China Anne McClain (born August 25, 1998) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, and dancer. She is a current member of the sister girl group McClain. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, China's career began in 2005 when she was seven years old acting in the movie The Gospel (2005). She also played China James in Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls (2007), along with Idris Elba and her two sisters. However, she became nationally known after 2007, when she joined the cast of the series Tyler Perry's House of Payne as Jazmine Payne.