ABOUT ARIANA NEAL
Child actress cast to play a young Nicki Minaj in a Freeform show titled Nicki. She had already earned film credits in Fruitvale Station , Get Hard and Mother's Day.
She was three years old when she first started acting, performing in commercials and a couple of films. Her first film role was in 2011's Footloose.
She is a talented vocalist, covering songs by Nina Simone , Adele , Alessia Cara and Sam Smith for her YouTube channel.
She was born in Champaign, Illinois.
She played the baby version of Lisa Lopes in VH1's CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story.