Interview: Shahadi Wright Joseph on her upcoming films 'Us' and 'The Lion King'.
At the age of just 13, Shahadi Wright Joseph is making her mark on stage and screen. Born in 2005 in New York, she made her Broadway debut as Nala in ‘The Lion King’ at the age of just nine, going on to appear in the stage version of ‘School Of Rock’ a few years later. Around the same time, she was picked to star as Little Inez in NBC’s musical extravaganza ‘Hairspray Live!’ alongside performers such as Jennifer Hudson and Ariana Grande.