Paola Andino was born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico and moved to Dallas when she was 3. She landed a lead role in Hallmark Hall of Fame's TV movie Beyond the Blackboard opposite Emily Van Camp. Paola's heart warming performance as Maria, a young homeless girl made people in the industry take notice. Soon after, Paola booked a guest star role on Grey's Anatomy playing Lily, a young girl suffering from a rare trachea disorder. In December 2012, she landed the lead role on Nickelodeon's new TV series Every Witch Way, playing Emma Alonso, a good witch who tries to navigate high school and her new found powers. EWW is based on the popular Latin American Series Grachi.

Michael first achieved widespread attention as a series regular playing a young firefighter in the critically acclaimed FX series Rescue Me. Some of Michaels other television credits include Blue Bloods (NBC), Castle(CBS), CSI Miami (CBS). Movie credits include the recently released feature film Last Knights with Clive Owen and Morgan Freeman, the independent feature film Cayman Went and the Oxygen networks Banshee. Michael can next be seen in the upcoming HBO series ``The Deuce`` and the Indy feature film Central Park. When not acting Michael can be found on a tennis court or performing his original music.

Shannan instantly connected to the role of Clare, Kristen's mother, and we are thrilled that she joined our cast. A Philadelphia actress, and author of the book The Littlest Peanut, Shannon has appeared in such shows as Elementary on CBS, and Hack. She is also a singer, songwriter who's original songs can be heard on Spotify.