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Rowan Blanchard            

Disney Channel Star Known for "Girl Meets World" & "Spy Kids: All the Time in the World"

Rowan Blanchard is an actress best known for her role as Rebecca Wilson in Spy Kids: All the Time in the World. She also played the main character Riley Matthews in the Disney Channel original series Girl Meets World, a continuation of the hit series, Boy Meets World.

Blanchard began acting at the age of five. In 2010, Rowan was cast as Mona's daughter in The Back-up Plan and was in the main cast of the Disney Junior Original Series Dance-A-Lot Robot as Caitlin. In 2011, she was cast as Rebecca Wilson in Spy Kids: All the Time in the World, and as Raquel Pacheco in Little in Common.

In late January 2013, Blanchard was cast as Riley Matthews in the Disney Channel series Girl Meets World. She also sings the title song, along with co-star Sabrina Carpenter. The titular character is the daughter of Cory and Topanga from Boy Meets World. She is an active member of Disney Channel Circle of Stars. Blanchard also played Cleo in the Disney Channel Original Movie Invisible Sister.

In September 2017, Blanchard announced that she would be releasing a book, titled Still Here, which was published in February 2018. Blanchard also co-starred in the feature film adaptation A Wrinkle in Time, which was released in March 2018, alongside stars such as Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling, Storm Reid, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Michael Peña, Zach Galifianakis, and Chris Pine.

Blanchard plays Alexandra in TNT’s Snowpiercer, a futuristic thriller starring Jennifer Connelly and Daveed Diggs based on the 2013 South Korean-Czech film of the same name.

Blanchard is a public activist in areas such as feminism, human rights, and gun violence. While most of her comments regarding these issues are posted via Twitter or Tumblr, she has spoken at the UN Women and US National Committee's annual conference as part of #TeamHeForShe, a feminist campaign. She has also been open about her depression and encourages others to seek help.

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Dear Evan Hansen: Show Creators, Experts Talk Mental Health ...
Actor Rowan Blanchard, 'Dear Evan Hansen' playwright Steven Levenson and mental health experts discussed issues spotlighted by the musical.
Rowan Blanchard On The Moment That Sparked Her Feminist Activism
Rowan Blanchard’s feminist wisdom never ceases to amaze us. The 14-year-old “Girl Meets World” star revealed what sparked her passionate activism for the feminist movement in a discussion with Interview Magazine on Tuesday. Blanchard was one of the many young change-makers who spoke with the magazine for its April issue titled “The New Progressives.”
Rowan Blanchard From 'Girl Meets World' Identifies As 'Queer'
Rowan Blanchard is opening up about her sexuality and engaging in a dialogue with fans about the importance of representing queer identities on the small screen.
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