Actor
Avantika
Born January 25, 2005 in Union City, California, USA17 films
Avantika Vandanapu (born 25 January 2005), sometimes credited mononymously as Avantika, is an American actress and dancer.
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She has worked in several Indian films in the Telugu and Tamil languages. In 2021, she starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie Spin and in 2022, played the role of Janet Singh in the American comedy Senior Year. She was also the second winner of the Zee TV reality show Dance India Dance Lil Masters North America. In 2024, she played the role of Karen Shetty in Mean Girls, a film adaptation of the Broadway show adaption of the 2004 film Mean Girls. She also starred in the supernatural horror film “Tarot” playing Paige.
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First watchMoxie20217.2as Chem Class GirlInspired by her mom's rebellious past and a confident new friend, a shy 16-year-old publishes an anonymous zine calling out sexism at her school.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
17 films as actor- 2026Pretty LethalGrace
- 2025ChampionDiana
- 2024Pop MonstersGreer
- 2024TarotPaige
- 2024Mean GirlsKaren Shetty
- 2022Senior YearJanet
- 2021SpinRhea Kumar
- 2021BoomikaBoomika
- 2021MoxieChem Class Girl
- 2018AgnyaathavaasiSampath's daughter
- 2017OxygenAvantika
- 2017BalakrishnuduYoung Aadhya
- 2017Rarandoi Veduka ChudhamYoung Bhramarambha
- 2017Babu Baga BusyAnitha
- 2016PremamYoung Sindhu
- 2016ManamanthaSwathi
- 2016BrahmotsavamAjay's Cousin