Marsai Martin
Biography
Marsai Martin is an American actress and producer who broke through playing Diane Johnson in the ABC comedy Black-ish, a part she held from 2014 to 2022. Raised in Plano, Texas, she booked her first national commercial at five and moved to Los Angeles with her family to pursue acting. Her work on that sitcom brought three NAACP Image Awards for supporting actress in a comedy series, a Young Artist Award, and two Screen Actors Guild honors for ensemble work. In 2019 she starred in and executive produced the comedy Little (2019), which made her, according to Guinness World Records, Hollywood's youngest executive producer, and Time put her on its Time 100 Next list. She voiced Liberty in PAW Patrol: The Movie (2021) and PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie (2023), and she produced and starred in Fantasy Football (2022). She also produced Saturdays for Disney Channel in 2023 and competed on The Masked Singer in 2024.
22years old
Turns 23 on August 14in 286 days
- Born Plano
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
- Caila Marsai Martin (birth name)Also credited as Calia Marsai Martin
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 6 years2019 to 2025
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First role
Martin's first film role came in 2016, when she played the lead in the Amazon Studios original movie An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win, which takes place in Detroit during the Civil Rights Movement.
A first
Martin produced the comedy film Little in 2019, where she also had a starring role. This work made her the youngest Hollywood executive producer, a Guinness World Record.
Marsai Martin movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Cal Brunker directed two of these films. Five actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Will Brisbin's page
Cal BrunkerDirector, 2 films, 2021 to 2023
All films by Cal Brunker
Awards
Ten awards and honors from 2016 to 2020.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2020 | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series or Special | Black-ish | Won |
| 2020 | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Black-ish | Won |
| 2019 | BET Awards | Won | |
| 2019 | Black Reel Awards | Won | |
| 2019 | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series or Special | Black-ish | Won |
| 2019 | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Black-ish | Won |
| 2019 | Shorty Awards | Won | |
| 2018 | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Won | |
| 2017 | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series or Special | Black-ish | Won |
| 2016 | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Black-ish | Won |
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Official profiles and reference pages.