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At just 13 she became an executive producer.

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She has won 9 NAACP awards and 3 BET awards.

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As overwhelmed as she was by the honor when Marsai Martin accepted the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Motion Picture for her leading role in "Little," in 2021, she kept her composure and shared her immense gratitude. When the camera panned to Martin's mother, Carol Martin, that was a different story. She cried the sweetest, happy tears for her "little girl!"

In all the excitement, Martin brought her phone with her on stage. The youth, am I right? But that didn't distract her from the gratitude swelling in her heart. "Thank you to God, of course. Thank you to my mom and dad for giving me a life to be here today," Martin said. Cue the waterworks! Martin's list of thank you's continued until she managed to thank everyone in her life, especially the "beautiful Black girls out there who inspire me everyday."

Marsai Martin has grown up right in front of our very eyes, from "Black-Ish" to leading lady to CEO of her own company, Genius Productions. In fact, Martin has made history as the youngest person at Universal to receive a first-look deal. Since this win, Martin has continued to shift history as one of Hollywood's brightest young luminaries.

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2024 NAACP Image Awards: Marsai Martin Thanks Little Black Girls Everywhere

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During Marsai's acceptance speech at the 51st NAACP Image Awards, the 'Little' actress had her mom in tears.

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Marsai has won 18 rewards in all.

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which lead to her becoming the youngest black producer.

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Marsai Martin | Actress, Producer, Executive

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Known for: Little, Black-ish, PAW Patrol: The Movie

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Marsai Martin also advocates for equality and social justice

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However, she has faced some challenges like staying authentic.

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Caila Marsai Martin ( MAR-say; born August 14, 2004) is an American actress and producer, best known for her role as Diane Johnson on the ABC sitcom Black-ish (2014-2022).

In 2019, Martin had a starring role in the comedy film Little, which she also produced, becoming the youngest person ever to produce a studio film. The same year, Time magazine named her on its " Time 100 Next". In 2022, she produced and starred in the sports comedy film, Fantasy Football.

Martin was born in Plano, Texas, to Carol and Joshua Martin. Martin's acting career started after a glamour pictorial, in which the photographer gave Martin's parents a discount in exchange for her father's promise that he would submit the photos to talent agencies. The photos were sent out to four agencies and one immediately signed her. At age five, Martin landed her first national commercial for Choice Hotel. Her family then moved to Los Angeles in 2013, so she could pursue an acting career.

In 2014, Martin was cast as Diane Johnson, the daughter of Andre ( Anthony Anderson) and Rainbow Johnson ( Tracee Ellis Ross) on the ABC sitcom Black-ish, created by Kenya Barris. For her breakthrough role, Martin has received numerous awards and nominations, including three NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and a Young Artist Award. She has received six NAACP Image Awards nominations and two Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.

Martin (second from right) with her Little co-stars Regina Hall and Issa Rae and director Tina Gordon

In 2016, Martin made her film debut, playing a leading role in the Amazon Studios original film An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win, set in Detroit during the Civil Rights Movement. That same year, she did a voice role for the movie Nina, which tells the life story of American artist and activist Nina Simone. In 2019, Martin starred in her first studio feature film, the comedy Little, for Universal Pictures. At the age of 13, she became executive producer of the film, making her the youngest person to ever produce a movie, as well as the youngest African-American producer.

In February 2019, Genius Productions, Martin's company, signed a first-look production deal with Universal. Martin's first film as part of the deal is StepMonster, a comedy about a teenage girl who is adjusting to life with a new stepmother. She is the youngest person to get a first-look deal at Universal, and the youngest person to get a deal at any studio. In May 2019, it was announced Martin would be producing and starring in the film adaptation of Amari and the Night Brothers for Universal Pictures. In December 2019, it was announced that Martin would be producing the comedy film Queen. She voiced the character Liberty in the 2021 filmPAW Patrol: The Movie and the 2023 sequel film PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie. In April 2022, it was announced that Martin would star alongside Kelly Rowland and Omari Hardwick in the comedy film Fantasy Football. In 2023, she produced Saturdays, a coming-of-age comedy television series for Disney Channel. The show was canceled after one season.

In 2024, Martin competed in season twelve of The Masked Singer as "Woodpecker" where Jenifer Lewis (who portrayed "Miss Cleocatra" back in season eleven) served as her Mask Ambassador. She was eliminated in the Group A finals alongside Paula Cole as "Ship".

Martin is currently in a relationship with NASCAR driver Rajah Caruth.

Film

Television

Year

Association

Category

Nominated work

Result

2015
Young Artist Award
Best Performance in a TV Series - Supporting Young Actress
Black-ish
Nominated

2016

Nominated

Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast in a Television Series

Nominated

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Won

2017

Nominated

Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Mini-series)
Won

BET Awards YoungStars Award
Black-ish, Melody 1963: Love Has to Win

Nominated

2018
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Black-ish
Nominated

Kidscreen Awards

Best Acting
Melody 1963: Love Has to Win
Won

NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Mini-series)Black-ish
Nominated

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Won

2019

Shorty Awards

Phenom Award - Entertainment

Won

NAACP Image Awards

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Black-ish

Won

Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Mini-series)

Won

Black Reel Awards

Outstanding Supporting Actress, Comedy Series

Nominated

BET Awards[31]

YoungStars Award

Won

2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards

Best Comedic Performance

Little

Nominated

2020[32]

NAACP Image Awards

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Black-ish

Won

Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Mini-series)

Won

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

Little

Won

Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in Motion Picture

Won

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2. ^ Delgado, Sara (August 16, 2022). "Marsai Martin Threw a Shrek-Themed, Star-Studded Party for Her 18th Birthday". Teen Vogue. Condé Nast.

3. ^ Burkes, Dawn M. (December 10, 2018). "Plano native named one of Time magazine's 'Most Influential Teens of 2018'".

4. ^ "Teen mogul Marsai Martin on "Little"". CBS News. March 31, 2019.

5. ^ a "Meet Marsai Martin, The Youngest Executive Producer In Hollywood". NPR.org. b c

6. ^ Peck, Patrice (April 11, 2019). "A Brief Explainer Of Marsai Martin For Those Of You Who Don't Know Who She Is". BuzzFeed.

7. ^ a "Marsai Mart asked was in as Diane Johnson - black-ish". ABC. Archived from the original on January 29, 2018. b

8. ^ "'Straight Outta Compton,' 'Empire,' Michael B. Jordan Top NAACP Image Awards". February 5, 2016.

9. ^ "'Black-ish' Breakout Marsai Martin to Star in 'Little' for Will Packer, Kenya Barris (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. January 24, 2018.

10. ^ ""Black-ish's" Marsai Martin to Star in and Exec Produce Tina Gordon Comedy". January 25, 2018.

11. ^ Harriot, Michael (January 9, 2019). "#BlackGirlMagic: Black-ish Star Marsai Martin Set to Become Youngest Executive Producer in Hollywood History". The Grapevine.

12. ^ "Marsai Martin Signs First-Look Production Deal With Universal To Develop New Projects, Sets New Film 'StepMonster'". shadowandact.com.

13. ^ "'Black-ish' Star Marsai Martin Inks First-Look Deal With Universal (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. February 7, 2019.

14. ^ "'Fantasy Football': Omari Hardwick, Kelly Rowland & Rome Flynn Board Sports Comedy From Nickelodeon And Awesomeness Films". Deadline. April 19, 2022.

15. ^ Petski, Denise (March 11, 2021). "'Saturdays' Comedy Produced By 'Black-ish's Marsai Martin Gets Disney Channel Pilot Order".

16. ^ Foreman Jr., Tom (May 18, 2024). "Rajah Caruth earning attention after first NASCAR Truck Series win". JournalNow.com. Winston-Salem Journal.

17. ^ Ahmed, Giulia Heyward,Saeed (November 30, 2020). "'Black-ish' star Marsai Martin, who's 16, has set a record for the youngest Hollywood executive producer". CNN.

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Caila Marsai Martin ( MAR-say ; born August 14, 2004) is an American actress and producer, best known for her role as Diane Johnson on the ABC sitcom Black-ish (2014-2022). In 2019, Martin had a starring role in the comedy film Little , which she also produced, becoming the youngest person ever to produce a studio film.

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Her net worth as of right now is 1.5 million.

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She is known for black-ish, PAW patrol, and fantasy football.

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Marsai is also known for producing Little in 2019 when she was just 14.

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This is what she looked like when she starred in Black-ish

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This was her in little (she's the one on the right).

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Born in Plano, Texas, Marsai began acting before she could talk. At the age of five, she landed her first national commercial with the agency, appearing in The Choice Hotel ad "Voice of the People.

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this is what plano, texas looks like.

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she studied at Cathyrn Sullivan Acting for Film for a bit