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Christa B. Allen

Acting Born Nov 11, 1991 Wildomar, California, USA 24 credits

Biography

Christa B. Allen (born Christa Brittany Allen, November 11, 1991) is an American actress. She is known for playing the younger version of Jennifer Garner's characters in 13 Going on 30 (2004) and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009), as well as for her role as socialite Charlotte Grayson on the ABC drama series Revenge.

Allen was born in Wildomar, California. She is the youngest of nine siblings, with four elder brothers as well as four elder stepbrothers. She once spent a summer in a circus.

Allen made a brief appearance on The Man Show, and acted in several students films and commercials. She acted in her first Hollywood film in 2004's 13 Going on 30, playing the younger Jenna Rink, Jennifer Garner's character. She also played the teenage Jenny, another Jennifer Garner character, in Ghosts of Girlfriends Past. Her other film credits include A Merry Little Christmas, Youth in Revolt, One Wish, One Kine Day and Detention of the Dead. Allen has guest starred in many television series, including Medium, Cory in the House, The Suite Life on Deck, Grey's Anatomy, ER, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Wizards of Waverly Place and Cold Case.

Allen starred as the title character in the CBS Saturday morning comedy series Cake in 2006. From 2011–14, she co-starred as Charlotte Grayson in the ABC drama series Revenge. In 2015, she had a recurring role as Robyn on the ABC Family sitcom Baby Daddy.

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Full filmography

  • Grey's Anatomy (2005) as Holly Anderson
  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) as Matty Moore
  • Medium (2005) as Maura Walker
  • ER (1994) as Jody Nugent
  • Cold Case (2003) as Annabelle Bennet (1968 & 1969)
  • Revenge (2011) as Charlotte Grayson
  • Wizards of Waverly Place (2007) as Daphne
  • Baby Daddy (2012) as Robyn
  • The Suite Life on Deck (2008) as Violet Berg
  • Cory in the House (2007) as Cheyenne
  • 13 Going on 30 (2004) as Young Jenna
  • Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009) as Teenage Jenny
  • Youth in Revolt (2009) as Teenage Girl
  • Dying for a Baby (2019) as Amber Smith
  • Cake (2006)
  • One of Us (2017) as Melanie / Mary
  • The Valley (2018) as Alicia
  • Day Out of Days (2015) as Charlie
  • Chasing a Dream (2009) as Nikol Schrunk
  • When Vows Break (2019) as Ella
  • Hopeless Romantic (2016) as Liz
  • Detention of the Dead (2012) as Janet
  • The Queen of Sin (2018) as Posy Pinkerton
  • Meet Me in Rome (2024) as Self