Biography

Janine Leshay Rivers was born on November 28, 1993 in Houston, Texas to Shirley and Jackie Rivers. Janine is an actress, trained dancer, model, singer, writer and pageant queen. At an early age, Janine became enthralled with the arts, whether it was dancing on command of her mother or singing in the church choir; she just loved the feeling that performing bestowed upon her. She first started off with her love of dance, dancing since she could walk but did not become professionally trained in every possible genre until the ripe age of 6 years old. Her love for acting conjured up from her love of the old Disney Channel show "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody". From that point, she began to look up different casting calls, went on auditions and began taking classes to hone and perfect her craft. It wasn't until her first semester of college that she began taking it seriously and diving head first and has been following her dream starring in an number of productions ever since. Her influences consists of Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez and Taraji P. Henson.
- IMDb mini biography by: Janine Rivers