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- Jabari Banks as Will. Will Smith is an executive producer on Bel-Air, which means that he likely had a hand in picking the young actor who would be taking on the role of Will in the new show.
- Olly Sholotan as Carlton. The relationship between Will and Carlton in Fresh Prince was one of the show’s highlights, so fans will be eager to see how the dynamic of the two cousins plays out in this new series.
- Adrian Holmes as Phillip Banks. James Avery memorably played Uncle Phil in the original ‘90s sitcom, with Adrian Holmes now taking on the role of the Banks family patriarch.
- Cassandra Freeman as Vivian Banks. Vivian Banks, better known as Aunt Viv, is set to be played in Bel-Air by Cassandra Freeman, making her actually the third actress to play the character (Janet Hubert for the first three seasons of the original series, Daphne Reid for the last three).
Mar 1, 2022 · In the fifth episode, viewers follow twelve-year-old Ashley Banks, played by Akira Akbar, as she grapples with questioning her sexuality.
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Feb 23, 2023 · Now, she is set to join the cast of Bel-Air but not as Ashley, as that character is being played by Akira Akbar, who has also starred in Captain Marvel, We Can Be Heroes and Criminal Minds.
- Laura Donaldson
Jan 19, 2023 · In the series’ upcoming second season, Ali will recur as Mrs. Hughes, the middle school English teacher who sees something special in Ashley (played by Akira Akbar in this version), often...
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Ashley Banks is the youngest daughter of Philip and Vivian Banks, the sister of Carlton, Nicky and Hillary Banks, and the cousin of Will Smith.She was born on August 26, 1979. Ashley enjoys the time she spends with her mother, but is arguably the closest with her cousin, Will, who is a huge inspiration to her. Ashley looked up to Will as a big brot...
Vivian Banks - Mother (Also mother to Hillary, Carlton and later Nicky Banks) Phillip Banks - Father (Also father to Hillary, Carlton and later Nicky Banks) Hillary Banks - Sister (Oldest child) Carlton Banks - Brother (eldest brother) Nicky Banks - Brother (youngest child) William "Will" Banks - Cousin (son of Viola Smith and Lou Smith) Geoffrey B...
One thing in the season 3-6, is that she never ages. Mostly she was 15 and never moved up the age for the last 4 seasons.She along with her brother Carlton Banks appeared in fellow NBC sitcom In The Housein the episode titled "Dog Catchers".Jan 15, 2015 · So what happened to the actress who portrayed Ashley, Tatyana Ali? Ali didn't give up on the entertainment industry after the final episode of Fresh Prince aired in 1996.
Ashley, age 12, is the youngest of the Banks siblings and the most grounded and politically minded of the three. She’s kind and independent, with a rebellious spirit. Wrestling with identity issues and trying to find her place in the world, Ashley desires to break out of the stuffy Bel-Air bubble.
