Marsai Martin Biography

Marsai Martin is an American actress and producer who rose to prominence for starring as Diane Johnson on ABC’s Black-ish from 2014 to 2022. In 2019, she starred in Little which she also produced, making her the youngest person to produce a studio film. That same year,  Time magazine listed her on its “Time 100 Next.”

Marsai Martin Age

Martin was born Caila Marsai Martin on August 14, 2004, in Plano, Texas, U.S.A. She is 20 years old as of 2024. Martin celebrates her birthday on August 14th.

Marsai Martin Height

Martin stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 2 inches.

Marsai Martin Family

Martin was born to Carol and Joshua Martin in Plano, Texas. She is the cousin of Janelle Monáe. Even so, she has not disclosed any information about her parents. It is also not if Martin has any siblings.

Marsai Martin Boyfriend

Martin is in a relationship with NASCAR driver Rajah Caruth. Rajah is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Driving the No. 71 Chevrolet Silverado for Spire Motorsports, he won the 2024 Victoria’s Voice Foundation 200 on March 1, 2024. This made him the 3rd Black driver to clinch one of NASCAR’s three national series. He was born on June 11, 2002, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A., and is 22 years old as of 2024.

Marsai Martin Net Worth

Martin has an estimated net worth ranging between $1 Million – $5 Million which she has earned through being an actress and producer.

Marsai Martin Black-ish

Martin rose to prominence for starring as Diane Johnson on ABC’s Black-ish from 2014 to 2022. Diane is the youngest daughter of Dre and Rainbow Johnson, the fraternal twin of Jack, and the sister of Zoey and Andre Jr. She deems herself more mature and smarter than her twin. Judged as evil by both her family and friends, she bullies everyone she knows, especially Charlie. Even though she is apathetic toward other people, she loves her family.

Black-ish observes the Johnson family as they synchronize familial, personal, and sociopolitical matters, especially, in trying to reconcile their desire to be authentic to their black identities while living in a wealthy, suburban white neighborhood

Martin’s role in the series won her many awards and nominations such as three NAACP Image Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Awards and a Young Artist Award. Moreover, she has won six NAACP Image Awards nominations and two Screen Actors Guild Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Awards.

Marsai Martin Little

Martin starred as the young Jordan Sanders in the comedy, Little. She also produced the film at 14 years old, making her the youngest person ever to produce a studio film. Little follows Jordan, an overbearing boss at her tech company who treats her employees very poorly.

Jordan changes to the teen version of herself after she is rude towards a child using a toy magic wand who then wishes that Jordan was a child again. After the incident, she wakes up as her 13-year-old self, forcing her to return to the school where she was bullied. Her assistant, April, takes over the company to cover for her since she can’t manage the company as a minor.

Her performance in the film won her nominations for the 2019 MTV Movie & TV Best Comedic Performance Award and Teen Choice Choice Movie Actress – Comedy Award. Further, she won a 2020 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture, a 2020 NAACP Image Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in Motion Picture Award, and a 2019 BET Young Stars Award.

Marsai Martin Glasses

Martin wore glasses while growing up and still wears them in adulthood. She has a “Four Eyes Are Better Than Two” collection of eyeglasses from GlassesUSA.com. On July 24, 2023, she shared that she had partnered with GlassesUSA to help people find their perfect pair of glasses via a Facebook post. In the video, she communicated that she grew up with the idea that glasses are made to empower people. Further, she shared that growing up wearing glasses helped her discover confidence.

Marsai Martin Instagram

Martin has an active Instagram account which has over 5M followers and 80 posts.

Marsai Martin Career

Martin’s acting career launched after a glamour pictorial. At the time, a photographer gave her parents a discount in exchange for her father’s promise that he would give the pictures to talent agencies. As a result, one agency immediately signed her after her photos were submitted to four different agencies. When she was 5 years old, she secured her initial commercial for Choice Hotel. Her family relocated to Los Angeles in 2013 to benefit her acting career.

Martin rose to prominence for starring as Diane Johnson on ABC’s Black-ish from 2014 to 2022. Her role in the series won her many awards and nominations such as three NAACP Image Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Awards and a Young Artist Award. Moreover, she has won six NAACP Image Awards nominations and two Screen Actors Guild Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Awards.

In 2019, she starred in Little which she also produced, making her the youngest person ever to produce a studio film. That same year, Time magazine listed her on its “Time 100 Next.” She debuted her career starring in Amazon Studios’ An American Girl Story – Melody 1963: Love Has to Win in 2016. She provided a voice-over for a character in Nina that same year. In 2019, she appeared in Universal Pictures’ Little when she was 13. Serving the film as an executive producer made her the youngest person to produce a studio film and the youngest African-American producer.

2019 to present;

Her company, Genius Productions, signed a signed a first-look production deal with Universal in February 2019. In this magnitude, she released her film film, StepMonster, as as part of the deal. This made her the youngest person to attain the deal at Universal and the youngest to get a deal at any studio. She worked as the producer and acted in the film adaptation of Amari and the Night Brothers for Universal Pictures. Further, she produced the comedy, Queen.

In 2021, Martin provided the voiceover for Liberty in PAW Patrol: The Movie and its 2023 sequel,  PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie. She starred opposite Kelly Rowland and Omari Hardwick in Fantasy Football. In 2023, she worked as the producer of Disney Channel’s Saturdays.

Martin competed as “Woodpecker” in SN 12 of The Masked Singer and departed from the show in the Group A finals with Paula Cole as “Ship.” During her time on the show, e Jenifer Lewis(“Miss Cleocatra” in SN 11) was her Mask Ambassador. She became the youngest competitor after beating JoJo Siwa as “T-Rex” and Honey Boo Boo as one half of “Beach Ball.”

Marsai Martin Movies and TV Shows

Martin has starred in several movies and TV shows during her career such as

• Fun Mom Dinner
• Goldie & Bear
• The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show
• Elena of Avalor
• Lemonade Mafia
• A Black Lady Sketch Show
• Spirit Untamed
• Vampirina
• DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue Riders
• Good Burger 2
• Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy