Shahadi Wright Joseph

Wright Joseph has been dancing since age 2. She once auditioned for a school play in third grade using Lupita Nyong\'o\'s Oscar acceptance speech.\n', ' Her first major acting role came when she was cast as young Nala in The Lion King on Broadway when she was nine years old. Wright Joseph was an original cast member for Andrew Lloyd Webber\'s School of Rock. She also performed in Hairspray Live! in 2016 as Inez Stubbs.\n', ' Wright Joseph read for the dual roles of Zora and Umbrae in Us three times before being offered the part.\n', '