Luna Blaise

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Luna Blaise
Blaise in 2016
Born (2001-10-01) October 1, 2001 (age 22)
Occupation
  • Actress
Years active2007–present
Notable workFresh Off the Boat, Manifest
Parents
  • Paul Boyd (father)
  • Angelyna Martinez-Boyd (mother)

Luna Blaise Boyd (born October 1, 2001) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Olive Stone in the NBC/Netflix sci fi drama series Manifest and Nicole Ellis in ABCs Fresh Off The Boat.

Early life[edit]

Blaise was born in Los Angeles, California. Her father is director Paul Boyd, from Glasgow, Scotland; and her mother, Angelyna Martinez-Boyd, is a second-generation Mexican-American actress from San Antonio, Texas.[1]

Career[edit]

Early roles and recognition[edit]

Blaise began acting at the age of six with a cameo appearance in the 2008 film Vicious Circle. In 2013, she was cast as Young Nina in the indie art film, Memoria, executive produced by James Franco, who also starred in the film.

In 2014, Blaise was cast in the recurring role of Nicole on the ABC television series Fresh Off the Boat[2] starring Randall Park and Constance Wu as Louis and Jessica Huang. She was 13 when the series started filming, and it was her first major role.[3] The role earned her an award for Best Recurring Young Actress at the 2016 Young Artist Awards.[4] In June 2016, Blaise starred in the music video of Jacob Sartorius' debut single "Sweatshirt".[citation needed]

Musical debut and Manifest[edit]

In early 2017, Blaise released her first single, "Over You", and announced in December 2017 she would be releasing new music in the new year. In late 2018, Blaise released her second single, "Secrets."[citation needed]

In 2018, Blaise was cast as Olive Stone in the NBC drama/mystery series Manifest.[5] Blaise publicly announced in 2022 that she wouldn't be releasing any more music.[citation needed]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Konflooent Victoria Santos
2009 Vicious Circle Chloe (Danyi's Sister)
2015 Memoria Nina (age 13)
2018 Surviving Theater 9 Eileen
Concrete Kids Luna
2021 Detach Sophia Short film
2022 We Are Gathered Here Today Susie
2023 Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe Elena Tellez
TBA Deltopia Hannah

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2013 The Breakdown Loonz Television film
2015–2018 Fresh Off the Boat Nicole 24 episodes
2018–2023 Manifest Olive Stone Main role

Music videos[edit]

Song Year Artist Notes
"Me-Time (With the Pulmonary Palimpsest)" 2009 Busdriver Plays Little Girl
"Sweatshirt" 2016 Jacob Sartorius
"Over You" 2017 Luna Blaise
"Secrets" 2018 Luna Blaise

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Award Category Role Result Ref
2016 Young Artist Awards Recurring Young Actress (14-21) Nicole Won [4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Blaise, Luna (September 29, 2017). "How a Lack of Latinx Representation Impacted My Mother and Gave Me a Mission". Popsugar. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  2. ^ Yamato, Jen (January 21, 2015). "'Ben-Hur' Adds Moises Arias; Luna Blaise Joins James Franco's 'Memoria'". deadline.com. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  3. ^ "Exclusive: Stars Luna Blaise & Athena Karkanis Talk New Show 'Manifest' - The Knockturnal". The Knockturnal. September 22, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  4. ^ a b Busekroos, Matt (March 14, 2016). "ABC and Nickelodeon Actors Lead Winners at Young Artist Awards". backstage.com. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  5. ^ Petski, Denise (March 9, 2018). "'Main Justice' Casts Deborah Ayorinde; Luna Blaise Joins 'Manifest'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 28, 2018.

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