Jordyn Woods
| Jordyn Woods | |
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 Jordyn Woods 2019.png Jordyn Woods for Cosmopolitan UK in 2019 | |
| Born | September 23, 1997 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Heir Jordyn[1] |
| 💼 Occupation |
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| 📆 Years active | 2016–present |
| Television | Life of Kylie, The Masked Singer |
Jordyn Woods (born September 23, 1997) is an American model, entrepreneur, socialite, and occasional singer. She is known for her role in the reality television show, “Life of Kylie” and for her self-uploaded YouTube videos.
Early life[edit]
Jordyn Woods was born to John and Elizabeth Woods in Los Angeles, on September 23, 1997.[2][3][4] She has two brothers, including John Woods, Jr., who is an artist, and a sister, Jodie Woods.[5][6] She was raised in Oak Park, California, a predominantly white neighborhood, and remembers being one of only two Black girls at her school.[7][2] Woods' parents later divorced, and she moved around frequently, eventually deciding to do homeschooling after her family moved to Calabasas, California when she was thirteen.[2][3] Her mother, Elizabeth Woods, is a talent and brand manager and is also Woods' manager.[3][8] Her father was a sound engineer and worked on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and her family is close with Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, who she considers her uncle and aunt.[2][3][9][10][11] Woods modeled briefly as a child.[12] Woods' father died from cancer when she was nineteen.[4][13][7]
Career[edit]
Woods was signed to Wilhelmina in 2015 after an agent discovered her on Instagram and asked if she was interested in modeling.[11][12] In May 2016, Woods walked her first runway in the Lane Bryant and Christian Siriano fashion show.[2][11][14] Woods was a model for Khloé Kardashian's clothing company, Good American, from 2016 until 2019.[9][15] She left the company in February 2019.[9]
In 2017, Woods walked in her first New York Fashion Week show.[11][16] That same year, Woods starred alongside Kylie Jenner in the reality television show, Life of Kylie,.[17][18][19] appearing in all eight episodes of the show.[3] The show featured a “friendship ceremony” in which Jenner and Woods officially sealed their friendship while on a trip to Peru.[3]
In August 2018, Woods launched her own size-inclusive activewear line, SECNDNTURE.[14][9][20][6] In September 2018, Kylie Cosmetics launched the Kylie x Jordyn collection, a collaboration between the two friends.[21][3] In June 2019, Woods launched a clothing line with Boohoo.com.[6][22] In July 2019, Woods starred in Rick Ross's music video,[4][23] and appeared on the cover of the July 2019 issue of Cosmopolitan UK.[24][25][7] In October 2019, Woods launched a hair extensions line with Easilocks.
Woods made her acting debut in 2019 on an episode of grown-ish, in which she played Dee. Her character was living in a dorm and contemplating suicide, and the resident director worked to bring awareness to black mental health on campus.[26][6] Woods was also a celebrity guest on the 2019 season of VH1's Hip Hop Squares.[27][28] She also appeared on the BET+ film Sacrifice.[29]
Woods was a contestant on season three of The Masked Singer, which aired in 2020. Woods competed as “Kangaroo.”[1][30]
In October 2020 Woods collaborated with PrettyLittleThing, creating the Quarantine Collection.[31][32] Additionally, she had a leading role in a 2020 BET+ film, Trigger, as Vanessa Mass.[29][33]
Personal life[edit]
Woods has been open about her struggle with her body image and the impact that growing up in Hollywood had on her self-image.[12][14][34]
Woods lived with Kylie Jenner, her best friend at the time, until February 2019 and often helped Jenner take care of her daughter, Stormi Webster.[15][11] Woods narrated Jenner's birth announcement video.[35] In May 2020, Woods began dating Karl-Anthony Towns.[36][37] She rents a house in Los Angeles.[6]
Filmography[edit]
As herself on reality TV[edit]
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Life of Kylie | Main role | [17] |
| 2015-2019 | Keeping Up with the Kardashians | Multiple guest appearances | [3] |
| 2019 | Red Table Talk | 1 episode | [28] |
| 2019 | Hip Hop Squares | [27] | |
| 2020 | The Masked Singer | As "Kangaroo" | [1] |
As actress[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Grown-ish | Dee | 1 episode | [38] |
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Sacrifice | [29] | |
| 2020 | Trigger | Vanessa Mass | [29] |
External links[edit]
- Jordyn Woods on IMDb
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Falcone, Dana Rose (April 9, 2020). "Jordyn Woods Says She Plans to Release an Album After Her Time as Kangaroo on The Masked Singer". People. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Gibson, Francesca (September 23, 2020). "10 things you probably didn't know about Jordyn Woods". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Farley, Rebecca (February 21, 2019). "An Explainer On Jordyn Woods (For Gwyneth Paltrow)". Refinery29. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Rick Ross Music Video Gig ... MY DAD WOULD BE SO PROUD!!!". TMZ. July 19, 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ↑ Drysdale, Jennifer (April 11, 2021). "Jordyn Woods Commissions Portrait of Boyfriend Karl-Anthony Towns' Late Mother". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 McNamara, Brittney (August 22, 2019). "Jordyn Woods Opens Up About Loss, Her Journal, and How She's Finding Herself". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Little, Liv (July 30, 2019). "Jordyn Woods on trolls, Tristan Thompson and the truth". Cosmopolitan UK. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ↑ "JORDYN WOODS Gift From Kris Jenner's Line NOT A PEACE OFFERING". TMZ. April 25, 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Frey, Kaitlyn (February 19, 2019). "Jordyn Woods Modeled for Khloé Kardashian's Clothing Line Before Alleged Cheating Scandal". People. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ↑ "JADEN SMITH WHIPS IT GOOD AT COACHELLA ... With Special Guest Jordyn Woods". TMZ. April 13, 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 Dambrosio, Christina (February 22, 2019). "Everything you need to know about Jordyn Woods, Kylie Jenner's best friend who's at the center of the latest Kardashian family scandal". Insider. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Hou, Kathleen (July 11, 2016). "Jordyn Woods on Loving Your Body and Instagram". The Cut. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ↑ Corriston, Michele (August 31, 2017). "Life of Kylie Sneak Peek: Kylie Jenner Cries Picturing Her Parents' Deaths". People. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Lawrence, Shammara (December 31, 2018). "Jordyn Woods on Body Positivity, Mental Health, and SECNDNTURE". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Jordyn Woods Moving Out of Kylie Jenner's House Amid Tristan Thompson Cheating Allegations: Source". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- ↑ "Transgender and plus-size models make this fashion's most diverse runway ever". Yahoo! News. September 9, 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Otterson, Joe (April 10, 2017). "Kylie Jenner Spinoff Series 'Life of Kylie' Gets Greenlight at E!". Variety. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ↑ World, Republic. "Kylie Jenner's reality show 'Life Of Kylie'; know all about the much-followed series". Republic World. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
- ↑ "How Did Kylie Jenner & Jordyn Woods Meet? Another Famous Family Was Involved". Bustle. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
- ↑ Frey, Kaitlyn (August 30, 2018). "Jordyn Woods Launches Size-Inclusive Activewear Line and Gets Kylie Jenner's Stamp of Approval". People. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ↑ Robin, Marci. "The Highly Anticipated Kylie Cosmetics x Jordyn Woods Makeup Collection Is Finally Here". Allure. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
- ↑ "JORDYN WOODS NEW CLOTHING LINE SANS KARDASHIANS ... No 'BooHoo' Act Here". TMZ. June 26, 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ↑ "JORDYN WOODS I'M A 'BOSS' ... Check Me Out in Rick Ross' Music Vid". TMZ. July 18, 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ↑ Gillespie, Katherine (July 30, 2019). "Jordyn Woods Is a 'Cosmo' Cover Girl". Paper Magazine. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ↑ Bonner, Mehera (July 31, 2019). "Jordyn Woods Compares Kardashian-Jenner Cheating Scandal Fallout to Cancer". Cosmopolitan UK. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ↑ Mizoguchi, Karen (July 24, 2019). "Jordyn Woods Reveals How She Stays Mentally 'Positive' as She Makes Her TV Debut on grown-ish". People. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 "VH1's 'Hip Hop Squares' kicks off a third season". ABC News. August 16, 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 Trevedi, Sachin (September 19, 2019). "Jordyn Woods Would Date This Man If He Were Last Person On Earth". International Business Times. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 29.3 Williams, Lexi (October 22, 2020). "Jordyn Woods' New Movie 'Trigger' Made Her "Nervous," But Not Because Of Haters — EXCLUSIVE". Elite Daily. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ↑ Guglielmi, Jodie (February 3, 2020). "The Masked Singer Fans Think Jordyn Woods Is the Kangaroo: 'I'll Put Money on It'". People. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
- ↑ "Make Headlines With Jordyn Woods' New PrettyLittleThing Collab". E Online. November 2020.
- ↑ "Jordyn Woods Talks Her Latest PrettyLittleThing Collab". Essence. November 2020.
- ↑ "Watch Trailer For 'Trigger' Starring Jordyn Woods, Jeremy Meeks And Wesley Johnson". BET. October 20, 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ↑ Slater, Georgia (January 25, 2020). "Jordyn Woods' Mom Claps Back at Trolls Accusing Her Daughter of Getting a Butt Lift". People. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ↑ "KYLIE JENNER'S BFF CALIENTE EN MEXICO Not Weathering The Stormi". TMZ. February 7, 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ↑ "JORDYN WOODS NOT ENGAGED ... That Ring's No Thing!!!". TMZ. March 26, 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ↑ Parker, Ashley Joy (April 27, 2021). "Jordyn Woods Wears Black & White Misbhv Outfit While Grabbing Dinner At Catch LA With Pal Jaden Smith — Get The Look". OK! Magazine. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ↑ Todisco, Eric; Pasquini, Maria (September 27, 2020). "Jordyn Woods Says 'Everything in My Life Changed' After Tristan Thompson Scandal". People. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
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