Tarzana, California - From Tarzana, California comes teen Actress Jordan Van Vranken who belongs to the AFTRA, SAG, AEA. The indie feature After the Wizard, which screened at the International Family Film Festival and opened in select theatres and released on DVD, introduces Jordan as the lead character of Elizabeth/Dorothy, a troubled orphan who escapes to the library and believes she is Dorothy Gale from the beloved Wizard of Oz. Jordan can also be seen on television in Criminal Minds, Nickelodeon’s Big Time Rush, in the Cameron Diaz film, Bad Teacher, and heard in the Warner Brothers/HD Films animated series CHADAM as the voice (and motion) of Ripley. She has completed over 20 independent films.Jordan won the 2011 Young Artist Award for BEST ACTRESS in a VOICE OVER role (for CHADAM), and was recognized at the 2010 Young Artist Awards for BEST PERFORMANCE in a TV Series, GUEST STARRING YOUNG ACTRESS (for Criminal Minds).
A Memphis native, Jordan began in radio at the age of six. Her work includes television, film and stage, commercials, music videos and voice over projects, including motion capture. She has studied at the Sanford Meisner Center, The Second City and The Groundlings.
