Ava Michelle

Ava Michelle Cota (born April 10, 2002) is an American actress, dancer, singer and model. She is best known for her role as the character Jodi Kreyman in the Netflix comedy Tall Girl. She is also well known from the third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh seasons of Dance Moms, as well as being a member of the Select Ensemble team in season four for a short time.

Ava Michelle
Born
Ava Michelle Cota

(2002-04-10) April 10, 2002
Fenton, Michigan, U.S.
OccupationActress, dancer, singer, model
Years active2014–present
Height6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m)[1]

Biography

Michelle was born on April 10, 2002 and was raised in Fenton, Michigan.[2] She attended JC's Broadway Dance Academy which was owned and operated by her mother Jeanette, but closed permanently in 2017.[3] Michelle was a guest dancer of the ALDC "Select Team" in season 4 of Dance Moms.[4]

Michelle has been trained in contemporary, ballet, pointe, jazz, and tap dance.[5] She is also a model and made her debut on the runway for New York Fashion Week in 2017.[6] In 2018, she launched a social media campaign, #13Reasons4Me that encourages people to list 13 things they love about themselves or in their lives.[7]

Career

Michelle appeared in 2013 on the television series Dance Moms and was a regular on the show for another 4 years. She later toured the United States with other former stars from Dance Moms in 2018.[8] In 2016, she was in the first episode of So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation, though she was eventually cut due to her height.[9][10]

She appeared in several short movies in 2018 and made appearances in two episodes of The Bold and the Beautiful. Her first major role in acting came as playing the lead character in the Netflix film Tall Girl which was first broadcast on September 13, 2019.[2][11][12]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2018 This Is Me Olivia Newton-John Short film
2018 Mamma Mia! Anna Short film
2018 A Christmas Dinner Sophia Bailey
2019 Tall Girl Jodi Kreyman

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2014–2017 Dance Moms Herself 18 episodes
2016 So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation Herself 1 episode
2018 The Bold and the Beautiful Forrester model 2 episodes

References
  1. "Tall Girl Star Ava Michelle Says She Didn't Realize Her Height Would 'Hurt' Her Career". People. September 23, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2021. The 6 foot 1½ inch actress
  2. "Ava Michelle: 9 Facts about the Tall Girl Netflix star you need to know". PopBuzz. Global. 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  3. "Welcome to Broadway Dance Academy". JC's Broadway Dance Academy. Archived from the original on 26 July 2015. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  4. Tabony, India (September 13, 2018). "EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Ava Cota who talks Dance Moms, and her upcoming EP". CelebMix. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  5. "Ava Michelle". Box Office Buz. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  6. Beard, Katherine (September 15, 2017). ""Dance Moms" Darling Ava Cota Slays on the Runway at New York Fashion Week". Dance Spirit. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  7. Rumer, Anna (September 4, 2018). "Ava Cota Says Difficult 'Dance Moms' Experience Made Her a 'Stronger Person'". PopCulture. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  8. Contreras, Cesareo (October 7, 2018). "Lifetime's 'Dance Moms' Ava Cota dances in Hudson, talks about the #13reasons4me challenge". The MetroWest Daily News. GateHouse Media. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  9. Flynn, Caitlin (June 6, 2016). "Here's Why Ava Can Definitely Win 'SYTYCD'". Bustle. Bustle Digital Group. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  10. Gallagher, Caitlin (May 30, 2016). "Ava From 'Dance Moms' Makes It Through On 'So You Think You Can Dance' & Will Be Reuniting With Maddie". Bustle. Bustle Digital Group. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  11. Dodson, P. Claire (September 13, 2019). "Tall Girl Star Ava Michelle on How She Learned to Embrace Her Height for Her Netflix Role". Teen Vogue. Condé Nast. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  12. "Tall Girl Star Ava Michelle Says She Didn't Realize Her Height Would 'Hurt' Her Career". People. Meredith Corporation. September 23, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
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