Skai Jackson Has Been Owning the Spotlight Way Before She Was on Dancing With the Stars

Updated on Sep 20, 2020 at 6:40 PM

At just 18 years old, Skai Jackson has already made a splash in Hollywood. The actor — who's currently competing on season 29 of Dancing With the Stars — first made her debut at age 5 in the 2007 film Liberty Kid, and since then, she's made appearances on a handful of TV shows and movies, including Royal Pains, Arthur, The Smurfs, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, K.C. Undercover and Dora the Explorer.

However, her biggest role to date is Zuri Ross on Disney's Jessie and Bunk'd. In fact, her portrayal of Zuri earned her a nod for outstanding performance by a youth in a series, special, television movie or limited-series at the 2016 NAACP Image Awards. And if that wasn't enough, Jackson is also a published author. In 2019, she released her very own memoir titled Reach for the Skai: How to Inspire, Empower, and Clapback. As we continue to cheer for Jackson on DWTS, take a look at some of her best roles ahead.

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Skai Jackson as Destiny in Liberty Kid (2007)

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Skai Jackson as Zuri Ross in Jessie (2011-2015)

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Skai Jackson as Zuri Ross in Bunk'd (2015-2018)

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Skai Jackson as Joetta in The Watsons Go to Birmingham (2013)

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Skai Jackson Has Been Owning the Spotlight Way Before She Was on Dancing With the Stars

Skai Jackson as Destiny in Liberty Kid (2007)

Skai Jackson as Zuri Ross in Jessie (2011-2015)

Skai Jackson as Zuri Ross in Bunk'd (2015-2018)

Skai Jackson as Joetta in The Watsons Go to Birmingham (2013)

Skai Jackson as Summer in Dragons: Rescue Riders (2019-2020)

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