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Diamond White was born on 1 January 1999 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She is an actress, known for The Lion Guard (2015), Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016) and Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (2023).- Actress
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Hailey Kilgore is an American actress born in Humble, Texas and raised by her adoptive parents in Oregon. She started singing and performing at an early age. At the age of 9, she began singing the National Anthem for sporting events in the Portland area, including the Trailblazers, Winterhawks, and Portland Beavers. She took part in several pageants and won the 2012 National American Miss Miss Oregon Pre-Teen Title as well as the National American Miss National Spokesmodel competition. In 2015, she won the Miss Oregon's Outstanding Teen competition.
Hailey attended Clackamas High School for two years, where she performed in a number of plays. She was Tiger Lily in "Peter Pan" and Fruma Sarah in "Fiddler on the Roof," among others. During those 2 years, she also took part in the August Wilson Monologue Competition. In 2015, she took second place in the Portland competition and performed in the national competition in New York. In the Fall of 2015, Hailey transferred to the Clackamas Web Academy, after taking the role of Rebecca Gibbs in Portland Center Stage's production of "Our Town." Later that Fall, she also performed in the ensemble of PCS's production of "Ain't Misbehavin.'"
Hailey graduated a year early, and enrolled at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York in the Fall of 2016. She was cast as Ti Moune in the Broadway revival of "Once on this Island" which opened December 3rd, 2017. Hailey received a number of award nominations for her performance, including nominations for a Chita Rivera Award for Outstanding Female Dancer, Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical, Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance, and a Tony nomination for Best Actress in a Musical. She received a Theatre World Award for her performance, and won both the Broadway.com Audience Award for Favorite Leading Actress in a Musical, and the Broadwayworld.com Fan Choice Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical.- Actress
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Angella Katherine is a Brooklyn born, Grenadian actress, model, recording artist, TV/media personality & entrepreneur! Katherine received her BFA in Acting in, May of '20. She has played dynamic theatre roles, stars in numerous feature/short films, as well as television series! The professional swimmer, beach lifeguard, mentor, singer, songwriter, poet, dancer, stepper, & former pageant Queen plans to continue making strides towards excelling in the Film, TV & Theatre industry, by the grace of God! Follow her on Instagram @JAWNGELLA to keep up with this Kaween and all her wild endeavors!
TV: Flatbush Misdemeanors (Showtime), Sexy Beasts (Netflix), Lady in the Lake (Apple TV), The Late Show w. Stephen Colbert (CBS). Off-Broadway: the she's (The Public Theatre), Othello, (Brooklyn Lyceum), The Wolves, I Will Be Gone, Detroit 67, Is God Is, The New Margo (Brooklyn College) . - Actress
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China Anne McClain comes from an artistic family. Her father, Michael McClain, is a music producer, vocalist, writer and sound engineer. His first production was on Beyonce's younger sister, Solange Knowles (Solo Star CD - track no.16 entitled Sky Away). China Anne's mother, Shontell, is also a vocalist and songwriter. China Anne and her two sisters, Sierra and Lauryn, formed a singing group they lovingly call "3mcclaingirls". They have completed their first song, "Silly Games". The music was produced by their father's production company, Gabesworld Music and co-produced by Larry Nix. The song was also written and co-produced by their mother. China Anne's younger brother, Gabriel (age 4) also acts, sings, dances and does handstands with ease! The family's music production company, GabesWorld Music is named after Gabriel.
Ian Burke, a family friend, was over for dinner and China Anne performed a song from Spy Kids 2. Ian made a phone call to a director named Rob Hardy who was searching for a young girl who could sing and act to play Alexis in his upcoming film, The Gospel. China Anne had her 1st audition with Rob Hardy and discovered months later that she was chosen to play the character, Alexis. China Anne's sisters, Sierra Aylina McClain and Lauryn Alisa McClain, also appear in the Children's Gospel Choir scene of the movie.
Since filming The Gospel, China Anne has continued to audition for casting directors in Georgia, North Carolina, Illinois and California. She appears in a park scene playing with a dog and in an after school scene of the upcoming film, Madea's Family Reunion. She was also recently interviewed by Jacque Reid at BET on the red carpet at The Gospel premiere in Atlanta, Georgia.
China Anne is also an active member of Screen Actors Guild. She is funny, talented, extremely disciplined and has mature self-control. Her favorite part about filming movies is the time she spends in hair and make-up. Her performance and genuine, kind spirit garnered her rave reviews from her fellow actors, cast and crew. Their on-going support inspires China Anne to continue to perform and learn more about her passion - Acting.
China Anne's hobbies are singing, dancing, drawing elaborate greeting cards and going to church with her family. She enjoys memorizing the lines of various Disney movies and loves to audition. China Anne is an exceptional student and reads chapter books with ease. She is an expert with a hula-hoop and just learned to roller-blade this past summer. Her dream is to someday write and direct her own films and to go on the road performing with her sisters.- Actress
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Brittany Adebumola was born on 6 August 1998 in Florida, USA. She is an actress, known for The Other Black Girl (2023), 4400 (2021) and Grand Army (2020).- Actress
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Lexi Underwood was born on 28 August 2003 in Cheverly, Maryland, USA. She is an actress and executive, known for Cruel Summer (2021), Little Fires Everywhere (2020) and The First Lady (2022).- Dara Reneé was born on 7 November 2000 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (2019), My Stepfather's Secret (2019) and Descendants: The Rise of Red (2024).
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Wallis was born in Houma, Louisiana, to Qulyndreia (Jackson) Wallis, a teacher, and Venjie Wallis, Sr., a truck driver. She has one sister, Qunyquekya, and two brothers, Vejon and Venjie, Jr. "Quven", the first part of her name, combines the first syllables of her parents' first names. Wallis, at age five, auditioned for her very first acting job, the starring role in Beasts of the Southern Wild, even though the minimum age to be considered was six. She eventually beat out 4,000 others for the role of Hushpuppy, the indomitable child prodigy and survivalist who lives with her dying father in the backwoods bayou squalor of Louisiana. At that time, she was just six years old during the filming. Wallis is the first person born in the 21st century to receive an Academy Award nomination. In May 2014, Wallis was named the face of Armani Junior, Giorgio Armani's line for children and teens. This makes her the first major child celebrity to be the face of a luxury brand.- Khosi Ngema burst onto the scene with the 2020 Netflix release of "Blood and Water", about a local teen who uncovers her family's secret past and navigates the complicated world of a South African high school. In it she plays the lead role of "Fikile Bhele" opposite Ama Qamata, the other female lead.
Khosi is also an accomplished model, a talented singer and fluent in several languages including English. - Actress
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Kianna Naomi is a Los Angeles based film and theatre actress. Kianna was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. She is a full time student, attending college and majoring in Theatre Arts. Here, she participates in musical theatre and various student film projects. Kianna is also known for her large following on her social media accounts including Youtube and Instagram.- Actress
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Courtney Michaela Ann "Coco" Jones was born on January 4, 1998 in Columbia, South Carolina and raised in Lebanon, Tennessee to Javonda Antenessia Jones (née Floyd), a session vocalist & Mike Jones, a former NFL player. She rose to prominence starring in the Disney Channel film, Let It Shine (2012) & was featured on Radio Disney's Next Big Thing from 2010 to 2011. Jones was formerly signed with Hollywood Records, before releasing her independent singles and EPs beginning in 2014. As of March 2022, Jones is officially signed to Def Jam Recordings.- Actress
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Sierra Aylina McClain was born on 16 March 1994. She is an actress, known for Daddy's Little Girls (2007), 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020) and Shrink (2009).- Actress
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Asha Ashanti Bromfield is an actress, singer, author and producer of Afro-Jamaican descent. She stars as Melody Jones in CW's Riverdale, and as Zadie Wells in Netflix's hit show, Locke and Key. Asha Ashanti is the author of Hurricane Summer and Songs Of Irie through St Martins Press/Macmillan publishing and Wednesday Books.- Actress
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Danielle Brooks was born on 17 September 1989 in Augusta, Georgia, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Peacemaker (2022), Orange Is the New Black (2013) and Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia (2021). She has been married to Dennis Gelin since 13 January 2022. They have one child.- Actress
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Actress Montana Jacobowitz is an up and coming Hollywood sensation. She can be seen voicing Butters Stotch on the highly sought 2024 Astra Television Awards and five time Emmy-winning Paramount+ TV show "South Park." She has acted alongside Lauren Graham, Andy Daly, Rob Riggle, Griffin Gluck, and Isabela Merced in the CBS blockbuster film "Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life." She is best known for her role as 'Peaches Thomas' in the Amazon Prime soap opera series, "2Real4U." The series focuses on women's lives as they share a Safe Haven Home with secrets and corruption occurring behind closed doors. Peaches is a young teenager that comes from a broken home. She was placed in mental institutions due to numerous suicide attempts. When nothing works, she is placed in the Safe Haven Home. Unknown to Peaches, the hidden dark secrets of the home begin to emerge.
Montana has also been acclaimed for her performances in off-broadway productions such as As You Like It (Female Version: Amiens), Hairspray (Little Inez), Fiddler on the Roof (Yente), and You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Sally). In addition, Montana has been recognized for her musical abilities as singer-songwriter and musician. Montana auditioned for ABC's competitive show, "American Idol Season XIV." She opened for notable actors and musicians such as Jeffrey Osborne, Jaleel White aka Steve Urkel (Sitcom, "Family Matters"), and Kechi Okwuchi ("America's Got Talent" Season 12 Finalist). She has written 4 original songs called, "Let Me In," "Ask Me Why I Cry," "Reckless," and "The Things I've Done," which can be heard and streamed on all music platforms.- Actress
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Mariah Iman Wilson was born and raised in Scottsdale, Arizona. Her natural talent for the arts was displayed at age two, when she began training and performing at Plumb Dance School in Scottsdale, Arizona. Later, at age 4, she showcased her talent for dancing, singing and acting at Desert Stages Theatre under the direction of the late Gerry Cullity and his wife Laurie. Mariah participated in numerous plays as lead characters and in the ensemble for the plays "Grease," "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown," "Joseph and the Techicolor Dreamcoat," "Butterfly's Day," "Cinderella," "The Grinch," "Annie," "Wizard of Oz," "Barbie Beach Party," and "Ugly Duckling. This led to several on-air performances with Arizona's local media KPNX-TV 12, KTVK-TV 3 and KNXV-TV 15 "Sonora Living," as well as being featured in the local print media, The Arizona Republic, The Scottsdale Independent News, Arizona Sentinel and New Times.
As a member of the Arizona Angeles "Bronze" dance performance team, Mariah performed at the Phoenix Suns Basketball Halftime show, and at Arizona Rattlers Arena Football games as well as the Arizona Maricopa County Fair. She also performed with the City of Phoenix "Bob McGrath Sesame Street" Holiday Show. At age 6, Mariah booked on her first commercial audition for Joanne ETC. Her commercial credits also include PSAs for Homeland Security, "Medley;" Arizona Anti Smoking, "Kick Butts;" a Lifetime Television promo; the Female Olympians 2008(spec); the Community Health Network of Connecticut and Morgan Stanley Financial(spec).
Upon moving to California in 2003, Mariah has been featured in a variety of television shows: "Drake and Josh," "The George Lopez Show," "Summerland," "Still Standing," Medical Investigations," "According to Jim," "Medium," "The Bernie Mac Show," "Judging Amy," Inconceivable," and "CSI-NY." She has been in several feature films; "Kicking and Screaming," "Be Cool," "Christmas with the Krantz," "American Pie," "Band Camp," and "Must Love Dogs," as well as the independent films "The Factory," "Tyler," "The Good Neighbor Policy," "After School" and the film short "Last Dance," in which she played the lead role as the young Denise. She has been in Pilot Presentations' "The RO Show," (variety show) produced by Roshon Productions and in a screenplay called "Tunes" performed at the 2005 Embodi Black Female Festival.
She makes her big screen debut as "Magic" in the Dreamworks - Paramount motion picture version of "Dreamgirls" opening in December 2006.
Vocally, Mariah has performed the National Anthem at local sporting events. Her solo performances include singing jazz tunes at Sanders Mexican Grill and Gourmet Pizza Kitchen and an invitation to perform at the Los Angeles County Fair as part of the Sabado "School of Music." She sang on the soundtrack of the feature film "Naked Bros." She currently trains under Michael Skidgel of the Michael Skidgel Singers. Mariah was featured on Jen Turner's music video "Slithers." She is also training to play the piano.- Actress
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Chloe Bailey was born on 1 July 1998 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for Praise This (2023), Last Holiday (2006) and A Wrinkle in Time (2018).- Actress
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Stefanée Martin (she/her) is an American actress originally from Washington, D.C. As a teen, she was a student in the Visual and Performing Arts program for Theater at Suitland High School and at the Studio Theater in Washington, D.C. Her first professional acting role was at the Studio Theater in Kia Corthron's "Breath, Boom", directed by Rahaleh Nassri. She continued her theatre studies at Temple University, earning a B.A. in Theater and later at the American Conservatory Theater, earning a M.F.A. in Acting. She is known for playing Yolanda Kipling, a vivacious, street-smart young woman in Baz Luhrmann's two-part Netflix original, The Get Down. Stefanée has performed in numerous theater productions, appeared as a guest star in various television series, and made her film debut in the indie feature thriller "Skin in the Game" playing Violet, a soft-hearted youth grappling with a vital life-choice. She is based in New York, NYC.- Music Department
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Lauryn Alisa McClain was born on 9 January 1997. She is an actress, known for Haunt (2019), 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020) and A.N.T. Farm (2011).- Actress
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Kayla Smith, also known as Kayla Brianna, is a "triple threat" performer. She is proving to be a new force in Entertainment. Her theatrical credits include: CW's Black Lighting, Freeform's Switched at Birth, TBS' Meet The Smiths and as the lead for indie thriller Payment Received. Her music influence has garnered over 35 million streams and views worldwide. Her sound, which has the perfect blend of Pop, R&B and Soul, has put her on the map as iHeartRadio's 2017 "On the Verge" artist as well as earning her a nomination for "Best New R&B Artist." She's repped by Rothman Andrés Entertainment and Pietra Ingenito of TalentWorks.- Actress
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Ryan Destiny was born in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She is an actress and set decorator, known for Star (2016), The Fire Inside (2024) and The Lower Bottoms (2021).- Actress
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Ashleigh Murray portrays Josie McCoy in the CW's new teen drama Riverdale. Ashleigh was born in Kansas City, Missouri. In the 5th grade, she went to Oakland, California, to live with her aunt for 2 years, where Murray enjoyed studying piano, jazz and hip-hop. After graduating high school back in Kansas City, Missouri, she moved to New York city where she studied at the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, graduating in 2009.
Previously, while studying at NYCDA, she starred in an off-Broadway production of "Child of the Movement," based on a true story, on that of Claudette Colvin, a 15-year-old girl from Montgomery, one who preceded Rosa Parks's involvement with the NAACP, was in a Coke commercial with Diggy Simmons which debuted during the 2013 BET Awards, as well as Lady Gaga's MTV VMA 2013 promo video. Murray worked on the WB's The Following, appeared in two episodes of TVLand's Younger and stars in a Netflix Original Movie "Deidra & Laney Rob a Train" (starring Rachel Crow, David Sullivan, Tim Blake Nelson, Danielle Nicolet, Sasheer Zamata and Arturo Castro).- Actress
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Hayley Law was born on 19 November 1992 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She is an actress, known for Riverdale (2017), Altered Carbon (2018) and The New Romantic (2018).- Birgundi Angel Baker is an American actor, singer and dancer from Raleigh, North Carolina. She is a graduate of Howard University's Musical Theatre Program. Upon moving to Chicago, she attended the Launch Showcase. After the showcase, Birgundi signed with Gray Talent Group and broke into the world of television of film. Birgundi Angel Baker has been listed by Refinery29 as one of the "Top Actresses To Look Out For in 2018".
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Halle Bailey was born on 27 March 2000 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for The Little Mermaid (2023), The Color Purple (2023) and Last Holiday (2006).- Actress
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Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins is known for Dear White People (2014), Dear White People (2017) and Hello Cupid (2013).- Actress
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Ajiona Alexus was born on 16 March 1996 in Tuskegee, Alabama, USA. She is an actress, known for 13 Reasons Why (2017), Real Love (2023) and BMF (2021).- Actress
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Lauren Keyana "Keke" Palmer was born on August 26, 1993 in Harvey, Illinois and raised in Robbins, Illinois to Sharon and Larry Palmer, both former actors. Palmer showed vocal promise as a five-year-old, when she belted out "Jesus Loves Me" in her church choir. A year later the singer-actress had a solo in her kindergarten play but, to her mom's dismay, the mike had not been adjusted to suit her daughter's height. Without missing a beat, Palmer lowered the mike and moved the crowd with her heavenly voice. At that very moment, her family knew there was something special about Keke (a nickname given to her by her sister).
Although music was still her passion, Palmer's first big break came via her acting skills, making her big-screen debut in Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004) as Queen Latifah's niece. Immediately recognizing her star potential, the film's producers encouraged her parents to take their daughter to California to explore other acting opportunities. Relocating required that Palmer's parents leave behind the security of their jobs, a newly purchased home and uproot their other three children. However, it didn't diminish the family's support of Palmer's aspirations.
Once settled on the West Coast, Palmer did not waste any time. Within six weeks she had booked an episode of the critically acclaimed CBS series Cold Case (2003), a national K-Mart commercial and was chosen from a nationwide search to play opposite William H. Macy in a TNT movie, The Wool Cap (2004). Her performance was so amazing that it earned her a Screen Actors Guild nomination--to date, she is the youngest actress (then at age ten) ever to receive a nomination in a Lead Actress Category.
In 2006 Palmer appeared as the lead character "Akeelah Anderson" in the critically acclaimed, award-winning film Akeelah and the Bee (2006). The film, about a young South Los Angeles girl who attempts to win a national spelling bee, won the hearts of audiences everywhere. Her breakthrough performance has received praise from many film critics and organizations. Among the list of nominations received, "Akeelah and the Bee" was listed as one of NBR's 2006 Top Independent Films of the Year, as well as four nominations from the NAACP Image Awards. Palmer, alone, won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture, as well as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture by the Black Movie Awards. She has also received nominations for Most Promising Newcomer by the Chicago Film Critics, Best Actress by the Black Reel Awards, and Best Young Actress by the Broadcast Film Critics Association. Keke held her own in scenes with veteran co-stars Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne.
That very same year, Palmer appeared in Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion (2006), which was #1 at the box office for two consecutive weeks. Palmer went on to win a 2007 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture for her breakout role in "Akeelah and the Bee". She also received a ShoWest Award for Rising Star of the Year. Shortly after, Palmer lit up the small screen starring in the Disney Channel's hit movie, Jump in! (2007). This one-two punch of big-screen success coupled with small screen ratings power made Keke Palmer a household name in Hollywood.
Palmer contributed her first recording, which was featured on the "Akeelah and the Bee" soundtrack, titled "All My Girlz", and followed it up with the ever popular "My Turn Now" on the "Jump In!" soundtrack. As if two soundtracks were not enough, she was also asked to sing "Tonight", an end title song from the smash-hit Ben Stiller movie, Night at the Museum (2006). Her Atlantic Records debut album, "So Uncool", is jammed with up-tempo R&B tracks, inspirational moments, and love songs. In 2008, Palmer starred in the Weinstein Co. feature, The Longshots (2008). The film was based on the true story of a young female quarterback, played by Palmer, that makes Pop Warner history; she starred opposite Ice Cube, for first time director and Limp Bizkit front man, Fred Durst.
Palmer also starred as the title character in the hit Nickelodeon series, True Jackson, VP (2008), for 68 episodes. She played a high-school student who becomes the head of a major fashion label. In the fall of 2008, "True Jackson" bowed with over 4.8 million viewers, setting a record for Nickelodeon's largest audience for a live-action premiere. She has received four NAACP Awards for Best Actress in Children's Television for her role as "True Jackson". In 2011, Keke joined the voice cast of Nickelodeon's Winx Club (2004). She played Aisha, the Fairy of Waves. For her voice work on Winx Club, she received another NAACP Award nomination, this time for Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series or Special.
Keke starred in the movie, Abducted: The Carlina White Story (2012), for the Lifetime Network. She had a voice role in the 20th Century Fox animated film, Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012), as the character "Peaches". Her co-stars include Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Jennifer Lopez and Queen Latifah.
Palmer was seen on the big screen in the Alcon/Warner Bros movie, Joyful Noise (2012), singing alongside legendary Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton, however, it was Palmer who the critics singled out for her "young and inspiring" rendition of the Michael Jackson song, "Man in the Mirror".
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Herizen F. Guardiola (born July 24, 1996) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known for her breakout role as Mylene Cruz on the Netflix original series, The Get Down.
Guardiola is a native of Miami, Florida. Her father, Juan Carlos, is a reggae musician of Cuban descent, and her mother, Venice Pink, of Jamaican descent, is a nutritionist and yoga instructor. Guardiola has two younger sisters.
Herizen Guardiola made her acting debut in The Get Down, a Netflix original series from Baz Luhrmann. About her discovery, Luhrmann said, "It's always thrilling to find a fresh unknown talent, particularly one who is not only a terrific actor but a magnificent vocalist."
In the four days after the August 12th, 2016 release of The Get Down, she went from 3,000 Instagram follows to over 21,000; On Monday, September 12, 2016, exactly a month after its release, she surpassed 100,000 Instagram followers.- Actress
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Joy Sunday was born in Staten Island, New York to Nigerian parents. She completed theatre training at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School, graduating from USC's School of Cinematic Arts with an honors degree in Critical Studies. She made her TV debut as a top-of-show guest star on CBS' MacGyver (2016) and got her SAG card by way of Justin Simien's Bad Hair (2020). Joy has since made multiple TV and movie appearances, produced a number of short films, and ventured into audiobook narration.- Simone Joy Jones is known for The Son of No One (2011), Bel-Air (2022) and Anything's Possible (2022).