China Anne McClain (born August 25, 1998) is an American child actress and singer, McClain was formerly in Tyler Perry's House of Payne portraying the role of Jazmine Payne. She currently stars as Chyna Parks in the Disney Channel Original Series A.N.T. Farm. 2005–10: Early work and Tyler Perry's House of Payne McClain was discovered in 2005 by a music executive who heard her sing and encouraged director Rob Hardy to audition her for his 2005 feature film The Gospel alongside Boris Kodjoe and Idris Elba.