Table of Biography
Talia Jackson is an American actress and singer who landed the series regular role of Jade McKellan in Netflix’s Family Reunion. Talia Jackson has also starred in the TV movie Raised by Wolves.
Early life
Talia Jackson is 22 years old. She was born on August 28, 2001, in Madison, City Wisconsin, USA. Her birth zodiac sign is Virgo. Likewise, her mother’s name is Kelly Jackson and her father’s name is Trent Jackson. Her mother is White Caucasian and her father is Afro-American. Thus, her ethnicity is Multiracial Afro Black Caucasian American descent.
She is the eldest kid in her family. Her mother is a former Model, Actress, writer, and film Producer. Her father is a professional Basketball player and a star UW basketballer. Her mother Kelly tied the knot with her college boyfriend Trent in 1992. Both attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Moreover, she grew up along with her younger brother Armani Jackson. Her brother is also a television actor, who is famous for the “Braden Morris” role in Grey’s Anatomy (2014) drama series.
Since her childhood, she dreamed of being an Actress and working in Hollywood movies. Thus, her parents have brought her to Acting and singing school. She has even performed in several Nutcracker production shows in Madison.
Caption: Talia Jackson in one of her childhood photos with her mother (Source: Instagram)
Talia Jackson – Professional life
Professionally, Talia Jackson is an American actress as well as a singer. She became a part of a program called Disney English which put out several video shorts. She started acting at the age of 7 years old. She has been auditioning and didn’t get her first break until August 2018 when she got the role in the series regular role of Jade McKellan in Netflix’s Family Reunion and Zoe in ABC’s Station19.
She holds a very good family background. Her dad is a professional Basketball player and star UW basketballer while her mom is a former Model, Actress, writer, and film Producer. So they have a good friendship with the Former Governor of Wisconsin, Jim Doyle, and his wife Jessica Laird. In 2001, Jim and Jessica helped her mother Kelly to name her daughter. Initially, they were thinking of naming their first child between two names i.e. “Talia” or “Autumn”.
In 2009, her parents got divorced and end 17 years long marriage. Later, she moved to Santa Barbara, California with her sibling and mother.
After this, she gave a singing audition at Adderley School for the Performing Arts in Santa Barbara. However, she was rejected for the role along with Andrea Bocelli (Italian opera singer) in the 2009 Christmas tour. However, she got selected to sing on the 2010s Christmas tour and perform on the stage with Andrea Bocelli. Therefore, her first job was singing during a couple of Christmas seasons with Andrea Bocelli and David Foster.
Due to her mother’s modeling career, she has a good network with casting directors and producers. Thus, it helped her daughter to get Alexsia’s role in A Green Story (2012) film. In July 2019, she released her first song “I’m Not Jealous” worldwide over several channels.
Caption: Talia Jackson on the outlook of the Family Reunion Netflix series (Source: Instagram)
More about her career
Moreover, she also played the lead role of “Ora” in the Awakened movie. She has even collaborated with the Global Lyme Alliance to raise money for Lyme Disease. In 2019, she appeared in Family Reunion Netflix series along with her co-stars like Isaiah Russell-Bailey (Shaka McKellan), Anthony Alabi (Moz McKellan), Jordyn Raya James (Ami McKellan), Loretta Devine (M’Dear), Tamera Mowry or Tia Mowry (Cocoa McKellan), and Cameron J. Wright (Mazzi McKellan).
Besides her acting career, she also has gained fame for her social media presence. On Instagram, she has gained more than 437k followers @taliajacksonofficial for sharing her daily lifestyle content and other beautiful pictures.
Moreover, she also has YouTube and TikTok accounts. She has collected more than 407.1K followers, with almost 6.8 million for her performance on TikTok. And her YouTube channel is still in a growing phase with 3.49K subscribers, and 172k total views.
Talia Jackson – Net worth 2024
Talia, the daughter of former model Kelly Jackson is making a good amount of income from her acting career. In 2020, her estimated net worth is $1.5 Million. She makes good earnings through her acting roles, paid promotions, endorsements, and other additional activities.
Talia Jackson – Personal life
Reflecting on Talia Jackson’s love life, she is most probably single. As of now, she seems more focused on her career. She is in her late teens and still has more years to go before getting into a relationship. She might have also kept her love life away from the limelight. Moreover, this girl has lots of secret admirers and crushes.
Likewise, she has an enormous love for rescue animals, especially dogs, farm animals, and marine animals that she enjoys volunteering for in her free time. She has even partnered with the Global Lyme Alliance to support raising funds and awareness for the growing epidemic of Lyme Disease.
Caption: Talia Jackson with her brother Armani Jackson (Source: Instagram)
Body measurements
Talia has curly hair that suits her beautiful look. ’She stands a height at 5 feet 3 inches tall physique (160 cm). She even loves to exercise in the gym 4 days a week. Thus, she has maintained an attractive personality with a weight of 53 Kilograms (117 pounds). Her eye color is dark brown and her hair is brown.
Social media
Likewise, she is available on different social media platforms like Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok. On Instagram, she has gained more than 496k followers with the username @taliajacksonofficial. Similarly, she has collected more than 1.9 million followers, with almost 44.2 million likes for her performance on TikTok. And her YouTube channel is still in a growing phase with 7.74K subscribers, and 200k total views.