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Luna Blaise

Luna Blaise

American actress (born 2001)


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.

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Early life

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

Early roles and recognition

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

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

Film

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Television

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Music videos

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Awards and nominations

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References

  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. 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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