Kianna Underwood death: Child actor, Kianna Underwood, who appeared on Nickelodeon‘s ‘All That’, has passed away at 33. She was identified by multiple media reports as the victim of a road accident in Brooklyn, on Friday morning (local time). The New York Police Department confirmed that the victim was declared dead at the scene.
Kianna Underwood had also appeared in titles like ‘Little Bill’, where she voiced Fuschia Glover, the cousin of the protagonist and appeared in 23 episodes. Her other works include ‘Death of a Dynasty’, ‘The 24 Hour Woman’, and ‘Santa Baby!’.
Kianna Underwood cause of death
A sedan struck the actor while she was crossing the street in the early hours of the day, just before 7 AM (local time). The hit-and-run accident occurred at Pitkin and Mother Gaston Boulevard, where she was dragged for nearly two blocks, as per a TMZ report. However, no arrests have been made so far.
Kianna Underwood’s last video
Kianna Underwood’s heartbreaking video resurfaced from 2021 on social media. What looked like the streets of New York, she was recorded in the late hours of the day. To the man filming the video, she confirmed that she was ‘Kianna Underwood’ from ‘All That’. The audio, unclear in mumbles, was captioned, “Look how life can turn out. Heart hurts for her. Anyone remember Kianna Underwood from ‘All that’ I don’t trust these NY Streets.”
The man, when repeatedly questioned her, Underwood pulled at her hair and repeated, “The show I am on is ‘All That’ on Nickelodeon.” In the video, she was seen with a missing tooth and wearing a blue t-shirt and pyjamas, and carried a mangled black bag.
Who was Kianna Underwood?
Born in New York City, Kianna Underwood was one of the most prominent faces on Nickelodeon TV shows from the early to mid-2000s. Cracking her first role at the age of 7, her biggest role was on the 10-season show in ‘All That’, which ended in 2020. She appeared alongside Lori Beth, Josh Server, Nick Cannon, Gabriel Iglesias, Chris Farley, JoJo Siwa, and Tyra Banks in the live-action sketch comedy.
One of the first roles was when she lent her voice to ‘Little Bill’ in 1999. In the animated children’s series, created by Bill Cosby, she voiced Fuchsia. She also appeared as Tanessha Labelle in comedy feature The 24 Hour Woman, starring Rosie Perez, Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Patti LuPone.
By 2006, she toured nationally as Little Inez in ‘Hairspray’ and permanently resided in Los Angeles.
There are limited details about her family as she moved to Los Angeles at a young age. Media reports refer to an undisclosed family, no siblings, or significant partners.