Marsai Martin is a talented American actress and singer, best known as Diane Johnson from the popular comedy series Black-ish on ABC. She has also appeared in other films and television series Nina , An American Girl Story – Tune 1963: Love Must Win , and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt . Marsai took acting classes at the Cathryn Sullivan Acting for Film in Texas. She has a huge following of more than 500,000 followers on Instagram.

Born name

Caila Marsai Martin

nickname

Marseille

Sun sign

Lion

Place of birth

Plano, Texas, United States

Residence

Los Angeles, California, United States

nationality

training

Marsai Martin attended the Cathryn Sullivan Acting for Film in Texas.

occupation

Actress, singer, producer

family

• Father – Joshua Martin
• Mutter – Carol Martin
• Siblings – Unknowns
• Others – Philip Bailey (uncle) (band member of Earth, Wind and Fire)

Manager

Marsai Martin is represented by –

• Paradigm Talent Agency, Beverly Hills, Kalifornien, USA
• Untitled Entertainment, Talent Agency, Beverly Hills, California, USA
• Slate PR LLC, Public Relations, Los Angeles, California, USA

Genre

Pop

instruments

Life

labels

Unsigned

To build

Slim

Height

157,5 cm (5 ft 2 in)

weight

49 kg or 108 lbs

friend/spouse

Marsai Martin is building her career and has rarely spoken publicly about her personal life.

race/ethnicity

Schwarz

She is of African American descent.

hair colour

Schwarz

eye color

dark brown

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• Curly hair
• Deep dimples

brand promotion

Marsai Martin has done support work for brands like –

• Meineke
• Minute Clinic, CVS Health
• Give me a second
• Brookshire
• Regions Bank Personal payment

Known for

• Her entertaining performance as a young Diane Johnson on ABC’s popular comedy series Black-ish
• Appearances in other films and TV series such as Nina (2016) as Young Girl on Tape, Melody 1963: Love Must Win (2016) as Melody Ellison, Fun Mom Dinner (2017) as Hannah and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2018) under other than Aisha

As a singer

She performed songs like Carol of the Bells and Little Town of Bethlehem in the TV series Black-ish in 2014.

first movie

In 2016 she made her cinema debut in the biographical musical film Nina as the young girl on tape.

First TV show

In 2014, she made her first appearance in the comedy series Black-ish as Diane Johnson / Dolly.

In 2015, she made her voice acting debut in the family animated fantasy series Goldie and the Bear as the character Jill.

Marsai Martin favorite things

• Start ordering – 8 pieces of nuggets, triple well done, with french fries, lemonade and Polynesian sauce
• Pizza – Pineapple Pizza

Marsai Martin Facts

1. At the age of 5, her parents signed her up to a talent agency in Dallas.
2. She started her career in advertising at the age of 5.
3. In 2013 she moved to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career.
4. She is the executive producer of the film Little That is based on her story Idea in collaboration with Universal Pictures .
5. In 2016, she won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in Black-ish . Also in 2016, she received the Young Artist Award for “Best Performance in a TV Series – Supporting a Young Actress” for Black-ish .
6. In 2017, she won another NAACP Image Award for “Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, TV Movie or Limited Series)” for Black-ish .
7. She doesn’t like peanut butter.
8. Marsai is a Denver Broncos fan.
9. She is a shoe fanatic.
10. She loves watching cooking shows.
11. Follow her on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.