Annabella Avery Thorne born October 8, is an American actress, singer, and writer. Thorne gained prominence for her role as CeCe Jones on the Disney Channel series Shake It Up β , for which she received several awards and nominations, including winning an Imagen Award. Thorne also led the drama series Famous in Love β , for which she received nominations from the Teen Choice Awards. Outside of acting, Thorne has ventured into music; she released her debut single, " Watch Me " in , which charted at 86 on the US Billboard Hot In September , Thorne revealed that she had lived in a suburban area, spoke Spanish as her first language, and that she was bullied while growing up because she was dyslexic.
She was home-schooled after previously attending a public school, where she had been bullied. She improved in her learning after attending a Sylvan Learning center and began reading and writing a grade ahead.
In January , Thorne wrote on Instagram that she had been physically and sexually abused as a child, "from the day I can remember till I was 14". She did not name her alleged abuser, but said that he was "someone I was raised with".
Thorne's first film appearance was an uncredited role as a sidelines fan in the film Stuck on You. She has since appeared in film and television projects including Entourage and The O. This is her first major television role. The series revolves around lawyer and family man Nick George when Nick's father mysteriously dies in a plane crash, he agrees to take his position as the Darling family's lawyer, while trying to discover who committed the murder.
In , Thorne starred alongside Christian Slater and Taylor Lautner in the short-lived drama series My Own Worst Enemy , for which she won a Young Artist Award for her portrayal of the character Ruthy Spivey; Thorne described her Enemy casting as a major breakthrough as this was the first recurring role in her career. The same year, she starred in the third-last episode of October Road as Angela Ferilli, the pre-adolescence crush of the main characters. Her older brother Remy also guest-starred in the same episode as a younger Eddie Latekka.
