Summary

Jade Bendermay be best known presently for her breakout carrying out inSenior Year , but the young thespian has steadily been expanding her presence in picture and television shows since she was young , appearing in snatch division in notable serial . Bender first began her acting life history in 2010 , at just 13 years sometime , appearing in an instalment ofWarren the Apein a little role . She then claim a hiatus from any major parts before give back to acting in 2015 , embarking on a serial of little performances in some fascinating projection .

put up on September 11 , 1997 , Bender has spent her high schoolhouse and college years playing just that — teenage characters . It ’s not a typecasting , because the new people she play are often very dissimilar , despite being from the same approximative age group and societal background . She has an telling brainstorm into the tiny idiosyncracies that make unseasoned people tick and manages to uncover the small differences that make each of her characters unique . start her career as a supporting thespian , the 2020s have seen Bender ’s star rise higher as she appears in major performances .

Netflix ’s nostalgic drollery Senior Year has likable and unlikable characters , depending on how the adolescent and adults feel about popularity .

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10Honorable Mention Night School (2020)

Jade Bender Plays Mila (1 Episode, 2020)

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Night Schoolis a 2018 buddy comedy starring Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish . That is not the project that Jade Bender appeared in , however . HerNight Schoolwas the archetype for a planned 2020 TV show based on the Hart and Haddish movie . Bender was set to wreak Mila , one of the young adults taking course of instruction at the titular night school . order in January 2020 as a multi - cam , half - hour clowning for NBC . Unfortunately , the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted film in March 2020 .

According to the studio , production would resume on its paused pilots in June 2020 , includingNight School . As the virus lingered on , that production pause became permanent , and in December 2020,it was officially announced byVarietythatNight Schoolwould be offset . Night Schoolcame in the years between Bender having modest roles and her prison-breaking - out inthe cast ofSenior Year , so it ’s an interesting " What if ? " about what her career would look like had she found mainstream success two years earlier than she did .

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9Warren The Ape (2010)

Jade Bender Plays An Unnamed Character (1 Episode, 2010)

Warren the Apeis an grownup , puppet - centric reality show mockery on MTV . A spin - off of a like series , Greg the Bunny , Warren the Ape , premiered in June 2010 and live for one season with 12 episode before it was canceled . Sarah Silverman and Seth Green star topology as two human character , but the show in the main focuses on Warren , the claim high priest , who is trying to get his career go again after age of mishap and forged choices .

Bawdy and gross , it ’s a show very much of the era , poking fun atpopular reality series likeJersey Shore , which had premiered a year in the first place . Bender appears as an unidentified background character in episode 3 " Crash Course" . It ’s the first role of her careerand while she does not have much to do , her comforter appearing in an grownup amusing series point where her career would end up in the hereafter .

Warren the Apeis available to grease one’s palms on Amazon Prime Video .

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8Bad Night (2015)

Jade Bender Plays Jesse

Jade Bender ’s feature film debut come inBad Night , a 2015 risky venture criminal offense cinema star Jenn McAllister and Lauren Luthringshausen , two actors best known for their popularity on YouTube . In the film , also starring Matt Walsh and Molly Ringwald , Abby ( McAllister ) and Lauren ( Luthringshausen ) are on an nightlong field trip with their art history course of instruction when they ’re false for art stealer and terminate up on a angry adventure .

One of their classmates , Jesse , is play by Bender . Her part , like everyone else in the eminent schooling cast of characters , is relegated to the first quarter ofBad Night , but she still support out among an corps de ballet of characters . Bender would go on to work many high schooltime and college - eld characters andher role as Jessie inBad Nightis former validation of how well she represents the demographic .

Bad Nightis uncommitted to pull or buy on Apple TV .

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7The Player (2015)

Jade Bender Plays Shada Raqib (1 Episode, 2015)

Jade Bender appear in episode 1 , " Pilot " of the one - seasonThe Playeras Shada Raqib . The Playerpremiered in September 2015 on NBC for nine episode . An natural action thriller crime drama , The Playerstars Phillip Winchester as Alex Kane , a security expert in Las Vegas whose ex - wife is murdered by obscure assailants . His search for the murderers leads him to a gaming operation feed by Isaiah Johnson ( Wesley Snipes ) and Cassandra King ( Charity Wakefield ) , which pits criminals against " players " , grant Kane the chance to get retaliation .

Bender ’s role is small inThe Playeras it ’s only one of the first four performance of her career . influence alongside actors of Snipes ' caliber could only have been a blessing for a immature worker . The Playerwas offset after one season , the story of a few of Bender ’s projects , but her willingness to keep trying even after shows did not work out evoke a persistence that has understandably helped her in her calling .

6A Cowgirl’s Story (2017)

Jade Bender Plays Rasha

A Cowgirl ’s Storyis not the biggest performance of Jane Bender ’s career , but it is her first substantial persona . This phratry come in - of - age write up starsthe unexpected horror ikon Bailee Madisonas Dusty Rhodes , a gamy schooler who goes to live with her grandad when her parents are both deployed to Afghanistan . At her new schoolhouse , Dusty gets to be friends with a group of girls , including Rasha ( Bender ) , and convinces them to start an equestrian drill squad .

Madison is the star of the flick , butBender handle to stand out in the ensemble dramatis personae of friendsdespite her fictional character not being as fully explored as Dusty . Bender shows off some horse riding acquirement and makes an impression anytime she ’s on - sieve . watcher may not have have it away the histrion ’s name when they witness her , but they in all likelihood pick her out as someone to keep an eye on .

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5Major Crimes (2012-2018)

Jade Bender Plays Alice Herrera (3 Episodes, 2014-2015)

Alice Herrera ( Jade Bender ) appears in three episode ofMajor Crimes , the spinoff of the shortlivedThe Closer , but she only has a speak part in her first appearance , time of year 3 , episode 6 , " Jane Doe # 38 " . Later she appears only as a corpse . In episode 6 , Alice Herrera is the alias of Mariana Wallace , an unhoused girl who is the murder victim in the episode . Living on the streets of Los Angeles , Alice is offer a housecleaning occupation .

However , an conversance require Alice rob the home , and she refuses , leading to her execution at his hands , setting up the criminal investigation for the show . Bender ’s execution is harmonic and heartbreakingas her one chance away from a difficult life is have from her . Her performing , especially in the prospect where she ’s drowned , is regard and high level for someone so new . Herrera ’s face is keep on the LAPD ’s crime plug-in for many episodes , intend Bender ’s character is not soon bury .

Major Crimesis available to buy on Amazon Prime Video .

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4Never Have I Ever (2020-2023)

Jade Bender Plays Blair Quan (1 Episode, 2023)

While Jade Bender is not part ofthe main cast ofNever Have I Ever , her one sequence as Blair Quan , time of year 4 , episode 5 , " … been to New Jersey " , is a memorable one . In this installment of Mindy Kaling ’s semi - autobiographical teenager series , starring Maitreyi Ramakrishnan as Devi Vishwakumar , the high - achieve but raw high school senior goes to Princeton University for a visit . There she meet Blair , a former standout student from Devi ’s school day .

Far from excelling , Blair has been kick out of schooling due to her poor grade and constant partying , a result of being burnt out from her work in in high spirits school . Devi realizes that this could be her future if she continues ignore everything but her bailiwick . Bender bring in a big impression in her one episode , and not just because of what her character means thematically . She play the over - it , cocky but still sad college fille dead . It ’s unvoiced to tell on the dot what Blair thinks of her spot , making the character feel real .

3Obliterated (2023)

Jade Bender Plays Sarah (4 Episodes, 2023)

While work in one of the casinos , Paola Lázaro as Angela Gomez realizes she had a drunk hook - up with Sarah , who has decided that a life with her future husband may not be everything she wanted . Bender is outrageous in an already extortionate show . It ’s not sluttish to play drunk , but Bender manage to make it clear Sarah is having a little too much fun on this slip while maintain her aware and believable enough that her chasing after Angela does n’t feel creepy .

2Grown-ish (2018-2024)

Jade Bender Plays Sophia (4 Episodes, 2023-2024)

A twisting - off series toBlack - ish , Grown - ishfollows the Johnson child as they head off to college . In season 6 , episode 3 , " Ai n’t Nothing Like the Real Thing " , Sophia ( Jade Bender ) is insert as Annika ( Justine Skye ) , Zaara ( Tara Raani ) , and Kiela ’s ( Daniella Perkins ) new roomy as they all root into their Modern soph dormitory . When take what her major is , Sophia responds , " excellence " . She forever wears a suit , and her roomie have see her go to layer or get up .

Sophia provide a hilarious contrast to her more laid - back roomie and manages to make them feel substandard in their school assignment . For her part , Sophia does not see any issues with the different manner of college liveliness she and her roommate choose to follow up on . In the past tense , Bender has played the wild , partying character and this change of pace isa big instance of the dynamic range she ’s developed over the eld .

1Senior Year (2022)

Jade Bender Plays Bri Loves

Senior YearisJade Bender ’s breakout role , a sign that she can cover decisive part in a feature - length picture , and has the well - flesh out capability to be funny , heartfelt , and scene - stealing all in one public presentation . InSenior Year , Steph ( Rebel Wilson ) , awakens from a 20 - year - long coma and , at years 37 , decides to go back to high school and discovers thing have exchange a lot since she attended . Bender plays Bri Loves , the most popular girl in schoolhouse and the daughter of Tiffany ( Zoë Chao ) , Steph ’s eminent shoal archenemy .

Though Bender is n’t billed eminent in the moving picture , she has an first-class role . Bri is critical to the plot , being the one to convince her parents and Steph to make amends . Her depiction of a popular Gen Z bookman is maculation on . She ’s not necessarily a " mean girl " in the way her mother was , but she ’s ego - absorbed , though not enough so that she ca n’t acknowledge Tiffany and Steph ’s subaltern feud . It ’s a in full realized character by Jade Benderand an good example of what she can do with a meatier part .

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