Avantika

Born: 2005-01-25 in Union City, California, USA

Known For: Acting

Biography

Avantika Vandanapu (born 25 January 2005), sometimes credited mononymously as Avantika, is an American actress and dancer. She has worked in several Indian films in the Telugu and Tamil languages. In 2021, she starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie Spin and in 2022, played the role of Janet Singh in the American comedy Senior Year. She was also the second winner of the Zee TV reality show Dance India Dance Lil Masters North America. In 2024, she played the role of Karen Shetty in Mean Girls, a film adaptation of the Broadway show adaption of the 2004 film Mean Girls. She also starred in the supernatural horror film “Tarot” playing Paige.

Filmography

2026

Pretty Lethal as Grace
Not Suitable for Work as Abhinaya 'Abby' Chilukuri

2025

Good Hang with Amy Poehler as Self - Guest
Cartoonified! With Phineas and Ferb as Avantika (voice)
Champion as Diana

2024

Mean Girls as Karen Shetty
Tarot as Paige
Big Girls Don't Cry as Leah "Ludo" Joseph
Serena Versus ... (Thanks)
Pop Monsters as Greer

2022

Senior Year as Janet

2021

The Sex Lives of College Girls as Priya
Moxie as Chem Class Girl
Spin as Rhea Kumar
Boomika as Boomika

2020

Diary of a Future President as Monyca
Mira, Royal Detective as Kamala (voice)

2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self

2018

Agnyaathavaasi as Sampath's daughter

2017

Mickey and the Roadster Racers as Sareena Tapoor (voice)
Rarandoi Veduka Chudham as Young Bhramarambha
Balakrishnudu as Young Aadhya
Babu Baga Busy as Anitha
Oxygen as Avantika

2016

Premam as Young Sindhu
Brahmotsavam as Ajay's Cousin
Manamantha as Swathi

2011

American Horror Story as Ophelia

2005

American Dad! as (voice)
Hell's Kitchen as Self - Restaurant Patron