: "Tragic Kingdom" |
| 2016 | Sisters of the Groom | Sarah Adams | Television film |
| 2017 | The Shannara Chronicles | Mareth Ravenlock | Main role (season 2) |
| 2021–Present | Invincible | Kate Cha / Dupli-Kate, Iguana, Varrious | Recurring voice role, 15 episodes |

## Discography
### Singles

| Title | Year | Album |
| "He Said She Said" | 2006 | Non-album singles |
| "Turn Away" | 2006 | Non-album singles |
| "Sounds Of Summer" | 2006 | Non-album singles |
| "Live For Today" | 2006 | Non-album singles |
| "You Left Me In The Air" | 2007 | Non-album singles |
| "You Had It All" | 2007 | Non-album singles |
| "Mista DJ" | 2007 | Non-album singles |
| "Hey Oh" | 2007 | Non-album singles |
| "Left Waiting" | 2007 | Non-album singles |
| "No Better" | 2008 | Non-album singles |
| "Caught Up In You" | 2008 | Non-album singles |
| "Go Go" | 2008 | Non-album singles |
| "Where You Belong" (featuring Joe Jonas) | 2008 | Non-album singles |
| "The Perfect Love" | 2009 | Non-album singles |
| "Red Light" | 2010 | Non-album singles |
| "Bad Romance" (featuring Nick Dellinger) | 2010 | Non-album singles |
| "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | 2011 | Non-album singles |
| "Dear Lover" | 2014 | Non-album singles |
| "Timber Street" (Austin Charles featuring Malese Jow) | 2015 | Non-album singles |
| "Fighting For This Love | 2016 | Non-album singles |
| "Trying to Sleep" | 2018 | Non-album singles |

### Music videos

| Title | Year | Director |
| "Trying to Sleep" | 2018 | Melise |

#### As a guest appearance

| Year | Title | Artist |
| 2009 | "When You're Around" | C&C |
| 2009 | "The In Crowd" | Mitchel Musso |
| 2010 | "Til I Forget About You" | Big Time Rush |
| 2011 | "Famous" | Lissa Lauria |
| 2011 | "Time-Bomb" | All Time Low |