Diamond White
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 Diamond White in June 2013 | |
| Born | January 1, 1999 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
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Diamond White[1] (born January 1, 1999)[2] is an American singer and actress. In 2012, she was a contestant on the second season of the U.S. version of The X Factor, where she was the fifth contestant eliminated. She voices Frankie Greene on the Discovery Family series Transformers: Rescue Bots, Fuli on the Disney Junior series The Lion Guard and has had cameo appearances on The Haunted Hathaways and Sofia the First and a recurring role on Phineas and Ferb. She also provided the voice of Babs Byuteman on the 2019 Netflix series, Pinky Malinky. From November 2020 to October 2023, she played the contract role of Paris Buckingham on the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful, and in 2023, she began voicing Lunella Lafayette/Moon Girl in the Disney Channel animated series Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur.
Life and career[edit]
2007–2012: Early career and The X Factor[edit]
In 2007, she starred in a Chicago-based production of The Color Purple that toured nationally.[citation needed] In 2010, at the age of 11, White played Young Nala in Disney's The Lion King musical.[citation needed] She auditioned for The X Factor in San Francisco, California[3] with "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" by James Brown. At the Bootcamp Part 1, White sang "I Have Nothing" by Whitney Houston, from the movie The Bodyguard. At Part 2, she was against Dinah Jane and they sang "Stronger". In the judges' home round, White sang Avril Lavigne's "I'm With You". Her mentor, Britney Spears, chose her to compete in the live shows. White performed "Hey, Soul Sister" during the first live show on October 31, 2012. On November 1, 2012, during the first live results show, White, along with Arin Ray, were put into a sing-off, with one of the contestants remaining in the competition and the other going home. White performed "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word". Spears selected Ray to remain in the competition, sending White home. However, on the November 7, 2012 episode, White was reinstated into the competition as a wildcard, creating a Top 13. On the second live show that aired that same night, she again performed "I Have Nothing", receiving positive reactions from the judges and advancing into the Top 12. On November 14, 2012, she performed "Halo" and advanced into the Top 10. On November 21, 2012, she performed "Because You Loved Me" which earned her a spot in the Top 8. On November 28, 2012, she performed Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" and was put into the Bottom Two along with Vino Alan, where she performed "I Was Here". The judges saved White, sending Alan home and advancing her to the Top 6. White performed James Brown's "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" and "Diamonds" during the December 5, 2012 episode and was put into the Bottom Two for the second time along with Fifth Harmony, where White performed "I Hope You Dance". The judges saved Fifth Harmony and sent White home for a second time.
2013–present: Acting[edit]
In March 2013, White had a small role on The Big Bang Theory.[4] She also performed a song with Toby Gad ("Peace") for world refugee day. In July 2013, White was featured in an episode of the Nickelodeon television series The Haunted Hathaways, thereafter becoming a recurring character on the show. She also voices the recurring character Ruby on the Disney Junior show Sofia the First. In May 2015, White was featured in a YouTube mashup of "Shut Up and Dance" by Walk the Moon and "Want to Want Me" by Jason Derulo with artist Sam Tsui.[5] In June 2015, White announced during one of her videos that she was finishing her debut album and she was releasing the first single off of it soon. In September 2015, the first single "Born Rich" was released off the Pressure EP; White also released another song in October called "Lie On The Night". The EP was released in December 2015.[6] In November 2015, White voiced Fuli the Cheetah in the television pilot film The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar and later on its TV show The Lion Guard which premiered in January 2016.[7] In late-2016, White guest-starred as Sage on the third and final season of the popular Disney Channel television series Girl Meets World. In October 2016, White starred as Tiffany Simmons in Tyler Perry's horror comedy Boo! A Madea Halloween and, in October 2017, reprised her role in the sequel Boo 2! A Madea Halloween.[citation needed] White also portrayed the role of Piper in the 2018 film Rock Steady Row.[8] White has also been cast as a recurring guest star in the final season of Empire, a Fox series.[9] She also played Babs Byuteman in the animated series Pinky Malinky in 2019. In 2020, she joined the cast of the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful as Paris Buckingham, sister of established character, Zoe Buckingham (Kiara Barnes); she made her debut on November 2, 2020.[10] White voices the titular character in Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur.[11]
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2011 | Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension | Additional voices | |
| 2015 | The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar | Fuli (voice) | [12] |
| 2016 | Boo! A Madea Halloween | Tiffany Simmons | |
| 2017 | The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar | Fuli (voice) | |
| 2017 | The Emoji Movie | Additional voices | |
| 2017 | Boo 2! A Madea Halloween | Tiffany Simmons | |
| 2017 | F the Prom | Rayna | |
| 2018 | Rock Steady Row | Piper |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2010–2014 | Phineas and Ferb | Holly, Additional voices | |
| 2011–2016 | Transformers: Rescue Bots | Francine Greene / Cheerleader #2 / Phonebot | Voice / Lead role |
| 2012 | The X Factor | Herself | Season 2 |
| 2013 | The Big Bang Theory | Girl #2 | Episode: "The Contractual Obligation Implementation" |
| 2013–2015 | The Haunted Hathaways | Sophie | Recurring role |
| 2013–2018 | Sofia the First | Ruby | Voice / Recurring role |
| 2016 | Girl Meets World | Sage | Episode: "Girl Meets Triangle" |
| 2016 | Black-ish | Kiersten | Episode: "Old Digger" |
| 2016–2019 | The Lion Guard | Fuli | Voice / Main role[13] |
| 2016 | Sing It! | Maisy | Recurring role |
| 2017 | Fresh Off the Boat | Jackie | Episode: "Do You Hear What I Hear?" |
| 2018 | Code Black | Caitlyn Quick | Episode: "The Same As Air" |
| 2018–2019 | Dear White People | Penelope Conners-Fairbanks | Recurring role |
| 2019 | Pinky Malinky | Babs Byuteman | Voice / Lead role |
| 2019 | Empire | Lala | Recurring role |
| 2020–2023 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Paris Buckingham | Series regular |
| 2023–present | Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur | Lunella Lafayette / Moon Girl, Devil Girl | Voice / Lead role[14][15][16] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2023 | How NOT To Draw | Lunella Lafayette/Moon Girl | Voice / Episode: "How NOT To Draw Moon Girl" |
Discography[edit]
Albums[edit]
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| US [17] | ||
| Tomorrow |
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| Summerland |
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Singles[edit]
As lead artist[edit]
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| US [18] | ||
| "Empty Cup" |
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| "Cleopatron (Drunk on Me)" |
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| "Ringtone" (featuring Oliva O'Brien) |
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| "Love Songs 4" |
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| "Pretty Brown Skin" |
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| "(F*ck) What I Need" |
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| "Love Song 4" (acoustic) |
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| "Digitally Yours" |
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| "Oh No!" |
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| "Cover My Eyes Remix" (feat. OKAYKRISS) |
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| "Moon Girl Magic" (theme from Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur) |
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References[edit]
- ^ "Diamond White". Retrieved January 7, 2013.
- ^ https://www.twitter.com/diamondwhite/status/1741575630406512956?s=46
- ^ "Contestants – Auditions | THE X FACTOR on FOX". Thexfactorusa.com. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
- ^ Hughes, Jason (March 8, 2013). "'Big Bang' Guys Try To Get Middle School Girls Excited About Science". Huffington Post.
- ^ Shut Up and Dance/Want to Want Me MASHUP (Sam Tsui & Diamond White). YouTube. May 14, 2015.
- ^ Panichella, John (December 5, 2015). "Diamond White Releases Debut EP". J-14. The American Media Inc. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- ^ "Lion King spinoff voice cast includes Rob Lowe, Gabrielle Union, James Earl Jones, and more - EW.com". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
- ^ Schear, Theo (27 January 2018). "Rock Steady Row". Film Threat. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- ^ Dino-Ray, Ramos (19 August 2019). "'Empire' Adds Diamond White In Recurring Role; Adan Rocha Joins 'Penny Dreadful: City of Angels'". Deadline. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
- ^ Bowe, Jillian (September 17, 2020). "Empire Star Diamond White Cast on The Bold and the Beautiful". Daytime Confidential. United States: Confidential Media, Inc. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ^ "Disney Channel Announces 'Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur' Cast". February 10, 2021. Archived from the original on May 22, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ "Exclusive: Diamond White on the importance of representation in breakout role". www.hellomagazine.com. March 2023.
- ^ "From inside booth recording my character "Fuli" in Disney's The Lion Guard!". twitter.com.
- ^ "'Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur': Diamond White on Seeing Herself In the Series". collider.com. 6 February 2023.
- ^ "Marvel's Moon Girl Is the Character Diamond White Needed as a Child". www.themarysue.com. 6 February 2023.
- ^ "Diamond White takes superhero strides with 'Moon Girl'". www.bostonherald.com. 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Diamond White Tomorrow - Apple Music". Apple Music.
- ^ "Diamond White - Apple Music". Apple Music.
External links[edit]
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| National | |
- 1999 births
- Living people
- American child actresses
- American child singers
- American film actresses
- American television actresses
- American voice actresses
- The X Factor (American TV series) contestants
- 21st-century American women singers
- 21st-century American actresses
- Actresses from Detroit
- African-American actresses
- 21st-century African-American women singers
- American contemporary R&B singers
- American women pop singers
- Singers from Los Angeles
- 21st-century American singers