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Who is Naomi Scott?
    2019-06-12  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

Disney’s “Aladdin” has finally come out, giving the world a glimpse at Naomi Scott as Jasmine, the princess. Mena Massoud stars alongside her as Aladdin while Will Smith plays the iconic Genie. This isn’t Scott’s first role, but it may be the biggest, breakout moment in her years-long career.

Here, everything you need to know about the actress starring as a Disney princess, including her heritage, the man she married, her Disney roots, and what her next big role is like in “Charlie’s Angels.”

1. She’s of Indian descent

Scott is from London, but her mother, Usha Scott, is from Uganda and is of Gujarati Indian descent. Her father, Christopher Scott, is British. Scott is proud of her heritage and has showed off her Indian roots several times on Instagram.

2. Her parents are pastors

Scott’s parents share a career — they’re both pastors at the Bridge Church, Woodford in Redbridge, United Kingdom. The church’s website describes it as “a community of ordinary people who have found peace, joy and purpose in an extraordinary God.”

Scott talked about being a pastor’s kid in her 2019 interview with W. Her parents weren’t as strict as the stereotypic pastors, and Scott said her parents allowed her to discover her faith on her own.

3. She started her career as a

musician

She started out performing with the Bridge Church Youth Band and was later discovered by British pop singer Kelle Bryan.

“I grew up singing in church actually. That’s kind of where I am just the usual, I grew up on gospel music. I was singing from a young age,” she said in an interview with Huffington Postback in March 2017.

She released her first EP, “Invisible Division,” in 2014 and her second EP, “Promises,” in 2017. She plays piano and started writing her own songs when she was just 15.

4. She’s married

Even though she’s just 26, Scott has already taken some major life steps. In 2014, she married soccer player Jordan Spence after four years of dating. Scott told W that she met Spence when they were 16 in church.

5. She already has a Disney

connection

Back in 2011, she played Mohini “Mo” Banjaree in the Disney Channel Original Movie “Lemonade Mouth.” She also starred in a British Disney Channel series called “Life Bites.”

6. She’s already played one of

your favorites

In 2017, Scott starred as the Pink Ranger in the new “Power Rangers” movie, meaning she already has experience playing a character near and dear to the hearts of ’90s kids.

7. She’ll be playing a Charlie’s Angel next

After “Aladdin” wrapped, Scott shot the new “Charlie’s Angels,” which was written and directed by Elizabeth Banks. That film will come out on November 15.

Scott plays the character of Elena Houghlin alongside co-stars Kristen Stewart, Ella Balinska, and Noah Centineo.

8. She’s engaged in charity work

Scott actively works with the Christian charity, Compassion UK, as a brand ambassador. With Compassion UK, she helps the organization and the local churches it partners with to sponsor children and families around the world that live in extreme poverty, and works to provide them with education, medical needs, and financial assistance. Most recently, Scott traveled to Kigali, Rwanda to work with the charity.

9. She is a self-described

tomboy

Scott told W in an interview earlier this year that she bought a light blue flowery dress for her Jasmine callback audition from Topshop and pretended to be far more girly than she actually is. (SD-Agencies)

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