Jada Mae Facer is an American actress and singer. She played the recurring role of Joe's daughter, Dani, on the sitcom Melissa & Joey from 2014 to 2015. She has a YouTube channel and as of April 10, 2026, she has over 292 million views and over 1.42 million subscribers.
Life and career Facer was born in St. George, Utah, where she first became interested in acting after failing to be cast in a local production of Annie and subsequently trying out for a New York City production.Lisa Larson. "Local girl lands television role". The Spectrum (St. George, Utah). July 12, 2014. The family later moved to Los Angeles, where she signed with an agency. Her older brother is actor Kyson Facer from Nickelodeon's I Am Frankie.
Her first major role was in the TV movie Love's Christmas Journey in 2011, in which she played the role of Annabelle."'All My Children' Actress to Star in Hallmark Mini 'Love's Christmas Journey'". The Hollywood Reporter. August 10, 2011. For this role, she won the Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actress in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special.
She was also nominated for the Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress Ten and Under in a Short Film for her performance in the 2012 short film Nina Del Tango.
From 2014 to 2015, Facer played Joe's daughter, Dani, on the ABC Family sitcom Melissa & Joey."'Melissa & Joey' Cancelled: ABC Cancels Show After 4 Seasons" . The Christian Times. February 16, 2015.
She has appeared on a number of other TV shows including ABC's Mistresses, CBS's Bad Teacher, and Nickelodeon's Henry Danger.
Facer is also a singer-songwriter, saying in 2015 that she was inspired by Taylor Swift.Art Eddy. "Jada Facer Talks 'Melissa & Joey,' Acting & More". Life of Dad. February 16, 2015. (interview).
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2011 Love's Christmas Journey Annabelle Davis TV movie 2013 Beauty and the Least: The Misadventures of Ben Banks Mormon Girl uncredited 2012 One Bad Thing Katie Short 2012 Niña del Tango Lucy Bird Short
Television Year Title Role Notes 2014 Mistresses Peyton Episode: "i want to kms" 2014–2015 Melissa & Joey Dani Recurring role (seasons 3–4), 10 episodes 2015 Henry Danger Courtney Sham Episode: "Jasper's Real Girlfriend" 2016 The Thundermans Candi Falconman Episode: "Thundermans: Banished!" 2017 The Mick Olivia Episode: "The Sleepover"
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