Malese Jow

Malese Jow (born Elizabeth Melise Jow; February 18, 1991) is an American actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Geena Fabiano on the Nickelodeon sitcom Unfabulous and Lucy Stone on the Nickelodeon musical sitcom Big Time Rush and as Anna, a teenage vampire on The CW's fantasy drama The Vampire Diaries. She starred as Julia Yeung in the short-lived CW science fiction romantic drama Star-Crossed. She was also cast in the recurring role of Linda Park in The CW's series The Flash. Jow will be starring as Mareth Ravenlock in Season two of The Shannara Chronicles. 2Early life Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Jow moved to California with her mother Lanae Tillery Jow, two sisters Makenna Jow and Isabella Jow, and two brothers Jensen and Braden Jow, when she was nine years old. Jow is of half-Chinese American and part-Cherokee descent. As a child, she would often sing the national anthem at local baseball games. 2Career When she was six years old, Jow appeared on Barney and Dellaventura, but her acting career took off when she won a co-starring role in the Nickelodeon sitcom Unfabulous with Emma Roberts where she played Geena Fabiano, one of the best friends of Roberts' character Addie Singer. The show ran for three seasons from 2004 to 2007 and earned Jow several Young Artist Award nomination