Ariana Neal
Movie Actress
Child actress cast to play a young Nicki Minaj in a Freeform show titled Nicki. She had already earned film credits in Fruitvale Station, Get Hard and Mother's Day.
She was three years old when she first started acting, performing in commercials and a couple of films. Her first film role was in 2011's Footloose.
She is a talented vocalist, covering songs by Nina Simone, Adele, Alessia Cara and Sam Smith for her YouTube channel.
She was born in Champaign, Illinois.
She played the baby version of Lisa Lopes in VH1's CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story.