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Shahadi Wright Joseph (born April 29, 2005) is an American actress, singer, and dancer. She is best known for her starring role in Jordan Peele's horror film Us (2019), the voice for Young Nala in Jon Favreau's musical film The Lion King (2019), and Holiday Anders in the podcast, "Six Minutes".
31 18. 13 Videos. 34 Photos. Shahadi Wright Joseph was born on 29 April 2005 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Us (2019), The Lion King (2019) and Throw it Back. More at IMDbPro. Contact info. Agent info. Resume. Born April 29, 2005. Add to list. Awards. 1 win & 10 nominations. Photos 34. Known for. Us. 6.8.
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Actress: Us. Shahadi Wright Joseph was born on 29 April 2005 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Us (2019), The Lion King (2019) and Them (2021).
- April 29, 2005
- She’S Wicked with A Putter.
- Her Director Inspired The Scary Smile.
- She’S Getting Animated For ‘The Lion King.’
- She's A Musical-Theater Kid at Heart.
- She Adores Crafting.
Her Zora is a girl who’s more interested in her iPhone than family time until the Tethered show up, and then she turns into a warrior, first taking on a pursuing Umbrae and later picking up a golf club to attack lookalike versions of the Wilsons’ close friends. “Both Jordan and I were so excited for that,” Wright Joseph says. “There was a lot of pr...
Since there needed to be slight differences between Zora and Umbrae, Wright Joseph worked with Peele to vary aspects like their postures and running styles. But it’s Umbrae’s haunting smile that defines her, Wright Joseph says. “During the audition, he told me she was born laughing, and I was like, ‘That's really creepy,’" she says. "I just tried t...
Wright Joseph spent a year on Broadway playing young Nala in “The Lion King” when she was 9, and will reprise the role in director Jon Favreau’s upcoming redo of the Disney classic (in theaters July 19), starring Donald Glover as Simba and Beyonce as grown Nala. “And before you ask, no, I did not meet Beyonce,” Wright Joseph says with a laugh. “I'l...
Dancing since age 2, Wright Joseph went from Broadway’s “Lion King” in 2014 to being an original cast member of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “School of the Rock: The Musical” when it bowed a year later to her “Hairspray” gig. (She also teaches bimonthly musical-theater workshops for the acting studio A Class Act NY.) Being on Broadway “was good training f...
You’re more likely to find a needle in her hands than the Tethered’s frightening shears. “I love to knit. In my free time, that's a good hobby that I like to do,” Wright Joseph says. She would often knit on the set of “Us,” though being bad took a little more time out of her schedule than being good. “For Zora, I didn't have to prepare that much,” ...
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May 13, 2021 · Shahadi Wright Joseph. cr: Brendan Wixted. Amazon’s Them, from creator Little Marvin, is a harrowing story about a Black family who moves to an all-white Los Angeles neighborhood from Jim...
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Apr 9, 2021 · At just 15 years old, Shahadi Wright Joseph has already accomplished things many actors can only dream of: a Broadway debut, a starring role in Jordan Peele's Us, and playing the younger...
Apr 7, 2021 · The breakout star of Jordan Peele's Us, Shahadi Wright Joseph stars in Amazon's new horror series, Them, created by Little Marvin and produced by Lena Waithe.
