Luna Blaise

Luna Blaise
Luna Blaise
	Blaise in 2016
Born	2000 or 2001 (age 23–24); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress;
Years active	2007–present
Notable work	Fresh Off the Boat, Manifest

Luna Blaise (born 2000 or 2001)^[2] is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Olive Stone in the NBC/Netflix sci fi drama series Manifest and Nicole Ellis in ABCs Fresh Off The Boat.

Early life

Blaise's father is from Glasgow, Scotland; and her mother is a second-generation Mexican-American actress from San Antonio, Texas.^[2]

Career

Early roles and recognition

Blaise began acting at the age of six with a cameo appearance in the 2008 film Vicious Circle. In 2013, she was cast as Young Nina in the indie art film, Memoria, executive produced by James Franco, who also starred in the film.

In 2014, Blaise was cast in the recurring role of Nicole on the ABC television series Fresh Off the Boat^[3] starring Randall Park and Constance Wu as Louis and Jessica Huang. She was 13 when the series started filming, and it was her first major role.^[4] The role earned her an award for Best Recurring Young Actress at the 2016 Young Artist Awards.^[5] In June 2016, Blaise starred in the music video of Jacob Sartorius' debut single "Sweatshirt".^[6]

Musical debut and Manifest

In early 2017, Blaise released her first single, "Over You", and announced in December 2017 she would be releasing new music in the new year. In late 2018, Blaise released her second single, "Secrets."^[7]

In 2018, Blaise was cast as Olive Stone in the NBC drama/mystery series Manifest.^[8]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Konflooent	Victoria Santos
2009	Vicious Circle	Chloe (Danyi's Sister)
2015	Memoria	Nina (age 13)
2018	Surviving Theater 9	Eileen
2018	Concrete Kids	Luna
2021	Detach	Sophia	Short film
2022	We Are Gathered Here Today	Susie
2023	Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe	Elena Tellez
2023	Deltopia	Hannah
2025	Jurassic World Rebirth		Post-production^[9]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	The Breakdown	Loonz	Television film
2015–2018	Fresh Off the Boat	Nicole	24 episodes
2018–2023	Manifest	Olive Stone	Main role

Music videos

Song	Year	Artist	Notes
"Me-Time (With the Pulmonary Palimpsest)"	2009	Busdriver	Plays Little Girl
"Sweatshirt"	2016	Jacob Sartorius
"Over You"	2017	Luna Blaise
"Secrets"	2018	Luna Blaise

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Role	Result	Ref
2016	Young Artist Awards	Recurring Young Actress (14-21)	Nicole	Won	^[5]

References

^ "Go Away With ... Luna Blaise". Los Angeles Times. February 27, 2018. Archived from the original on July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Blaise, Luna (September 29, 2017). "How a Lack of Latinx Representation Impacted My Mother and Gave Me a Mission". Popsugar. Archived from the original on December 17, 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
^ Yamato, Jen (January 21, 2015). "'Ben-Hur' Adds Moises Arias; Luna Blaise Joins James Franco's 'Memoria'". deadline.com. Archived from the original on August 26, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
^ "Exclusive: Stars Luna Blaise & Athena Karkanis Talk New Show 'Manifest' - The Knockturnal". The Knockturnal. September 22, 2018. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
^ ^a ^b Busekroos, Matt (March 14, 2016). "ABC and Nickelodeon Actors Lead Winners at Young Artist Awards". backstage.com. Archived from the original on June 17, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
^ "Jacob Sartorius: Sweatshirt (Music Video 2016) ⭐ 1.1 | Music". IMDb. Archived from the original on November 1, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
^ Kaplan, Ilana (October 11, 2018). "Luna Blaise Debuts Music Video for "Secrets," an Electropop Track That'll Get You Dancing". Teen Vogue. Archived from the original on August 14, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
^ Petski, Denise (March 9, 2018). "'Main Justice' Casts Deborah Ayorinde; Luna Blaise Joins 'Manifest'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
^ Freitag, Lee (June 13, 2024). "Jurassic World 4 Begins Filming, First Plot Details Released". CBR. Retrieved June 13, 2024.

External links

Luna Blaise at IMDb
Luna Blaise on Instagram

[1] "Go Away With ... Luna Blaise". Los Angeles Times. February 27, 2018. Archived from the original on July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2024.

[:0-2] Blaise, Luna (September 29, 2017). "How a Lack of Latinx Representation Impacted My Mother and Gave Me a Mission". Popsugar. Archived from the original on December 17, 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2019.

[3] Yamato, Jen (January 21, 2015). "'Ben-Hur' Adds Moises Arias; Luna Blaise Joins James Franco's 'Memoria'". deadline.com. Archived from the original on August 26, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2016.

[4] "Exclusive: Stars Luna Blaise & Athena Karkanis Talk New Show 'Manifest' - The Knockturnal". The Knockturnal. September 22, 2018. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved October 1, 2018.

[Blaise-YAA-5] Busekroos, Matt (March 14, 2016). "ABC and Nickelodeon Actors Lead Winners at Young Artist Awards". backstage.com. Archived from the original on June 17, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2016.

[6] "Jacob Sartorius: Sweatshirt (Music Video 2016) ⭐ 1.1 | Music". IMDb. Archived from the original on November 1, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2024.

[7] Kaplan, Ilana (October 11, 2018). "Luna Blaise Debuts Music Video for "Secrets," an Electropop Track That'll Get You Dancing". Teen Vogue. Archived from the original on August 14, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2024.

[8] Petski, Denise (March 9, 2018). "'Main Justice' Casts Deborah Ayorinde; Luna Blaise Joins 'Manifest'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018. Retrieved May 28, 2018.

[9] Freitag, Lee (June 13, 2024). "Jurassic World 4 Begins Filming, First Plot Details Released". CBR. Retrieved June 13, 2024.

Authority control databases
International	VIAF WorldCat
National	United States