Daria Johns (born December 21, 2007) is a 14-year-old American actress who will be portraying Simone in the upcoming Disney Channel series, Saturdays.
Daria was born on December 21, 2007, in Chicago, Illinois, She first began acting at the age of six appearing in a range of commercials and advertisements. She went on to make her acting debut in the 2016 short film Kayla's Light. she is best recognized for having starred as Zoe in the 2018 Netflix film Nappily Ever After. She is also known for her role as Zakaria in the 2018 television series Rel. She appeared in the Kellog's "I Found Dory" commercial which earned her international attention. She was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois but later moved to Los Angeles with her family to pursue her acting career
Daria started acting at the age of six and began her career at nine years old. Daria got her start in the film Kayla's Light . She was also in the indie film Animator, and in 2018, she had her first lead role in the film Nappily Ever After. Since then, Daria continues to film television, film and commercial roles and okayed Zakaria in ‘Rel.’ In 2021, she appeared in the TV series, ‘Mixed-ish, The Upshaws, the movie Space Jam: A New Legacy and of course her role as Simone in the new show Saturdays
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year
Title
Role
2016
Kayla's Light
Kayla
2018
Miskits
Sophie
2018
Animator
Juju
2018
Nappily Ever After
Zoe
2021
Space Jam: A New Legacy
Design Camp Kid
Television[]
Year
Title
Role
2018
Rel
Zakaria
2019
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Student
2020-2021
Mixed-ish
Shanice
2021
The Upshaws
Savannah
pre-production
Saturdays
Simone
2020
Unleashed
Kid Jury
2021
B Positive
Bella
2023
Saturdays
Simone
Self[]
Year
Title
Role
2018
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Sports 2018
Legend Award Presenter
2019
The 40th Annual Young Artist Awards
Self
2021
The 42nd Annual Young Artist Awards
Self - Legend Award Presenter
Self[]
Year
Award
Category
Nominated Work
Result
2019
Young Artist Award
Best Performance in a Streaming Series or Film: Young Actress
Winner
2021
Young Artist Award
Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Teen Artist
