Bella Thorne's Real Name: Annabella Avery Thorne
Bella Thorne → Annabella Avery Thorne
Quick answer: Bella Thorne's documented full name is Annabella Avery Thorne. TV Guide lists that form as her birth name and a birth place of Pembrook Pines, Florida, using that spelling. TV Insider independently uses the same birth name, dates her birth to October 8, 1997, and places it in Pembroke Pines, Florida (TV Guide; TV Insider).
Real name and early life
She is known professionally as Bella Thorne. Both sources use Annabella Avery Thorne. They agree on a Florida hometown but differ on the spelling of the city: TV Guide writes Pembrook Pines; TV Insider writes Pembroke Pines. Only TV Insider supplies the October 8, 1997, date. TV Guide says her career began as a child model in print ads and commercials, and that she made an uncredited film appearance in Stuck on You at the age of six. TV Insider independently describes her as an accomplished model before she started acting, and says she later moved from her Florida hometown to Hollywood and landed recurring roles on Dirty Sexy Money (ABC, 2007-09) and the HBO series Big Love (2006-2011).
Career highlights
Both sources identify a breakout role as CeCe Jones on Shake It Up (TV Insider dates the Disney Channel series from 2010; TV Guide uses the title Shake It Up). TV Guide also names Tancy Henrickson on Big Love, a 2012 Imagen Award for Shake It Up, a 2011 single, "Watch Me," that reached No. 86 on the Billboard Top 100 chart, and the 2014 novel Autumn Falls. It lists Young Artist Awards, including wins in 2009 and 2011, and Teen Choice awards, including a 2015 Teen Choice Award for choice movie villain. TV Insider adds later credits including Blended (2014), The DUFF (2015), Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015), Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016), Amityville: The Awakening (2017), Famous in Love (2017), Paradise City (2021), and Saint Clare (2024).
Name notes for searchers
Annabella Avery Thorne is the documented full name in both TV Guide and TV Insider; the professional name is Bella Thorne. Searchers looking for CeCe Jones on Shake It Up or Tancy Henrickson on Big Love are usually aiming at the same person.
FAQ
What is Bella Thorne's real name?
Annabella Avery Thorne, according to both TV Guide and TV Insider.
When and where was she born?
October 8, 1997, according to TV Insider. TV Insider places the birth in Pembroke Pines, Florida; TV Guide uses the spelling Pembrook Pines, Florida, and does not give a date.
What was her breakout role?
CeCe Jones on Shake It Up, according to both sources. TV Insider dates the Disney Channel series from 2010.
Did she also record music?
Yes. TV Guide says her first single, "Watch Me," reached No. 86 on the Billboard Top 100 chart in 2011.