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}}'''Shahadi Wright Joseph''' is an American singer, dancer, and child actress, who is best known for her role as Little Inez in ''Hairspray Live!'', and Zora Wilson/Umbrae in [[Jordan Peele]]'s ''Us''. |
}}'''Shahadi Wright Joseph''' is an American singer, dancer, and child actress, who is best known for her role as Little Inez in ''Hairspray Live!'', and Zora Wilson/Umbrae in [[Jordan Peele]]'s ''Us''. |
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| − | For [[Disney]], Joseph portrayed [[Nala|Young Nala]] in the [[The Lion King (musical)|Broadway adaptation]] of [[The Lion King|''The Lion King'']]'' ''and reprised her role in Disney's [[2019]] [[The Lion King (2019 film)|remake of the film]].<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2019/03/23/us-meet-shahadi-wright-joseph-jordan-peele-teen-horror-warrior/3241589002/ 'Us': Meet Shahadi Wright Joseph, Jordan Peele's teen horror warrior]</ref> |
+ | For [[Disney]], Wright Joseph portrayed [[Nala|Young Nala]] in the [[The Lion King (musical)|Broadway adaptation]] of [[The Lion King|''The Lion King'']]'' ''and reprised her role in Disney's [[2019]] [[The Lion King (2019 film)|remake of the film]].<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2019/03/23/us-meet-shahadi-wright-joseph-jordan-peele-teen-horror-warrior/3241589002/ 'Us': Meet Shahadi Wright Joseph, Jordan Peele's teen horror warrior]</ref> |
== Trivia == |
== Trivia == |
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| − | * Joseph is the first actor/actress from a Broadway adaptation of a film to reprise her/his role in a live-action adaptation of its animated original. |
+ | * Wright Joseph is the first actor/actress from a Broadway adaptation of a film to reprise her/his role in a live-action adaptation of its animated original. |
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==Gallery== |
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Revision as of 05:30, 28 April 2020
Shahadi Wright Joseph is an American singer, dancer, and child actress, who is best known for her role as Little Inez in Hairspray Live!, and Zora Wilson/Umbrae in Jordan Peele's Us.
For Disney, Wright Joseph portrayed Young Nala in the Broadway adaptation of The Lion King and reprised her role in Disney's 2019 remake of the film.[1]
Trivia
- Wright Joseph is the first actor/actress from a Broadway adaptation of a film to reprise her/his role in a live-action adaptation of its animated original.
Gallery
_-_JD_McCray_and_Shahadi_Wright_Joseph_with_Young_Simba_and_Young_Nala.jpg "The Lion King (2019) - JD McCray and Shahadi Wright Joseph with Young Simba and Young Nala.jpg (361 KB)")
Shahadi Wright Joseph and JD McCray with young Nala and young Simba for the 2019 live-action adaptation of The Lion King.