Jennifer Veal

Jennifer Anne Veal(born 7 September 1991) is an English actress andinternet personality. She made her acting debut playing Lucy on the television seriesAs the Bell Rings(2007–09). She created herYouTubechannel in 2012, and rose to fame for her videos in collaboration withLucas Cruikshankfrom 2013 to 2014.
Veal played Agatha onJessie(2012–13), Ally onDescendants: Wicked World(2015), Abby onThis Just In(2016–2017), and Zhan Tiri onRapunzel's Tangled Adventure(2019–2020), all of which were recurring roles. Her guest appearance in a 2012Victoriousepisode earned her aYoung Artist Awardnomination.
Jennifer Veal was born inCoventry. She began dancing at the age of five, and first appeared on stage, playing the role of "Baby June" inGypsyat theWarwick Arts Centre,Coventryat the age of 10. A year later, she made herWest Enddebut inChitty Chitty Bang BangatThe London Palladium, working with stars such asMichael BallandWayne Sleep, and eventually was offered a place at theSylvia Young Theatre School, inLondon.
Veal's debut was with a guest appearance in 2007, in a voice role forHoli Hana/Hana’s Helplineas the character Ellen. She then was cast in her first major role as the main character Lucy inDisney Channel UK'sAs the Bell Rings,one of many adaptations of the original Italian version, entitledQuelli dell'intervallo. She played the role for two years until 2009, when the show ended.
In 2012, Veal started aYouTubeChannel entitled "jenniferveal28" in which her content was focused more towards comedy. The following year, she met YouTuber and actorLucas Cruikshank, who is best known for creating the characterFred, and soon began to collaborate in several videos on his channel, which varied fromskitsandvlogs.At the time, the channel had been titled "Lucas and Jenny". In 2014, she departed from Cruikshank's channel to focus on her channel, as well as pursue other ventures.
Also in 2012, Veal landed the recurring role of Nanny Agatha onDisney ChannelsitcomJessie, which she played until 2013. Her performances as the "hideous" nanny brought notoriety to Veal, and she received praise for her performance.Later in 2012, Veal made a guest appearance as Chelsea in theNickelodeonsitcomVictorious, in the episode "Tori Goes Platinum". For her performance, she earned aYoung Artist Awardnomination.
In 2015, Veal had a recurring voice role as Ally in theDisney Channel Animated SeriesDescendants: Wicked World, which is part of theDescendants franchise. In 2016, she recurred as Abby in the television seriesThis Just In. Veal played the character until the show's end in 2017. Also in 2017, she had a guest role as Princess Magma inPenn Zero: Part-Time Hero.
In 2018, Veal made her film debut as the main role of Brooke in the action filmThe Agency. In 2019, she began starring in a recurring voice role in the Disney Channel animated seriesRapunzel's Tangled Adventure, and also appeared in two episodes of the television showEvil Touchas Vicki.
Veal married her husband George Hack in November 2020.On 29 January 2021 they announced they were expecting their first child together.Their first daughter, Penelope, was born in July 2021.On 30 April 2023 they announced they were expecting their second child together.Their second daughter, Polly, was born in October 2023.