Willow Smith
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Willow Camille Reign Smith (born October 31, 2000), known professionally as Willow, is an American child actress and singer who is the daughter of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith. She made her acting debut in 2007 in the film I Am Legend and later appeared in Kit Kittredge: An American Girl alongside Abigail Breslin. She received a Young Artist Award for her performance.
Apart from her acting she launched a music career in the fall of 2010 with the release of her single "Whip My Hair" and signing to Jay-Z's record label Roc Nation. The single peaked at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100, making Willow the youngest solo artist in history to do so.[1]
Personal life
She is the daughter of musician-actor Will Smith and actress Jada Pinkett-Smith. Her older brothers are Jaden Smith and Trey Smith, also child actors. In conjunction with Hasbro, she and her brothers are youth ambassadors for Project Zambia, which helps children orphaned by AIDS in Zambia.[2][3]
Acting career
Smith presented an award at the Kid's Choice Awards. She made her acting debut in I Am Legend alongside her father.[4] Her next film, Kit Kittredge: An American Girl,[5] was released on July 2, 2008.
Music career
In June 2010, Smith's mother Jada Pinkett Smith announced in an interview on Lopez Tonight that Smith would be releasing an album. Her first single, "Whip My Hair" leaked on September 7, 2010.[6] She is now signed with Jay-Z's label, Roc Nation. According to People, Smith is set to perform "Whip My Hair" on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest.[7]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | I Am Legend | Marley Neville[8][9] | |
| 2008 | Kit Kittredge: An American Girl | Countee Garby | |
| Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | Baby Gloria | Voice | |
| 2009 | Merry Madagascar | Abby | Voice / TV Movie |
| 2009–2010 | True Jackson, VP | Young True[10] | Nickelodeon TV Series |
Discography
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| US [11] |
US R&B [12] |
AUS [13] |
CAN [14] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | "Whip My Hair" | 11 | 5 | 19 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Music videos
| Year | Song | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Whip My Hair" | Ray Kay |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Group | Award | Result | Film/Show/Music |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a Feature Film (Young Actress Age Ten or Younger) | Nominated | I Am Legend |
| 2009 | Best Performance in a Feature Film (Young Ensemble Cast) | Won | Kit Kittredge: An American Girl |
References
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- ^ http://hellobeautiful.com/gossip-news/hellobeautifulstaff2/willow-smith-makes-history-with-whip-my-hair-sales/
- ^ "Jaden and Willow Smith support Project Zambia". In Touch Weekly. October 7, 2009. Retrieved 2010-06-08.
- ^ "Actors Jaden and Willow Smith Join Hasbro, Inc.'s Project Zambi as Youth Ambassadors". Project Zambi. October 7, 2009. Retrieved 2010-06-08.
- ^ Orloff, Brian; Lazaruk, Lauren (December 2, 2007). "Will Smith: My Daughter Wants to Be Paris Hilton". People. Retrieved 2010-06-08.
- ^ Smith, Krista (2010). "Rising Son: The New Karate Kid". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2010-06-08.
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- ^ "Willow Smith to Perform Live on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve". TVGuide.com. Retrieved December 6, 2010.
- ^ Howell, Peter (December 3, 2007). "Will Smith goes it alone". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2010-06-08.
- ^ Freydkin, Donna (December 11, 2007). "'Legend' premiere has that Smith family vibe". USA Today. Retrieved 2010-06-08.
- ^ don't forget "testing true"! :). Ashley Argota, YouTube, a.k.a ashargota (official youtube channel). 1:42 minutes in. "Willow Smith, who is Will Smith's daughter, is going to be playing Young True."
- ^ Caulfield, Keith; Pietroluongo, Silvio (November 4, 2010). "Chart Moves: Taylor Swift, Michael Jackson, Rihanna, Kanye West". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/artist/willow/762941#/artist/willow/762941
- ^ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart: 29/11/2010". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
- ^ "Nielsen Music: Canadian Update (November 5, 2010)". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 4, 2010. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
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