Ava Cantrell (born June 19, 2001 in San Diego, California) is an American actress and dancer, best known for her role as Penelope Pritchard in the Nickelodeon series The Haunted Hathaways. Ava Cantrell began her acting career in 2008. In 2015 she was cast as Teen Diana in Lights Out, produced by James Wan and directed by David F. Sandberg. Cantrell is also starring in the 2016 film One Under the Sun alongside Pooja Batra and Gene Farber directed by Vincent Tran. She is involved in many charities and talks about her starring role in the antiwar movie to the Tennessee online news and entertainment magazine One Under the Sun. She has appeared in many TV commercials, music videos and short films. She gained notoriety as Penelope Pritchard on Nickelodeon series Haunted Hathaways and won a 35th Young Artist Awards in 2014 for her recurring role. She has the lead role of Brooklyn in the 2015 web-series Cam Girls the Series which has won numerous awards. Ava is also an award-winning dancer competing between 2007-2014 in the styles of Ballet, Tap, Contemporary, and musical theater. She has a YouTube channel showcasing these performances Miss Ava Cantrell.
