China Kantner Biography

China Wing Kantner was born in San Francisco to Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship band members Grace Slick and Paul Kantner. At 15 she become the youngest ever VJ on MTV. She appeared in a variety of school plays and embarked on an acting career in the 1990s, landing bit parts in such movies as Airheads, S.F.W., The Stoned Age, and The Evening Star. She also made guest appearances on Grace Under Fire, Murphy Brown, and L.A. Firefighters. In 1997 she began a recurring role on Home Improvement as Willow Wilson. Kantner gave up acting following her departure from the Tim Allen series and studied art history at UCLA. She occasionally sang on-stage with her famous parents during Jefferson Starship concerts and received musical credits on several Starship albums. In 2007 Kantner obtained a degree in Christian theology from Loyola Marymount University. ~ Tim Holland, Rovi