Skai Jackson
Acting
Born April 8, 2002, New York City, New York, USA
Skai Jackson (born April 8, 2002) is an American actress best known for portraying the role of Zuri Ross in the Disney Channel sitcom Jessie (2011–2015), which she subsequently reprised in its sequel Bunk'd (2015–2018). Jackson began acting at the age of five, making her debut in the film Liberty Kid (2007). She has provided the voice of Glory Grant across the Marvel Rising series (2018–2019) and voiced Summer in the animated series DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue Riders (2019–2022). In 2019, Jackson released her debut book, Reach for the Skai: How to Inspire, Empower, and Clapback. The following year, she was a semi-finalist on the 29th season of Dancing with the Stars.
Filmography
- 2024The Man in the White Van — Patty Tolliver
- 2023Big Boss — Young Keke
- 2023Sheroes — Daisy
- Dragons Rescue Riders: Heroes of the Sky — Summer (voice)
- 2021Muppets Haunted Mansion — Singing Bust
- 2020Dragons: Rescue Riders: Hunt for the Golden Dragon — Summer (voice)
- 2020Dragons: Rescue Riders: Huttsgalor Holiday — Summer (voice)
- 2020Dragons: Rescue Riders: Secrets of the Songwing — Summer (voice)
- A Black Lady Sketch Show — Ceecee
- Dragons: Rescue Riders — Summer (voice)
- 2019Marvel Rising: Battle of the Bands — Gloria
- 2019Marvel Rising: Chasing Ghosts — Gloria Grant
- 2019Marvel Rising: Operation Shuri — Gloria Grant (voice)
- Marvel Rising: Initiation — Gloria Grant (voice)
- BUNK'D: Learning the Ropes — Zuri Ross
- K.C. Undercover — Zuri Ross
- 2014Bubble Guppies: Animals Everywhere
- 2014My Dad's a Soccer Mom — Lacy Casey
- 2013G.I. Joe: Retaliation — Roadblock's Daughter (uncredited)
- 2013The Watsons Go to Birmingham — Joetta
- 2012Austin & Jessie & Ally All Star New Year — Zuri Ross
- 2012Bubble Guppies — Little Fish (voice)
- Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man — Zuri Ross (voice)
- 2011Arthur — Library Girl #1
- Austin & Ally — Zuri Ross
- Bubble Guppies — Little Fish, Little Fish (voice)
- Jessie — Zuri Ross
- 2011The Smurfs — Kicking Girl
- Good Luck Charlie — Zuri Ross
- Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil
- Team Umizoomi
- Royal Pains — Maddie Phillips
- 2009The Rebound — Museum Little Girl #1
- 2007Liberty Kid — Destiny (Age 3)
Appearances as themselves (5)
- The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self
- Stars in the House — Self
- Radio Disney Music Awards — Self
- Dancing with the Stars — Self - Contestant
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self