Ryan Destiny
Biography
Ryan Destiny is an American actress, singer, and songwriter. Born in Detroit, she started in music with a junior high trio that auditioned for America's Got Talent in 2010 and reached the finals. By 2011 she had signed with Universal Republic, and later her group Love Dollhouse released the single Can I in 2014 before disbanding a year later. As a solo artist she released singles such as The Same in 2018 and Do You in 2020. On screen, she appeared in Low Winter Sun and the web series The Wannabes Starring Savvy, then led the independent film A Girl Like Grace (2015). She played Alexandra Crane on Fox's Star and had a recurring role on Grown-ish as Jillian. She stars in The Fire Inside (2024) as Claressa Shields, a boxer who earned two Olympic gold medals.
31years old
Turns 32 on January 8in 85 days
- Born Detroit
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
- Also credited as Ryan Irons and Ryan Destiny Irons
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 9 years2015 to 2024
Every film, newest first
- 2024The Fire InsideIMDb rating 6.6
- 2023OracleIMDb rating 4.8
- 2017And the Winner Isn'tIMDb rating 7.1
- 2015A Girl Like GraceIMDb rating 5.6
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A role that slipped away
Destiny was cast as Tiana on Lee Daniels's Empire but had to turn the role down because of her contract with All Def Music.
A first
Destiny won a singing contest in January 2011 that sent her to the red carpet premiere of Justin Bieber's Never Say Never.
Beyond film
On July 6, 2026, Destiny took part in a tribute to Aaliyah at the Essence Festival of Culture finale. Missy Elliott curated the performance.
Ryan Destiny movies on Netflix
Worked with
Ryan Destiny made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Michael Caine's page
Ed Begley Jr.'s page
Edward Asner's page
Heather Graham's page
Jeff Fahey's page
Danny Huston's page
Rachel MorrisonDirector, 1 film, 2024
All films by Rachel Morrison
Daniel di GradoDirector, 1 film, 2023
All films by Daniel di Grado
All films by Ty Hodges
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.