<Tr> <Th> Occupation </Th> <Td> Actress </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Years active </Th> <Td> 2005--present </Td> </Tr> <P> Nicole Gale Anderson (born August 29, 1990) is a Filipino - American actress . She is best known for her role as Heather Chandler on The CW series Beauty & the Beast . She is also known for her roles as Macy Misa in the Disney Channel Original Series Jonas, and as Kelly Parker and Miranda Collins on the ABC Family series Make It or Break It and Ravenswood . </P> <P> Anderson was born in Rochester, Indiana . Her father is an American who served as a Commander in the United States Navy, and her mother is of Filipino ethnicity . As a child, she won national gymnastics competitions, but retired due to injuries . Anderson was awarded a scholarship to Georgia's Barbizon Modeling and Acting School at age 13 . She then began to study acting and attending auditions . She landed several print ads and television commercials, including Mary - Kate & Ashley Online Clothing, Every Girl, Stand Up, and Bratz Pretty' n' Punk & Treasures . </P>

Who plays heather on beauty and the beast