Willow Smith, the daughter of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, is following in her famous parents’ acting footsteps.
The eight year old is set to star in a in a one-hour Nickelodeon special.
Willow has scored a part on True Jackson, VP to air on the network on July 25.
True Jackson is the teenage head of the youth division of a fashion label and Willow will play a younger version of Jackson in flashback format, while Keke Palmer will play an older Jackson.
She has already appeared in I Am Legend with her dad Will and Kit Kittredge: An American Girl.
In a statement Willow said: “I get my style ideas from True Jackson, VP. If I had my own fashion company, I would call it Willow’s Reign.”
Marjorie Cohn, executive vice president of Nickelodeon development and original programming, said:”After seeing True mostly in the office, it is fun to see another side of her life.
“Most kids don’t have dual lives as vice presidents and high school students, so True’s comic dilemma is how to balance both. She faces this crisis with lots of comedy and her usual flair.
“Willow Smith is fantastic playing the young True and was able to channel Keke’s energy yet put her own signature on it.”
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