<Tr> <Th> Occupation </Th> <Td> Actress </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Years active </Th> <Td> 2006--present </Td> </Tr> <P> Rowan Blanchard (born October 14, 2001) is an American actress . She is known for her role as Riley Matthews on the Disney Channel series Girl Meets World that aired from 2014 until 2017 . She also makes appearances on The Goldbergs as Jackie . </P> <P> Blanchard was born in Los Angeles, California, to Elizabeth and Mark Blanchard - Boulbol, who are yoga instructors . Her paternal grandfather was an immigrant from the Middle East, who was of part Armenian ancestry, and her paternal grandmother's ancestors are from England, Denmark, and Sweden . She was named after a character in Anne Rice's The Witching Hour . Rowan has two younger siblings, Carmen and Shane . </P>

Who plays riley matthews in girl meets world