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Skai Syed Jackson (born April 8, 2002) is an American actress. She is best known for playing various roles in the movie the Smurfs and the commericial Band-Aide. She was best known for her role as Zuri Ross in the Disney Channel series Jessie and later reprised the role in Bunk'd.
Career[]
Skai Jackson was born in New York City.[2] She began her career as a child model appearing in numerous national commercials, including for Band-Aid bandages.[2] Her first major acting role was in the independent film Liberty Kid (2007). Followed by other films such as Rescue Me (2008) and The Rebound (2009). In 2009, she was cast member of the Nickelodeon pre-school animated series Bubble Guppies playing role of Little Fish. From 2010 to 2011 she guest starred in the television series Team Umizoomi, Royal Pains and Boardwalk Empire. She also had small role roles in the 2011 films Arthur and The Smurfs.[3] In 2011, she was cast as Zuri Ross in the Disney Channel sitcom Jessie starring Debby Ryan.[2]
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Liberty Kid | Destiny - age 3 | Independent film |
| 2008 | Rescue Me | Little Girl | Short film |
| 2009 | [[The Rebound
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Museum Little Girl #1 | Theatrical film |
| 2009–2010 | Bubble Guppies | Series regular | |
| 2010 | Team Umizoomi | Kayla | Episode: "The Rolling Toy Parade" |
| 2010 | Royal Pains | Maddie Phillips | Episode: "Big Whoop" |
| 2011 | Arthur | Little Girl (uncredited) |
Theatrical film |
| 2011 | The Smurfs | Kicking Girl | Theatrical film |
| 2011 | Boardwalk Empire | Aneisha | Episode: "What Does the Bee Do?" |
| 2011–2015 | Jessie | Zuri Ross | Main Role; Disney Channel Original Series |
| 2013 | The Watsons go to Birmingham | Joetta Watson | Hallmark Channel film |
| 2015-2018 | Bunk'd | Zuri Ross | Main Role; Disney Channel Original Series |
Gallery[]
To see a Skai Jackson gallery, click here.
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