{{short description|American actress}} {{BLP sources|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Blaine Saunders | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|6|25}} | birth_place = Ada, Oklahoma, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2004–present | spouse = Matt Jacquez (m. 2017) }} '''Blaine Saunders''' is an American actress best known for her recurring role as Carly on the ABC sitcom ''The Middle''.
== Early life and career == Saunders was born in Ada, Oklahoma on June 25, 1993.
In 2006, Saunders starred as the titular character in ''Janie'', a short film about an only child whose life is shattered when a brother she never knew existed shows up to live with the family. The film screened at festivals internationally, from 2006 to 2009, winning a variety of awards.
Beginning in 2009, Saunders played Carly on ''The Middle,'' one of Sue Heck's (Eden Sher) best friends. She was promoted to guest star in 2010.<ref>Justin Lofton, "[http://www.theadanews.com/news/local_news/blaine-saunders-bumped-up-to-guest-star-in-the-middle/article_14fd12a1-62d7-5c72-aaaf-54c46475027c.html Blaine Saunders bumped up to guest star in ‘The Middle’]", ''The Ada News'', 11 October 2010.</ref> For the role, she was nominated at the 32nd Young Artist Awards for Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actress 17–21.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}}
In 2011, Saunders played Becky, a Werepanther, in four episodes of ''True Blood''. She has also appeared on ''Malcolm in the Middle'', ''Days of Our Lives'', and ''Medium''. In 2010, she starred in the ABC pilot ''A House Divided''.<ref>Justin Lofton, "[http://www.theadanews.com/news/local_news/area-girl-gets-role-on-abc-sitcom/article_d903645a-288f-5e7e-a338-ac112d53ffa0.html Area girl gets role on ABC sitcom]", ''The Ada News'', 2 January 2010.</ref>
== Personal life == Saunders became engaged to Matt Jacquez in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://howtheyasked.com/blaine-and-matt/|title=Blaine and Matt's Proposal on HowTheyAsked.com!|date=2017-01-22|website=How They Asked|language=en|access-date=2019-09-25}}</ref> They married the following year.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}}
==Filmography==
===Film=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |rowspan= "2" |2004 | ''Repressing Tansy'' | Lisette | rowspan= "6"|Short film |- |''The Taking'' |Isobel |- |2005 |''A Host of Trouble'' |Harriet |- |rowspan= "2"|2006 |''Janie'' |Janie |- |''Max and the Furious Fly'' |Lauren |- |2008 |''From the Chest'' | The Reds #3 |- |2010 |''Chase the Slut'' |Young Tibb | |- |2011 |''Monkey'' |Jamie |rowspan="2"|Short film |- |2015 |''The Fetch'' |Foutain |- |2017 |''Billy Boy'' |Young girl | |- |2020 |''Guide On'' |Shophie Ryder |rowspan="2"|Short film |- |2021 |''Reparanting'' |Pizza girl |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |2005 |''Medium'' |9-year-old girl |Episode: "Lucky" |- |rowspan="2"|2006 |''Thresold'' |Daughter |Episode: "Outbreak" |- |''A House Divided'' |Nan Sampson |rowspan="3"|TV movie |- |2007 |''Final Approach'' |Jilly Gilford |- |2010 |''The Quinn-tuplets'' |Teenage Rachel Quinn |- |2010-2018 |''The Middle'' |Carly |25 episodes |- |2011 |''True Blood'' |Becky |4 episodes |- |2014 |''Review'' |Meg Carmichael |Episode: "Stealing, Addiction, Prom" |- |2015 |''Battle Creek'' |Cece |Episode: "Cereal Killer" |- |2016 |''The Perfect Daughter'' |Tess |TV movie |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|1745775}}
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