Ryan stars as Jessie, a starry-eyed teenager born and raised in a military family who ventures to New York City to make her dreams come true. Once arriving in New York, she winds up becoming a nanny to four gregarious kids, in the Disney Channel comedy series "Jessie."
Ryan recently starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie "Radio Rebel" and is well known for her starring role as "Bailey Pickett" on the hit Disney Channel series, "The Suite Life on Deck." In 2010 she starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie "16 Wishes." In addition to singing the movie’s theme song, "A Wish Comes True Everyday," she co-wrote a second track, "Open Eyes," with her singer-songwriter
