The Impact of Growing Up in the Spotlight: A Look at Willow Smith’s Life After “Whip My Hair”

Willow Smith, the daughter of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, was born on Halloween night in 2000. Growing up in Los Angeles, she was the youngest of three children and always had a love for the spotlight. Her father revealed that she was inspired to act at 6 years old after seeing her brother Jaden’s performance in the movie “The Pursuit of Happyness”. Will Smith also said that Willow has a natural charisma and confidence that is all her own.

In 2008, Willow made her feature film debut in “Kit Kittredge: An American Girl Mystery” alongside Abigail Breslin. Afterward, there were rumors that she would be in the remake of “Annie”, but she decided against it due to her intuition. The role eventually went to Quvenzhané Wallis.