Who is Jeanette Cota?
American celebrity family member Jeanette Cota was born under the zodiac sign Scorpio on 25 October 1973, in Michigan USA. She’s probably only known for being the mother of Ava Michelle Cota, a famous American actress and model, perhaps known best for starring in the comedy movies “Tall Girl” and “Tall Girl 2”.
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Education and early life
Jeanette was raised alongside her older sister in Michigan, by their mother and father about whom Jeanette’s yet to speak in public because she respects their privacy; it’s known that Jeanette’s sister lost her life in a car accident, and that her father has also passed away.
Jeanette studied at Linden High School and was into multiple activities during her four years there; she took dance lessons and appeared in a couple of school plays, while she also enjoyed playing sports with her peers. She matriculated in 1992, and then chose to pursue a career rather than enrolling at college.
Jeanette’s career
Jeanette was only eight years old when she became a professional model, but only gained recognition in 2013, when she and her daughter Ava starred in the reality show “Dance Moms”.
She’s still today a dancer, but is nowadays mostly focused on managing her daughter’s career.
Love life and relationships
Jeanette dated American model Rick Cota for several years prior to marrying him in a private ceremony; the marriage ended when Rick died but Jeanette hasn’t shared many details regarding his death. The two were quite popular due to their love and the fact that they posed together during a number of modelling photoshoots.
Jeanette gave birth to their son Devon Cota on 4 July 1997 and daughter Ava on 10 April 2002; Devon died in a car accident on 7 February 2021.
It took Jeanette several years to find love again following Rick’s death, and she found it in Jason Drenner; they’re living together as of January 2024.
Interesting facts and hobbies
Jeanette’s active on Instagram and more than 60,000 people are following her on the network today; she’s shared close to 1,500 pictures and videos, with most of these featuring her spending time with her daughter, travelling around the USA and relaxing at the beach.
Jeanette’s still today physically quite active as she has multiple training sessions at the gym every week, while she still dances nearly every day.
She’s a lover of animals and horses are her favorites.
Jeanette’s favorite season is summer as she loves to wear dresses, go yachting and be close to the ocean.
She’s a philanthropist and has worked with various charity organizations.
Jeanette’s favorite actress is Jennifer Aniston, and some of her favorite films and TV series are “Friends”, “The Morning Show” and “Just Go with It”.
Height, age and net worth
Jeanette’s age is 50. She’s 5ft 8ins (1.73m) tall, weighs around 130lbs (59kgs) and has blue eyes and brown hair.
Jeanette’s net worth’s been estimated at over $1 million, and her daughter Ava’s at more than $2 million.
Who is her daughter Ava?
American actress Ava Michelle Cota was born under the zodiac sign Aries on 10 April 2002, in Fenton, Michigan USA. She has only seven acting credits and is probably best known for portraying the main character Jodi in the 2019 comedy film “Tall Girl”, which Nzingha Stewart directed, and which also starred Griffin Gluck and Sabrina Carpenter. It follows the life of the tallest girl at school Jodi, and the film won two of its three award nominations; Ava won the role mostly thanks to her height of 6ft 1ins (1.87m).
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She was raised in Linden, Michigan by her mother and father; she began taking dance lessons at a very early age, wanting to follow in her mother’s footsteps, and studied at JC’s Broadway Dance Academy which was owned and ran by Jeanette, until she closed it in 2022. Ava’s learned to dance various styles, including tap, pointe and ballet.
She matriculated in 2020, and then didn’t enroll at college, wanting to focus on acting and dancing.
Ava made her debut film appearance in the 2018 short fantasy musical “This Is Me”, directed by Joe Bohn, and in which she starred alongside Brandon Stewart and Jaheem Toombs. It follows several wax figures which have come to life at an old museum, and the film won five of its six award nominations. The same year saw Ava make her TV series debut, playing Forrester Model in two episodes of the soap opera “The Bold and the Beautiful”, which starred Ronn Moss and Katherine Kelly Lang, and was created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell. It’s been airing since 1987 and has won 135 of the 593 awards for which it’s been nominated.
Ava went on to star as Anna in the 2018 short musical film “Mama Mia!”, directed by Joe Bohn, and which also starred Brandon Stewart and Jaheem Toombs; it follows a group of friends who’ve met at their favorite beach, and the film won a Southern Shorts Award for Best Short Film.
She portrayed one of the lead characters Sophia Bailey in the 2018 short comedy movie “A Christmas Dinner”, written and directed by Brandon Stewart, and which also starred Joseph Slaughter and Kelly Rebecca Walsh. It follows a mother who’s planning to surprise her three children for Christmas, and the film won one of its four award nominations.
The year 2022 saw Ava play Zombie in the short musical comedy film “Zombies 2: The Collab”, and her only other credit has been reprising her role as Jodi Kreyman in the 2022 family comedy movie “Tall Girl 2”, directed by Emily Ting, and which also starred Griffin Gluck and Sabrina Carpenter. It follows Jodi now that she’s become popular at school but has begun losing her closest friends, and the film won a ReFrame Award for Feature.
Ava’s today also a social media star as more than 1.5 million people are following her on Instagram, while she’s posted nearly 700 pictures and videos; most feature her starring in “Tall Girl”, travelling and spending time with friends.
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