Paris Smith (born February 1, 2000[1]) is an American actress. She is known for playing Maddie Van Pelt in the Nickelodeon series Every Witch Way.

Career

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Other appearances include Totally, The Bedtime Story, and others. She has also appeared on episodes of The Fine Brothers' YouTube show React to That.[2][3]

Smith won the Best Performance in a Short Film – Young Actress 11–12 award for the short film Scouted at Young Artist Award 2013,[4] and was nominated in 2014 for the Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actress 11–13 award for Modern Family,[5] and in 2015 won for the Best Performance in a TV Series – Leading Young Actress award for Every Witch Way.[6]

Filmography

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Television and film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Puncture 12-year-old Kia Film
2012 I Am Not a Hipster Young Joy Film
2012 MyMusic Kid #3 Episode: "Choosing Sides"
2013 Modern Family Becca Episode: "New Year's Eve"
2014 React to That Herself Recurring role[2]
2014–2015 Every Witch Way Maddie Van Pelt Main role
2015 Talia in the Kitchen Maddie Van Pelt Crossover episode: "Every Witch Lola's"
2015 Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn Herself Episode: "Go Hollywood, Part 1"
2016 Speechless Student #1 Episode: "B-O-N--BONFIRE"
2018 A Stolen Life Aubrey Television film
2019 Knight Squad Princess Dimples Episode: "Love at First Knight"
2019 My Stepfather's Secret Bailey Television film

Accolades

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Year Award Category Work Result Refs
2013 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Short Film – Young Actress 11–12 Scouted Won [4]
2014 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actress 11–13 Modern Family Nominated [5]
2015 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Series – Leading Young Actress Every Witch Way Won [6]

References

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  1. ^ Paris Smith [@pariwinky] (February 1, 2020). "thank you for all the birthday wishes. i never thought my teens would end, but here we are!! #20 can't wait to see what this next chapter has in store.... here we go! 🤷🏼‍♀️❤️ je t'aime". Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Instagram.
  2. ^ a b Todd Spangler (December 11, 2014). "Nickelodeon Sets Premiere for 'ReactToThat' Series from YouTube's Fine Bros". Variety. Retrieved 2020-02-21. The premiere episode features YouTube stars Bethany Mota, Lia Marie Johnson (of AwesomenessTV) and Paris Smith ("Every Which Way"), plus the stars of Nickelodeon's "Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn," Mace Coronel and Aidan Gallagher.
  3. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Kids React To going to the store!. YouTube.
  4. ^ a b "34th Annual Young Artist Awards". Young Artist Awards. Archived from the original on 2016-04-17.
  5. ^ a b "35th Annual Young Artist Awards". Young Artist Awards. Archived from the original on 2015-07-20.
  6. ^ a b "36th Annual Young Artist Awards". Young Artist Awards. Archived from the original on 2015-04-18.
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