Jemma McKenzie-Brown was born on June 2nd 1994 in the town of Beverly in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. From the age of five she made her parents watch her perform Spice Girls routines, singing and dancing around the house. When Jemma saw an advertisement for the Sylvia Young Theatre School in London, home to budding stars, she begged her parents to let her audition for a place at the school. She got through - and the school started opening doors for her.In 2006, the young starlet played Georgina Pritchard in the much-loved short television series, The Amazing Mrs Pritchard, portraying the daughter of Jane Horrocks character. In 2008, Jemma landed a guest appearance in popular UK kids show, M.I.High as Irene in the episode Spy Plane. Jemma lent her voice to radio plays Old Peter's Russian Tales and The Monstrous Mother.Then the call came for Jemma to take part in a closed audition for the coveted role of Tiara Gold in High School Musical Three.