NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former Broadway performer Imani Dia Smith was stabbed to death over the weekend in New Jersey, and her boyfriend has since been arrested and charged in connection with her murder. Smith, who starred as Young Nala in the Broadway production of “The Lion King,” was found on … Read more
Updated on: Dec 25, 2025 05:24 pm IST Police in Edison discovered stab wounds on the actor’s body after responding to a 911 call. Imani Smith, known for playing Young Nala in Broadway’s version of ‘The Lion King’, passed away in an alleged homicide earlier this week, New Jersey County Prosecutor’s Office said. The 26-year-old … Read more
Updated on: Dec 25, 2025 03:07 am IST Imani Dia Smith, former child actor who played Nala in The Lion King in Broadway, was fatally stabbed in New Jersey; her boyfriend has been charged with murder. Imani Dia Smith, a former child actor who voiced the character of Nala in Disney’s The Lion King in … Read more
Imani Dia Smith, famous for her role in The Lion King, has died. She was 25. As per authorities, Smith was found with stab wounds at a home in Edison, New Jersey, on Sunday after a stabbing was reported on 911. Prosecutors said she was pronounced dead after being transported to Robert Wood Johnson University … Read more
NEED TO KNOW Former Broadway actress Imani Dia Smith died on Sunday, Dec. 21 in Edison, N.J. after she was allegedly stabbed Smith, who appeared in The Lion King on Broadway as young Nala, leaves behind a 3-year-old son, according to a GoFundMe page set up in her name by an aunt The GoFundMe page … Read more