Janel Parrish, a former Honolulu resident who moved to Burbank at age 14 to pursue a career in films, will make her movie debut in "Bratz: The Movie." Handout photo

Parrish, now 18, plays Jade in the live action feature based on the popular line of hip fashion dolls.

"Filming was done all over Los Angeles in February," said Parrish, a former Honolulu resident who relocated to Burbank at age 14 to pursue a career in films. "The dolls were the inspiration, but we are playing four real teen-aged girls."

Her co-stars are Skyler Shaye (Cloe), Malese Jow (Quinn) and Nathalia Ramos (Sasha). "American Idol" judge Paula Abdul also appears in the movie.

In the mid-1990s, Parrish portrayed Cosette in Honolulu, and later on Broadway.