She plays 9 characters from memory. Stars in school musicals. Competes in the pool. Stays on the honor roll. Makes YouTube videos with 200K+ views — all edited by herself. Oh, and she read all 7 Harry Potters in 3 months. ✨
From the stage to the pool, the classroom to the camera — Niah shows up fully no matter what she's doing. Lead in her school musical, GEM program student, competitive swimmer, and a YouTube creator who does it all herself. This is her world.
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Acting
Lead roles in Mary Poppins, self-tape Hermione, and a Stranger Things scene where she plays all 9 characters — from memory.
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YouTube
Harry Potter edits, pop culture, creative content — all shot and edited by her. 200K+ views and she's only 12.
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Books
She finished all 7 Harry Potter books in 3 months. Browse the full series she's read cover to cover.
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About Niah
GEM program, swim team, 17 countries, honor roll, volleyball. The full story.
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On Stage & On Camera
Acting 🎭
Lead roles, self-tapes, and scene work. Niah brings her whole self to every character — and she always knows her lines.
Mary Poppins
Role: Michael Banks
School Musical ✓
Niah played Michael Banks — one of the lead roles — in her school's full production of Mary Poppins. She learned every line, nailed every scene, and then did the whole cast's hair and makeup backstage before the curtain went up. Classic Niah. 🎩💅
Michael Banks · Scene 1
Mary Poppins · School Musical
Michael Banks · Scene 2
Mary Poppins · School Musical
Mary Poppins
Role: Neleus the Statue
+ Did the whole cast's hair & makeup 💄
Niah also performed as Neleus — the statue who comes to life — in the same show. Watch her sing and move against the lit-up NYC skyline backdrop. Graceful, committed, and totally in character. ⭐🗽
Neleus · Singing Scene
Mary Poppins · The Statue Comes to Life
Hermione Granger
Self-Tape · Harry Potter
Obsessed since day one 🪄
She's been a Harry Potter fan her whole life — so she memorized Hermione's scenes and performed them herself. Full commitment. No direction, no crew, just Niah.
Hermione Granger · Scene
Harry Potter · Self-Tape
"Stop, Stop, Stop!"
Harry Potter · Self-Tape
Stranger Things
9 Characters · From Memory
Every. Single. Line. 🔥
Niah memorized all 9 characters from a Stranger Things scene — back to back, rapid fire, zero script. Fast dialogue, different characters, total recall. You have to watch this. 🎬
Stranger Things · 9 Characters
All 9 characters · back to back · from memory · no script
Photography
Modeling 📸
Headshots, lifestyle, costume, cultural, and athletic shots. As natural in front of a camera as she is on a stage.
"She's not just talented — she lights up every room she walks into."
About Niah
Hear From Her First
Niah's Intro 👋
Watch Niah introduce herself in her own words. Because she says it best.
School Life
GEM Student 🧠
Niah has been in Montessori school her whole life — from Little Flower Montessori to Virginia Shuman Young to Sunrise Middle School. She's in the GEM (Gifted Education through Montessori) program, doing 7th and 8th grade math as a 6th grader. Straight A's every single semester. She has the certificate to prove it. 🏆
Niah played Michael Banks AND Neleus the Statue in Mary Poppins — and did the whole cast's hair and makeup before the show too. She memorized Hermione Granger's scenes just for fun. She knows 9 Stranger Things characters by heart. The stage is just where she belongs.
TheaterMusicalSelf-TapeLead Roles
Her Channel
YouTube Creator ▶
Niah scripts, films, and edits all her own videos. Harry Potter, Stranger Things, Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Sabrina Carpenter, Millie Bobby Brown, McKenna Grace — 200K+ total views. At 12. She taught herself to edit. 🤯
200K+ ViewsSelf-EditedHarry PotterStranger ThingsTaylor Swift
In the Pool & On the Court
She Competes Hard 🏊♀️🏐
Niah swims competitively with the SFTL Swim Team. She also plays volleyball, soccer, does gymnastics, dance, and more. The same focus she brings to the stage goes straight to the pool and the court.
All 7 Harry Potters in 3 months. Full Hunger Games, Percy Jackson, and Narnia series. She's also @readwithniah — she read books out loud to her friends during COVID and posted them to Instagram starting at age 6.
Harry Potter · All 7Hunger GamesPercy JacksonNarnia@readwithniah
Out in the World
17 Countries 🌍
America, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia, Canada, Croatia, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Pakistan, Portugal, Qatar, Spain, Turkey, and more. She speaks English and Urdu. Travel has made her curious about everything.
17 Countries3 ContinentsEnglish · Urdu
Her Reading Life
Books She's Loved 📚
She doesn't just read — she finishes entire series. All 7 Harry Potters in 3 months. Here are the series she's completed cover to cover.
Harry Potter All 7 ✓
J.K. Rowling · All 7 books in 3 months 🪄
Book 1
Sorcerer's Stone
Book 2
Chamber of Secrets
Book 3
Prisoner of Azkaban
Book 4
Goblet of Fire
Book 5
Order of the Phoenix
Book 6
Half-Blood Prince
Book 7
Deathly Hallows
The Hunger Games All 5 ✓
Suzanne Collins · Including Sunrise on the Reaping 🏹
Book 1
The Hunger Games
Book 2
Catching Fire
Book 3
Mockingjay
Prequel
Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
Book 5
Sunrise on the Reaping
Percy Jackson Series ✓
Rick Riordan · The Olympians ⚡
Book 1
The Lightning Thief
Book 2
Sea of Monsters
Book 3
The Titan's Curse
Book 4
Battle of the Labyrinth
Book 5
The Last Olympian
The Chronicles of Narnia All 7 ✓
C.S. Lewis · The whole magical world 🦁
Book 1
The Magician's Nephew
Book 2
The Lion, Witch & Wardrobe
Book 3
The Horse and His Boy
Book 4
Prince Caspian
Book 5
Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Book 6
The Silver Chair
Book 7
The Last Battle
Instagram · Archive
@ReadWithNiah ✨
During COVID, a 6-year-old Niah started reading books out loud to her friends and posting the videos to Instagram. She and her mom filmed and edited them together. It's the sweetest thing. 🥹📖
Every video scripted, filmed, and edited by Niah — herself. Harry Potter, Stranger Things, Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Sabrina Carpenter. 200K+ views. She's 12. 🤯
A 12-year-old performer, student, athlete, and creator in South Florida. Niah balances competitive swimming, lead roles in school musicals, a YouTube channel with 200K+ views, and a straight-A GEM program — and makes it all look easy.
Education
Sunrise Middle School — GEM Program
Gifted Education through Montessori · 7th–8th grade math as a 6th grader · Straight-A Honor Roll
2024–Now
Virginia Shuman Young — Montessori
Elementary · Honor Roll throughout
2019–2024
Little Flower Montessori
Early Childhood Education
2017–2019
Theater
Mary Poppins · Michael Banks (Lead Role)
School Musical · Also styled the full cast
2026
Mary Poppins · Neleus the Statue
Featured role · Singing & dance · School Musical
2026
Hermione Granger · Self-Tape
Harry Potter scenes · Fully memorized · Independent performance
2025
Stranger Things · 9 Characters
All 9 characters' rapid-fire dialogue · Back to back · No script
