# Diamond White

Diamond White (born January 1, 1999) is an American singer and actress. In 2012, she was a contestant on the second season of the U.S. version of The X Factor, where she was the fifth contestant eliminated. She voices Frankie Greene on the Discovery Family series Transformers: Rescue Bots, Fuli on the Disney Junior series The Lion Guard and had a cameo appearance on The Haunted Hathaways and has recurring roles on Sofia the First and Phineas and Ferb. She also provided the voice of Babs Byuteman on the 2019 Netflix series, Pinky Malinky. From November 2020 to July 2024, she played the contract role of Paris Buckingham on the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful, and in 2022, she began voicing Lunella Lafayette/Moon Girl in the Disney Channel animated series Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur.

## Life and career
### 2007–2012: Early career and The X Factor

In 2007, White starred in a Chicago-based production of The Color Purple that toured nationally. In 2010, at the age of 11, White played young Nala in Disney's The Lion King musical. She auditioned for The X Factor in San Francisco, California with "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" by James Brown. At the Bootcamp Part 1, White sang "I Have Nothing" by Whitney Houston, from the film The Bodyguard. At Part 2, she was against Dinah Jane and they sang "Stronger". In the judges' home round, White sang Avril Lavigne's "I'm With You". Her mentor, Britney Spears, chose her to compete in the live shows. White performed "Hey, Soul Sister" during the first live show on October 31, 2012. On November 1, 2012, during the first live results show, White, along with Arin Ray, were put into a sing-off, with one of the contestants remaining in the competition and the other going home. White performed "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word". Spears selected Ray to remain in the competition, sending White home. However, on the November 7, 2012 episode, White was reinstated into the competition as a wildcard, creating a Top 13. On the second live show that aired that same night, she again performed "I Have Nothing", receiving positive reactions from the judges and advancing into the Top 12. On November 14, 2012, she performed "Halo" and advanced into the Top 10. On November 21, 2012, she performed "Because You Loved Me" which earned her a spot in the Top 8. On November 28, 2012, she performed Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" and was put into the Bottom Two along with Vino Alan, where she performed "I Was Here". The judges saved White, sending Alan home and advancing her to the Top 6. White performed James Brown's "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" and "Diamonds" during the December 5, 2012 episode and was put into the Bottom Two for the second time along with Fifth Harmony, where White performed "I Hope You Dance". The judges saved Fifth Harmony and sent White home for a second time.

### 2013–present: Acting

In March 2013, White had a small role on The Big Bang Theory. She also performed a song with Toby Gad ("Peace") for world refugee day. In July 2013, White was featured in an episode of the Nickelodeon television series The Haunted Hathaways, thereafter becoming a recurring character on the show. She also voices the recurring character Ruby on the Disney Junior show Sofia the First. In May 2015, White was featured in a YouTube mashup of "Shut Up and Dance" by Walk the Moon and "Want to Want Me" by Jason Derulo with artist Sam Tsui. In June 2015, White announced during one of her videos that she was finishing her debut album and she was releasing the first single off of it soon. In September 2015, the first single "Born Rich" was released off the Pressure EP; White also released another song in October called "Lie On The Night". The EP was released in December 2015. In November 2015, White voiced Fuli the Cheetah in the television pilot film The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar and later on its TV show The Lion Guard which premiered in January 2016. In late-2016, White guest-starred as Sage on the third and final season of the Disney Channel television series Girl Meets World. In October 2016, White starred as Tiffany Simmons in Tyler Perry's horror comedy Boo! A Madea Halloween and, in October 2017, reprised her role in the sequel Boo 2! A Madea Halloween. White also portrayed the role of Piper in the 2018 film Rock Steady Row. White was also cast as a recurring guest star in the final season of Empire, a Fox series. She also played Babs Byuteman in the animated series Pinky Malinky in 2019. In 2020, she joined the cast of the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful as Paris Buckingham, sister of established character, Zoe Buckingham (Kiara Barnes); she made her debut on November 2, 2020. White voices the titular character in Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur and reprises her role in Spidey and His Amazing Friends.

## Filmography

Film roles :
| Year | Title | Role |
| 2011 | Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension | Additional voices |
| 2015 | The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar | Fuli (voice) |
| 2016 | Boo! A Madea Halloween | Tiffany Simmons |
| 2017 | The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar | Fuli (voice) |
| 2017 | The Emoji Movie | Additional voices |
| 2017 | Boo 2! A Madea Halloween | Tiffany Simmons |
| 2017 | F the Prom | Rayna |
| 2018 | Rock Steady Row | Piper |
Television roles :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2010–2014 | Phineas and Ferb | Holly (voice) | |
| 2011–2016 | Transformers: Rescue Bots | Francine Greene, additional voices | Main cast |
| 2012 | The X Factor | Herself | Season 2 |
| 2013 | The Big Bang Theory | Girl #2 | Episode: "The Contractual Obligation Implementation" |
| 2013–2015 | The Haunted Hathaways | Sophie | Recurring role |
| 2013–2018 | Sofia the First | Ruby (voice) | Recurring role |
| 2016 | Girl Meets World | Sage | Episode: "Girl Meets Triangle" |
| 2016 | Black-ish | Kiersten | Episode: "Old Digger" |
| 2016–2019 | The Lion Guard | Fuli (voice) | Main role |
| 2016 | Sing It! | Maisy | Recurring role |
| 2017 | Fresh Off the Boat | Jackie | Episode: "Do You Hear What I Hear?" |
| 2018 | Code Black | Caitlyn Quick | Episode: "The Same As Air" |
| 2018–2019 | Dear White People | Penelope Conners-Fairbanks | Recurring role |
| 2019 | Pinky Malinky | Babs Byuteman, additional voices | Main cast |
| 2019–2020 | Empire | Lala | Recurring role |
| 2020–2024 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Paris Buckingham | Series regular |
| 2023–present | Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur | Lunella Lafayette / Moon Girl, Devil Girl (voice) | Lead role Won – Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production |
| 2024 | LEGO Marvel Avengers: Mission Demolition | Lunella Lafayette / Moon Girl (voice) | Disney+ television special |
| 2024 | Spidey and His Amazing Friends | Lunella Lafayette / Moon Girl (voice) | Episode: "Moon Girl and the Dino Dilemma" |
| 2024 | Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man | Additional voices | |
Online video roles :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2023 | How NOT to Draw | Lunella Lafayette / Moon Girl (voice) | Episode: "How NOT to Draw Moon Girl" |
| 2024 | Theme Song Takeover | Lunella Lafayette / Moon Girl (voice) | Episode: "Devil Theme Song Takeover" |
| 2024 | Moon Girl's Lab | Lunella Lafayette / Moon Girl (voice) | Short series |

## Discography
### Albums

List of studio albums, with selected details, chart positions :
| Title | Album details |
| Title | Album details | US |
| Tomorrow | Release: October 23, 2020 Label: Independent Formats: Digital download | – |
| Summerland | Release: August 13, 2021 Label: Diamond White Formats: Digital download, vinyl | – |

### Singles
#### As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with year released and album name showing :
| Title | Single details |
| Title | Single details | US |
| "Empty Cup" | Release: October 5, 2017 Label: Arthouse Records Formats: Digital download | – |
| "Cleopatron (Drunk on Me)" | Release: November 15, 2017 Label: Arthouse Records Formats: Digital download | – |
| "Ringtone" (featuring Oliva O'Brien) | Release: July 20, 2018 Label: Arthouse Records Formats: Digital download, streaming | – |
| "Love Songs 4" | Release: August 9, 2019 Label: Independent Formats: Digital download, streaming | – |
| "Pretty Brown Skin" | Release: January 1, 2020 Label: Independent Formats: Digital download, streaming | – |
| "(F*ck) What I Need" | Release: March 27, 2020 Label: Independent Formats: Digital download, streaming | – |
| "Love Song 4" (acoustic) | Release: February 26, 2021 Label: Diamond White Formats: Digital download, streaming | – |
| "Digitally Yours" | Release: June 18, 2021 Label: Diamond White Formats: Digital download, streaming | – |
| "Oh No!" | Release: July 16, 2021 Label: Diamond White Formats: Digital download, streaming | – |
| "Cover My Eyes Remix" (feat. OKAYKRISS) | Release: January 28, 2022 Label: Diamond White Formats: Digital download, streaming | – |
| "Moon Girl Magic" (theme from Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur) | Release: November 14, 2022 Label: Walt Disney Records Formats: Digital download, streaming | – |