Table of Biography
Ava Cantrell is a well-known actress and dancer from the United States. Ava Cantrell won the Young Artist Award winner for her role as Penelope Pritchard on the hit Nickelodeon series “The Haunted Hathaways.”
Early Life
Ava Cantrell was born in San Diego, California, the United States of America, on the 19th of June 2001. Additionally, she is currently 22 years old and has a birth sign of Gemini. Her full name is Ava Isabella Contrell and holds US nationality. Similarly, she belongs to the White-American ethnicity.
Further, she has not shared any information about her parents or siblings. However, it is said that her father owns a Shark Tank product called “Radiate Campfire” and is an affluent entrepreneur. Cantrell helps with the family business.
Caption: Ava Cantrell with her mother (Source: Facebook)
She started dancing at the age of two and a half. She has won several dance contests, including titles in modern, tap, and jazz. After starting her acting career, she left competitive dancing.
Ava Cantrell – Education
In terms of her academics, she passed the California High School Qualification Examination and is continuing her education online because she is graduating early and with honours with a 4.4 GPA.
Professional Career
Since 2008, Ava Cantrell has been active in the entertainment industry appearing in many TV commercials, music videos, and short films. As a dancer, she competed between 2007-2014 in the styles of ballet, tap, contemporary, and musical theatre.
Initially, she starred in many short films such as “Pals” (2010), “Cupcake” (2012), “Expo” (2012), “Ten Thousand Hours” (2013), “The Passing” (2014) and “Above the 101” (2014). In 2016, she made her big screen debut, playing the role of teen Diana Walter in the supernatural horror film “Lights Out.” The film was produced by James Wan and directed by David F. Sandberg.
Caption: The poster of the hit Nickelodeon series, The Haunted Hathaways (Source: Prime Video)
However, she got her breakthrough in the role of Penelope Pritchard on the Nickelodeon series “The Haunted Hathaway.” She starred in a total of 4 episodes of the series from 2013-15 which helped her gain a Young Artist Award in 2014 for her recurring role.
Similarly, she played the lead character of Brooklyn in the award-winning web series “Cam Girls” in 2015. In 2017, she starred in the film “One Under the Sun” alongside Pooja Batra and Gene Farber. She starred in two episodes of the television sitcom “Young Sheldon” playing the role of Molly. Recently, in 2023, she starred as the titular character Abigail Cole in the horror film “Abigail.”
Awards
In 2014, Cantrell won the Young Artist Award in the category of Best Performance in a TV Series Starring Young Actress 11-13 for ‘The Haunted Hathaways.’ She won the LA Femme Filmmaker Award for Rising Star in 2017. In 2016, she won the Rome Web Award in the category of Best Cast in ‘Cam Girls.’
Net Worth
According to online reports, Cantrell’s net worth is estimated to be $2 million while her other income and salary are still under review. Child actors get an average pay of $50-$100 per hour, depending on their talent and position. She also volunteers for various philanthropic organizations, including the LA Mission and an animal rescue facility.
Relationship Status
Ava Cantrell is currently single and not dating anyone according to reports. Cantrell has never been in a relationship or dated anyone in the past. Aside from that, it was disclosed that she dated a man called Ross in October 2019. They were together for more than three years.
During an interview with DailyMailTV, she revealed that a guy grabbed her neck and forced her to fight him off when he refused to let go. She emphasized that discussing women’s equality is the first and most crucial step.
Ava Cantrell – Body Measurements
Caption: Ava Cantrell posing for a photo (Source: Instagram)
This beautiful actress stands 4 feet 3 inches tall and weighs around 44 kg. Moreover, she has a pair of black eyes with the same colour hair and her body measurement is 34-23-35 inches.
Social Media
On her Instagram page ‘@avacantrell’ there are over 109k followers. Likewise, there are ove 9.7k followers on her Twitter page ‘@TheAvaCantrell’ and there are over 34k followers on her Facebook page.