Willow Smith

Willow Camille Reign Smith, born October 31, 2000, better known by Willow Smith or simply the mononym Willow, is an American child actress and singer who is the daughter of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, and the younger sister of Jaden Smith. She made her acting debut in 2007 in the film I Am Legend and later appeared in Kit Kittredge: An American Girl alongside Abigail Breslin. She received a Young Artist Award for her performance.
Apart from her acting she launched a music career in the fall of 2010 with the release of her single "Whip My Hair" and signing to Jay-Z's record label Roc Nation. The single peaked at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100. The video was nominated for Video of the Year at the BET Awards of 2011.



Personal life


Smith is the daughter of musician-actor Will Smith and actress Jada Pinkett Smith. She has an older half-brother, Trey Smith, and an older brother, Jaden Smith; both are also child actors. Smith is African-American on her father's side, and of West Indian, Creole, and Portuguese-Jewish ancestry on her mother's side. Smith and her brothers are youth ambassadors for Project Zambia, which provides assistance for Zambian children orphaned by AIDS in conjunction with Hasbro.






Acting career


Willow presented an award at the 2011 Kids' Choice Awards. She made her acting debut in I Am Legend alongside her father. Her next film, Kit Kittredge: An American Girl, was released on July 2, 2008.
On January 20, 2011, Will Smith announced he is planning to produce a remake of the famous comic strip Little Orphan Annie starring Willow in the title role. Jay-Z is also in talks to provide the music for the film and possibly create brand new songs.




Music career


In June 2010, Willow's mother Jada Pinkett Smith announced in an interview on Lopez Tonight that Willow would be releasing an album. Willow soon after announced her next single 21st Century Girl. After she performed the song on The Oprah Winfrey Show, she released it the next day on February 3, 2011. The video was released March 9, 2011.On October 5th 2011, Willow Smith tweeted that she would be releasing her new single titled 'Fireball'.On Oct 6th 2011, Fireball was released and it is a collaboration between Willow and Nicki Minaj.






Filmography


2007 I Am Legend Marley Neville
2008 Kit Kittredge: An American Girl Countee Garby
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Baby Gloria Voice
2009 Merry Madagascar Abby Voice / TV Movie
2009–2010 True Jackson, VP Young True Nickelodeon TV Series
2012 Annie Annie
Amulet Emily




Awards and nominations


2008 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a Feature Film (Young Actress Age Ten or Younger) Willow Smith for I Am Legend Nominated
2009 Best Performance in a Feature Film (Young Ensemble Cast) Willow Smith for Kit Kittredge: An American Girl Won
2011 NAACP Image Award[28] Outstanding New Artist Willow Smith Won
Outstanding Music Video "Whip My Hair" Nominated