Oana Gregory (born Oana Andreea GrigoruÈ›; Romanian pronunciation:
[ˈo̯ana anˈdreja ɡriɡoˈrut͡s] January 9, 1996) is a
Romanian-American actress. Established in the United States since
October 2002, Gregory became internationally known for roles in Disney
productions such as Kickin' It, Lab Rats and Crash & Bernstein. She is
the first Romanian to work for The Walt Disney Company.Oana Gregory
was born to Dumitru and Mariana Grigoruț in Negrești-Oaș, a small
town in northwestern Romania. When she was six, her family moved to
the United States with the thought of building a better life,
especially for Oana and her older brother, Dorel. Oana attended
primary school in Chicago.In 2006, Gregory participated in a contest
organized by International Models & Talent Association, a prestigious
professional organization that, annually, in New York City and Los
Angeles, organizes competitions with international participation, to
discover new talents in acting, music or fashion. Of the 1,000
contestants from English-speaking countries, Gregory won the title of
"actress of the year" at preteens and was declared the first runner-up
â€" "model of the year", also at preteens. After this contest, Gregory
received 54 bids from different agencies and managers in Hollywood who
wanted to represent her.She landed her first feature film role as the
leading "Loosie Goosie" in the 2010 indie Spork, a musical comedy that
received three film festival awards, a CineKid Award and a British
Film Institute nomination. On the small screen Gregory has recurred on
Disney XD's Lab Rats (2012) and Kickin' It (2011) and has lent her
voice to the animated television show Olivia (2009), based on a
popular children's book series. Oana Gregory stars as Wyatt's popular
16-year-old sister, Amanda Bernstein, in Disney XD's live-action
"bro-comedy" Crash & Bernstein (2012), broadcast in 21 countries. For
Amanda's role, Gregory was chosen from more than 2,600 contestants
participating in the casting.
[ˈo̯ana anˈdreja ɡriɡoˈrut͡s] January 9, 1996) is a
Romanian-American actress. Established in the United States since
October 2002, Gregory became internationally known for roles in Disney
productions such as Kickin' It, Lab Rats and Crash & Bernstein. She is
the first Romanian to work for The Walt Disney Company.Oana Gregory
was born to Dumitru and Mariana Grigoruț in Negrești-Oaș, a small
town in northwestern Romania. When she was six, her family moved to
the United States with the thought of building a better life,
especially for Oana and her older brother, Dorel. Oana attended
primary school in Chicago.In 2006, Gregory participated in a contest
organized by International Models & Talent Association, a prestigious
professional organization that, annually, in New York City and Los
Angeles, organizes competitions with international participation, to
discover new talents in acting, music or fashion. Of the 1,000
contestants from English-speaking countries, Gregory won the title of
"actress of the year" at preteens and was declared the first runner-up
â€" "model of the year", also at preteens. After this contest, Gregory
received 54 bids from different agencies and managers in Hollywood who
wanted to represent her.She landed her first feature film role as the
leading "Loosie Goosie" in the 2010 indie Spork, a musical comedy that
received three film festival awards, a CineKid Award and a British
Film Institute nomination. On the small screen Gregory has recurred on
Disney XD's Lab Rats (2012) and Kickin' It (2011) and has lent her
voice to the animated television show Olivia (2009), based on a
popular children's book series. Oana Gregory stars as Wyatt's popular
16-year-old sister, Amanda Bernstein, in Disney XD's live-action
"bro-comedy" Crash & Bernstein (2012), broadcast in 21 countries. For
Amanda's role, Gregory was chosen from more than 2,600 contestants
participating in the casting.
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