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Descendants
They're not bad. They're just born that way.
A present-day idyllic kingdom where the benevolent teenage son of King Adam and Queen Belle offers a chance of redemption for the troublemaking offspring of Disney's classic villains: Cruella De Vil (Carlos), Maleficent (Mal), the Evil Queen (Evie) and Jafar (Jay).
  • Released on 07/31/2015 (Movie)
  • 7.1 out of 10 (2316 votes on TMDB)
  • Family / Adventure / Fantasy / TV Movie
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Dove Cameron

Character's name: "Mal"
Birthday: 01/15/1996
Birthplace: Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA
Biography:
Dove Olivia Cameron (born Chloe Celeste Hosterman; January 15, 1996) is an American actress and singer. She is known for playing a dual role as both title characters in the Disney Channel sitcom Liv and Maddie. She also starred in the Disney Channel original movies Cloud 9 as Kayla Morgan, and Descendants as Mal, daughter of Maleficent.

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Sofia Carson

Character's name: "Evie"
Birthday: 04/10/1993
Birthplace: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Biography:
Sofía Daccarett Char (born April 10, 1993), known professionally as Sofia Carson, is an American actress and singer. Her first appearance on television was as a guest star on the Disney Channel series Austin & Ally. In 2015, she received recognition as Evie, the daughter of the Evil Queen, in the Disney musical fantasy film Descendants, and later reprised her role in its sequels. She has since starred in the Netflix romantic drama film Purple Hearts (2022). Carson made her musical debut in 2015 with the soundtrack album for Descendants, and in the same year released the single "Rotten to the Core". In 2016, she signed to Hollywood Records, and released her debut solo single, "Love Is the Name". In 2022, she released her eponymous debut studio album. That same year, she sang the Oscar nominated song "Applause" written by Diane Warren for the film Tell It Like a Woman, which led to a performance at the 95th Academy Awards.

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Cameron Boyce

Character's name: "Carlos"
Birthday: 05/28/1999
Date of Death: 07/06/2019
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography:
Cameron Boyce (May 28, 1999 – July 6, 2019) was an American actor, dancer and model, best known for his roles in the feature films, Mirrors, Eagle Eye and Grown Ups, as well as for his co-starring role as "Luke Ross" on the Disney Channel comedy series, Jessie. Boyce lived in the Los Angeles area with his mother, father, younger sister and dog, Cienna. He was an accomplished dancer and his favorite style of dance was break-dancing.  Along with his four friends, he was a member of the breakdancing crew "X Mob" On July 6, 2019, Boyce died in his sleep at his home in Los Angeles, "due to a seizure which was a result of an ongoing medical condition for which he was being treated", according to a family statement. He was 20 years old.

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Booboo Stewart

Character's name: "Jay"
Birthday: 01/21/1994
Birthplace: Beverly Hills, California, USA
Biography:
Booboo Stewart is an American film and television actor, singer, dancer, model and martial artist, best known for portraying Seth Clearwater in _The Twilight Saga_ feature film franchise.

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Mitchell Hope

Character's name: "Ben"
Birthday: 06/27/1994
Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia
Biography:
Mitchell Hope is an actor, known for Descendants (2015), Descendants 2 (2017) and Descendants: Wicked World (2015).

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Melanie Paxson

Character's name: "Fairy Godmother"
Birthday: 09/26/1972
Birthplace: Champaign, Illinois, USA
Biography:
Melanie Paxson was born in Champaign, Illinois, and received her B.A. degree in theater from the University of Missouri. Relocating to Chicago, she received more training at the famed Second City and performed with another renowned theater troupe, Steppenwolf Theatre.

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Sarah Jeffery

Character's name: "Audrey"
Birthday: 04/03/1996
Birthplace: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Biography:
Sarah Marie Jeffery is a Canadian actress and singer. She is known for her work on the NBC series Shades of Blue and the Descendants franchise. Since 2018, she has portrayed the lead role of Maggie Vera on the CW series Charmed.

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Brenna D'Amico

Character's name: "Jane"
Birthday: 09/28/2000
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography:
Brenna D'Amico is an American actress who portrays Jane, daughter of Fairy Godmother, from Disney Descendants movie franchise. She also voiced her character Jane from the animated short series Descendants: Wicked World.

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Zachary Gibson

Character's name: "Doug"
Birthday: 08/09/1995
Birthplace: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Jedidiah Goodacre

Character's name: "Chad Charming"
Birthday: 01/11/1989
Birthplace: Petrolia, Ontario, Canada
Biography:
Jedidiah Goodacre is a Canadian actor known for his role as Chad Charming, son of Cinderella, in the Descendants films, his roles in Tomorrowland, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, The Order, Legacies, The Originals and others. He has also been seen in television movies: If There Be Thorns, Zapped, and Restless Virgins.

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Dianne Doan

Character's name: "Lonnie"
Birthday: 09/08/1990
Birthplace: Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Biography:
Dianne Doan is a Canadian actress of Vietnamese descent. She was born on September 8, 1990 in Abbotsford, British Columbia. She first developed an interest in acting in the 9th grade when she took drama classes as an elective. She started technical training in dance at the age of 10. Doan has a background in dance and has performed as a dancer at the 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony and as a back-up dancer for Michael Bublé. She has also worked as a dancer in music videos for other recording artists like Big Time Rush and Marianas Trench. Doan's first major acting role was in the Disney Channel Original Movie Descendants as Lonnie, the daughter of Mulan and Li Shang. She reprised her role in the sequel Descendants 2. She has also had recurring roles on the television series Vikings and Guidance. In 2017, Doan joined the cast of the Cinemax series Warrior as Mai Ling. The series is produced by filmmaker Justin Lin and based on an original concept by the late Bruce Lee. Doan is currently filming the upcoming television series The Boys Presents: Varsity, a spin-off of the Amazon Prime Video series The Boys. She will play the role of Nyla, a powerful superhero.

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Dan Payne

Character's name: "Beast"
Birthday: 08/04/1972
Birthplace: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Biography:
​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dan Payne (born August 4, 1972) is a Canadian actor best known for playing the role of John in the television series Alice, I Think. Among his numerous television appearances was in an advertisement for Speakeasy from Esat Digifone, an Irish mobile phone operator now owned by O2. He also played the part of the Kull Warriors in Stargate SG-1, and the Wraith king in the Stargate Atlantis episode Sateda. Recently, Payne appeared as Nathan Davidson, a married, sexually-repressed father in Mulligans, and also as Dollar Bill in Watchmen. He is currently in development on a new television series entitled "Pucked" to be launched on the web. He is playing the lead role of Andy Zirkor. An internet campaign to promote the series has been started with an Andy Zirkor facebook page where fans can interact and be a part of Andy's world. Dan is also starring as "Divine" in a the web based television series Divine: The Series. The Vancouver, BC, Canada based project is set to be released in 2011. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dan Payne, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Keegan Connor Tracy

Character's name: "Belle"
Birthday: 12/03/1971
Birthplace: Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Biography:
Keegan Connor Tracy (born December 3, 1971) is a Canadian actress and author. She is best known for her roles as Audrey Malone in the Showtime comedy-drama series Beggars and Choosers (1999–2000), the Blue Fairy in the ABC fantasy drama series Once Upon a Time (2011–18), Miss Blair Watson in the A&E drama series Bates Motel (2013–16), and Professor Lipson in the Syfy fantasy series The Magicians (2016–2020). Tracy's other notable work includes roles on the television series Jake 2.0, The 4400, Stargate SG-1, Supernatural, Psych, and Battlestar Galactica. In film, she is best known for her roles as Kat Jennings in the supernatural horror film Final Destination 2 (2003), Mirabelle Keegan in the supernatural horror film White Noise (2005), Dolly Dupuyster in the comedy-drama film The Women (2008), Ellen in the drama film Words and Pictures (2013), and Queen Belle in the musical fantasy films Descendants (2015), Descendants 2 (2017), and Descendants 3 (2019). Description above from the Wikipedia article Keegan Connor Tracy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Kristin Chenoweth

Character's name: "Maleficent"
Birthday: 07/24/1968
Birthplace: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, USA
Biography:
Kristin Dawn Chenoweth (born Kristi Dawn Chenoweth; July 24, 1968) is an American actress and singer, with credits in musical theatre, film, and television. In 1999, she won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance as Sally Brown in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown on Broadway. In 2003, Chenoweth received a second Tony Award nomination for originating the role of Glinda in the musical Wicked. Her television roles include Annabeth Schott in NBC's The West Wing and Olive Snook on the ABC comedy drama Pushing Daisies, for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2009. She also starred in the ABC TV series GCB in 2012, played Lavinia in Trial & Error in 2018 and was the antagonist, Mildred Layton, in the Apple TV+ musical comedy Schmigadoon! (2021). Chenoweth sang gospel music as a child in Oklahoma and studied opera before deciding to pursue a career in musical theatre. In 1997, she made her Broadway debut in Steel Pier, winning a Theatre World Award, before appearing in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown and Wicked. Her other Broadway roles were in The Apple Tree in 2006, Promises, Promises in 2010 and On the Twentieth Century in 2015, for which she received another Tony Award nomination. She has also appeared in five City Center Encores!, Off-Broadway and regional theatre productions. Chenoweth had her own sitcom, Kristin, in 2001, and has guest-starred on many shows, including Sesame Street and Glee, for which she was nominated for Emmy Awards in 2010 and 2011. In films, she has played mostly character roles, such as in Bewitched (2005), The Pink Panther (2006) and RV (2006). She has played roles in made-for-TV movies, such as Descendants (2015); done voice work in animated films such as Rio 2 (2014) and The Peanuts Movie (2015) along with the animated TV series Sit Down, Shut Up and BoJack Horseman; hosted several award shows; and released several albums of songs, including A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas (2008), Some Lessons Learned (2011), Coming Home (2014), The Art of Elegance (2016) and For the Girls (2019). Chenoweth also wrote a 2009 memoir, A Little Bit Wicked.

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Kathy Najimy

Character's name: "Evil Queen"
Birthday: 02/06/1957
Birthplace: San Diego, California, USA
Biography:
Kathy Ann Najimy (born February 6, 1957) is an American actress, most notable as Olive Massery on the television series Veronica's Closet, Sister Mary Patrick in Sister Act and the voice of Peggy Hill on the animated television series King of the Hill. Prior to her film work, she was best known for two Off Broadway shows with Mo Gaffney working as the duo Kathy and Mo. One of the shows became an HBO comedy special and garnered Najimy her first nationwide fan base. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kathy Najimy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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