Naomi Scott
{{short description|British actress and singer (born 1993)}}
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| name = Naomi Scott
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|5|6|df=yes}}
| birth_place = London, England
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|singer}}
| years_active = 2008–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Jordan Spence|2014}}
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Naomi Scott (born 6 May 1993) is a British actress and singer. After featuring on the Disney Channel series Life Bites (2008–2009), she played a part in the television musical film Lemonade Mouth (2011), for which she performed on its eponymous soundtrack. She then starred in the science fiction series Terra Nova (2011) and the superhero film Power Rangers (2017).
In 2019, Scott played in the action comedy Charlie's Angels and as Jasmine in the fantasy film Aladdin. After a three-year break from acting, she returned with the Netflix thriller miniseries Anatomy of a Scandal (2022) and in the horror film Smile 2 (2024).
Early life
Naomi Scott was born on 6 May 1993 in Hounslow, London,{{cite web|url=https://www.elle.com.au/celebrity/who-is-naomi-scott-18130|title=Everything You Need To Know About Naomi Scott|last=Eksouzian-Cavadas|first=Ana|date=31 May 2019|access-date=15 November 2019|work=Elle Australia|archive-date=15 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115134707/https://www.elle.com.au/celebrity/who-is-naomi-scott-18130|url-status=live}} to a British father and an Indian mother.{{cite web|last1=Salam|first1=Erum|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/may/24/aladdin-princess-jasmine-brown-colorism-disney|title=The fairest of them all? Two cheers for Aladdin's browner Princess Jasmine|work=The Guardian|date=24 May 2019|access-date=25 July 2020}} Her mother, who was born in Uganda and emigrated to the United Kingdom at a young age, is Gujarati.{{Cite web |last=Swertlow |first=Meg |date=16 July 2017 |title=5 Things You Need to Know About Aladdin's New Princess Jasmine, Naomi Scott |url=https://www.eonline.com/uk/news/867173/5-things-you-need-to-know-about-aladdin-s-new-princess-jasmine-naomi-scott |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721224552/http://www.eonline.com/uk/news/867173/5-things-you-need-to-know-about-aladdin-s-new-princess-jasmine-naomi-scott |archive-date=21 July 2017 |access-date=27 May 2021 |website=E! Online}}{{cite web |last= |date=22 May 2019 |title=Who Is Naomi Scott? 11 Things You Need To Know About The Actress Playing Jasmine In 'Aladdin' |url=https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/news/a46649/naomi-scott-facts-jasmine-aladdin/ |access-date=24 July 2020 |website=Elle.com}}{{Cite web |title=Naomi Scott |url=https://www.empireonline.com/people/naomi-scott/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926023202/https://www.empireonline.com/people/naomi-scott/ |archive-date=26 September 2021 |access-date=27 May 2021 |website=Empire Online}}{{Unreliable source?|date=February 2025}} Scott also has an older brother.{{cite web |last= |title=Leadership - The Bridge Church |url=http://thebridgechurch.org.uk/about-us/leadership/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329215841/http://thebridgechurch.org.uk/about-us/leadership/ |archive-date=29 March 2017 |access-date=30 April 2017}}
At eight years old, she and her family moved to Woodford, London,{{cite web |last1=Lack |first1=Hannah |title=Cover Story: Naomi Scott, From Normal Girl to New Superhero |url=https://www.anothermag.com/fashion-beauty/11878/naomi-scott-interview-aladdin-power-rangers-charlies-angels-parents-religion |magazine=AnOther |date=10 September 2019 |access-date=24 July 2020 |archive-date=30 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930002156/https://www.anothermag.com/fashion-beauty/11878/naomi-scott-interview-aladdin-power-rangers-charlies-angels-parents-religion |url-status=live }} where both of her parents were pastors at the Bridge Church.{{cite web|url=http://www.thebridgechurch.org.uk/church-woodford/leaders.htm|title=The Bridge Church Woodford|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110907054651/http://www.thebridgechurch.org.uk/church-woodford/leaders.htm|archive-date=7 September 2011}} She grew up listening to gospel and R&B music, specific singers Kim Burrell, Mary Mary, and Kirk Franklin, and singing in church.{{cite web|last1=Mahbub|first1=Muhsin|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/actress-naomi-scott-explains-her-deep-connection-with_b_58dabc64e4b07f61a2bb8935|title=Actress Naomi Scott Explains Her Deep Connection With Music|work=HuffPost|date=28 March 2017|access-date=25 July 2020}} She attended Davenant Foundation School in Loughton, Essex.{{Cite web |url=http://davenantperformingarts.org.uk/SAP.aspx?pid=Alumni_en-GB |title=Alumni |access-date=23 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820024421/http://davenantperformingarts.org.uk/SAP.aspx?pid=Alumni_en-GB |archive-date=20 August 2016 |url-status=dead}} She left school halfway through taking her A-Levels to pursue her role in the series Terra Nova.{{cite web |last1=Tsjeng |first1=Zing |title=Naomi Scott on Charlie's Angels and Navigating Hollywood |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/naomi-scott-september-2019 |magazine=Teen Vogue |date=4 September 2019 |access-date=24 July 2020 |archive-date=24 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724221053/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/naomi-scott-september-2019 |url-status=live }}
Career
=Early work and recognition (2008–2018)=
Scott was discovered by British pop singer Kéllé Bryan from the girl group Eternal, who signed her as a client.{{cite web|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/naomi-scott-the-teen-star-with-a-mission-6436921.html|title=Naomi Scott: the teen star with a mission|newspaper=Evening Standard|date=25 August 2011|access-date=25 July 2020|archive-date=25 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725105712/https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/naomi-scott-the-teen-star-with-a-mission-6436921.html|url-status=live}} She went to work with British songwriters and producers Xenomania.{{cite web |url=http://www.disneychannelmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=3134438&type=scott |title=NAOMI SCOTT 'Mohini (Mo) Banarjee' |publisher=Disney Channel Medianet |access-date=17 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616174018/http://www.disneychannelmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=3134438&type=scott |archive-date=16 June 2012 }} Her first major acting role was Disney Channel UK series Life Bites.
In 2010, she was cast as Mohini "Mo" Banjaree in the acclaimed 2011 Disney Channel original film Lemonade Mouth, her first role in an American production.{{cite web |url=http://www.teenvogue.com/industry/blogs/entertainment/2011/04/meet-the-girls-of-lemonade-mouth-naomi-scott.html |title=Meet the Girls of Lemonade Mouth: Naomi Scott |last=Wesley |first=Tommy |date=14 April 2011 |access-date=17 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004003448/http://www.teenvogue.com/blog/teen-vogue-daily/2011/04/meet-the-girls-of-lemonade-mouth-naomi-scott.html |archive-date=4 October 2012 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Nemiroff |first=Perri |date=2021-04-18 |title=Here's Why Naomi Scott Didn't Want Her Own Disney Show Early in Her Career |url=https://collider.com/disney-channel-stars-naomi-scott-interview/ |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=Collider |language=en |archive-date=29 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240629055212/https://collider.com/disney-channel-stars-naomi-scott-interview/ |url-status=live }} She told Collider that "I [also] remember being introduced to craft services for the first time. And for me, it’s this US production and I was like, oh my gosh, they have a trolley of candy that just came around! And to me I just thought, I’ve made it. This is what I’ve wanted. This is what it’s all about. It’s all about candy on a trolley." Khalid McCalla of The Oberlin Review believed that Scott "absolutely crushes it."{{Cite web |last=McCalla |first=Khalid |title=10 Years of Lemonade Mouth: The Perfect Disney Channel Original Movie |url=https://oberlinreview.org/23546/arts/10-years-of-lemonade-mouth-the-perfect-disney-channel-original-movie/ |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=The Oberlin Review |archive-date=24 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224071736/https://oberlinreview.org/23546/arts/10-years-of-lemonade-mouth-the-perfect-disney-channel-original-movie/ |url-status=live }} She additionally contributed vocals to the film's commercially successful soundtrack.{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Ethan |title=Disney's Lemonade Mouth Climbs in Song Charts |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704729304576287430724678142 |access-date=2024-02-24 |work=WSJ |language=en-US |archive-date=16 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216172021/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704729304576287430724678142 |url-status=live }} The song "She's So Gone" featured Scott on lead vocals; it was included on Billboard
In 2013, Scott appeared in the music video for the song "Hurricane", by her Lemonade Mouth co-star Bridgit Mendler. In August 2014, she independently released her debut EP Invisible Division. Scott was cast as Ryoko in Ridley Scott's The Martian. She filmed her scenes but most of them (including every scene where Scott speaks) were removed from the final cut, effectively making her an "extra" in the film.{{cite web|last1=Nemiroff|first1=Perri|url=https://collider.com/the-martian-deleted-scene-naomi-scott-interview-ridley-scott/|title=Naomi Scott on Getting Cut out of 'The Martian' and Why It's OK to Choke: "I've Been There in Front of Ridley Scott"|website=Collider|date=3 April 2021|access-date=17 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528142524/https://collider.com/the-martian-deleted-scene-naomi-scott-interview-ridley-scott/|archive-date=28 May 2022|url-status=live}} In 2014, the YouTube channel "Reload" published two videos featuring her, as part of their "Reload Sessions" series.{{Citation|last=Reload|title=Hozier: Take Me To Church (Medley) - Naomi Scott|date=7 November 2014|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snSaktPJeig|access-date=27 July 2019|archive-date=9 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809223514/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snSaktPJeig|url-status=live}}{{Citation|last=Reload|title=Naomi Scott: Hear The Bells|date=19 November 2014|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5bwStdo3TE|access-date=27 July 2019|archive-date=4 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604232843/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5bwStdo3TE|url-status=live}}
Screen International selected Scott as one of their 2015 Stars of Tomorrow.{{cite web|last1=Leonsis|first1=Elle|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2015/10/2015-uk-stars-of-tomorrow-announced-by-bfi-london-film-festival-and-screen-international-57030/|title=2015 UK Stars of Tomorrow Announced by BFI London Film Festival and Screen International|website=IndieWire|date=6 October 2015|access-date=25 July 2020|archive-date=25 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925150516/https://www.indiewire.com/2015/10/2015-uk-stars-of-tomorrow-announced-by-bfi-london-film-festival-and-screen-international-57030/|url-status=live}} In October, she was cast in a co-leading role as Kimberly Hart, the Pink Ranger, in Power Rangers (2017), a film adaptation of the TV series of the same name.{{cite web|last1=Sneider|first1=Jeff|url=https://www.thewrap.com/the-martians-naomi-scott-to-star-in-power-rangers-as-pink-ranger/|title='The Martian's' Naomi Scott to Star in 'Power Rangers' as Pink Ranger|work=TheWrap|date=7 October 2015|access-date=25 July 2020|archive-date=25 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725104441/https://www.thewrap.com/the-martians-naomi-scott-to-star-in-power-rangers-as-pink-ranger/|url-status=live}} The film was released on 24 March 2017,{{cite web|last1=Desta|first1=Yohana|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/03/power-rangers-explainer|title=Confused About the New Power Rangers Movie? Here's a Handy Primer|magazine=Vanity Fair|date=24 March 2017|access-date=25 July 2020}} and earned Scott a Teen Choice Award nomination.{{cite web|last1=Rubin|first1=Rebecca|last2=Knapp|first2=JD|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/awards/teen-choice-awards-2017-tcas-fox-winners-list-riverdale-fifth-harmony-1202526197/|title=Teen Choice Awards 2017: 'Riverdale,' Fifth Harmony Shut Out Competition|magazine=Variety|date=13 August 2017|access-date=25 July 2020|archive-date=14 August 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170814094055/http://variety.com/2017/tv/awards/teen-choice-awards-2017-tcas-fox-winners-list-riverdale-fifth-harmony-1202526197/|url-status=live}} The film was met with mixed reviews upon release and was a box office disappointment, grossing $142 million worldwide against a budget of $105 million.{{cite magazine |url=http://ew.com/movies/2017/06/24/power-rangers-rating-suffered-dean-israelite/ |title=Power Rangers director says film suffered from PG-13 rating |date=23 June 2017 |last=Romano |first=Nick |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170625031822/http://ew.com/movies/2017/06/24/power-rangers-rating-suffered-dean-israelite/ |archive-date=25 June 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/critics-are-mixed-on-the-power-rangers-reboot-but-its-better-than-expected/|work=TheWrap|title='Power Rangers' Reboot Has Critics Mixed, But Its Performances Pop|last=Velocci|first=Carli|date=20 March 2017|access-date=25 July 2020|archive-date=26 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326230232/http://www.thewrap.com/critics-are-mixed-on-the-power-rangers-reboot-but-its-better-than-expected/|url-status=live}}
=Mainstream breakthrough (2019–present)=
File:Charlie's Angels cast during interview 01.png in 2019. From left to right: Scott, Kristen Stewart and Ella Balinska.]]
In 2019, Scott starred as Princess Jasmine in Aladdin, a live-action adaptation of Disney's 1992 animated film of the same name.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/aladdin-will-smith-naomi-scott-jasmine-cast-mena-massoud-d23-1202496767/|title='Aladdin': Disney Casts Will Smith, Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott|work=Variety|access-date=16 July 2017|date=15 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232330/http://variety.com/2017/film/news/aladdin-will-smith-naomi-scott-jasmine-cast-mena-massoud-d23-1202496767/|archive-date=15 July 2017|url-status=live}}{{cite web |last1=Loughrey |first1=Clarisse |title=Aladdin star Naomi Scott: 'For women, a lot of the time we have to work twice as hard' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/aladdin-new-movie-naomi-scott-interview-princess-jasmine-remake-diversity-a8916531.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220618/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/aladdin-new-movie-naomi-scott-interview-princess-jasmine-remake-diversity-a8916531.html |archive-date=18 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=The Independent |date=18 May 2019 |access-date=24 July 2020}} Scott's casting over a "Middle Eastern or Arab actress" attracted comment.{{cite web|last1=Romano|first1=Aja|url=https://www.vox.com/2019/5/24/18635896/disney-live-action-aladdin-controversy-history|title=The controversy over Disney's new Aladdin remake, explained|website=Vox|date=28 May 2019|access-date=25 July 2020|archive-date=6 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806104705/https://www.vox.com/2019/5/24/18635896/disney-live-action-aladdin-controversy-history|url-status=live}} In his review for the San Francisco Chronicle, critic Mick LaSalle found Scott to be the "real star" of the film and that she "thrives and gives everything to her new power anthem ['Speechless']".{{cite web|url=https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/movies-tv/review-disneys-new-live-action-aladdin-improves-on-original|title=Review: Disney's new live-action 'Aladdin' improves on original|last=Laselle|first=Mick|author-link=Mick LaSalle|date=22 May 2019|work=San Francisco Chronicle|access-date=26 July 2019|archive-date=24 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190624203546/https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/movies-tv/review-disneys-new-live-action-aladdin-improves-on-original|url-status=live}} Richard Roeper of Chicago Sun-Times wrote that Scott "absolutely sparkles" in her performance of "Speechless".{{cite web|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/22/18635199/aladdin-review-movie-will-smith-genie-new-disney-live-action-guy-ritchie|title='Aladdin': Will Smith's blue Genie is pretty cool, once you get to know him|last=Roeper|first=Richard|date=22 May 2019|work=Chicago Sun-Times|access-date=26 July 2019|archive-date=25 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725235325/https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/22/18635199/aladdin-review-movie-will-smith-genie-new-disney-live-action-guy-ritchie|url-status=live}} For her role, Scott won the Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress – Sci-Fi/Fantasy and also received a nomination for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress.{{cite web|last1=Yang|first1=Rachel|title=Teen Choice Awards 2019: See the full list of winners and nominees|url=https://ew.com/awards/2019/08/11/teen-choice-awards-2019-see-full-list-winners-nominees/|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=11 August 2019|access-date=11 August 2019|archive-date=7 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207031819/https://ew.com/awards/2019/08/11/teen-choice-awards-2019-see-full-list-winners-nominees/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://collider.com/saturn-awards-nominations-2019/|title='Avengers: Endgame', 'Game of Thrones' Lead the 2019 Saturn Awards Nominations|last=Mancuso|first=Vinnie|website=Collider|date=15 July 2019|access-date=12 August 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716042350/http://collider.com/saturn-awards-nominations-2019/|archive-date=16 July 2019}} Aladdin was also commercially successful, grossing $1 billion at the box office.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/aladdin-box-office-one-billion-worldwide-1203281071/|title='Aladdin' Flying Past $1 Billion at Worldwide Box Office|website=Variety|publisher=Penske Business Media|date=26 July 2019|first=Dave|last=McNary|access-date=30 July 2019|archive-date=27 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727132914/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/aladdin-box-office-one-billion-worldwide-1203281071/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/07/the-lion-king-disney-global-international-box-office-records-spider-man-far-from-home-aladdin-weekend-results-1202655873/|title=Cat & Mouse: 'The Lion King's $963M WW Through Sunday Pushes Disney To Record $7.67B Global B.O.; 1st Studio To Pass $5B Overseas – International Box Office|website=Deadline Hollywood|publisher=Penske Business Media|date=28 July 2019|first=Nancy|last=Tartaglione|access-date=28 July 2019|archive-date=28 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190728170349/https://deadline.com/2019/07/the-lion-king-disney-global-international-box-office-records-spider-man-far-from-home-aladdin-weekend-results-1202655873/|url-status=live}} Also in 2019, Scott starred as one of the three leads, alongside Kristen Stewart and Ella Balinska, in the action comedy Charlie's Angels, the third installment within the franchise of the same name, released in November.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2018/07/27/new-generation-charlies-angels-revealed-kristen-stewart-two/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2018/07/27/new-generation-charlies-angels-revealed-kristen-stewart-two/ |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=New generation of Charlie's Angels revealed as Kristen Stewart and two rising English stars|work=The Telegraph|date=27 July 2018|quote=She'll be joined by English actresses Naomi Scott (known for appearing in 2017's Power Rangers and playing Jasmine in the forthcoming Aladdin live action film) and Ella Balinska, who is the daughter of Lorraine Pascale and is best known for playing Grace Briggs in Midsomer Murders and the titular role in Sky series Nyela's Dream.|access-date=10 May 2020}}{{cbignore}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/07/charlies-angels-kristen-stewart-naomi-scott-ella-balinska-cast-elizabeth-banks-reboot-1202432925/|title='Charlie's Angels': Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott Confirmed With Ella Balinska Set To Star In Elizabeth Banks-Directed Reboot|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Amanda|last=N'Duka|date=26 July 2018|access-date=8 February 2019|archive-date=18 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118065200/https://deadline.com/2018/07/charlies-angels-kristen-stewart-naomi-scott-ella-balinska-cast-elizabeth-banks-reboot-1202432925/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/kristen-stewart-charlies-angels-release-date-change-1202584681/|title='Charlie's Angels' Flies To Mid-November|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=28 March 2019|access-date=22 June 2019|archive-date=28 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328230251/https://deadline.com/2019/03/kristen-stewart-charlies-angels-release-date-change-1202584681/|url-status=live}} The film received mixed reviews from critics.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-50402676|title=Charlie's Angels: What did the critics think?|work=BBC News|date=13 November 2019|quote=The last edition of the film series - 2003 sequel Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, which also starred Diaz, Liu and Barrymore, received similarly mixed reviews and failed to hit the heights of its predecessor at the box office.|access-date=25 July 2020|archive-date=12 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612052500/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-50402676|url-status=live}}
In 2020, Scott was cast in the Netflix series Anatomy of a Scandal, as parliamentary aide Olivia Lytton,{{cite web |date=22 April 2022 |title=The big problem with Anatomy of a Scandal's depiction of rape |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/anatomy-of-a-scandal-netflix-rape-victim-b2062265.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220618/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/anatomy-of-a-scandal-netflix-rape-victim-b2062265.html |archive-date=18 June 2022 |access-date=17 August 2022 |website=The Independent}} and in the science fiction film Distant.{{cite web |last1=Kroll |first1=Justin |date=4 August 2020 |title=Naomi Scott To Star Opposite Anthony Ramos in Amblin's 'Distant' |url=https://deadline.com/2020/08/aladdins-naomi-scott-to-anthony-ramos-amblins-distant-1203001221/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005180827/https://deadline.com/2020/08/aladdins-naomi-scott-to-anthony-ramos-amblins-distant-1203001221/ |archive-date=5 October 2020 |access-date=16 December 2020 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} Filming of both projects took place the same year, and were released in 2022 and 2024, respectively.{{Cite web |last=Asatryan |first=Tigran |date=2022-02-22 |title='Anatomy of a Scandal' Netflix Anthology Series: Coming to Netflix in April 2022 |url=https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/anatomy-of-a-scandal-everything-we-know-so-far-about-the-new-anthology-series-02-2022/ |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=What's on Netflix |language=en}}
In 2023, Scott was cast as pop star Skye Riley in the horror film Smile 2,{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=2023-12-13 |title=Naomi Scott To Star In Next Installment Of Paramount's 'Smile' Franchise |url=https://deadline.com/2023/12/naomi-scott-smile-sequel-1235666829/ |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=13 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231213231314/https://deadline.com/2023/12/naomi-scott-smile-sequel-1235666829/ |url-status=live }} the second film in the Smile franchise. She drew inspiration from 2010s music and artists such as Lady Gaga and Britney Spears.{{Cite web |title='Smile 2': Naomi Scott Says Her Pop Star Character Is Similar to Lady Gaga (Exclusive) |url=https://www.etonline.com/media/videos/smile-2-naomi-scott-says-her-pop-star-character-is-similar-to-lady-gaga-exclusive |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=Entertainment Tonight |language=en-US}} She additionally performs songs for the film, which are featured on the extended play Smile 2: The Skye Riley EP.{{Cite magazine |last=Zemler |first=Emily |date=2024-06-18 |title=Naomi Scott Is a Pop Star Pursued by Evil in 'Smile 2' Trailer |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/naomi-scott-smile-2-trailer-1235041663/ |access-date=2024-12-27 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}} Released in 2024 to critical and commercial success,{{Cite web |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=2024-10-20 |title='Smile 2' Leads Box Office With $23 Million Debut, A24's 'We Live in Time' Cracks Top Five |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/box-office/smile-2-box-office-opening-weekend-we-live-in-time-impresses-1236183702/ |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} her performance drew acclaim from critics.{{Cite web |last=Campbell |first=Christopher |date=October 16, 2024 |title=Smile 2 First Reviews: One of the Best Horror Films of the Year |url=https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/smile-2-first-reviews-one-of-the-best-horror-films-of-the-year/ |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |language=en-US}} Benjamin Lee of The Guardian called Scott "a fantastically committed goes-to-hell-and-back scream queen"{{Cite news |last=Lee |first=Benjamin |date=2024-10-17 |title=Smile 2 review – gory pop star horror sequel sings a familiar tune |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/oct/17/smile-2-review |access-date=2024-12-27 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} and Owen Gleiberman of Variety believed she gave the film "a genuine emotional center."{{Cite web |last=Gleiberman |first=Owen |date=2024-10-16 |title='Smile 2' Review: A Skillfully Disquieting Sequel Turns the Life of a Pop Star Into a Horror Ride of Mental Breakdown |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/smile-2-review-naomi-scott-1236178126/ |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} For the role, she won the Astra Award for Best Performance in a Horror or Thriller and was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Actress.
Scott will next appear in the epic romance film Eternal Return{{Cite web |last=Donnelly |first=Matt |date=2023-05-10 |title=Kit Harington, Naomi Scott, Jeremy Irons Romance Epic 'Eternal Return' to Hit Cannes Market (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/kit-harington-naomi-scott-jeremy-irons-eternal-return-movie-1235609139/ |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=Variety |archive-date=21 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240121231916/https://variety.com/2023/film/news/kit-harington-naomi-scott-jeremy-irons-eternal-return-movie-1235609139/ |url-status=live }} and the crime comedy film Wizards!{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=2022-05-17 |title=Pete Davidson And Naomi Scott To Star In David Michôd's 'Wizards!' For A24 And Plan B |url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/pete-davidson-naomi-scott-david-michods-wizards-a24-1235025779/ |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=21 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421025812/https://deadline.com/2022/05/pete-davidson-naomi-scott-david-michods-wizards-a24-1235025779/ |url-status=live }} She is scheduled to perform at the American music festival Lollapalooza, to be held on Grant Park on July 31 to August 3.{{Cite news | first=Miriam | last=Di Nunzio | date=March 19, 2025 | url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/lollapalooza/2025/03/18/lollapalooza-2025-lineup-chicago | title=Lollapalooza 2025 lineup includes Sabrina Carpenter, Tyler, The Creator, Doechii, Olivia Rodrigo and more | work=Chicago Sun-Times | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/xqOox | archive-date=March 20, 2025 | publisher=Chicago Public Media | url-status=live}}
Personal life
Scott is a Christian.{{cite web|last1=Heawood|first1=Sophie|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/naomi-scott-aladdin-vogue-interview-2019|title=Naomi Scott, Disney's New Princess Jasmine, Is Redefining The Fairy Tale For The Modern Age|quote=It might be common in America, but being a committed Christian is unusual in a young British celebrity. Scott questions it all herself.|work=British Vogue|date=23 May 2019|access-date=25 July 2020}} She is a UK ambassador to the Christian charity organisation Compassion International, sponsoring children and families living in poverty.{{cite web |title=Naomi Scott: Meet the Woman Behind the Big Screen |date=9 May 2019 |url=https://www.compassionuk.org/blogs/naomi-scott/ |publisher=Compassion International |access-date=24 July 2020 |archive-date=18 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918102518/https://www.compassionuk.org/blogs/naomi-scott/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Lewis |first=Casey |title=Meet the Lucky Girl Who Landed the Coveted Role of the New Pink Power Ranger |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/power-rangers-reboot-pink-ranger-naomi-scott |access-date=22 March 2022 |website=Teen Vogue |date=8 October 2015 }} She suffers from the skin condition eczema.{{cite web |last1=Dancer |first1=Rebecca |title=Naomi Scott Opens Up About Having Eczema — Here's What to Do If You Have It Too |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/naomi-scott-eczema |magazine=Teen Vogue |date=4 September 2019 |access-date=24 July 2020 |archive-date=24 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724214908/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/naomi-scott-eczema |url-status=live }} She holds a black belt in karate, having studied it since her youth, which she credits as helpful with her roles in Power Rangers and Charlie's Angels.
In June 2014, Scott married English footballer Jordan Spence after four years of dating.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/naomi-scott-jordan-spence-interview-2019|title=Charlie's Angels Naomi Scott on Turning Director with Husband Jordan Spence|last=Maitland|first=Hayley|date=15 October 2019|work=British Vogue|access-date=15 November 2019|archive-date=15 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115135109/https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/naomi-scott-jordan-spence-interview-2019|url-status=live}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/aladdin-star-naomi-scott-hollywoods-next-big-brit-girl-faith/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/aladdin-star-naomi-scott-hollywoods-next-big-brit-girl-faith/ |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title = Aladdin star Naomi Scott: Hollywood's next big Brit girl, on faith, football and family|work=The Telegraph|date = 10 May 2019|last1 = Eyre|first1 = Hermione|access-date=25 July 2020}}{{cbignore}} The couple met at church when she was 16.{{cite web |title=Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, and Ella Balinska Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions {{!}} WIRED |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aq1n8MSk8c |website=YouTube |date=15 November 2019 |publisher=WIRED |access-date=26 October 2020 |archive-date=16 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116012220/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aq1n8MSk8c |url-status=live }}
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! scope="col" |Year ! scope="col" |Title ! scope="col" |Role ! class="unsortable" |Notes |
| rowspan=3 | 2015
! scope="row" | The 33 | Escarlette Sepulveda Valdivia | |
| scope="row" | The Martian
| Ryoko |
|---|
| scope="row" | Hello, Again
| Maura | Short film |
| 2017
! scope="row" | Power Rangers | |
| rowspan=2 | 2019
! scope="row" | Aladdin | Jasmine | |
| scope="row" | Charlie's Angels
| Elena Houghlin | |
| rowspan=2 | 2024
! scope="row" | Distant | Naomi Calloway | |
| scope="row" | Smile 2
| |
| rowspan=2 | {{TableTBA}}
! scope="row" | Eternal Return | Cass |Post-production; also producer |
| scope="row" | Wizards!
| TBA |Post-production |
= Television =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! scope="col" |Year ! scope="col" |Title ! scope="col" |Role ! class="unsortable" |Notes |
| 2008–2009
! scope="row" | Life Bites | Megan | Main role |
| rowspan=3|2011
! scope="row" | Lemonade Mouth | Mohini "Mo" Banjaree |
| scope="row" | Terra Nova
| Maddy Shannon | Main role |
|---|
| scope="row" | Sadie J
| Clare | Episode: "Crushamondo" |
| 2013
! scope="row" | By Any Means | Vanessa Velasquez | 1 episode |
| 2015
! scope="row" | Lewis | Sahira Desai | Episode "One For Sorrow" |
| rowspan=2| 2022
! scope="row" | Modern Love Tokyo | Emma |Episode: “He Saved His Last Lesson For Me” |
| scope="row" | Anatomy of a Scandal
| Olivia Lytton | Main role |
= Podcasts =
- Soft Voice (2021) as Lydia{{Cite web |last=Mudiwa |first=Takudzwa |date=2021-05-24 |title=Where to start with... QCODE Podcasts |url=https://podbiblemag.com/point-of-entry-qcode/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215192507/https://podbiblemag.com/point-of-entry-qcode/ |archive-date=15 December 2022 |access-date=2023-04-02 |website=POD BIBLE |language=en-US}}
Discography
=Extended plays=
=Singles=
== As lead artist ==
== As featured artist ==
== Other charted songs ==
=Guest appearances=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of other appearances, showing year released, other artist(s) credited and album name ! scope="col" style="width:15em;" | Title ! Year ! Other artist(s) ! Album |
| scope="row"| "More Than a Band"
|rowspan="2"| 2011 |rowspan="2"| Lemonade Mouth cast |rowspan="2"| Lemonade Mouth |
|---|
| scope="row"| "Livin' on a High Wire" |
| scope="row"| "Fall From Here (Jarreau Vandal Remix)"
| 2015 | Nick Brewer | Warning Light |
| scope="row"| "Speechless (Part 1)"
| rowspan="2"| 2019 | rowspan="2" {{n/a}} | rowspan="2"| Aladdin |
| scope="row"| "Speechless (Part 2)" |
=Music videos=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of music videos, showing year released, other artist(s) credited and director(s) ! scope="col" style="width:15em;" | Title ! Year ! Other artist(s) ! Director ! Ref. |
| scope="col" colspan="5"| As lead artist |
|---|
| scope="row"| "Motions"
| 2014 | rowspan="4" {{n/a|None}} |
| scope="row"| "Lover's Lies"
| rowspan=2| 2017 | Daniel Cummings |
| scope="row"| "Vows"
| rowspan="2"| Naomi Scott |
| scope='row'| "Speechless (Full)"
| rowspan=3| 2019 |
| scope='row'| "A Whole New World"
| rowspan="2"| Mena Massoud | rowspan="2"| Guy Ritchie |
| scope='row'| "Desert Moon" |
| scope='row'| "Grieved You"
| 2024 | {{n/a|None}} |
| scope="col" colspan="5"| As featured artist |
| scope="row"| "Fall From Here"
| 2014 | Nick Brewer |
| scope="col" colspan="5"| Guest appearances |
| scope="row"| "Hurricane"
| 2013 |style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-njAuS7eTQ|title = Bridgit Mendler - Hurricane (Official Video)|access-date = 10 June 2016|date = 12 April 2013|via = YouTube|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802042214/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-njAuS7eTQ|archive-date = 2 August 2016|url-status=live|df = dmy-all}} |
=As a director=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" style="width:15em;" | Title ! Year ! Artist(s) ! Co-director ! {{abbreviation|Ref.|References}} |
| scope="row"| "Forget You"
| 2019 | Nick Brewer |
|---|
Awards and nominations
References
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External links
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