Jeanine Mason

Jeanine Marie Mason is an American actress and dancer best known for winning the fifth season of the dancing competition series So You Think You Can Dance.

Biography
Mason was born on January 14, 1991, in Miami, Florida. Mason grew up in a family that heavily enjoyed dancing, having enrolled in dancing classes by the time she was 3. As she got older, not only did she begin perfecting multiple styles of dance, but she also explored the world of theater, appearing in multiple community productions. In 2009, Mason decided to audition for the fifth season of So You Think You Can Dance. Impressing both the judges and America with her dancing skills, Mason danced her way to the top 4, where she eventually took home first place. Afterwards, Mason moved to Los Angeles, California, to study theater at the University of California, Los Angeles. Once she graduated cum laude in 2014, she then continued to pursue her acting career.

Mason earned her first on-screen role in 2010, when she was cast as Muffy in the Nickelodeon television series Big Time Rush. She earned her first major recurring role in 2013, when she was cast as Cozette in the comedy-drama series Bunheads. Since then, she's appeared in TV shows and movies such as Major Crimes, Studio City, The Archer, ESL - English as a Second Language, Ride Overshare, NCIS: Los Angeles, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and Criminal Minds.

On Criminal Minds
Mason will portray Helen Pierce in the Season Thirteen episode To A Better Place.

Filmography

 * Criminal Minds - To A Better Place (2017) TV episode - Helen Pierce
 * Searchers (2017) - Juniper
 * Ride Overshare (2017) - Natalie
 * Daytime Divas - 2 episodes (2017) - Nick
 * Waffles (2017) - Gina
 * The Archer (2017) - Rebecca Rosinsky
 * ESL - English as a Second Language (2016) - Lucia
 * Of Kings and Prophets - 9 episodes (2016) - Merav
 * El Empantanado: The Muddy (2016) - Heili
 * Stars (2015) - Heather's Mother
 * Studio City (2015) - Zoe
 * Take It from Us (2015) - Heather
 * NCIS: Los Angeles (2014) - Bonnie Flores
 * Default (2014) - Marcela
 * You're the Worst (2014) - Dana
 * Delirium (2014) - Hana Tate
 * Awkward. (2014) - Shayne
 * Major Crimes (2013) - Heather Shore
 * Hot Mess (2013) - Savannah
 * The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2013) - Bebe
 * Bunheads - 7 episodes (2013) - Cozette
 * Hollywood Heights - 2 episodes (2012) - Natalie
 * ¡Understudy! (2012) - Clara Klein
 * Glassy (2011) - Unknown Character
 * CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2011) - Gween Seligson
 * The Bling Ring (2011) - Girl - Bosso
 * The Fresh Beat Band (2011) - Amy
 * So You Think You Can Dance - 20 episodes (2009-2011) - Dancer
 * Big Time Rush (2010) - Muffy

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For an up-to-date filmography, see here.