India de Beaufort

As the power struggle between Jane (Erica Dasher) and India (India de Beaufort) continues to heat up on ABC Family’s Jane by Design, we see no sign of a future reconciliation. Luckily, we had a chance to chat with India de Beaufort herself about the ladies’ rivalry. In our exclusive Wetpaint Entertainment interview, she let a few spoilers slip, along with insights into her character and what to expect from her work relationship with Jane. Related Content: Jane by Design’s India de...Read Full Story

Growing up with parents in the business, both started their careers as dancers, India spent a lot of her childhood behind the scenes and doing bit jobs for friends of the family. At 14 years old the fun hobby became a future career choice. “I wanted to sing and the thing about growing up in the business is all our family friends were in the business,” India confides. “I made a phone call to a friend and said would you manage me, I’d love to be a singer and she said she’d love. She was...Read Full Story

India previously starred as Aneka in the fantasy comedy Kröd Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire . As you might imagine the show had a very enthusiastic male fan base. “We did Comic-Con and all that kind of stuff so they’re very male driven, they’re very enthusiastic,” she laughs. “I got some really cool fan mail.  I got things sent to me that were interesting .” Playing a warrior was fun but definitely came with its restrictions; she literally had to be sewn into her costume every day...Read Full Story

India’s boyfriend, Todd Grinnell, plays Mr. Hunter on Jane by Design . “He came to work with me one day and they loved him, they’d seen his work in something else so they wrote him a role on the show,” she explains. “Which is perfect for us because we get to work together a little bit.” India is no stranger to all the One Tree Hill fans where she played tough Music Executive Miranda Stone. “I was there on and off for nine months of the year.  I was basically living in the Hilton just off...Read Full Story

India’s passion for acting all started with an unlikely audition. “My commercial agent got me an audition for a film called Run, Fat Boy, Run , that was directed by David Schwimmer. They never meant to audition through a commercial director, they just couldn’t find the girl for this role so they were broadening the net and it just so happened I got the job,” she recalls. “That was my first legitimate role, and I didn’t really know what I was doing, but David took me under his wing and said I...Read Full Story