See the young Jenna from "13 Going on 30" now at 30 years old

The actor Christa B. Allen played the 13-year-old version of the character of Jennifer Garner in the Rom-Com.


When the beloved rom-com that weighs in time13 in progress 30hit theaters in 2004, a young actorChrista B. Allenwas exactly the same age as her character, Jenna Rink. Of course, Allen shared this character with the film star,Jennifer Garner, which embodies the editor -in -chief of the 30 -year -old magazine, the 13 -year -old impatient young person.13 in progress 30was Allen's first major role, even if she continued to play in dozens of additional movies and television shows, even playing the youngest version ofanother oneGarner Character. She is also huge on Tiktok and has a special inclination for the comedy that has launched her career. Read the rest to find out more about Allen's life today.

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Garner helped her mark another part.

Christa B. Allen and Jennifer Garner in 2004
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Allen was so professional as a young Garner, she was invited to try him again a few years later13 in progress 30. In 2009, she played the character of Garner Jenny in adolescence in the Rom-ComGhosts of past girlfriends, co-starMatthew McConaughey. She saidEntertainment tonightLast year that the old starrecommended it for the role.

"I will just say that I play herGhosts of past girlfriends was a function of Jennifer. They were trying to play the role and they said to themselves: "We don't know what to do. We try to find a young man, "And Jen was like" Call Christa. " She has already done this before and is good in this area, '' said Allen at the point of sale. "So I really owe him this role. And it is still, speaking of his kindness."

But they don't always share roles.

Christa B. Allen in 2011
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Obviously, no actor can make a full career by being a doppelgänger younger from another star. Since13 in progress 30, Allen appeared in television shows, includingGray anatomy,,Uh,,the Wizards of Waverly Place,,Baby daddy, andBlack code. She was one of the stars in the dramatic seriesRevenge, playing Charlotte Grayson from 2011 to 2015. She played pieces in feature films, especiallyYouth in revoltandThe valley, as well as several TV movies, the most recent of which was 2021Christmas for guards.

She is a Queen Tiktok.

Between the roles, Allen is defeating social media. The actor has nearly 2 million followers onTiktok video application, where she publishes everything, of the preparation of videos to adapt to checks to the sketches of comedy. In a 2020 video, which has become viral beyond the users of the application,Allen celebrated Halloween By putting on her costume - adult Jenna's multicolored dress she carries to a magazine party - to a soundtrackWhitney Houston"I want to dance with someone", the same song as the assembly is set13 in progress 30. She also recreated othersFamous sets Film on Tiktok, superb fans with how much she looks like Garner now that she grew up.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

As it was for many artists and ordinary people, it was the pandemic thatAttracted Allen to Tiktok. "Because the industry was closed, especially at the beginning, we just didn't know what was going to happen," she saidSeduceLast year. "I was like, this Tiktok thing has a certain momentum. If I do Tiktok as it is my work, it will become my work, and he did."

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He was 30 years old herself was - and was not - a big deal.

Christa B. Allen in 2021
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Last year, looking forwardSon 30th anniversary, Allen wrote a try forSeduceAbout finally reaching this milestone, his teenage character was so impatient. The actor says in the room that she always felt a link with "people who have 13, 30, and everyone between the two", adding "."

But, Allen also writes that she was "in conflict" to recognize her birthday, because she does not think that a person's age is so important.

"The world is so eager to define us by age, and I know that another person's attempt to define me or put myself in a box based on my age or any other number associated with me is a reflection of them , no me, "Allen says in the test. "But what is age but energy? I like to consider my energy as age-free."

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