Marsai Martin

Marsai Martin

actress, producer, executive

Marsai Martin was born on Aug 14, 2004 in USA. Marsai Martin's big-screen debut came with Black-ish - Season 1 directed by Anton Cropper in 2014. Marsai Martin is known for Dragons Rescue Riders: Heroes of the Sky directed by Steve Moltzen, Noah Kaye Bentley stars as Burple and Brennley Brown as Leyla. Marsai Martin has got 17 awards and 17 nominations so far. The most recent award Marsai Martin achieved is BET Awards. The upcoming new movie Marsai Martin plays is PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie which will be released on Sep 29, 2023.

Rising star Marsai Martin, at just 17-years-old, is already on course to be a whirlwind sensation. At the age of five she landed her first national commercial and shortly after relocating to Los Angeles, she was cast as Diane Johnson on the ABC Emmy-nominated hit comedy Black-ish (2014). Alongside an all-star cast, the young starlet has stolen the hearts of viewers who tune in every week to see her hilarious and witty antics on the show. Her work on the show has earned her 9 NAACP Image Awards and 3 BET Awards. At the age of 10 she conceptualized and pitched a movie idea to Will Packer and Universal which became the feature film, Little (2019), which also earned her 2 more NAACP Image Awards. As the star and Executive Producer on the film, she has become a part of Hollywood history as the youngest person to EP a major Hollywood film. With opportunities presenting themselves daily, Marsai’s excited about uplifting diverse and young voices through her production company, Genius Productions, who signed an overall deal with Universal. Genius Entertainment has expanded across all platforms including television, digital and live activations. This past year announced projects include an interior design series for Discovery + called Remix My Space with Marsai Martin (2022) and a feature for Paramount+ partnered with The SpringHill Co and Awesomeness called Fantasy Football (2022). She recently served as an Executive Producer for Girls Inc Virtual Film Festival and co-created and produced a Gen Z financial literacy series for Verizon Media's "In The Know" called Money with Marsai Martin. Most recently you can see Marsai in the Universal/Dreamworks Animation Spirit: L'indomptable (2021), as well as Paramount’s feature film La Pat' Patrouille: Le film (2021).

  • Birthday

    Aug 14, 2004
  • Place of Birth

    Plano, Texas, USA
  • Also known

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Known For

Awards

17 wins & 17 nominations

BET Awards
2022
Winner - YoungStars Award
2020
YoungStars Award
Winner - BET Award
2019
YoungStars Award
Winner - BET Award
Image Awards (NAACP)
2021
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Winner - Image Award
2021
Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited Series)
Winner - Image Award
2020
Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited Series)
Winner - Image Award
2020
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Winner - Image Award
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