Shahadi Wright-Joseph

Shahadi Wright-Joseph

Shahadi Wright-Joseph (born April 30, 2005 ) is an American actress , singer and dancer . She is best known for her role in the horror thriller We and as voice actress for young Nala in the original version of the animated film The Lion King .

Life

Wright-Joseph has been dancing since she was two. She auditioned once for a school play in third grade with Lupita Nyong'o's Oscar acceptance speech.

Her first leading role in theater came when she was cast as a young Nala in the musical The Lion King on Broadway when she was nine years old. Wright-Joseph was also an actress in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Musical School of Rock . She also appeared in the television movie Hairspray Live! in 2016 as Inez Stubbs.

She was a supporting actress in the critically acclaimed horror film We, directed by Jordan Peele . For this role, she was nominated for the Saturn Award for best young actress in 2019 . She also took on her role as the young Nala in the remake of the original film of the same name , released in 2019, of the original film The Lion King, directed by Jon Favreau .

Filmography (selection)

• 2016: Hairspray Live!
• 2019: We (Us)
• 2019: The Lion King ( The Lion King , voice Nala)

Awards (selection)

Critics' Choice Movie Award

• 2020 : Nomination as best young actress for Wir

Saturn Award

• 2019 : Nomination as best young actress for Wir

Web links

Commons : Shahadi Wright-Joseph  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

• Shahadi Wright-Joseph in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Brian Truitt: Meet Shahadi Wright Joseph, the breakout horror warrior in Jordan Peele's 'Us'. In: usatoday.com. Retrieved January 15, 2020 . 
2. ↑ 'Us' Stars Shahadi Wright Joseph and Lupita Nyong'o Don't Scare Easily, Anymore. In: Interview Magazine. March 25, 2019, accessed January 15, 2020 . 
3. ↑ 'Us' kids Shahadi Wright Joseph and Evan Alex on playing doppelgangers for Jordan Peele. In: latimes.com. March 22, 2019, accessed January 15, 2020 .