Christa B. Allen
Christa B. Allen (born November 11, 1991) is an American actress. She is known for playing the younger version of Jennifer Garner's character in "13 Going on 30" (2004) and "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" (2009), as well as for her role as socialite Charlotte Grayson on the ABC drama series "Revenge". Early life. Allen was born in Wildomar, California. She is the youngest of nine siblings, with four elder brothers as well as four elder stepbrothers. She once spent a summer in a circus. Career. Allen made a brief appearance on "The Man Show", and appeared  in several students films and commercials. She played the younger version of Jennifer Garner's character in the comedy film "13 Going on 30" (2004), and later again in "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" (2009). "13 Going on 30" was a commercial success, earning $22 million in its first week and grossing over $96 million, becoming one of the year's biggest-selling DVD rental titles. She also had roles in numerous films, including "A Merry Little Christmas" (2006), "Youth in Revolt" (2009), "One Wish" (2010), "One Kine Day" (2011) and "Detention of the Dead" (2012). Allen starred as  the title character in the CBS sitcom "Cake" in 2006. In 2011, Allen landed one of the main roles as socialite Charlotte Grayson in ABC's drama series "Revenge". The show focuses on a young woman named Emily, who moves into a beach house next door to the mansion of a wealthy family, the Graysons. Emily has a plan to destroy every individual who played a role in her father's imprisonment. Allen's last credited appearance as a series regular was the sixth episode of the fourth season. She later returned for the final two episodes of the season , and was credited as a guest star. She had guest roles in television shows such as "Medium", "Cory in the House", "The Suite Life on Deck", "Grey's Anatomy", "ER", "", "Wizards of Waverly Place" and "Cold Case". In 2015, she had a recurring role as Robyn on the ABC Family sitcom "Baby Daddy". In May 2021, she wrote an essay about turning 30 years old for Yahoo!'s website. Allen is part of a musical act called Pour Vous, which means “for you” in French, with Johnny What. In April 2018, the duo's first single called "Scorpio" was released