Zelda Harris is an American actress.
Harris attended
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private university, private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the List of Colonial ...
, where she was a member of the Class of 2007.
She began acting at age three.
Harris beat out more than one thousand other children for the role of Troy Carmichael in
Spike Lee
Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20, 1957) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and author. His work has continually explored race relations, issues within the black community, the role of media in contemporary ...
's ''
Crooklyn'', the role for which she is best known.
She also played Jessi Ramsey in ''
The Baby-Sitters Club'' film.
Subsequent to her acting work, Harris was a singer with Zelda and the Lo Los.
As of 2021, she is working as a teacher.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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Living people
20th-century African-American actresses
20th-century American actresses
21st-century African-American actresses
21st-century American actresses
Actresses from New York City
African-American child actresses
American child actresses
American television actresses
American film actresses
Year of birth missing (living people)