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Jamia Simone Nash Biography

Birth Name:Jamia Simone Nash

Birth Place:Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States

Profession Actress, Soundtrack, Music department

Fast Facts

  • Performed an Oscar-nominated song live at the 2008 Academy Awards, thus becoming the youngest person to ever perform on the telecast
  • Earned a Young Artist Award nomination in 2008 for her work on "August Rush"
  • Quote: "The most important thing is being yourself, not like everybody else․"
  • Made her first national television appearance in 2002 at only six-years-old on "Showtime at the Apollo", singing an Alicia Keys song

Awards

  • 2008Young Artist Award-Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress: nominated