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United States Jennifer Stone has successfully balanced a career as an actress, known for her role in Disney's "Wizards of Waverly Place," with her subsequent professional journey as a registered nurse, specializing in emergency room care.
Medtronic Diabetes partnered with Jennifer Stone to raise awareness around the importance of diabetes technology in managing type 1 diabetes. She has been using their InPen system for years and advocates for its use and the dose calculator feature.
Jennifer Stone was born on February 12, 1993, in Tarrant County, Texas. She began her acting career at the age of six, performing in theatre, musicals, and local Texas commercials. Her early work in Texas included a film featuring Michael Caine and Robert Duvall, “Secondhand Lions” (2003), for which she received a Young Artist Award nomination. Her career progressed with various television and film roles. She gained significant recognition for her role as Harper Finkle in the Disney Channel sitcom “Wizards of Waverly Place,” where she starred alongside Selena Gomez from 2007 to 2012. During her time on the show, she also had a voice role in the Disney Channel Original Movie “Dadnapped” (2009) and lent her voice to “Phineas and Ferb” (2009).
After her tenure on “Wizards of Waverly Place,” Stone continued to act in projects such as “Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars” (2010) and “Mean Girls 2” (2011). She also appeared in “Nothing Left to Fear” (2013), a film produced by Slash from Guns N’ Roses. In March 2013, she was diagnosed with latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA). This diagnosis influenced a significant turning point in her career. She pursued further education, earning an Associate of Science in Nursing from Glendale Community College and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Azusa Pacific University. Her motivation was to gain a deeper understanding of her condition and help others facing similar health challenges.
Jennifer Stone officially transitioned from acting to become a registered nurse in 2019, specializing in emergency room care. She played an active role on the front lines during the COVID-19 pandemic. While primarily focused on her nursing career, she has periodically returned to acting, and notably co-wrote and starred in the independent film “The In-Between” (2019), which received critical acclaim and awards for its ensemble and dramatic narrative. Stone continues to advocate for people with type 1 diabetes, having testified before the Senate for the JDRF and serving on the Global Ambassador Council for Beyond Type 1.
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