Malese Jow

Jow starred as Mareth Ravenlock in season two of The Shannara Chronicles. She voiced Kate Cha / Dupli-Kate in the Amazon Prime Video animated series Invincible.

• Name — Malese Jow • Birth Name — Elizabeth Melise Jow • Born — 18 February 1991 • Birthplace — Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. • Occupation — * Actress • singer • Years Active — 1997–present

Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Jow moved to California with her mother Lanae Tillery Jow, sister Makenna Jow, and brothers Jensen and Braden Jow when she was nine years old. Jow is of Chinese and Cherokee descent. As a child, she would often sing the national anthem at local baseball games.

When she was six years old, Jow appeared on Barney & Friends and Dellaventura. She had a co-starring role in the Nickelodeon sitcom Unfabulous as Geena Fabiano, one of the best friends of Emma Roberts' character Addie Singer. The show ran for three seasons from 2004 to 2007 and earned Jow several Young Artist Award nominations. When Unfabulous ended in 2007, Jow co-starred in the film Bratz: The Movie as Quinn. She has guest-starred on the shows Wizards of Waverly Place, The Young and the Restless, iCarly, The Secret Life of the American Teenager and the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana and co-starred in the 2009 science fiction comedy Aliens in the Attic. In 2010, Jow appeared in the first season of The CW fantasy drama The Vampire Diaries. She played Anna, a vampire. Jow briefly re-appeared in the third season. That same year, Jow co-starred in the fantasy romance film You're So Cupid! as Megan, and the drama film The Social Network as Alice Cantwell. She also guest-starred on an episode of TNT crime comedy-drama Leverage. Jow went on to star in the Nickelodeon action/science fiction sitcom The Troop as Cadence Nash. • Illustration — Jow in June 2012 In 2011, Jow began a recurring role in the second season of the Nickelodeon musical sitcom Big Time Rush as Lucy Stone, an aspiring rock musician and a brief love interest of Kendall Knight (Kendall Schmidt) and later on becomes the love interest of James Diamond (James Maslow). She guest-starred in the ABC mystery comedy-drama Desperate Housewives as Violet. In 2012, Jow starred in The CW drama pilot Shelter, produced by J. J. Abrams and Mark Schwahn, where she played Morgan. It was not picked up by the network. In January 2013, Jow confirmed her role in the crime comedy Plastic. That same month, it was also announced that Jow would reprise her role as Lucy Stone on Big Time Rush in the fourth and final season. In February 2013, Jow was revealed to be the new host of The Vampire Diaries side show, TVD Rehash (Re#ash) replacing previous host Arielle Kebbel. Later that month, it was announced that Jow would be joining the CW science fiction romantic drama pilot Oxygen, as Julia Yeung, a girl who has an illness which may be cured by aliens. In May 2013, Oxygen was picked up and retitled Star-Crossed. The series was part of the 2013–14 mid season schedule. In August 2013, production began for Star-Crossed. The show ran for one season from February 17 to May 12, 2014. In 2014, Jow was in the television movie Presumed Dead in Paradise and played Madison Ashland. On October 27, 2014, she was announced to have a recurring role as Linda Park on the CW's superhero drama The Flash. In 2015, Jow was listed in Maxims Hot 10. On August 25, 2015, Jow was announced to be reprising her role as Linda Park. In the second season's fifth episode, "The Darkness and the Light," Jow played villainess Doctor Light, an alternate universe version of Linda Park. On February 2, 2017, it was announced Jow would be playing Mareth Ravenlock on MTV's The Shannara Chronicles. On NCIS: Los Angeles, she played Jennifer Kim, who is the illegitimate daughter of late NCIS Assistant Director Owen Granger (Miguel Ferrer). In September 2017, it was revealed that Jow would be playing Daya in the upcoming Escape Plan: The Extractors movie. Jow has begun filming a new feature film as of November 2017 titled I Wrote This For You. Jow has semi-retired from acting as of 2025, choosing voiceover projects such as Invincible. The series, based on the comic book series of the same name, which premiered on Amazon Prime Video in 2021 over on screen work. She also produces content for Instagram involving food.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1997 — Barney & Friends — Tea party girl — Episode: "Pennies, Nickels, Dimes" • Dellaventura — Orphan child — Episode: "Dreamers"; uncredited • 2003 — The — Reynita — Episode: "Right Place, Right Time" • 2004–2007 — Unfabulous — Geena Fabiano — Main role • 2007 — Wizards of Waverly Place — Ruby Donahue — Episode: "Movies" • 2008 — The Young and the Restless — Hannah — 2 episodes • 2009 — iCarly — Fake Carly Shay — Episode: "iLook Alike" • The Secret Life of the American Teenager — Gail — Episode: "One Night at Band Camp" • Hannah Montana — Rachel — 2 episodes • 2010–2011 — The Vampire Diaries — Annabelle "Anna" Zhu — Recurring role (seasons 1–3), 18 episodes • 2010 — Leverage — Josie — Episode: "The Boost Job" • 2011–2013 — The — Cadence Nash — Main role (season 2) • 2011 — Desperate Housewives — Violet — Episode: "Then I Really Got Scared" • 2011–2013 — Big Time Rush — Lucy Stone — Recurring role, 14 episodes • 2012 — CSI: Miami — Amanda Reed — Episode: "Friendly Fire" • 2014 — Star-Crossed — Julia Yeung — Main role • Castle — Hillary Cooper — Episode: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" • Presumed Dead in Paradise — Madison Ashland — Television film • 2015 — The — Linda Park / Doctor Light — Recurring role, 7 episodes • Filthy Preppy Teens — Beatrix Bishop — Web series; main role • 2015–2019 — NCIS: Los Angeles — Jennifer Kim — 4 episodes • 2016 — Sweet/Vicious — Chloe Freeman — Episode: "Tragic Kingdom" • Sisters of the Groom — Sarah Adams — Television film • 2017 — The Shannara Chronicles — Mareth Ravenlock — Main role (season 2) • 2021–present — Invincible — Kate Cha|Kate Cha / Dupli-Kate, Iguana, Various — Recurring voice role, 15 episodes

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2026 — Invincible VS — Kate Cha / Dupli-Kate

• Title — Year — Album • "He Said She Said" — 2006 — rowspan="21" Non-album singles • "Turn Away" • "Sounds of Summer" • "Live for Today" • "You Left Me in the Air" — 2007 • "You Had It All" • "Mista DJ" • "Hey Oh" • "Left Waiting" • "No Better" — 2008 • "Caught Up in You" • "Go Go" • "Where You Belong" (featuring Joe Jonas) • "The Perfect Love" — 2009 • "Red Light" — 2010 • "Bad Romance" (featuring Nick Dellinger) • "Smells Like Teen Spirit" — 2011 • "Dear Lover" — 2014 • "Timber Street" (Austin Charles featuring Malese Jow) — 2015 • "Fighting for This Love — 2016 • "Trying to Sleep" — 2018

• Title — Year — Director • "Trying to Sleep" — 2018 — Melise • As a guest appearance • Year — Title — Artist • 2009 — "When You're Around" — C&C • "The In Crowd" — Mitchel Musso • 2010 — "Til I Forget About You" — Big Time Rush • 2011 — "Famous" — Lissa Lauria • "Time-Bomb" — All Time Low

• Award — Year — Category — Nominated work — Result • Alliance of Women Film Journalists — 2010 — Best Ensemble Cast — The • Broadcast Film Critics Association — 2010 — Best Cast • Hollywood Film Festival — 2010 — Ensemble of the Year • San Diego Film Critics Society — 2010 — Best Performance by an Ensemble • Young Artist Award — 2005 — Best Young Ensemble Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) — Unfabulous • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • Best Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Young Actress

She also worked under the name Malese Jow. The authorities additionally record the headings Elizabeth Melise Jow and Melise. Her recorded language was English.